St. Philip's and St. Michael's Border and Immigration Ministries present a Lenten Retreat on Saturday, March 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Michael and All Angels. Keynote speaker is the Rev. Sean Carroll, S.J., Executive Director of Kino Border Initiative, speaking on the topic "The Spirituality of Migrants and What They Teach Us As People of Faith." Other sessions include "Our Identity As People Of Migration," "The Migration Story in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament," "The Journey's Ending and Beginning," and Eucharist with the Rev. John Smith, Rector of St. Michael's, celebrating. Retreatants activities such as sacred readings, prayer, private reflection and journaling, and labyrinth walking, as well as discussion in small and large groups. We will plan post-retreat opportunities for action. The cost is $25 including materials and lunch. To register, make your check out to St. Michael and All Angels, Social Action Committee; send it with your name, phone, e-mail address, and church affiliation, if any, to Lenten Retreat, P.O. Box 40884, Tucson, AZ 85717. For more information call 207-9114. Deadline for registration is March 2.



St. Philip's and Temple Emanu-El will join to present a special spring retreat weekend: Exploring the Pilgrimage of Life. It will be a weekend for growth, renewal, and community building with the Rev. Dr. Sheryl Kujawa-Holbrook, on March 20-22. Explore the pilgrimage of your life, your tradition, and our wider community during this inspiring weekend. Activities include Shabbat service at Temple Emanu-El on Friday, March 20; breakfast followed by teachings on Saturday morning, March 21, at St. Philip's ("The Way of the Heart"); vegetarian potluck lunch at noon and afternoon teaching at Temple-Emanu-El ("The Journey Home"); and morning worship at St. Philip's on Sunday, at 7:45, 9, and 11:15 a.m. Suggested donation $25; childcare available. To register contact the Rev. Greg Foraker at greg.foraker@stphilipstucson.org. Click here for more information.

Click here for a pdf listing of Lenten services, classes, recitals, suppers, and other events.
At the 11:15 a.m. worship services on three Sundays during Lent -- March 8, 15, and 22 -- our liturgy will be inspired by the ancient Sarum Rite of Anglican tradition. The Sarum Rite was the liturgical form used in most of the English Church prior to the introduction of the first Book of Common Prayer in 1549. In keeping with the time period of the liturgical language, the Scripture readings will be taken from the King James Bible. Incense will be used at these services. These special services will draw from ancient prayer forms that will invite our prayer and reflection through this sacred season.

On Wednesdays, there is a Rite II Eucharist service at 12:15 p.m. in the Church. Afterwards, at 1 p.m., the Rev. Vicki K. Hesse presents "Spiritual Awakening: the Dynamics of Experiential Faith." Explore the changing cultural landscape today, discerning what it means to be spiritual, to be religious, and how as Christians today, we might be grace-filled witnesses to the reality we know and experience in God. Each session will include a DVD presentation from theologian Diane Butler Bass to fuel discussion and reflection. Segments include Arriving, Believing, Behaving, Belonging, and Awakening.

At 6 p.m., St. Philip's J2A youth host a soup and salad supper ($7 person/$20 family). Gather in the Gallery for fellowship and help support the youth group's pilgrimage.

After supper, at 6:45, we will adjourn to the Church for a Compline service before the evening's classes begin.

At 7 p.m., there are three class offerings. In the West Gallery, our Rector, the Rev. Canon John Kitagawa, leads "Episcopal 101," a journey of discovery about the Episcopal Church. Learn about the basics of the Episcopal Church tradition:  history, theology and spirituality, liturgy (worship), music, and decision-making. There will be many opportunities to ask questions and enter into dialogue.

In La Paz, the Rev. Greg Foraker and Rabbi Helen Cohn of Congregation M'kor Hayim present "Interfaith Cooperation: Coming Together to Change the World," exploring what it means to be a faithful person in an interfaith world. Group discussion and reflection will be fueled by DVD presentations with interfaith commentator Eboo Patel investigating what it means to be "literate" about other faiths, how interfaith cooperation "works" and why, the skills needed for interfaith cooperation, and the significant role that our faith communities play in this process.

And in La Parroquia, the 20s/30s/40s/50s group explores Lenten traditional practices in preparation for Easter. This series is designed for younger adults who may be working on establishing new family traditions or may feel unfulfilled with their current Lenten rituals.

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St. Philip's Friends of Music presents noontime recitals during Lent on Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. An array of talented local instrumentalists and vocalists will provide forty minutes of music - an entertaining and relaxing way to spend your lunch hour. On Thursday, March 5, Guitar Masterpieces with Gus Woodrow, guitar. Inspired at age 7 by music of the Beatles, Augustus Woodrow began playing the guitar and never stopped to look back. At 19, he has already earned top prizes in regional competitions. Other recitals include Nancy Monsman, cello, Kevin Justus, clarinet, and Elise Jackendoff, piano, performing Beethoven's Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11 for Clarinet, Cello and Piano and Schumann's Fantasy Pieces for Cello and Piano (March 12); Sheryll McManus, piano, presenting gems of Bach/Petri, Beethoven, and Liszt (March 19); and concludes on March 26 with "De-Lovely Duets!" presented by Tre Amici: Laurel Decker, mezzo-soprano; Elena Todd, soprano; and Marie Sierra, piano. In the Music Center. Suggested admission $10. Click here to read more.

Plans are underway to continue our tradition of an All-Night Reading of Dante's Inferno from the evening of Maundy Thursday, April 2, to Good Friday, April 3. There are many ways to participate in this inspiring night.

