Entering with Joy: An Introduction to the Liturgies of Holy Week

For the next four weeks we will look at the individual liturgies of Holy Week – especially Maundy Thursday, Good Continue reading →

St. Nicholas Visits “Comfy Space” Service

“Comfy Space” is a service at St. Philips on the second Sunday of each month that is designed for young Continue reading →

After School Music Program Winter Recital

Participants in St. Philip’s After-School Music and Homework Program presented a winter recital on December 13. They showed off their Continue reading →

Is Choral Evensong “A Thing”?

For many of us in the Anglican choral world, Choral Evensong is “a thing.” Actually, Evensong has been a thing Continue reading →

Entering with Joy: Exploring Our Liturgical Life

In the Liturgy of the Palms for Palm Sunday, there is an evocative line which asks that we “enter with Continue reading →

The Meaning of Rite 13

I am sure that many of you have been witness to the Rite 13 Ceremony practiced by our congregation, most Continue reading →

Liturgical Preview

I am rather reflexively conservative when it comes to change in the Church — particularly liturgical change. I often associate Continue reading →

When Words Fail

At funerals, there are often so many sounds. The sound of dirt hitting wood. The sound of flowers sliding down Continue reading →