Dear Family and Friends of St. Philip’s, The Covid Committee met tonight and is recommending to the Vestry that we cancel allin-person services at St. Philip’s through this month of January. This includes the cancellationof tomorrow night’s Feast of the Epiphany service. If the Vestry approves we will have a Sunday 10:00 am Zoom Morning...
December 24, 2021 Dear Friends and Family of the Diocese of Eau Claire, As we conclude the Advent Season and celebrate the joy of Christmas, I offer an insight. In our calendar Advent precedes Christmas, but the historical progression is one in which Advent, for the most part follows Christmas. Why do I say this?...
Bishop and Rector’s Journal December 10, 2021 Dear Family and Friends of St. Philip’s, The Diocese of Florida had its Advent party last night. May Ruth and I attended. It was mostly clergy, diocesan staff, and spouses. We had a good time and ate very good food. I was sorry to miss the Men’s Club...
Bishop and Rector’s Journal Thursday, December 2, 2021 Dear Family and Friends of St. Philip’s, This has been an interesting week for me. On Friday, May Ruth and I took our daughter, Madeleine, son-in-law, Dave, and two grandchildren to Ormond Beach. Our oldest grandson, Finley, who is three and a half, delighted in running into...
Thursday, November 11, 2021 Dear Family and Friends of St. Philip’s, Happy Veterans’ Day! This Sunday at 10 am we will be honoring the veterans in our midst. This day always reminds me that freedom isn’t free. Men and women have sacrificed much by serving in our Armed Forces. As we appreciate and want to...
Thursday, November 4, 2021 Dear Family and Friends of St. Philip’s, As I look forward to Sunday and my first in-person worship service as your new rector, I must say I have been through a wonderful first week. In only two days, so many things were accomplished. Some of these were practical matters such as...
10/25/2021 13:07:46 Written by William Jay Lambert My wife, May Ruth, and I are delighted to be new members of the St. Philip’s Family! I was born in Detroit but grew up from age nine through high school in Atlanta. In 1970 I graduated from Rollins College with a B.A. in History and Public Affairs....
St. Philip’s, Last Sunday, Fr. Denis announced that we would be leaving St. Philip’s in July. We have been thinking and praying for about six months about moving back to Colorado to be closer to our families. It has not been an easy decision and yet we feel that it is the right move for...
An Update from Bishop Howard: Considerations for Regathering Across the Diocese As CDC Guidelines have been updated, please continue to think and pray about what is right as it relates to regathering and in-person worship, balancing the needs of your congregation and community. “It is refreshing, heartwarming and life-giving to be in church and to see the smiles of...
From the Rector’s Desk Our 125th Anniversary Celebrations are now behind us and thanks be to God, we are able to host festivities befitting this historic observance. As I have reflected elsewhere, I regard it a unique honor and privilege to be serving as rector of St. Philip’s at this time as the church reflects...
