Greetings!
St. Paul's is privileged to host the Diocesan Ordination of Deacons Friday June 3 at 2PM. Note the change of time.
Our own Seminarian Miguel de Jesús Rangel Hernández will be one of the four deacons to be ordained.
We hope by May 16 to know the number and composition of folk who are to be hosted, and are very grateful for those who are offering hospitality.
For those unable to otherwise host, we are hoping that folk might underwrite one or two nights at Real de Minas, which has given us a dicount rate of 1,250MX. We are in conversation with other hotels.
If you are able to offer hospitality OR underwriting, please contact Claudia at stpaulsecretarysma@gmail.com.
If you would like to be part of the Team organizing the event, also contact Claudia stpaulsecretarysma@gmail.com Logistics include pew markers and seating, flower fund, hospitality, reception, transportation and parking. The first Team meeting will occur at 2pm Monday May 16 and then again on Monday May 30. As May 16th is tomorrow, I can report that Altar Guild Director Christine Eyre, Usher Guild Director Sandra Dean, Madre Karen O'Malia, Seminarian Miguel Rangel, Audio Visual Maestro Daniel Morgan, and perhaps Adrian Ross, Flower Guild and someone I've failed to recall, have indicated attendance. If you have an interest, do show up if you are able.
Patsy Dubois will, under tented front lawn tents, cater passed hors d'oeuvres together with champagne and white wine for brindas/cheers after the event.
Paula Hebert and Jeff Arnold have graciously offered to underwite chamber music for the event.
The Diocese has determined an "open event" ordination, which means we will host all comers after the official seating of official participants, ecumenical representives, and parish representatives. This means we will have a full-house, challenging our capacity, and masks must be worn due to continued COVID concerns.
Debra Broussard has coordinated with Atencíon for an article with photographs a week or so following the event, and hence a paid photographer will be present.
In addition to underwriting housing, any special contributions toward the reception, for the photographer, flowers, and accessory delights shall be warmly received.
We are extremely pleased to be hosting the Diocesan Ordinations, and are, of course, delighted to see Licenciado and Seminarian Miguel Rangel's studies and endeavors come to fruition. We rejoice for all the ordinands, and I ask your prayers for each of them as they make spiritual and practical preparation.
Let us pray:
"O God of unchangeable power and eternal light: Lok favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacret mystery; by the effectual working of your providence, carry out in tranquility the plan of salvation; let the whole world see and know that things which were cast down are being raised up, and things which had frown old are being made new, and that all things are being brought to their perfection by him through whom all things were made, your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen." Book of Common Prayer page 540
Eastertide Joy!
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Our new Bishop, The Right Reverend Alba Sally Sue Hernández Garcia, will make a formal Episcopal Visitation to St. Paul's on Sunday July 17th for Confirmation. There will be one Liturgy only that day at 10:15am.
