Stewardship 2022
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: “We don’t know what the Church will look like in five years.” I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard that or a similar statement about the future of the…
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: “We don’t know what the Church will look like in five years.” I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard that or a similar statement about the future of the…
Like All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a religious observance that celebrates the life of those no longer with us. It is an innovative, creative way to keep our faithfully departed alive…
Hello, everyone! It's a new school year which means new opportunities to help our school district partner, Crossroads Academy who welcomed DAEP and New Hope Daycare to their campus this year. After speaking with Dr. Lopez, we decided to do…
We will celebrate the Feast of St. Francis on Monday, October 4th at 6:00 p.m. on the lawn by blessing the animals and giving thanks for creation. Bring your animals, pets that you love and have them receive a blessing…
What is Breeze? Breeze is the new church management software that we have implemented here at St. Philip’s. We are working hard to get our information accurate and up-to-date. But we can’t do this without your help. Invitations were sent…
What might we hear if we listened deeply in everyday life? How can we turn away from noise and distraction? What would it be like to embrace silence and pay closer attention to God, each other, ourselves? What if we…
August 7, 2021 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: I had hoped we were through the worst of the pandemic. Even if we weren’t back to normal, we had gotten back to…
In last Sunday’s gospel (Mark 6:30-34, 53-56) Jesus said to the disciples “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” Jesus and the disciples had been gathered with many. They had been so busy they…
How we read scripture is as important as that we read scripture. The adult Sunday School Class is now learning the "how of reading scripture." Though we will be focusing on and discussing the how of reading scripture, this is not…
On May 18, 2021, Bishop Reed issued Updated COVID-19 Guidelines. In light of these changes and our local situation the Vestry and I are updating the St. Philip’s COVID-19 Guidelines. The new guidelines will take effect on Sunday, May 30,…