Lake Chapala Baptist
“Many people our age have hearing difficulties,” says Brother Bob Hendrick.
“There are aids to help remedy hearing problems. But, what I often encounter and sometimes experience is not what would be labeled ‘hard of hearing’ but what would more accurately be called ‘hard of listening.’ There is no surgery, prosthesis, or appliance to fix hard-of-listening. And that is a shame because some of what goes in one ear and out the other carries news of blessing and life or warning of eternal consequences. The author of the Epistle of Hebrews cautions his readers to pay attention lest they miss blessing and eternal life that is only in the Son.”
Attend the service at the Lake Chapala Baptist Church on Sunday, February 14, 11 a.m. The church is at Santa Margarita 179 in Riberas del Pilar.
Saint Andrew’s Anglican
Traditionally, the first Sunday of Lent remembers Jesus’ temptations in the Judean desert. Fr. Winston Welty’s sermon at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church on Sunday, February 14 connects that wilderness testing with our own struggles, and suggests that Lent can be a time of “Remembering Who We Are.”
Worship begins at 10 a.m., the children’s bilingual Sunday School is at 9:45, and “Coffee Hour” in the garden follows the worship service.
On the second Sunday of each month, donations are received for the support of Sunday School children and their families in Jocotepec. And every Sunday, the feeding program supported by St. Andrew’s welcomes donations of non-perishable items, left in baskets by the church doors.
Every Wednesday in Lent from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., this year’s Bible Study is “Muted Voices: Old Testament Women,” stories that bring men and women to a clearer understanding of how to live as persons of faith in a faithless world. This week: Sarah.
St. Andrew’s is at Calle San Lucas 19, a block south of the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar.
Unitarians
The Sunday, February 14 special Valentine’s Day service features Bob and Kathy Koches on “Love Makes the World Go Round.”
The Unitarian Universalists have an enhanced personal sound system to help those with hearing issues during their Sunday services. Attendees may use headphones or ear buds connected to an FM radio or FM capable cell phone.
The Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalists are an English-speaking, lay-led fellowship that meets every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on the west side of Ajijic in Plaza de la Ribera, Rio Bravo 10A, in a wheelchair-accessible facility.
Christ Church Episcopal
Christ Church Episcopal will observe Sunday, February 14 by celebrating the Holy Eucharist, Rite II, 9:30 a.m. in the Little Chapel by the Lake in Chula Vista. Fr. Danny Borkowski will preside and Dr. Inez Dayer will give the message “Love,” honoring St. Valentine’s Day.
The congregations of Christ Church and the Little Chapel share a coffee fellowship between their two services from about 10:35 until 11:10 a.m.
The Tuesday Bible Study sponsored by Christ Church continues the study John’s Gospel.
Little Chapel
Little Chapel by the Lake will continue with the message “Prayer, is it worthwhile and effective?”, led by Frances Clemmons, at its Sunday, February 14, 11:15 a.m. service. Fellowship time with coffee and refreshments begins at 10:30 a.m.
The Little Chapel is in Chula Vista, on the Carretera, east of the golf course entrance.
San Andres English
Fr. Basil G. Royston, D. Min. will give a homily on “Jesus is Lord” at the Sunday, February 14, 9 a.m. English-language Mass held at San Andres Catholic Church in Ajijic.
Says Fr. Royston: “Today we praise God for the marvelous things God did for our forefathers and mothers, for God’s mighty hand and outstretched arm. What he did for them he still does for us, in Jesus the Lord who conquered sin and death.”
After Sunday’s Mass, there will be a “white envelope offering” for the congregation’s outreach projects. This supports many local charities, inclduing Anita’s Shelter, six student scholarships, Villa Infantil, Operation Feed, Cruz Roja, Niños Incapacitados, El Corazon del Ancianos, the Ancianos Christmas dinner, the San Andrés fiesta, Niños y Jovenes, and scholarships for local Seminarian students.
San Andres is located at the corner of Ramon Corona and Parroquia, one block from the Ajijic main plaza.
St. Mark’s Anglican
Guadalajara
St. Mark’s Anglican/Episcopal Church in Guadalajara will celebrate the first Sunday of Advent with a look at Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. The Rev. Jim Priddy will give a sermon entitled “The Devil in the Details.”
St. Mark’s holds services in English at 10:30 a.m. and in Spanish at 12:30 a.m. A fellowship is held between the two services in the church hall. Chichimecas 836, corner of Aztecas, a two-minute drive north of Plaza Mexico, in Colonia Monraz.(33)3641-6620, cel (331)432-3497.