The Epistle

St. Paul's Anglican Church | Iglesia San Pablo

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

THE TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

November 19, 2023

Dear George,

Last Sunday our Bishop presided over Confirmation and Reception for 23 members of St. Paul's, with a lovely celebration following offered by a hard-working hospitality team. Thanks to all who helped welcome these new members into the Anglican Communion!

This coming week at English language coffee hour, PASMA, a patient advocacy organization in San Miguel (Patient Advocacy San Miguel de Allende) will offer information on how to navigate the health care system. Dr. Emilio Ramirez and Cynthia Prada from Joya will also join us, as will Nightingale Nursing Services. Your friends are welcome.

Grace and peace,

GFW+

Upcoming Events:

PATIENT ADVOCACY SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE (PASMA): English Coffee Hour presentation 11:30am Sunday November 19 in the Parish Hall.

MEN'S RETREAT: A pre-Advent overnight Men's Retreat or December 1 and 2. Sign-up presently available in the Parish Hall or with the parish Administrative Assistant Claudia.

ST PAUL'S ICONOGRAPHY WORKSHOP: December 4 - 8 with Mary Jane Miller and Padre Antonio.

HOLIDAY BAZAAR: December 16, 10am - 4pm, Parish Hall.

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EPISCOPAL VISITATION: CONFIRMATION AND RECEPTION

November 12

23 members of St. Paul's were Confirmed or Received Sunday last

CONFIRMED:

Baltasar Maria de Sautto Reyes

Claudia Berenice Rangel Hernández

Craig Alan Melvin

David Burton

Hipolito Bustamante Oviedo

Marian Plehn Espinola

Mathias Plehn Espinola

Mercedes Sánchez Peña

Miguel Ángel Rangel Cruz

Rosa María Maciel Cerrillo

RECEIVED:

Angelica María Álvarez Reyes

Ariel Munguía Lara

Atenea del Ángel Montenegro

David Warren Fischer

Guadalupe Ledesma Monzón

Jorge Ricardo Reyes Servín

Josefina Ledesma Monzón

Jose Eduardo Bortolini Escalante

Nadia Yzbeth Ortiz Mendoza

Nancy Fabiola Becerril Ruíz

María Guadalupe Paniagua Muñoz

Rocio Montenegro Oros

Vania Flores Hinojos

HOSPITALITY TEAM:

Patti Morgan

Christine Durboraw

Bonnie Eriksmoen

Gerado Ibarguen

Sunni Putnam

Sharon Kurlychek

Claire O'Reilly

Jeff Spears

Jeff Arnold

Lynn Ramsey

Kathy Lapsys

Lupita Yañez

Esperanza

Adrian Ross

Paula Hebert

PASMA presents at English Language Coffee Hour November 19

PASMA, which stands for Patient Advocacy San Miguel de Allende, is a local enterprise which assists people in navigating the healthcare system in San Miguel and beyond. Sometimes the team helps during a crisis, sometimes we help people have the necessary resources in place before a crisis happens, sometimes we set up a medical alert device, sometimes we arrange for home care – temporary or long- term - nurses or caregivers. We provide services that enable people to live independently longer, relieve pressure on family and friends, and provide assurance to children and family that their SMA resident has the health resources they need. We basically have your back around health issues.

The presentation will occur during coffee hour in the Parish Hall, concluding after 45 minutes. Feel free to invite your friends.

REVERSE ADVENT PROJECT

a St. Paul's Development Project Event

You are invited to purchase one item for each day of Advent leading toward Christmas Day. Boxes to place the items in are available for pick-up in the Parish Hall, where the boxes may be returned. A bottle of cooking oil is also appreciated!

o Day 1 Box of Cereal

o Day 2 Bag of beans

o Day 3 Bag of lentils

o Day 4 Boxed milk (2 or 3 would be appreciated)

o Day 5 Salt

o Day 6 Canned fruit

o Day 7 Canned tomatoes

o Day 8 Canned tuna

o Day 9 Jar of jam

o Day 10 Jar of applesauce

o Day 11 Pollo Boullion

o Day 12 Large box tomato sauce

o Dat 13 Harina for Tortillas

o Day 14 Box of Crackers

o Day 15 Package of rice

o Day 16 Package of Oatmeal

o Day 17 Package of Pasta

o Day 18 Spaghetti Sauce

o Day 19 Canned Chicken

o Day 20 Sardines

o Day 21 Canned Corn

o Day 22 Canned Mixed Vegetables

o Day 23 Canned Carrots

o Day 24 Spam

o Day 25 Boxed fruit juice

TWICE MONTHLY THURSDAY EUCHARISTS AT LOS LABRADORES

The first and third Thursday of each month, Canon Frank Hebert leads a Eucharistic Liturgy in the chapel of Rancho Los Labradores. Rancho Los Labradores is about 13 kilometers from San Miguel and is home to a nursing care facility as well as over 100 homes and condominiums. If you are interested in helping out, please call Canon Frank at 55 2967 3819 or contact him by email at fnhebert@gmail.com...

