The Epistle

St. Paul's Anglican Church | Iglesia San Pablo

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

CONFIRMATION SUNDAY

November 12, 2023

Dear George,

Our Bishop, the Right Reverend Alba Sally Sue Hernández Garcia will make her formal Episcopal Visitation to St. Paul's on November 12, presiding at Confirmation or Reception for those entering the Anglican Communion. There will be one bilingual liturgy at 10:15 that day.

Those who have prepared for Confirmation or Reception need to fill out an information form (available in Spanish or English from the parish office StPaulManagementSMA@gmail.com and return the form to the office. Candidates are encouraged to attend a short rehearsal on Saturday November 11 at 12:30pm.

Our new Sunday School Director is Rosie Stokes. Rosie is collaborating to find the best bilingual Sunday School curriculum available. Our children's sermon for December will be on December 3 rather than December 10 so the Rector may distribute Advent calendars to the children. There will be no children's sermon the second Sunday of November as that coincides with Confirmation and Reception and the Bishop's visit.

Our "Reverse Advent Project" commences in November so that we may distribute food-stuffs in the campo and to those in need in December. A bottle of cooking oil would be a welcome additional item that may be added to the items listed below. Thank you, and may you have a holy Advent Season, soon to be upon us (December 3)!

Many thanks to Hector Godoy for our new bulletin board in the parish hall, and to Elaine Sells who led a Communications Group brainstorm on Saturday November 4! Both shall consequently help us "get the word out!"

Vestry member Andrea Spessard is leading our Stewardship Campaign 2024. She could use some help. Any who wish to join the Stewardship Team may contact Andrea at alspessard@gmail.com

St. Paul's Development Project (formerly the Dispensa Project) offers free weekly English classes Thursdays at 6pm commencing 9 November with a formally trained English instructor. Coffee and tea will be offered. There is a class size limit of 15 persons. Sign up for the class (or for the waiting list) with the Administrator StPaulManagementSMA@gmail.com

The St. Paul's Development Project commences teaching tennis twice weekly to 20 less advantaged local Mexican youth on 16 November.

Grace and peace,

GFW+

Upcoming Events:

REMEMBRANCE DAY LITURGY: Saturday November 11 at 10:30am (see below).

CONFIRMATION/RECEPTION REHEARSAL: Saturday November 11 at 12:30pm.

EPISCOPAL VISITATION FOR CONFIRMATION OR RECEPTION: Sunday November 12. One bilingual Liturgy only this day at 10:15am. (See below).

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 at 10:15am

Our Bishop, +Alba Sally Sue Hernández Garcia, will join us to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation and Reception on 12 November. There will be one bilingual Liturgy that day at 10:15am.

All baptized Christians should, in Anglican practice, move to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Reception is the process by which a person who has already been Confirmed into a branch of the Church in the Apostolic Succession (Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Swedish Lutheran) are regularized into the Anglican Communion. Their previous Confirmation is affirmed. Reception is hence a determination to practice the Faith in the Anglican branch of Christian expression.

Our own Sara Tylosky placed first November 4 at the Dressage Competition held at Viñedos San Francisco! Congrats Sara!

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

ALL SOULS DAY / DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

November 2

A Spanish language Liturgy was celebrated at 5pm All Soul's Day at our exterior Dia de Los Muertos Altar, followed by an outside fiesta including tamales, buñelos, atole and vino. Our tamales and atole were homemade in the parish kitchen by Josefina Ledesma, Lupita Yañez, Karina Yañez and Magaly Trujillo. ¡Mil gracias to all who prepared us for such a happy fiesta! We enjoyed front row seats to the Catrina Parade wending up Cardo.

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 sermon for November 5 may be viewed HERE

The appointed lessons for the only Eucharist (bilingual) to be celebrated on November 12 may be viewed HERE

The Bishop preaching and celebrating

Lecturas para la Misa del 12 de noviembre 10:15am estan AQUI

REMEMBRANCE DAY LITURGY

(Armistice and Veterans Day)

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH

10:30am Saturday

November 11, 2023

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)

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+

Danny Stuart (bereaved)

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