The Epistle

St. Paul's Anglican Church | Iglesia San Pablo

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

TRINITY SUNDAY

MAY 26, 2024

Dear George,

Many were in red today in honor of the Feast of Pentecost!

Many thanks to Fran, proprietor at Paprika, for opening her doors to 'The Last Chance Band' and a fundraiser for Karina, Padre Miguel's wife under medical treatment.

Tuesday and Thursday English classes are suspended until mid-June as Lyne Daroff makes a quick jaunt to the States.

Our sign up sheet for weekly casseroles / meals for the Rios/Rangel family now through November is well on it's way to completion. We'll keep a list by the parish door and on one of the bulletin boards.

Sign ups for flower/candle donations are lagging. A sheet will appear on bulletin boards due to the efforts of Isobella Kreitzel (who created a spectacular Pentecost floral display!)

Blessed Pentecost Season!

GFW+

THE KARINA FUND

A special line item has been created in the Rector's Discretionary Fund entitled 'THE KARINA FUND' to defray the costs of Padre Miguel's wife Karina through her eight months of chemotherapy and radiation..

Checks are tax deductible and may be made to 'St. Paul's Church' with 'KARINA FUND' in the memo line, or a note attached directing where the money is to go. U.S.D. or MX pesos welcome

Want to provide a meal or casserole one week? Sign up on the sign-up sheet at the door. Casseroles/meals may be placed in the refrigerator Sunday (or during the week) for transport to the family home.

Thank you, Canon Woodward+

KARINA FUND AUCTION

Esteemed parishioner and artist Adrian Ross is auctioning off one of his famous shoji paper birds in support of the Karina Project, which in turns strives to cover medical payments for the eight months of chemotherapy to be embarked upon by our dear Karina, Padre Miguel's esteemed spouse.  

A minimum bid of 850 pesos is base-line, with increased bids in 200 peso increments. (Current bid stands at 4000 pesos).

Final bids by July 2nd and winner announced on July 3rd. One need not be present to win. Send bids directly to the Senior Warden Kathy Lapsys at

mklapsys@gmail.com

PAPRIKA

Saturday May 18

The band added their tip jar monies to the effort! We raised about 10,000 MX to assist Karina with treatments.

"THE LAST CHANCE BAND" with Rob Ramsey

Fundraiser for Karina Yañez Rios (Chemo and radiation treatment)

The liturgy and sermon for Pentecost Sunday, 19 May 2024 have encountered tech problems, and will be found next week HERE

The appointed lessons for the Trinity Sunday, May 26 may be found HERE

Los lecciones para La Feria de La Trinidad estan AQUI

As we look around us, we see our friends, our fellow parishioners, and we realize that we are a family brought together by faith and love. As a family, we pray for one another and we check up on one another. 

One way to ensure that the health and safety of each of us is intact, is to have a partner who will call us, not to talk, but to check on us. A twenty second call could save your life or that of your partner. If you or your partner fail to answer the phone, a neighbor or friend with a key will be sent to check on you. 

So what do you need to do to start this process? 1. EMAIL pattijain@gmail.com with your name and phone number. 

2. Make a copy of your key and ask a friend or neighbor if he/she can be called on to check on you in an emergency. 3. Wait to hear from me. I hope that I can organize a partner for you in less than a week. 

St. Paul's Community Development Project is launching a monthly donation effort following the success of the Reverse Advent Project. Parishioners are invited to pick up a grocery item monthly and place it in the large box in the parish hall, to then be distributed to those in need.

May: Cooking Oil or Juice

June: Canned meats (spam, tuna or chicken)

July: Canned vegetables or fruits

August: Beans and Rice

September: Cereal or Saltine Crackers

October: Canned meats (spam, tuna or chicken)

November - December: Reverse Advent Project

THE DANI FUND

The Dani fund was established 13 years ago, when Dani was first born and brought to St. Paul’s by Papa Daniel. The fund was used to support Dani with diapers, formula and whatever he needed. As a toddler, he went to live with Claudia and Bruce Stuart, though they were unable to adopt him until recently. The Dani fund has been used to help with Dani’s schooling and medical needs. This is still the case, Dani attends Bereshit Christian School. The fund pays his tuition, textbooks and uniform costs, as well as his medical needs. He has seen a therapist for grief, which the fund also pays for. This has been a rough year for Dani and the fund helps provide him with the stability of a school he likes and therapy to help deal with the changes occurring in his life.



If you have been paying into the Dani fund, either as a one time gift or monthly, thank you. If you are interested in helping, please contact Bonnie Eriksmoen at deriksmoen@aol.com. Your donation is appreciated.

Educafe

is one of St. Paul's Community Development Projects. 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. Parishioner Geoffrey Drayton leads this effort, and welcomes all questions. Want to see what your coffee purchases are achieving? Glance below:

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 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.

WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY GROUP

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

Saturday Breakfast Group -

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

Book Club information pending Susan's recovery from hip surgery. Susan Robinson sporterrobinson@gmail.com

Virginia Barron (hospice care)

Mary Joyce Beringer (Padre Jorge's aunt)

Peggy Blocker (small strokes)

Tracey Brussels (brain cancer in Paris...friend of Carol Troys)

Julio César Godinez Frias

Cynthia Gilley

Linda Gilmer (Jeff Spears Aunt)

Susan Gist (travels to Palestine)

Lynne Gleason

Dorothy Glenn

Mireille Grovier

José Guadalupe

Israel Habacuc

Laura Holleman (addiction recovery)

Ouida Huber (John Baker's mother)

Jenny Kersten

Mike Lapsys

Regina Lara (Ariel Munguia's mother

Raquel Martin (broken leg)

Tim Noel Marinello

Ed McCracken

Marni McGee

Lindy McKay (brain bleed)

Santiago Munguia

Christian Olson

Francisco Ortíz

Mike Pope

Sandra Rangél (friend of Paula Hebert)

Karina Yañez Rios (Padre Miguel's wife)

Susan Robinson

The Reverend Canon Robert Seifert

Father Jeff Sells+

The Seybold Family (bereaved)

Rosalba Suárez (leukemia)

Pamela Summers

Fr. Ernie Townsend+ (seizures)

Jaye Truax

Ken McCuthceon Vaun (The Cascades, Houston)

Paul in Brussesels (friend of Carol Troy)

REQUIESCANT IN PACE

Kenneth F. Burrage (Rangel Family)

Rodrigo Valderos Garcia

Colonel Thomas Seybold (Rector's uncle)

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