Lake Chapala Baptist
Resurrection Day services at Lake Chapala Baptist Church, Sunday, April 1, will begin at 10:30 a.m. (due to Daylight Saving Time), and will include special music, congregational singing, and the Lord’s Supper (and Brother Bob’s final sermon).
All are invited.
Lake Chapala Baptist Church is located at Santa Margarita 147, Riberas del Pilar.
Abundant Life Church
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.
The church is located at Carretera Chapala-Jocotepec 140, San Antonio Tlayacapan, a block from Super Lake. For more information, call 331-417-7038 (cel).
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St. Andrew’s Anglican
“We are an Easter people and Alleluia is our song!” These ancient words from St. Augustine still speak to the power of the Resurrection in our lives and in the world, says Rev. Glenn Chalmers. Join the congregation at St. Andrew’s as they celebrate Easter Sunday.
Every Sunday, the feeding program supported by St. Andrew’s welcomes 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.
Decluttering? Clearing out your closet? If you are, please don’t forget St. Andrew’s resale shop, Todo Bueno. Every donation or consignment you make benefits the church’s Outreach Ministry. Donations of clothing, kitchenware, electronics, bric-a-brac, furniture, appliances, books, collectables, sports equipment, etc., enables the parish to financially support a number of charities around Lakeside. Todo Bueno is located on the highway, next to S&S Auto in Riberas de Pilar, and is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Saturday.
St. Andrew’s service of Holy Eucharist begins Sunday, 10 a.m. and bilingual Sunday School starts at 9:45 a.m. Coffee hour, a time of fellowship and welcome, follows the service.
St. Andrew’s is located at Calle San Lucas 19, a block south of the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar.
Unitarian Universalists
Rev. Matt Alspaugh will speak on “Resurrection of the Earth” at the next meeting of the Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Sunday, April 1, 10:30 a.m.
“This is Easter Sunday, sometimes known as Resurrection Sunday, and we’ll take a UU slant on this, exploring resurrection of our natural world. Realizing our human impact on the earth, how can we work to assure our planet remains viable for future generations? How can we resurrect the centrality of the earth in the human spirit?”
The Unitarians meets Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Hidalgo 261, on the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar, opposite the Catholic Church.
Little Chapel by the Lake
“I love hero movies,” said Pastor Ken. “I grew up on a steady diet of Jimmy Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, and others,” he said. “I’m riveted by stories of real heroism like ‘Schindler’s List.’ But no story comes close to the miraculous true tale of the humble rabbi, a carpenter’s son from Nazareth, whose life, death, and resurrection changed, well, absolutely everything.”
The conversation at Little Chapel on April 1, Easter Sunday, is titled “Finished.” It is drawn from John 19 and other passages.
Non-denominational Christian, English language Sunday worship service is at 11 a.m. An informal hour of worship music, prayer, and open communion begins at 10 a.m. Everyone is invited to stay for a friendly comida (church meal) after the service.
Little Chapel is a dog-friendly congregation, to allow for those who need to keep their fur friends close. For a copy of the chapel’s canine etiquette, email Little Chapel at 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..
Lakeside Presbyterian
Easter Sunday, April 1, at Lakeside Presbyterian Church will be a joint English and Spanish language service at 10 a.m. This will be followed by a snack of traditional hot cross buns and coffee. All other activities that Sunday will be suspended. Later in the week normal activities will resume including the Women’s Open Prayer Circle, Thursday, April 5, at 10 a.m.
Lakeside Presbyterian Church is located at San Jorge 250 in Riberas del Pilar. English-language services begin each Sunday, 10 a.m. and Spanish-language services are 9 a.m. and noon. Everyone is welcome.
Christ Church Episcopal
Christ Church Episcopal, a mission of the Diocese of the West in the Anglican Church of Mexico, will observe Easter Sunday, April 1 with the Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m. in the La Huerta Eventos Center (where the Tuesday Organic Market is held), Carretera West 522, West Ajijic. Vicar Danny Borkowski will preside and give a message “They Were Afraid” based on Mark 16:1-8. “All are welcome to celebrate the risen Christ with us,” says Fr. Borkowski.
The Lunch Bunch will meet at noon at Roberto’s Restaurant, Carretera Poniente 35 in West Ajijic, (tel: (376) 766-1616), following refreshments and coffee after the service.
The Bible Study will meet Tuesday, April 3, 2 p.m. at the home of Elizabeth Carroll at Galeana 35. All are welcome to learn about the wonderful books and gospels of the Bible.
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
The Solemn Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord will be celebrated in English in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary on the Ajijic Plaza, Good Friday, March 30, 3 p.m. This will include the reading of the Passion from the Gospel of John, the Solemn Intercessions, the Veneration of the Holy Cross, Holy Communion, and the Departure in Silence to await the Glory of the Resurrection.
On Holy Saturday, March 31, the Church waits at the Lord’s tomb in prayer and fasting, meditating on the Passion and Death and on his Descent into Hell, and awaiting his Resurrection. The Church abstains from the Sacrifice of the Mass, with the sacred table left bare, until after the solemn Vigil, that is, the anticipation by night of the Resurrection, when the time comes for paschal joys, the abundance of which overflows to occupy fifty days.
The April 1, Easter Sunday Mass is our Alleluia: our song of praise to the Risen Christ who is our life and whose triumph over death we proclaim to all the world.
“God promised: ‘I will forgive their iniquity and never call their sin to mind.’ Today we consider the cost of the forgiveness: the tears of Christ; his avowal: ‘Now my soul is troubled.’” Fr. Basil G. Royston, D. Min., will offer the homily “Alleluia!” at San Andres Catholic Church’s English-language service Easter Sunday, April 1, 9 a.m.
San Andres is located at the corner of Ramon Corona and Parroquia, one block from the Ajijic main plaza.
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, April 7, 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.
Home Church Int’l
Animals can be such creatures of habit. Why do dogs spin around several times before lying down? Birds seem to start chirping at the very crack of dawn. Amazing, but humans have their own little habits which may seem just as strange. After a nap or night’s sleep, we like to stretch because it feels good. We may blurt out “excuse me” after sneezing without hardly thinking. Some habits may have a somewhat positive tilt, while others may not. We may say, “Can I watch my program now?”, when this habit should have been, “May I watch my program now?”
This season presents its own unique habits which are really in line for correction. In school we used to say “Easter break.” Secularists want that changed to mere ‘spring break’. Adding fat to the fire, Easter is not really the legitimate term. This word actually is derived from a pre-Christian fertility goddess Oestre who was celebrated at the beginning of spring. A connection to Jesus and the resurrection? Hardly! Pastors Paul and Susana Allen urge you to break the old habit and call our celebration what it really is, Resurrection Day. For more information, contact them at (332) 242-8648, or email at 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..