Thank You For Your Gifts
Pledge in Support of St. Paul’s Mission
“We are called at St. Paul’s to receive and share God’s accepting grace, challenging wisdom, and transforming love. Giving attention to the practice of our faith, we strive to honor the people of our larger community, making a useful difference in Christ’s Name.”
The life and ministry of St. Paul’s Church is sustained today and into the future by generous parishioners and friends through their pledges, one-time donations and legacy gifts. If you need any assistance, please contact the Parish Administrator at stpaulmanagementsma@gmail.com
Click here to download and print the 2026 pledge form (en español: aquí)
Save time! Click here to fill out the pledge form electronically (en español: aqui)
You can make this year’s pledge or a single monetary gift by cash, check, transfer or online by clicking on the PayPal buttons below (note: PayPal takes a 5% processing fee of your donation, so cash, check or transfer is preferred).
Walk in Love 2025 Stewardship Message
Dear Beloved Community of St. Paul’s,
Our Stewardship campaign provides an opportunity for us to reflect on the many ways that we are connected to each other. Our theme this year, Tell Out My Soul, focuses on our stories and the ways we are called to share our words, our actions, our love, our compassion and our joy with the world. In 2025 at St. Paul’s, some of our experiences we have shared have been extremely sad, especially with the loss of several long-term, very involved and well-loved members of our parish and the tragic loss of our beloved Father George. It has been an emotionally challenging year for us. As we have mourned these losses together, we have shared stories and happy memories of those whom we have lost. As we share stories, express our feelings, grieve and heal together and tell out our souls, we become closer and better connected as friends, as chosen family and as the community of St. Paul’s. These bonds we form are important to our relationships with each other, with our community and with God.
Each of us has a story to tell, how we found this community of St. Paul’s, why we actively participate and the blessings it has brought into our lives. Each of us has personal goals, dreams and great ideas, and each of us has struggles and moments of difficulty. At St. Paul’s we can bring our true and whole selves to this special place to share our story and to receive the support, encouragement, acceptance and praise that we need. We will share stories in the coming weeks during our Stewardship campaign. We encourage you to share your story with others, reflecting on the blessings and gifts you have received from God and how you can share them at St. Paul’s to serve our parish and the greater community of San Miguel through our various internal and external ministries.
The best way in which we can honor the memory and legacy of Father George is to continue the work he did so well here for seven years, including growing our ministries both within our church and throughout San Miguel, increasing the numbers of both our English and Spanish-speaking members of our parish and sharing our gifts and blessings from God.
We have been so very blessed to have Father Frank, our retired Assisting Priest, to graciously lead us through this challenging time, preparing for and officiating at our weekly Sunday English services and at confirmation and three funerals in the past two months, preparing the weekly Epistle newsletter and conducting an 8-week Bible study, ensuring that we continue with as much normalcy as possible. Father Frank and our other three retired clergy, Reverend Anne, Father Peter and Pastor Keith, have offered us pastoral care and counseling during our time of grief. All are assisting with the weekly services and support in November since the arrival of our interim Rector Father Greg Frost has been delayed due to his recent fall which resulted in a broken collarbone. Padre Miguel, all of our retired clergy, the Vestry and members of the parish, all of whom have stepped up and have assumed new roles and responsibilities in recent months, are sincerely appreciated and look forward to welcoming Father Greg and his wife Janice very soon.
As our Search Committee works through the process of seeking and attracting the best possible candidates and calling a new permanent Rector to St. Paul’s, it is very important that we remain a strong, united parish family with a healthy financial position. Each year we get closer to bringing in enough money in pledges to cover our approximately $300,000 USD operating budget. It is important that we volunteer our time and our talents through our many internal and external ministries, and we need financial resources to cover our operating expenses and to continue to serve our parish and the community of San Miguel in ways that would make Father George proud and will honor his 42 years of ministry and his legacy of service.
Please take this letter and the attached pledge card home and reflect this week on how you can best serve our parish and the greater community of San Miguel through your time, talents and financial gifts. Please fill in both sides of the pledge card and bring it back next Sunday. We will bring them to the altar and present them to the glory of God in gratitude for our many blessings and gifts.
Whether you live in San Miguel full time, part time or just visit occasionally, we need and sincerely appreciate your generous support. Your financial pledge will allow us to continue to grow, cover our monthly expenses and support our ministries for St. Paul’s and the San Miguel communities. Online pledge cards are available on our website www.StPaulSMA.com. The printed pledge cards can also be scanned and emailed to StPaulManagementSMA@gmail.com. Automatic bank payments, Zelle, cash or checks are preferred in order for 100% of your pledge to be received by St. Paul’s. The parish PayPal account may be accessed through our website; however, PayPal deducts a 5% fee on every transaction.