If you would like to be reader a Canto this year this year, contact Angela Wakeham or John Smith.

If you would like to offer music during this vigil, contact Anne Cotten.

If you would like to be a host for a portion of the vigil this year, contact Bob Stanton or Lance Dickinson.

To help spread the word about the vigil in the community, contact Julia Annas or Fabian Alfie.

To join in the preparations the night of the vigil, contact Kevin Justus.

Join us for an historical Celebration & Fundraiser in the Murphey Gallery at St. Philip's on Sunday, March 8, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. 2015 marks Pima County Interfaith Council's 25th year of building relational power on behalf of families in Pima County! PCIC acts to strengthen family and community in solidarity with others across lines of race, class and religion. Through our efforts, over $100 million dollars has been leveraged to benefit Pima County's families.

During the celebration we will honor past PCIC leaders, including the Rev. Paul Buckwalter, a priest formerly at St Philip's and an IAF/PCIC organizer, and spotlight future leaders. Live music will be featured and dessert delights served. And tickets are only $20 each! You can be part of this milestone event, while supporting PCIC's sustainability as agents for constructive change across Pima County. You can go online to pay for your tickets or, if you can't attend, to donate, via PayPal: click here. Or you can send a check made out to PCICEO, the new 501(c)(3) sister organization, to Pima County Interfaith Council, 3200 N. Los Altos, Tucson AZ 85705. For any questions, please contact Rev. Leah Sandwell-Weiss.


St. Philip's Canterbury Choir and Canterbury Apprentices are pleased to present "O Sacrum Convivium - Music for a Season of Meditation" at St. Odilia's Roman Catholic Church, on Sunday, March 8, at 2 p.m. This free concert features choral music by Allegri (the celebrated Miserere), Messiaen, Stanford, and the rarely heard double-choir Cantus Missae of Rheinberger, under the direction of Woosug Kang. An organ chorale-prelude of Bach will be played on the unique Bosch pipe organ by Jeffrey Campbell. This concert is part of an ongoing mission to share our musical gifts with other parishes. St. Odilia's is celebrating their 50th anniversary, and we are excited to be singing for them, in the warm acoustic of their lovely sanctuary. Please join us! The church is located at 7570 North Paseo Del Norte.

The West Murphey Gallery will be abuzz with health screenings, pharmacists and doctors on Sunday, March 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The annual Family Caregiver and Senior Health Resources Fair affords all ages the opportunity for important health screenings, including Hypertension, Breathing Assessment, Diabetes & Pre-Diabetes, Cholesterol, and Osteoporosis. In addition, find Pharmacy-Staffed Information Stations, including Medications Review (bring a complete list or the actual prescriptions, over-the-counter medications & supplements in original containers for an accurate and personalized review of interactions, side-effects, and adverse reactions); Generation Rx (Rx medication abuse prevention); Operation Self-Care (heartburn); Operation Heart (heart health); Operation Immunization (adult immunizations - CDC Updates, 2015); and Smoking Cessation (local programs). On hand will be UA College of Pharmacy, UA Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Researcher Dr. Gayle Dede, Pima Council on Aging (PCOA), National Alliance on Mental Illness, and other professionals to answer health, wellness, and caregiving questions. Handouts include "What is hospice and how do I know when to call hospice?", "What should I bring with me to a doctor visit?", "What is a Geriatrician? Do I need one?", "Do I have Alzheimer's or dementia?",  and "What programs does the Arizona Center on Aging provide?" Free and open to the public. Contact Brigid Waszczak for more information.

The March art show in the Murphey Gallery, beginning March 6 (opening reception March 15), will be the Tucson Mountains Artist Collective. This is an eclectic group of artists living along both sides of the Tucson Mountain Range, embracing all media, including painting (both realism and abstract), collage, photography, fused glass, colored pencil, pastel, woodblock printing, and 3-dimensional artwork. TMAC is a very loose-knit group whose members band together to share their artwork with the public and promote interest in the arts. We are very excited to exhibit together.

St. Philip's Fishpond--Virginia Carroll

The J2A Youth Group will be holding a rummage sale on Saturday, April 18, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. to raise money for their Pilgrimage. We greatly appreciate your gently used rummage sale donations. You can drop off items in the Palo Verde Room in the Youth Center on Sundays between 8 and 11 a.m. (Due to limited storage, please call if you have large furniture.) Contact Lori Harwood or call 979-5126 with any questions. Thanks!

SAVE THE DATE - Sunday, April 19 - for the first and fabulous gourmet multi-course dinner to raise funds for the St. Philip's After School Music and Homework Program. Dinner will begin at 6 p.m. in the Galleries. This will be an evening to remember-and for a very good cause. Winter members and frequent flyers, make your travel reservations accordingly-you will want to be here for this first-time culinary event. Volunteers to help cook and serve needed. Contact Jean Cooper or call 529-4961 to volunteer.

The Outreach Commission would like to thank parishioners for their generous support of the Children's Christmas Project this year. The contributions from 109 givers made it possible for us to send checks for $2200 to each of the three schools we support, Rio Vista, Holaway, and Imago Dei, to use for emergencies and special needs. In this time of austere school budgets these gifts were much needed and appreciated. Thank you.


St. Philip's has received the following notes from Interfaith Community Services, an organization that we support through donations of money and volunteer time. It is always satisfying to know that we have made an impact on others' lives.