The Epistle

St. Paul's Anglican Church | Iglesia San Pablo

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

THE TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

November 5, 2023

Dear George,

This next week in San Miguel de Allende will be bright with sinpascuchíls, catrinas, women and men with painted faces and varying costumes, open cemeteries with fiestas in full swing, parades (one huge parade forming on Cardo in front of St. Paul's about 4pm All Souls' Day, November 2, departing about 6pm for El Jardin) and a pervasive, rollicking attitude toward death. Remember your love ones and sense their near presence.

Episcopal Relief and Development is a very effective arm of the U.S. Church, and is active in recovery efforts in Acapulco following Hurricane Otis HERE

Vestry member Andrea Spessard is leading our Stewardship Campaign 2024. She could use some help. Any who wish to join the Stewardship Team may contact Andrea at alspessard@gmail.com

St. Paul's Development Project (formerly the Dispensa Project) offers free weekly English classes Thursdays at 6pm commencing 9 November with a formally trained English instructor. Coffee and tea available. There is a class size limit of 15 persons. Sign up for the class (or for the waiting list) with the Administrator StPaulManagementSMA@gmail.com

The St. Paul's Development Project commences teaching tennis twice weekly to 20 less advantaged local Mexican youth on 16 November.

Grace and peace,

GFW+

Upcoming Events:

WHAT'S HAPPENING? How do YOU find out what’s going on in town now that there is no Atención in town? As St. Paul’s plans for 2024 events solidify, a big question looms: how to we communicate parish activities to our members and also to the community at large? If you are a parishioner interested in joining a focus group to brainstorm a fulsome communication plan for St. Paul’s, please contact Elaine Sells at sellsef@gmail.com. OUR PROMISE: You will not leave this gathering with an assignment. We just want your ideas, your experience and even your frustrations in staying informed about what’s happening. A meeting date has been established.

REMEMBRANCE DAY LITURGY: Saturday November 11 at 10:30am (see below).

CONFIRMATION/RECEPTION REHEARSAL: Saturday November 11 at 12:30pm

EPISCOPAL VISITATION FOR CONFIRMATION OR RECEPTION: Sunday November 12. One bilingual Liturgy only this day at 10:15am. (See below).

PATIENT ADVOCACY SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE (PASMA): English Coffee Hour presentation 11:30am Sunday November 19 in the Parish Hall

MEN'S RETREAT: A pre-Advent overnight Men's Retreat or December 1 and 2. Sign-up presently available in the Parish Hall or with the parish Administrative Assistant Claudia.

ST PAUL'S ICONOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: December 4 - 8 with Mary Jane Miller and Padre Antonio.

HOLIDAY BAZAAR: December 16, 10am - 4pm, Parish Hall.

To join ST PAULS SAN MIGUEL NEWS' WhatAapp community for parishioners and friends, for the sharing of announcements, news and prayer requests. Ask webmaster Eric Fash to add you: send an email with your phone number to ericfash@gmail.com

NEW GREEN BURSE AND VEIL

Christine Durborow donatated a beautiful new Burse and Veil for our Altar, blessed on All Saints' Day (observed) 29 October at the commencement of Eucharist. the All Saints' colors are White, so the Burse and Veil will see first use this coming Sunday. Bless you Christine!

DIA DE LAS MUERTOS ALTAR

Norma Robinson, Sonja George, Christine Eyre and Pepe Bustamante created a handsome Dia de Los Muertos Altar featuring many photos and memorabilia of our departed loved ones. This comes as great solace to many, and the Altar will remain up through The All Saints' Triduum and Dia de Los Muertos observances, which is to say until Saturday 4 November. Thank you Norma, Sonja, Christine and Pepe!

¡FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS PADRE MIGUEL!

A fiesta luncheon in honor of Padre Miguel's birthday 31 October was celebrated following the Spanish language Mass 29 October! Also celebration this week are Father Jeff (1 November) and Adrian Ross (2 November).

CATRINA FACTORY VISIT OCTOBER 26

Dolores Hildalgo

Kathy Lapsys organized and led the Second Annual Catrina Factory visit to Dolores Hildalgo last Thursday, followed by a visit to Vincentes for the best carnitas in the State of Guanajuato!

TWICE MONTHLY THURSDAY EUCHARISTS AT LOS LABRADORES

The first and third Thursday of each month, Canon Frank Hebert leads a Eucharistic Liturgy in the chapel of Rancho Los Labradores. Rancho Los Labradores is about 13 kilometers from San Miguel and is home to a nursing care facility as well as over 100 homes and condominiums.

A few volunteers will be needed to share in this ministry -- to take part in this service by reading the scripture, leading the Prayers of the People, and assisting as necessary. 

If you are interested in helping out, please call Canon Frank at 55 2967 3819 or contact him by email at fnhebert@gmail.com...

MEN'S PRE-ADVENT RETREAT

Friday (2:30pm) December 1 - Saturday (4pm) December 2

Hacienda Landeta

"RECLAIMING ADVENT"

A time both contemplative and convivial, the men of St. Paul's are invited on retreat to prepare for Advent, the first season of the new liturgical year.

