The Epistle

St. Paul's Anglican / Episcopal Church | Iglesia San Pablo

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS' (OBSERVED)

November 3, 2024

Dear George,

Today, October 27, Bishop Alma Sally Sue Hernández Garcia, Confirmed 9 persons and Received 12 into the Anglican Communion at a well attended (205) bilingual Eucharist. All of those Confirmed and Received were Mexican nationals.

Padre Adrian (Bishop's Chaplain), Seminarian Diego, and many members of our mission congregation at Santiago Apóstl, joined us from Querétaro.

Some photos are below, but Rosielo, our principal photographer, and I did not find time to Air Drop our phones, hence, the exterior orchestra and sing-along, the huge pachanga tent, and the amazing green and red moles on chicken with rice and beans are not pictured. Singing and dancing continued until 2:30pm.

Josefina and Angela cooked all day for at least to days and arrived at 7am Sunday morning to continue! ¡Saludos for hard work and amazing fare!

Thanks to our bishop, newly appointed to the Anglican Alliance and just back from Dubai and jet-lagged, for driving the 8 hour round trip to San Miguel de Allende to be with us.

Padre Rangél celebrates his 40th birthday this coming Thursday. As he is doing more entertaining, a bottle of wine might not be inappropriate! Prayer for Padre Rangél were offered at the 10:15 Eucharist.

The third annual trip to the Catrina factory will be Thursday October 31, departing at 9am. If you still wish a place, please contact Kathy Lapsys at mklapsys@gmail.com

Pepe Bustamante and Lupita Rios are preparing both our interior and exterior Dia de Los Muertos Altars this year. Bring a photo of a departed loved one, or a piece of memorabilia, to place on the interior Altar as you arrive to Church this coming week, the Feast of All Saints' observed.

If you have a loved one who has died since the Feast of All Saints' 2023 and would like their name included in the Canon of the Mass on the Feast of All Saints' (observed) November 3, please send information to our Administrator at StPaulsManagementSMA@gmail.com

Set up and additional help is very much desired for the November 9 and 10th Holiday Bazaar. Please volunteer to Kathy Lapsys at mklapsys@gmail.com

Grace and peace,

GFW+

FIRST COMMUNIONS above, and the Rector with his new Ahijados, below...and lovely Karina, the Assistant's wife

Pepe Bustamante and Lupita Rios are about to commence their building of the Dia de Los Muertos Altars. Should you wish to participate, please contact Claudia in the parish office at: StPaulsManagementSMA@gmail.com

CATRINA FACTORY VISIT: October 31st with a 9am departure will see the third annual trip to the Catrina Factory, a visit to the Mausoleum of José Alfredo Jimenez in the historic cemetery in Dolores Hildalgo, and a stop for carnitas at Vincentes. We depart fron in front of Vista Antigua on Independencia if you wish to participate or are able to drive, please contact Kathy Lapsys at mklapsys@gmail.com

The third Holiday Bazaar comes to St. Paul's with weekend of November 9th (9am - 3pm) and10th (11am - 4pm). We have over 12 vendors committed, and can use assistance with set-up, clean-up, silent auction and much else. Please contact mklapsys@gmail.com

The appointed lessons for The Feast of All Saints' observed November 3, may be found HERE

Los lecciones para Todos Santos observado, 3 de noviembre, estan AQUI

Parishioners are invited to pick up a grocery item monthly and place it in the large box in the parish hall, to then be distributed to those in need.

November - December: Reverse Advent Project (see bulletin insert November 3

"WALK IN LOVE" shall be the theme for our 2025 Stewardship Endeavors, launching November 10th

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.

THE DANI FUND

The Dani fund was established 13 years ago, when Dani was first born and brought to St. Paul’s by Papa Daniel. The Dani fund has been used to help with Dani’s schooling and medical needs. Dani attends Bereshit Christian School. The fund pays his tuition, textbooks and uniform costs, as well as his medical needs.



If you have been contributing to the Dani fund, thank you. If you are interested in helping, please contact Bonnie Eriksmoen at deriksmoen@aol.com.

Saturday Breakfast Group -

The Saturday 9:30 breakfast group meets at Ataño Cuatro HERE

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 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.

WOMEN'S SPIRITUALITY GROUP

Meetings are generally the first Saturday of each month at 10AM - 11:30 in the parish Church.

Book Club information may be had by contacting Susan Robinson at: sporterrobinson@gmail.com

Gerardo Arteoga (stage four colon cancer) and partner Carlos

Virginia Barron (hospice care)

Jonathan Brown (surgery recovery)

Tracey Brussels (hospice care in Paris...friend of Carol Troys)

Nolan Xavier Cavanagh (infant hemophilia A; grandson of Cheryl Cavanagh)

Robert Davis

Duane Ericksmoen

Brett Fariss (prostate cancer)

James Fred (aeortic valve replacement)

Lynne Gleason

Dorothy Glenn

Mireille Grovier (pacemaker replacement)

José Guadalupe

Israel Habacuc

The Hooper-Rosebrook family (bereaved)

Ariadna Marlene Guzmán Hernmández (Ariadna's mother, bereaved)

Linda Hickerson (cerebral tangle: friend of Carol Troys)

Deborah Holsworth

Laura Holleman (addiction recovery)

Ouida Huber (John Baker's mother)

Jill Lowne

Tim Noel Marinello

Marni McGee

Anne McAfee

Lindy McKay (brain bleed)

Margie McKinley (macular degeneration)

Tracey Montauriol

Ariel Munguia

Santiago Munguia

Christian Olson

Francisco Ortíz

Karen Ramirez

Sandra Rangél (friend of Paula Hebert)

Karina Yañez Rios (Padre Miguel's wife)

Susan Robinson (post-back-surgery)

The Seitz Family (bereaved)

Debbie Selby (pancreatic cancer)

Elaine Sells

Father Jeff Sells+

Spud

Rosalba Suárez (leukemia)

Pamela Summers

Fr. Ernie Townsend+

Joe Whitmore

Paul in Brussels (friend of Carol Troy)

REQUIESCANT IN PACE

Susan O'Nil (heart attack)

Stephen Hooper Rosebrook

Stephanie Seitz

Jaye Taux (friend of Frederick Appell's)

FOR OUR COMPANION COLLABORATIONS

All Saints'-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Montecito, California

Trinity Episcopal Church, Folsom, California

Santiago Apostol, Querétaro

UPCOMING DATES/EVENTS

•  Episcopal Visitation and Confirmation October 27 (Diocesan Bishop presides Confirmation October 20...one 10:15am Bilingual Mass this day)
•  October 31 (Thursday) Catrina Factory Visitation
• November 2, (Saturday), All Souls' Day / Dia de Los Muertos Mass and Internment of anonymous and known ashes in the Columbarium 4pm - 7pm
• November 2, Mexican congregation hosts a reception followinga 5pm Dia de Los Muertos ourdoor Mass on the Grass, preceded by an interment of Ashes at the Columbarium at 4:30pm
• November 3: The Feast of All Saints' observed
•  November 11: (Monday) Remembrance Day Liturgy/Armistice Day 10:30am
• November 26: (Tuesday) 6pm Interfaith Thanksgiving Service, 4pm
•  December 5: (Thursday ) Eve of the Feast of St. Nicholas:Community Carol Sing A-Long