It’s calendar time!

/ Beth Merrill Neel

I normally don’t like to think about Christmas until after Thanksgiving, but… I’m very excited that this year I have not one but TWO calendars to offer you! I have reprinted last year’s Matron Saints calendar for 2026, AND, having created six new Matron Saints this year, have also made a Matron Saints and Friends calendar.

How can you order? Just send me a message here, and we will get the ball rolling. The cost is $20/calendar, and shipping is usually around $10.

There are also notecards available for all these saints, so let me know if you’re interested in those too.

Thanks for considering this! And peace be with you.

31 thoughts on “It’s calendar time!”

  1. these are gorgeous…I am in the UK though so would probably work out too expensive for me to get them posted, how much would this be?

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    • Hi! I’ll tell you what I did last year when there were a couple of people in UK who ordered. I will send you a calendar (or more!) and you will donate to an organization that feeds your soul the amount you would pay me, and then let me know who you gave to and why. How does that sound?

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      • Hi Beth, sorry for delayed response there has been a lot going on.

        That is such a beautiful and generous offer and I would love to take you up on it if it still works for you?

        I would LOVE 3 x of the Matron Saints & Friends calendar (I hope that’s not too many to ask for) (if it is, one will be fine!), and I will donate £50 to Roots/Shorashim/Shudur https://b8ofhope.org/roots/ – a wonderful peacemaking group of Westbank settlers and their Palestinian neighbours who do unique relationship-building work in Israel/Palestine, including with children and young people, supporting each other and forging a different way forward, honouring each other’s identity in the Holy Land – ‘One Land, Two Peoples, Two Stories – both true’.

        The ongoing Israel/Gaza disaster of the last 26 months has been the greatest challenge to the very existence of this group but amazingly a committed core continues their costly activism and relationship building. They feed my soul and bring me hope.

        https://youtu.be/uG9fJZKBU5E

        Maybe you are aware of Roots already…

        Anyway, if this is ok with you,

        Rev Wendy-May Jacobs

        51 Staunton Street, Landport, Portsmouth PO1 4EJ, UK

        warm wishes, and keep up the good work! and Happy Christmas when it comes!

      • Hi, Wendy-May! I put three calendars in the mail yesterday, so hopefully they will arrive before the new year! And thank you for choosing such a beautiful organization for the donation; the plight of the people of Gaza has long been on my heart. Every bit helps. And a happy Christmas to you and yours!

    • I’m the link! Which calendar would you like – the original Matron Saints or Matron Saints and FRiends? Calendars are $20 each plus shipping which is about $10. Let me know which you’d like and where I can send it to. I’ll let you know the total cost and then you can Venmo me or send a check. How does that sound?

      Thanks so much and have a great day!

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  4. Dear Beth,

    I am interested in ordering your 2026 calendar, Matron Saints and Friends, What happens next?

    On a more personal note–I signed up for your posts years ago because Paul Gilmore recommended your work. We used to work together when he was in CT. Just thought you might be interested.

    Thanks. Mary

    Mary Marple Thies

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      • I don’t have a Venmo account. Can I use Zelle ? I need your name and cell phone number or your email address to do so. Or I can be really old-fashioned and send you a check.

        Mary

      • Dear Beth,

        I’m following up on the check I sent back in November for the calendar. I haven’t yet received it and I wonder if you received my check.

        I know you must be swamped right now, but if you have a moment, could you check and let me know.

        Thanks so much. Mary

      • Mary, I checked all my receipts and indeed, I did not send you a calendar. I M very happy to send you one and can expedite shipping if you’d like.

        I have your address on the check. And let me know if I can send you a second calendar or some notecards to make up for my error.

        Beth

      • Hi Beth, I know this is in the middle of another conversation but not sure how to message you directly…just wanted to thank you for sending 3 x of your Matron Saints & Friends calendars to the UK – I have kept one of them and gifted the other two, they are gorgeous and have been very joyfully received! Keep up the good work x

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