Canon John White Lectures || St. Paul’s Anglican Church - November 23, 2019

The Reverend Canon John A. White Lectures and Discussions: Canon John A. White will present lectures and discussion sessions at St. Paul’s Church, Cardo 6, on the theme: ‘A Continuing Journey: The Future of the Church in Today’s World’ on Saturday November 23^rd and on Monday November 25^th. The sessions will be held in the Parish Hall beginning at 10am with a break for a light lunch at Noon, with ending at 2pm. Canon White will be our preacher at St. Paul’s Sunday November 24^th.

A confirmation of your Saturday and Monday attendance to StPaulsRectorSMA@gmail.com will help us plan for lunch, which will be without charge.

Canon White served as Canon and Vice-Dean of St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle from 1982 to his retirement. As Canon Precentor of St. George’s he was responsible for all liturgies in the Chapel. He served as Canon Treasurer and as Librarian, editing the monograph series. He served as Warden of St. George’s House, an educational conference center in the Castle. Upon retirement, HM Queen Elizabeth II named Canon White the Commander of the Victorian Order for his service to the Queen and her family.

Canon White has lectured widely in the UK, the USA and Mexico. He is a published poet, president of the Windsor Music Festival, and Chair of ‘Together with Children,’ and English charity supporting JUNCONI, a program for street children in Puebla.

We look at St Paul’s as a unique parish for many reasons.  We are located  in the heart of Mexico— an Anglican church  in a predominantly Catholic country.  Our congregation consists of both expatriates  and Mexicans—many of whom are retirees.  We have parishioners who are with us for only a portion of the year.  And, being a popular tourist destination, we have many visitors join us during different times of the year.  The Gospel, on most Sundays, is read in both Spanish and English.  We were  founded more than fifty years ago. We value our strengths, especially our long tradition of helping the community of San Miguel de Allende.  Feed the Hungry, a nonprofit organization, was started in our Parish kitchen and now feeds over 4,000 children daily through-out the school year.  Saint Paul’s saw the need to help the poorest children in San Miguel to get a head-start on their education and formed Centro Infantil San Pablo—a pre-school for three to five year-olds, which is now independent.  We are proud of these achievements and continue to contribute to them both monetarily and with volunteers from the Parish.  We value pastoral care, for ourselves and for the community  in which we live.  We are proud to have had three ordinations in the last few years— our two Deacons to the priesthood and our former Rector’s son as a Deacon.