Friend

Last Thursday at about 3pm it was announced that 10,000 first shots of the Pfizer vaccine would be available Friday, Saturday and Sunday to all qualifying residents 60+ at 10 sites within San Miguel de Allende.

Quite astonishing generosity on the part of the Mexican government, I thought, and I made my way dutifully to the Estacionamiento Cardo site, where, after 7 1/2 hours in line, I exited with my first dose of Pfizer vaccine. I saw many parishioners in line, and know many others received vaccination at one of the other 9 sites.

This has rather become the news of the week. In addition to gratitude to the Mexican government, this ought be encouragement to those among us who are disabled to arrange for the next such sudden announcement. Disabled people are granted first entrance (or were this round) and those without local family might contact fellow parishioners or Mexican friends or staff to hold a place in line for them, taking a taxi to a site as the lines shorten. Some I spoke with waited no time at all, and especially on Saturday and Sunday after the heat of the moment had passed. That said, vaccine supply is not deep, and one wants to pursue access to available vaccine.

For those who have received their first Pfizer vaccine, there will be no personal contact letting you know when the second is available. It is my understanding that one must return to the same site at which one received one's first inoculation with all appropriate paper-work in good order, so listen for announcements roughly three week hence and turn up at the right place at the right time. As with Thursday's news, I will send an Epistle notification should I be give advance word (thank you Cynthia Gilley, Bill Lynn, and Sara Tylosky for informing me this round of this roll-out).

Holy Week will not, this year either, be what we are accustomed to in San Miguel de Allende or at St. Paul's At St. Paul's we will limit ourselves to three observations, all outside and at Noon.

Palm Sunday March 28: Blessing of the Palms, short Procession and Mass on the Grass

Good Friday April 2: Stations and Veneration of the Cross at Noon on the Lawn

Easter Sunday April 4: The Feast of the Resurrection, Noon at Mass on the Grass

During Easter Season, Wednesday Noon Eucharists on the Lawn will continue. Sunday Mass On The Grass will move, beginning on the Second Sunday of Easter, April 11, to 10:30am.

With prayers for a Holy Lent,
GFW+