MEN'S PRE-ADVENT RETREAT

Friday (2:30pm) December 1 - Saturday (4pm) December 2

Hacienda Landeta

"RECLAIMING ADVENT"

A time both contemplative and convivial, the men of St. Paul's are invited on retreat to prepare for Advent, the first season of the new liturgical year.

Tertulias/presentations on the themes of Advent, a variety of liturgies, silent meals and a robust fogata (campfire) will feature, led by the Rector and other clergy from St. Paul's.

Single rooms only, with meals included for 1800 pesos per person. To register, use the Sunday sign up sheet or contact our Administrative Assistant Claudia at: StPaulManagementSMA@gmail.com

BOOK CLUB

The next book club meeting will be on Thursday, November 16^th, in the parish hall. We will be discussing The Nightengale by Kristin Hannah, a book that considers the women of the French Resistance. At great personal cost, they helped to rescue Jewish children, find escape routes for downed Allie pilots and sacrifice life and love to save others. Less is written about women resistance fighters than about the men. This novel which is based on true events will be hard to forget.

If you haven’t been at any of the book club meetings, you are very welcome! We meet every third Thursday at 11:00 a.m.

Susan Robinson sporterrobinson@gmail.com

ST PAUL’S ICON WORKSHOP with Mary Jane Miller and Padre Antonio (Vicar; Santiago Apostol, Querétaro)

Monday December 4 and concluding Friday December 8

9am – Noon daily; Lunch Break; 1:30pm – 4pm daily (Sack Lunch to be brought)

STUDIO EVENT: Sagrado Corazon # 14, Colonia San Antonio, San Miguel de Allende

7,000 pesos (a portion donated to St. Paul’s Sunday School)

Materials included

8 person maximum

Class begins and ends with a blessing of the hands and of the icon by Padre Antonio

Contact the Administrator to register: StPaulManagementSMA@gmail.com

Classic Iconography    http://www.sanmiguelicons.com/     

Books for Purchase        Lulu.com

Workshops offered       http://www.sacrediconretreat.com/

Modern Catholic Iconography  https://www.millericons.com/

The Remembrance Day Liturgy may be viewed HERE

The Confirmation Day Liturgy may be viewed HERE

The appointed lessons for November 19 may be found HERE

Lecturas para la Misa del 19 de noviembre 10:15am estan AQUI

WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY GROUP

Meetings are generally the first Saturday of each month at 10AM - 11:30 in the parish Church. Our facilitator, Sally Zedillo, may be reached at

newtoliver@yahoo.com

ST PAUL'S BEREAVEMENT GROUPS: Edna Marta 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 September.

Gail Baker

Virginia Barron (hospice care)

Douglas Buchanan

Steve Clark

Abigael Coburn (MRI prognosis; JoAnn Ware's granddaughter)

Patricia Corr (terminal cancer, Matt Stokes Mum)

Diana Rosario Rangel Cruz (lymphoma)

Stephanie Cox (MS)

Christine Durboraw

Christine Eyre

Tony Faught

Linda Gilmer (Jeff Spears Aunt)

Lynne Gleason

Dorothy Glenn

Mireille Grovier

José Guadalupe

Marguerite Hennacy (bereaved)

Jenny Kerston

Mike Lapsys

Bud Lawrence

Tim Noel Marinello

Ken McCutcheon

Marni McGee

Mari Mitchel (achilles heel recovery)

Santiago Munguial

Christian Olson

Francisco Ortíz

Father Jeff Sells+

Bruce Stuart (lymphoma and bereaved)

Rosalba Suárez (leukemia)

Pamela Summers

Jaye Truax (hospice care...Frederick Appell's cousin)

REQUIESCANT IN PACE

Robert Leuito

Hal Hennacy

Pam Risinger

William (Bill) Fungaroli

FOR OUR COMPANION PARISH AND COLLABORATIONS

Trinity Episcopal Church, Folsom, California

Santiago Apostol, Querétaro