Lake Chapala Baptist
“I used to hear that when the going gets tough, the tough get going,” says Brother Bob Hendrick, pastor of Lake Chapala Baptist Church. “Later I heard, ‘Life is hard and then you die.’ Now I hear folks saying things like, ‘Life is unfair, the government should fix it.’”
He continues: “The world has been broken ever since sin was introduced by our distant kinfolks, Adam and Eve. It will not get fixed by pithy sayings that fit on a bumper sticker. However, the Bible does give us some Pre Traumatic Stress Direction.”
Hendrick says the congregation will “see what God’s Word says about dealing with tough times and temptation” during the worship service on Sunday, October 11,11 a.m.
Sunday school at Lake Chapala Baptist starts at 9:45 a.m. each Sunday. The church is at Sta. Margarita 147 in Riberas del Pilar.
New Hope
The non-denominational congregation of the New Hope Christian Fellowship meets Sunday, October 11, 10:30 a.m.
As part of the service, Pastor Gene Raymer will deliver a message based on lessons learned from the book of Esther. “God had a plan for Esther just as He does for everyone He creates. This week we will seek to understand God’s plan for Esther and for each of us.”
The congregation meets at Raymer’s home at Privada Jesus Garcia 11 Refreshments are provided for early arrivals. After the worship service, the fellowship time continues as the group adjourns to visit a different restaurant each week.
St. Andrew’s Anglican
One of Jesus’s most uncomfortable sayings, “Sell all that you have, and follow me,” is the challenge heard during the worship service at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church on Sunday, October 11, 10 a.m.
Fr. Winston Welty’s sermon, “Getting Beyond Rich,” suggests that the only authentic response to that challenge is one which leaves behind all that binds and imprisons Christ’s followers, and that shedding of material things results in the freedom that faith makes possible.
Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m. There are refreshments in the garden following the service. On every second Sunday of the month, donations are received for the support of the families of the Sunday School children in Jocotepec. The donations of non-perishable food items for the feeding program supported by St. Andrew’s can be left in baskets at the Church doors.
Wednesday, October 14, the monthly breakfast of the “Company of Gentlemen” meets in the church kitchen at 8:30 a.m.
St. Andrew’s is at Calle San Lucas 19, a block south of the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar.
Little Chapel by the Lake
During the 11:15 a.m. worship service of the Little Chapel by the Lake on Sunday, October 11, guest speaker Quy Ngugen, owner of Ajijic restaurant Chopsticks, will speak about the prodigal father, from the parable of the prodigal son.
The congregation of the Little Chapel joins with members of Christ Church to share a time of fellowship between the two groups’ services, from about 10:35 until 11:10 a.m.
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San Andres English
The English-speaking congregation of San Andres Catholic church will consider “Christ, our Wealth” at the 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday, October 11.
Says Fr. Basil G. Royston, D. Min., “Even though we had nothing in this world that we could call our own, in having Christ, the wisdom of God, we possess all things: we are rich in him. He is the Word of God that is alive and active in our hearts.”
The congregation will present their monthly white envelope to fund outreach programs and assist less fortunate lakeside residents of all ages.
Unitarian Universalists
Ellen McFarland is the speaker for the Sunday, October 11, 10:30 a.m. service of the Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalists. During her talk, “Introvert, Extrovert, Ambivert: What Are You and Why Does This Matter?” McFarland will review Susan Cains’ book “Quiet,” and report on other findings on the topic, including a short listener participation activity.
The local group is an English-speaking, lay-led welcoming fellowship that meets in Ajijic’s Plaza de la Ribera, Rio Bravo 10A, a wheelchair-accessible facility.
Christ Church
Christ Church Episcopal will host the Holy Eucharist Rite II at the Little Chapel by the Lake on Sunday, October 11, 9:30 a.m. with Fr. Danny Borkowski presiding. The Most Rev. Sandy Olson will give a message with the theme “Holding On and Holding Out,” based on Mark 10:17-31.
The Tuesday Bible Study Group meets at 2 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Little Chapel and is continuing the in-depth examination of the Gospel of John.
Buddhists
When the Heart of Awareness Community meets on Wednesday, October 14, the Noble Silence begins at 4 p.m., and is followed by a formal meditation, dharma teachings and discussion at 4:30 p.m. Part 2 of a video talk, “Embracing Suffering” by Stephen Batchelor, a contemporary Buddhist teacher will be shown.
The sangha is at Guadalupe Victoria 101, suites A-B, in Ajijic. Heart of Awareness is a non-sectarian community grounded in the teachings of the Buddha as preserved in the Theravada/Vipassana tradition. Visitheartofawareness.org, or call Janet Reichert at (376) 766-6069 for more details.