The Epistle

St. Paul's Anglican Church | Iglesia San Pablo

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

EPIPHANY TWO

January 14, 2024

Dear George,

Saturday January 6 was the Feast of the Epiphany, or "Tres Magos" as it is more commonly known in Mexico. It is on Tres Magos, rather than on Christmas Day, that Mexican children received gifts and sweets. Padre Miguel coordinated the distribution of food and over 1,000 small toys to the isolated and impoverished towns of Tierra Blanca. This is the second year in a row in which St. Paul's has made this distribution, and it seems as though a tradition has been established!

Sunday January 7 we celebrated Madre Karen O'Malia's many contributions to St. Paul's! Madre Karen and her husband John (RIP) arrived in San Miguel in 2016 and was regularized into Anglican Orders by Bishop Carlos Touche-Porter in 2018 as part of the Lutheran / Anglican concordant folding Lutherans into the apostolic succession. She was especially active with Sunday School, pastoral care, all things pertaining to music, and presiding both on campus and off campus weddings.

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

Blessed Epiphanytide,

GFW+

TRES MAGOS / THE FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY

Clothing, food, dog food and over 1,000 toys were distributed on Tres Magos...Three Kings Day...to the children and people of the isolated and impoverished communities of Tierra Blanca, with special gratitude to Padre Rangel, Canon Hebert, Susan O'Neil, and Ariel Munguia.

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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CONCLUSION OF A MINISTRY: MADRE KAREN O'MALIA

What a Fiesta! Many thanks to Pepe Bustamante, Paula Hebert, Lynn Ramsey, Lupita Rios, Jeff Spears, Andrea Spessard, JoAnn Ware as Madre O'Malia was celebrated and presented with a year's subscription to ProMusica and a financial gift.

The sermon for the First Sunday After the Epiphany, the Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord, January 7, 2024 may be found HERE

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

Los lecciones para el segundo domingo despues de La Epifania, 14 de inero, estan AQUI

CALLING FUTURE LECTORS!

Fellow lectors and those who enjoy reading and are looking for a simple way to serve the church and our Lord:

On Jan 14, I would like to have a short training session after the 10:15 service. I will also be contacting many of you by email before then to fill in JANUARY reading dates.

Please join us, even if you have never read in church before, if you think you may enjoy reading the lessons once every few months. 

Thank you. Patti Morgan 

TWICE MONTHLY THURSDAY EUCHARISTS AT LOS LABRADORES

This coming Thursday, January 4, sees a 3pm celebration of Holy Eucharist at Rancho Los Labradores. Twice monthly services at Rancho Los Labradores continue on the first and third Thursday of each month at 3:00pm.  Canon Frank Hebert, a resident of Rancho Los Labradores and Assisting Clergy at St. Paul's, leads the Thursday services, 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

Tony Faught (Pancreatic Cancer)

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

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

Janice Corp



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