Thank you for your generosity of your time, talents and your financial gifts. Every gift matters, and each will be gratefully accepted, brought to the altar and blessed before God and our St. Paul’s community.
Tell out my soul! Let us share our stories, let us continue to share our love and compassion with the world, and let us celebrate the Greatness of the Lord!
With gratitude and love,
Andrea Spessard, Stewardship Campaign Chair
Querida familia de San Pablo,
Querida familia de San Pablo, Nuestra campaña de Mayordomía nos brinda la oportunidad de reflexionar sobre las muchas formas en que estamos conectados entre nosotros. Nuestro tema de este año, Proclama Mi Alma, se centra en nuestras historias y las formas en que estamos llamados a compartir nuestras palabras, nuestras acciones, nuestro amor, nuestra compasión y nuestra alegría con el mundo. En 2025 en San Pablo, algunas de nuestras experiencias que hemos compartido han sido extremadamente tristes, especialmente con la pérdida de varios miembros de nuestra parroquia a largo plazo, muy involucrados y muy queridos y la trágica pérdida de nuestro amado Padre George. Ha sido un año emocionalmente desafiante para nosotros. Mientras lloramos juntos estas pérdidas, hemos compartido historias y recuerdos felices de aquellos a quienes hemos perdido. A medida que compartimos historias, expresamos nuestros sentimientos, lloramos y sanamos juntos y contamos nuestras almas, nos acercamos más y nos conectamos mejor como amigos, como familia elegida y como comunidad de San Pablo. Estos lazos que formamos son importantes para nuestras relaciones entre nosotros, con nuestra comunidad y con Dios.
Cada uno de nosotros tiene una historia que contar, cómo encontramos esta comunidad de San Pablo, por qué participamos activamente y las bendiciones que ha traído a nuestras vidas. Cada uno de nosotros tiene metas personales, sueños y grandes ideas, y cada uno de nosotros tiene luchas y momentos de dificultad. En San Pablo podemos traer nuestro verdadero y completo yo a este lugar especial para compartir nuestra historia y recibir el apoyo, el aliento, la aceptación y la alabanza que necesitamos. Compartiremos historias en las próximas semanas durante nuestra campaña de Mayordomía. Lo alentamos a compartir su historia con otros, reflexionando sobre las bendiciones y dones que ha recibido de Dios y cómo puede compartirlos en San Pablo para servir a nuestra parroquia y a la comunidad en general de San Miguel a través de nuestros diversos ministerios internos y externos.
La mejor manera en que podemos honrar la memoria y el legado del Padre George es continuar el trabajo que hizo tan bien aquí durante siete años, incluido el crecimiento de nuestros ministerios tanto dentro de nuestra iglesia como en todo San Miguel, aumentando el número de nuestros miembros de habla inglesa y española de nuestra parroquia y compartiendo nuestros dones y bendiciones de Dios.
Hemos sido muy bendecidos de tener al Padre Frank, nuestro sacerdote asistente jubilado, para guiarnos amablemente a través de este momento difícil, preparándonos y oficiando en nuestros servicios semanales dominicales en inglés y en la confirmación y tres funerales en los últimos dos meses, preparando el boletín semanal de la Epístola y realizando un estudio bíblico de 8 semanas, asegurándonos de que continuemos con la mayor normalidad posible. Padre Miguel, Padre Frank y nuestros otros tres clérigos jubilados, Reverenda Anne, Padre Peter y Pastor Keith, nos han ofrecido atención pastoral y asesoramiento durante nuestro tiempo de dolor. Todos están ayudando con los servicios semanales y el apoyo en noviembre desde la llegada de nuestro rector interino, Padre Greg Frost, se ha retrasado debido a su reciente caída que resultó en una clavícula rota. Padre Miguel, todos nuestros clérigos jubilados, la Junta Parroquial y los miembros de la parroquia, todos los cuales han dado un paso al frente y han asumido nuevos roles y responsabilidades en los últimos meses, son sinceramente apreciados y esperan dar la bienvenida al Padre Greg y su esposa Janice muy pronto. A
medida que nuestro Comité de Búsqueda trabaja en el proceso de buscar y atraer a los mejores candidatos posibles y llamar a un nuevo Rector permanente a San Pablo, es muy importante que sigamos siendo una familia parroquial fuerte y unida con una posición financiera saludable. Cada año nos acercamos a recaudar suficiente dinero en promesas para cubrir nuestro presupuesto operativo de aproximadamente $300,000 USD. Es importante que ofrezcamos nuestro tiempo y nuestros talentos como voluntarios a través de nuestros muchos ministerios internos y externos, y necesitamos recursos financieros para cubrir nuestros gastos operativos y continuar sirviendo a nuestra parroquia y a la comunidad de San Miguel de manera que Padre George se sienta orgulloso y honre sus 42 años de ministerio y su legado de servicio.
