Hu Chant
Chanting HU, an ancient name for the Divine while in a contemplative state, is a simple technique to open your heart to greater happiness, love, inner peace and understanding.
Join in Saturday, November 4, 10:30 a.m., at the Center for Spiritual Living located at 17 Nicholas Bravo, Ajijic, for a short (30-minute) group HU Chant followed by refreshments and fellowship time. For more information, contact Hallie Shepherd at 766-3656 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Sponsored by Eckankar, Mexico.
Lake Chapala Baptist
Says Brother Bob Hendrick: “I am now carrying my limited-edition Mac Tools collectors’ pocket knife. I ran across it a while back when looking for something else in our safe. It was made in about 1980. It was given to me somewhere around 1985. It is number 11,547 of 12,000. It has three sharp American-made surgical steel blades. The blade of my old Parker pocket knife has been getting progressively shorter and narrower from use, abuse, and sharpening. When I rediscovered my ‘new’ knife I thought, ‘That will be worth something someday.’ And then I realized that since I use a pocket knife a lot and since I need a new pocket knife, it is valuable now. Similarly, faith in Jesus is never going to be more valuable than when you need it. And you need it now.”
Sunday, November 5, 11 a.m., Brother Hendrick will give the sermon at the worship service of the Lake Chapala Baptist Church, located at Santa Margarita 147, Riberas del Pilar.
Christ Church Episcopal
Christ Church Episcopal, a mission of the Diocese of the West in the Anglican Church of Mexico, will observe All Saints’ Sunday after Pentecost, Sunday, November 5, with Holy Communion at 9:30 a.m. in the Little Chapel by the Lake. Vicar Danny Borkowski will preside, and Rev. Jim Sheets will give the message, “No Saint Was Perfect,” based on John 5:24-27.
Refreshments and coffee will be available in the fellowship hall beginning 9 a.m.
The Lunch Bunch will meet at Gosha’s Restaurant at 11:15 a.m. The Bible Study will meet Tuesday, November 7, 2 p.m. at the Fellowship Hall of the Little Chapel.
Unitarian Universalists
The sermon at the Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship service on Sunday, November 5 is entitled “Open Sesame: How My Path Led me to the Beauty of Islam.”
Trudy Crippen will look at how childhood experiences led her to an appreciation of Islam. This talk begins the theme for our November sermons, World Religions.
The Unitarians meet 10:30 a.m. at Hidalgo 261 in Riberas del Pilar, opposite the bell tower, on the north side of the Carretera. Questions? Call Fred at 766-1458.
Abundant Life Church
Says Pastor Gary Neighbor, “Your friends represent who you are. As a people dedicated to the Lord, it is our obligation to choose carefully who we allow to influence us.” Sunday, November 5, Pastor Neighbor will consider the impact that social networking is playing on the church´s influence in the world. “Perhaps it is time to have less face … and more Book in your life as well. The goal is to grow and be more like Jesus. This takes priority over any other thing that we may enjoy in this life.”
Abundant Life Church is affiliated with the Assemblies of God of Mexico and has services for everyone. An English-language worship service is held each Sunday, 10 a.m. and Bible Study Wednesday, 3 p.m. Spanish-language services are Sunday at noon. Spanish-language Bible studies are Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. A children’s ministry is held Saturday, noon, and youth meet Sunday, 6:30 p.m.
Abundant Life Church is located at Carretera Chapala-Jocotepec 140, San Antonio Tlayacapan, a block from Super Lake. For more information, call 331-417-7038 (cel).
St. Andrew’s Anglican
Sunday at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church we will observe the Feast of All Saints, a mystical feast which reminds us that we are knit together not only with those among us now, but all those who have gone before us. Mother Liza Spangler, who begins her service as our interim priest, says it is an affirmation that we are never alone in our lives, but are continuously supported by the prayers and fellowship of those past and present, seen and unseen.
