We have another opportunity to collaborate with our brothers and sisters at St. John’s Cathedral. St. John’s is inviting St. Philip’s to have a joint 4th of July celebration. The plan is to have dinner at the Cathedral and then go across the street to the Diocesan parking lot to watch the fireworks. The Brotherhood...
Sunday, May 28, 2023, is Pentecost Sunday. On this Sunday, the coming of the Holy Spirit also invites us to share in the sacrament of Baptism. Please contact Pam Pierce if you or a member of your family is interested in the sacrament of Baptism.
“BLACK RESISTANCE” 2023 Black History Month Theme Since 1976, every American president has designated February as Black History Month and endorsed a specific theme. The Black History Month 2023 theme, “Black Resistance,” explores how “African Americans have resisted historic and ongoing oppression, in all forms, especially the racial terrorism of lynching, racial pogroms and police...
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church welcomes The Reverend Dr. Joslyn Lloyd Angus back home to join in our 140th Year Celebrations. As many know, Father Angus hails from St. Catherine, Jamaica, W.I. where he accrued his early formal education, graduating from Kingston Senior & Wolmers Boys’ School. He attended the United Theological College of the West...
Dear Fellow Parishioners and Friends, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church is delighted to announce our anniversary of 140 years of worship and service to the Jacksonville Community. Over the years, our parish has created a legacy worth celebrating. In recognition of our rich history, we are planning a “Walk by Faith” fellowship of activities in June,...
The past two years have caused us to do things differently or not at all. As a result, our traditional Church Bar B-Q and fellowship have been suspended for the third time. Normally the event took place two weeks after Easter, but we have decided to suspend it again, hopefully, to be resumed in the...
Friday, January 14, 2022 Dear Family and Friends of St. Philip’s, It has been a very busy week since I last wrote you on January 5. The Vestry approved all the recommendations offered by the Covid Committee. We are back to phase 1 with no in-person services for the time being. I hope in February...
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?...
MERRY CHRISTMAS 365 Christmas is a spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see the joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true value of what lies in our heart, Faith, Hope, Joy, and LOVE. Let us...
Hello St. Philip’s, We are coming to the end of another calendar year and celebrating the first coming of our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ. As he did for us, let us share the most precious gift of all that he brought to us, “Love.” Let us love one another with all our hearts and...
