The Epistle

St. Paul's Anglican Church | Iglesia San Pablo

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

EPIPHANY THREE

January 21, 2024

Dear George,

2024 Stewardship Campaign Update:

We are making very good progress in our 2024 Stewardship Campaign for St. Paul’s. Thank you to all who have already submitted your pledges either in person, via email to Claudia Rangel (StPaulManagementSMA@gmail.com) or via the website (www.StPaulSMA.com).

We are very grateful for your contributions. We still have a $43,000 (U.S.) shortfall between our operating expenses and our income. If you have not yet made a pledge to St. Paul’s for 2024, please give prayerful consideration to making a generous pledge this week. We will be presenting the 2024 Budget during the coffee hour after next Sunday’s service. We need to cover the $43,000 shortfall in order to present you with a balanced budget with our income covering our expenses. Thank you for your support which will help us continue to provide the diverse ministries serving the community of St. Paul’s and the greater community of San Miguel. Whether you visit us occasionally or live in San Miguel part-time or full-time, your support is very important and sincerely appreciated.

With gratitude,

Andrea Spessard

2024 Pledge Cards may be downloaded from the parish website HERE, and are available from the parish administrator at StPaulManagementSMA@gmail.com

Today, the second Sunday of the month, the children came into Church for a children's homily and to join the Rector at the Altar for Holy Eucharist. Our Sunday School Director, Rosie Stokes, is very pleased with our development, and was assisted today by Martha Liner and Andrés Miguel. Additional teacher volunteers are needed so that we may spread teaching duties across Sundays and no one need always skip Holy Eucharist! Please contact Director Rosie Stokes at: rlevito@gmail.com

The Parish Budget was included in this week's bulletin. Sunday January 21 Treasurer to the Vestry Jeff Arnold will present the budget with an opportunity for questions at the English language coffee hour following 10:15 am Holy Eucharist and at the Spanish language coffee hour following Noon Misa en Español.

Blessed Epiphanytide,

GFW+

Upcoming Events:

BUDGET PRESENTATION: January 21, 2024 coffee hours

ANNUAL MEETING: February 4, 2024

DIOCESAN SYNOD: Saturday February 10, 2024, Mexico City

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The sermon for the Second Sunday After the Epiphany, January 14, 2024 may be found HERE

The appointed readings for Epiphany Three, January 21, 2024, may be found HERE

Los lecciones para Epifania Tres, 21 de inero, estan AQUI

CALLING FUTURE LECTORS!

Should you wish to join the Lector Team please contact Patti Morgan at pattijain@gmail.com

TWICE MONTHLY THURSDAY EUCHARISTS AT LOS LABRADORES

Each first and third Thursday at 3pm sees a celebration of Holy Eucharist at Rancho Los Labradores.   Canon Frank Hebert, a resident of Rancho Los Labradores and Assisting Clergy at St. Paul's, leads the liturgies, which include hymns, a sermon, and Holy Eucharist.  Contact Canon Frank if you wish to assist or attend (the guard at the entrance will then be notified). Canon Frank may be contacted at fnhebert@gmail.com

We're excited to introduce Edu Cafe! Educafe.org is a Mexican not-for profit raising educational funds from the sale of coffee grown in Oaxaca and Veracruz. Each bag is priced at 200 pesos, of which 87 pesos goes to a project of your selection. The QR code on the back of each bag allows you to select the project of your choice, a few of which support St. Paul's Community Development Project (formerly the Dispensa Project). Parishioner Geoffrey Drayton leads this effort, and welcomes all questions.

ST PAUL'S BEREAVEMENT GROUPS: Edna Martha 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 January 2024.

Saturday Breakfast Group -

The Saturday 9:30 breakfast group meets at Ataño Cuatro HERE

WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY GROUP

Meetings are generally the first Saturday of each month at 10AM - 11:30 in the parish Church.

Matt and Alejandra Ameika

Gail Baker

Virginia Barron (hospice care)

Douglas Buchanan

Rebecca Carney (back surgery; bereaved)

Steve Clark

Patricia Corr (terminal cancer, Matt Stokes Mum)

Bob Dini

Mary Folse

Cynthia Gilley (knee surgery recuperation)

Susan Gist

Linda Gilmer (Jeff Spears Aunt)

Lynne Gleason

Dorothy Glenn (fall)

Mireille Grovier

José Guadalupe

Mike Lapsys

Regina Lara (Ariel Munguia's mother)

Tim Noel Marinello

Ed McCracken

Marni McGee

Santiago Munguia

Christian Olson

The Reverend Madre Karen O'Malia+

Francisco Ortíz

Mike Pope

Mateo Ramirez (Ricardo's son)

Sandra Rangél

Susan Robinson

Father Jeff Sells+

The Rev'd Canon Dr. Barbara Stewart+

Bruce Stuart

Rosalba Suárez (leukemia)

Pamela Summers

Carol Troy

Jaye Truax

Ken McCuthceon Vaun

REQUIESCANT IN PACE

Martia Carney Parrino (Becki Carney's sister)

Charles Pettyjohn

Catherine Colleen Porter

Elenor Marie (Suzie) Nace

Tony Faught



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