The Epistle

St. Paul's Anglican / Episcopal Church / Iglesia San Pablo

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

January 19, 2025

Dear George,

The various wildfires consuming Los Angeles have riveted my attention this week, and I thank those of you who joined in prayer for the afflicted. My sister, brother-in-law and nephew had a very near miss, and old seminary classmates and a parishioner from St. Edmund's were less fortunate, losing their homes. The Diocese of LA also lost a treasure...St. Mark's, Altadena. Many of you recall Fr. Joseph Lane, on staff at St. Mark's and who has supplied at St. Paul's. His home is presently safe.

On a happier note, clothing and 900 toys were distributed to five impoverished communities last Monday on Tres Magos. Thanks to all who brightened the lives of so many.

This coming Sunday, January 19, is our Annual Meeting. There will be one Liturgy only that day at 10:15. The liturgy is a bilingual Mass setting composed by Canon Hebert in collaboration with Xavier Hernández.

The Spanish language congregation will then meet in the parish hall to receive simultaneous translation during the meeting following Eucharist. Please send reports to our parish administrator ASAP.

Our candidates for Vestry Class of 2028 are:

Sandra López

Patti Morgan

Kenneth Oehlkers

Our candidates for Diocesan Synod 2025 are:

Hortensia Dominguez

Sandra López

Magaly Trujillo

Karina Rios Yañez



Blessed Epiphanytide,

GFW+

Padre Rangél blessing the 900 plus toys purchased for distibution on Tres Magos!

Tres Magos delivery to 5 pueblos

Holy Baptism, Sara Eleonora Morales Arroyo

JOVENES!

Hey, 11-15 Year Olds! Ready for Something Fun?

St. Paul’s Anglican Church has something just for you! Join us once a month on Sunday at 10:10 AM for an awesome 1-hour group hangout where you’ll meet new friends, have fun, and dive into some great spiritual discussions and how we can all be better equipped in social media. 

This is your chance to connect, laugh, and explore something meaningful together. Tell your friends! Contact Sara at candstylosky2@gmail.com 

Dates for the next four months: 26 January, 23 February, 23 March and 27 April 2025.

¡Hola, jóvenes de 11 a 15 años! ¿Listo para algo divertido?

¡La Iglesia Anglicana de St. Paul tiene algo solo para ti! Únase a nosotros una vez al mes el domingo a las 10:10 a. m. para una increíble reunión grupal de 1 hora donde conocerá nuevos amigos, se divertirá y se sumergirá en excelentes debates espirituales y cómo todos podemos estar mejor equipados en las redes sociales.

Esta es tu oportunidad de conectarte, reírte y explorar algo significativo juntos. ¡Díselo a tus amigos! Contacta a Sara en candstylosky2@gmail.com

Fechas para los próximos cuatro meses: 26 de enero, 23 de febrero, 23 de marzo y 27 de abril de 2025.

"WALK IN LOVE" is the theme for our 2025 Stewardship Endeavors, now concluding.

A Link to online direct Pledge is HERE

A Link to our Pledge Letter is HERE

A Link to the Pledge Card for printing and return is HERE

A Link to Stewardship Chair Andrea Spessard's 5 minute Stewardship YouTube video may be viewed HERE

The Liturgy for The Feast of the Baptism of our Lord is HERE

Andrea Spessard's YouTube Stewardship talk (five minutes) may be viewed HERE

The appointed lessons for The Second Sunday After The Epiphany (Annual Meeting Sunday) may be found HERE

Los lecciones para la Segundo Domingo despues Epifania, estan AQUI

WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY GROUP

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

ST PAUL'S BEREAVEMENT GROUPS: 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 cope and heal. The groups are free of charge and are on recess until January 14, 2025.

Saturday Breakfast Group -

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

Jeff Arnold

Gerardo Arteoga (stage four colon cancer) and partner Carlos

Virginia Barron (hospice care)

Jonathan Brown (surgery recovery)

Emma Candelaria

Nina Cavanagh (liver transplant)

Nolan Xavier Cavanagh (infant hemophilia A; grandson of Cheryl Cavanagh)

Joe Collerin

Robert Davis

Bonnie Ericksmoen

James Fred

Lynne Gleason

Mary Francis Gleason

Dorothy Glenn

Mireille Grovier

José Guadalupe

Israel Habacuc

Ariadna Marlene Guzmán Hernández (Ariadna's mother, bereaved)

Linda Hickerson (cerebral tangle: friend of Carol Troys)

Deborah Holsworth

Laura Holleman (addiction recovery)

The Rev'd Bob Honeychurch and the Rev'd Sylvia Sweeney (home loss, Eaton fire)

Ouida Huber (John Baker's mom)

Kathy Lapsys

Josefina Ledesma

Tim Noel Marinello

Marni McGee

Anne McAfee

Margie McKinley (macular degeneration)

Tracey Montauriol

Daniel Morgan

Santiago Munguia

Francisco Ortíz

Sunni Putnam

Roberta Rambeau (moving house)

Karen Ramirez

Karina Yañez Rios (Padre Miguel's wife)

Susan Robinson

Roberta Rambeau (pnemonia)

Elaine Sells

Father Jeff Sells+

Kimberly Schugart (home loss,,,Eaton fire)

Rosalba Suárez (leukemia)

Pamela Summers

Fr. Ernie Townsend+

Carolina Vargas (bereaved)

Canon George Woodward (shoulder dislocation recovery)

Paul in Brussels (friend of Carol Troy)

REQUIESCAT IN PACE

Monica Serrato (Carolina Vargas' neice)

FOR OUR COMPANION COLLABORATIONS

Trinity Episcopal Church, Folsom, California

Santiago Apostol, Querétaro

UPCOMING DATES/EVENTS

• Annual Meeting January 19, 2025
• Patronal Festival (The Conversion of St. Paul) January 26
• Diocesan Synod February 7 and 8