The Epistle

St. Paul's Anglican Church | Iglesia San Pablo

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

EPIPHANY FIVE

Annual Meeting: one bilingual Eucharist only

10:15am

February 4, 2024

Dear George,

This coming Sunday, February 4, is Annual Meeting. There will be one bilingual Liturgy only that day at 10:15am with the sermon in English and the Eucharist in Spanish.

Following the Liturgy the English congregation will remain in the Church and the Spanish congregation will adjourn to the parish hall for simultaneous translation.

Please note the campus will be closed Monday February 5 for Constitution Day, apart from the 5pm Spanish Language sewing class.

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+

More than 200 folk attended our three Liturgies observing our Patronal Feast for the Conversion of St. Paul.

At a Robert Burns Birthday fundraiser for EESMA School for the Deaf here in San Miguel, parishioner Jim Kraus does us proud!

Upcoming Events:

ANNUAL MEETING: February 4, 2024; One bilingual Liturgy at 10:15am

CONSTITUTION DAY: Monday, February 4 the Office is Closed for Constitution Day

DIOCESAN SYNOD: Saturday February 10, 2024, Mexico City

2024 STEWARDSHIP GRATITUDE!

The sermon for the The Patronal Feast Day, the Conversion of St. Paul, observed January 28, 2024 may be found HERE

The appointed readings for the Fifth Sunday in Epiphany, February 4, 2024, may be found HERE

Los lecciones para epifania cinco 4 de febrero estan AQUI

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

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.

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.

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 (Last Rites administered January 26)

Patricia Corr (terminal cancer, Matt Stokes Mum)

Bob Dini

John Frum (GFW's uncle)

Cynthia Gilley (knee surgery recuperation)

Susan Gist

Linda Gilmer (Jeff Spears Aunt)

Lynne Gleason

Dorothy Glenn

Mireille Grovier

José Guadalupe

Mike Lapsys

Regina Lara (Ariel Munguia's mother)

Tim Noel Marinello

Ed McCracken

Marni McGee

Sally McGrew (GFW's aunt)

Lindy McKay (brain bleed)

Santiago Munguia

Christian Olson

The Reverend Madre Karen O'Malia+

Francisco Ortíz

Mike Pope

Sandra Rangél (friend of Paula Hebert)

Susan Robinson

Father Jeff Sells+

The Rev'd Canon Dr. Barbara Stewart+

Bruce Stuart

Rosalba Suárez (leukemia)

Pamela Summers

Jaye Truax

Ken McCuthceon Vaun

REQUIESCAT IN PACE

Tony Faught



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