Worship begins at 10 a.m. The Holy Eucharist will be celebrated Sunday, November 5, by Bishop-Designate Fr. Ricardo Joel Gomez Osnaya, who is visiting all the parishes in the Diocese. The bilingual children’s Sunday School starts at 9:45 a.m. “Coffee Hour,” a time of fellowship and welcome, follows the service.
The Harvest Comida, a feast of thanksgiving, will be at the church on Monday, November 6, with a Social Hour at 1:00 p.m. The comida will be served at 2 p.m.
Every Sunday, the feeding programs supported by St. Andrew’s welcome donations of non-perishable food items. Boxed milk and empty cardboard egg cartons are especially welcome, in addition to rice, beans, pasta, oil and salt.
Every donation or consignment you make to St. Andrew’s resale shop, Todo Bueno, benefits the church’s outreach. St. Andrew’s supports a multitude of charities around Lakeside through the sale of second-hand items from Todo Bueno. The store is located on the Carretera next to S&S Auto in Riberas del Pilar, and is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day except Sunday.
St. Andrew’s is located at Calle San Lucas 19, a block south of the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar.
Little Chapel by the Lake
Sunday, November 5, Pastor Raul Frutos once again visits the Little Chapel pulpit, this time to discuss our true identity. His talk, entitled “An Identity Crisis,” is drawn from various passages.
Says Little Chapel’s Pastor Ken Armstrong: “Many believers have been deceived or misled about who we are in Christ. This is certain to be a lively and enlightening discussion!”
Non-denominational Christian, English-language Sunday worship service is at 11 a.m. Everyone is invited to stay for a friendly comida (church meal) after the service.
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Jewish Congregation
Shabbat Torah services are held the first and third Saturday of the month, 10 a.m., and Shabbat evening services and potluck every second and fourth Friday, 6 p.m. at the Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation.
The synagogue is located at Sta. Margarita 113, Riberas del Pilar (mountainside of the Carretera, diagonally across from Mom’s Restaurant). Call (376) 766-2668 or go to lakechapalajewishcongregation.com.
San Andres English
“How easy it is for human pride to falsify God’s message, to make capital out of it. Today ,let us honor God in humility, sincerity and truth.”
So says Fr. Basil G. Royston, D. Min., who will offer the homily “God’s Message of Eternal Life” at San Andres Catholic Church’s English-language service on Sunday, November 5, 9 a.m.
The San Andres English congregation holds a “First Sunday of the Month Food Drive” to help support the children at Villa Infantil orphanage in Jocotepec and the sisters who care for them. Consider bringing a non-perishable food item, toilet tissue, cleaning products, and the like to Sunday’s Liturgy.
San Andres is located at the corner of Ramon Corona and Parroquia, one block from the Ajijic main plaza.
Home Church Int’l
When we do something harmful to another, possibly two things will go through our heads. One, if in rebellion, we might say anything to justify our deeds or words. We act as blame-shifters. The other thought might be, “I didn’t really mean to do or say that.” This person is acting self-righteous. No change or adjustment will be found in either of these cases. They are failing to recognize and define life other than their own existence. Something’s missing. They are not dealing with their present and eternal being.
To aright one’s self through the awareness of the blunder, one needs to weigh the consequences, and sense the positive outcome of dealing with the issue. This is why John the Baptist preached to the people in the wilderness to repent, meaning to think differently, change your mind, regret your sins, change your conduct, “for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Early in His ministry, Jesus did the same, emphasizing repentance. Pastors Paul and Susana Allen surmise that repentance could be a needed action in most lives, probably for unholy issues not being dealt with. The decision is ours.
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Spiritual messenger, successful author to speak at Teatro Diana
Saturday, November 18, Neale Donald Walsch, author of the “Conversations with God” book series, will give a talk at Teatro Diana, during which he will discuss spiritual matters covered in his published work. His talk will be in English with Spanish translation. The encounter starts at 7 p.m. and tickets cost from 600 to 1,400 pesos. Teatro Diana is located at Avenida 16 de Septiembre 710, Zona Centro, Guadalajara.