Tertulias/presentations on the themes of Advent, a variety of liturgies, silent meals and a robust fogata (campfire) will feature, led by the Rector and other clergy from St. Paul's.

Single rooms only, with meals included for 1500 pesos per person. To register, use the Sunday sign up sheet or contact our Administrative Assistant Claudia at: StPaulManagementSMA@gmail.com

BOOK CLUB

The next book club meeting will be on Thursday, November 16^th, in the parish hall. We will be discussing The Nightengale by Kristin Hannah, a book that considers the women of the French Resistance. At great personal cost, they helped to rescue Jewish children, find escape routes for downed Allie pilots and sacrifice life and love to save others. Less is written about women resistance fighters than about the men. This novel which is based on true events will be hard to forget.

If you haven’t been at any of the book club meetings, you are very welcome! We meet every third Thursday at 11:00 a.m.

Susan Robinson sporterrobinson@gmail.com

ST PAUL’S ICON WORKSHOP with Mary Jane Miller and Padre Antonio (Vicar; Santiago Apostol, Querétaro)

Monday December 4 and concluding Friday December 8

9am – Noon daily; Lunch Break; 1:30pm – 4pm daily (Sack Lunch to be brought)

STUDIO EVENT: Sagrado Corazon # 14, Colonia San Antonio, San Miguel de Allende

7,000 pesos (a portion donated to St. Paul’s Sunday School)

Materials included

8 person maximum

Class begins and ends with a blessing of the hands and of the icon by Padre Antonio

Contact the Administrator to register: StPaulManagementSMA@gmail.com

Classic Iconography    http://www.sanmiguelicons.com/     

Books for Purchase        Lulu.com

Workshops offered       http://www.sacrediconretreat.com/

Modern Catholic Iconography  https://www.millericons.com/

For 15 years Sophia Trapp has been deeply invested in reforestation and creative agricultural methods at Rancho La Cañada. Now Cañada de La Virgen expands endeavors with the launch of Casa Agave, including a range of artesenal local Mezcals. See more @casagavesma or visit ATZINTLI at HERE 18 Sollano!

EPISCOPAL VISITATION: CONFIRMATION AND RECEPTION

November 12 at 10:15am

Our Bishop, +Alba Sally Sue Hernández Garcia, will join us to administer the (of Confirmation and Reception on 12 November. There will be one bilingual Liturgy only that day. 19 persons have thus far prepared.

All baptized Christians should, in Anglican expression, move to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Reception is the process by which a person who has already been Confirmed into a branch of the Church in the Apostolic Succession (Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Swedish Lutheran) are regularized into the Anglican Communion. Their previous Confirmation is valid. Reception is hence a determination to practice the Faith in the Anglican branch of Christian expression.

Padre Miguel's English language Sermon 29 October may be viewed HERE

The appointed lessons for November 5 may be viewed HERE

GFW+ preaching in English

Padre Adrian Cajiga+ in Spanish

Lecturas para la Misa del 5 de noviembre estan AQUI

REMEMBRANCE DAY LITURGY

(Armistice and Veterans Day)

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH

10:30am Saturday

November 11, 2023

WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY GROUP

Meetings are generally the first Saturday of each month at 10AM - 11:30 in the parish Church. Our facilitator, Sally Zedillo, may be reached at

newtoliver@yahoo.com

ST PAUL'S BEREAVEMENT GROUPS: Edna Marta Hamill, thanatologist and bereavement counselor, leads groups in English and in Spanish. The pain of loss can be overwhelming, but there are healthy ways to learn to cope and heal. The groups are free of charge and occur in the conference room Tuesdays 4 - 5:30pm in Spanish and 5:30 - 6:30pm in English. The group is suspended until September.

Gail Baker

Virginia Barron (hospice care)

Douglas Buchanan

Steve Clark

Abigael Coburn (MRI prognosis; JoAnn Ware's granddaughter)

Patricia Corr (terminal cancer, Matt Stokes Mum)

Diana Rosario Rangel Cruz (lymphoma)

Stephanie Cox (MS)

Tony Faught

William (Bill) Fungaroli (Last Rites)

Linda Gilmer (Jeff Spears Aunt)

Lynne Gleason

Dorothy Glenn

Mireille Grovier

José Guadalupe

Juliete Heatherton

Jenny Kerston (pulmonary issues)

Mike Lapsys

Bud Lawrence

Tim Noel Marinello

Ken McCutcheon

Marni McGee

Mari Mitchel (achilles heel recovery)

Santiago Munguial

Christian Olson

Madre Karen O'Malia+ and family (bereaved)

Francisco Ortíz

Father Jeff Sells+

Danny Stuart (bereaved)

Bruce Stuart (lymphoma and bereaved)

Rosalba Suárez (leukemia)

Rosie and Matt Stokes (bereaved)

Pamela Summers

Craig Tylosky (back issues)

Jaye Truax (hospice care...Frederick Appell's cousin)

Magaly Trujillo (severe ankle sprain)

Stephanie Watt

REQUIESCANT IN PACE

Robert Leuito

Hal Hennacy

Pam Risinger

FOR OUR COMPANION PARISH AND COLLABORATIONS

Trinity Episcopal Church, Folsom, California

Santiago Apostol, Querétaro