Por favor, llévese esta carta y la tarjeta de compromiso adjunta a casa y reflexione esta semana sobre cómo puede servir mejor a nuestra parroquia y a la comunidad de San Miguel a través de su tiempo, talentos y donaciones financieras. Por favor, rellene ambos lados de la tarjeta de compromiso y tráigala de vuelta el próximo domingo. Los llevaremos al altar y los presentaremos a la gloria de Dios en gratitud por nuestras muchas bendiciones y dones.
Necesitamos y apreciamos sinceramente su generoso apoyo. Su compromiso financiero nos permitirá seguir creciendo, cubrir nuestros gastos mensuales y apoyar nuestros ministerios para las comunidades de San Pablo y San Miguel. Las tarjetas de compromiso en línea están disponibles en nuestro sitio web www.StPaulSMA.com. Se prefieren los transferencias de bancarios automáticos, Zelle, efectivo o cheques para que San Pablo reciba el 100% de su compromiso. Se puede acceder a la cuenta de PayPal de la parroquia a través de nuestro sitio web; sin embargo, PayPal deduce una tarifa del 5% en cada transacción.
Gracias por la generosidad de su tiempo, talentos y sus dones financieros. Cada regalo importa, y cada uno será aceptado con gratitud, llevado al altar y bendecido ante Dios y nuestra comunidad de San Pablo. ¡Proclama a mi alma! ¡Compartamos nuestras historias, sigamos compartiendo nuestro amor y compasión con el mundo, y celebremos la Grandeza del Señor! Con gratitud y amor,
Andrea Spessard, Presidenta de la Campaña de Mayordomía
El Reverendo Padre Miguel de Jesús Rangel Hernández, Párroco Asistente
LEGACY GIFTS
In addition to annual pledges, Legacy gifts are St. Paul’s best hope for establishing a true endowment generating an annual 4% restricted draw (roughly) for parish endeavor. Canadian and U.S. Trusts, Wills and Estate planning mechanisms offer straight-forward methods by which to provide a legacy gift to St. Paul’s.
PROPERTY GIFTS
For those in Mexico considering gifts of real property, it is important to know that such gifts must be directed to Amigos Anglicanos A.C. This, our Asociación Civil, permits property gifts for the use of St. Paul’s. Because the Mexican government legally owns the land upon which all churches are built, gifts to St. Paul’s Asociación Religiosa is not the way to successfully leave property to the parish, nor is it sufficient to designate the church in one’s estate documents.
Ways to Donate
Donate by Cash
Contact Parish Secretary at stpaulmanagementsma@gmail.com or bring to the Parish during normal hours.
Donate by Check
Gifts in Mexican Pesos, if given in check / cheque form, must be made to Iglesia Anglicana, San Pablo en San Miguel Allende A.R.
Gifts in US Dollars, write the check to: St. Paul’s Church.
Mailing Address
Our Mexican mailing address is:
La Iglesia Anglicana San Pablo en San Miguel Allende, A.R
Cardo #6, San Miguel de Allende
Guanajuato, 37700 México
If you are mailing your check from outside of Mexico, our US mailing address is:
St. Paul’s Church
PMB 141A, 220 N Zapata Hwy, Suite 11
Laredo, TX 78043
Transfer (Transferencia) of Mexican Pesos
Contact Parish Secretary at stpaulmanagementsma@gmail.com
Zelle (from US bank account to St. Paul’s US Bank Account)
A fast and safe way to transfer U.S. dollars to St. Paul’s with no fees. It works with numerous banks – contact your US bank for more details.
Once your bank account is connected you can add St. Paul’s as a recipient using the following account details:
Name: ST PAUL’S CHURCH, LAREDO, TX
Email: stpaulsofficesma@gmail.com
Wise (Transferwise)
An option to easily transfer money from your bank account directly to St. Paul’s is Transferwise. This straightforward service allows you to send money internationally with a superior exchange rate to PayPal and lower fees. Here is a link to sign up for Wise: If you follow this link, your first transfer will incur zero fee.
PayPal
A simple service to transfer money to St. Paul’s, however PayPal takes a considerable fee, so we recommend using one of the above mentioned methods.
Further information regarding donations may be obtained from the Parish Administrator stpaulmanagementsma@gmail.com
Thank you for supporting St. Paul’s Church and we wish you all the abundant blessings in this life.
