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 us Saturday, May 5, 10:30 a.m., at the Center for Spiritual Living located at Nicholas Bravo 17, Ajijic, for a short (30-minute) group HU Chant followed by refreshments and fellowship time.
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St. Andrew’s Anglican
“‘I have said these things,’ Jesus said, ‘so that your joy may be complete.’ So many think of Christianity as a collection of ‘shoulds’ and ‘should nots.’ But it is not guilt, but happiness that is the essence of our faith. Come join in the joy this Sunday at St. Andrew’s,” invites Rev. Glenn Chalmers, rector of St. Andrew’s.
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.
Every Sunday, Operation Feed, 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, lentils, garbanzos, oats, oil and salt. The parish distributes these foodstuffs to the Lakeside’s neediest families.
St. Andrew’s is located at Calle San Lucas 19, a block south of the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar.
Lake Chapala Baptist
There’s always free food on a fish hook. Mom constantly said, “Do the chores before your snack.” This is good advice even in the spiritual realm. Satan offered Jesus all the kingdoms of this world before his chore of dying for the world (Matt 4/Luke 4). It’s the same with us. Glory, fame, riches, and other good things may be offered to us if we follow the world and bypass God’s way – all that entails the Christian Way of Life. Yet, we absolutely must do our chores – living life here on earth with its evil, problems, and suffering before we gain through faith rewards and living forever with God. We need to pay the price; there is no free lunch – just ask the fish. We can have the temporal problems now as a follower of Jesus Christ, but in the end, reap everlasting glory and Heaven. Or we can have our feast now. The problem with that is then we’ve got Hell to pay.
Lake Chapala Baptist Church is located at Santa Margarita 147, Riberas del Pilar. Sunday worship begins at 11 a.m.
Christ Church Lakeside
Christ Church Lakeside, formally Christ Church Episcopal, an Anglican/Episcopal mission of the Diocese of the West in the Anglican Church of Mexico, will observe the sixth Sunday of Easter, May 6, 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. Rev. Danny Borkowski will preside and Rev. Jim Powers will give a message “Commandments” based on John 15:9-17.
Following the refreshments and coffee after the service, the Lunch Bunch will meet noon at Sunrise Restaurant, Carretera Ote. 119C, San Antonio Tlayacapan, (376) 766-6123.
The Bible Study will not meet May 8.
Lakeside Presbyterian
Sunday, May 6, Dr. Wayne Cook will deliver his sermon entitled “The Reasons Jesus Left Us.” He draws his text from Acts 1: 4-11.
There must be many among us – whether in our youth or in adulthood – who have wished Jesus were here so that we could talk to him like the disciples did? He could answer all our questions and remove all our doubts. Dr. Cook will explore some of the compelling reasons Jesus left.
Lakeside Presbyterian Church is located at San Jorge 250 in Riberas del Pilar. English-language services begin each Sunday at 10 a.m., Spanish-language services at 9 a.m. Sunday School for adults begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Library, and Fridays, Bible Study begins at 9:45 a.m., also in the Library. Everyone is welcome.
Little Chapel by the Lake
“What was so high-tech about the shield of faith?” asks Pastor Ken. “Find out the answer to this and other pressing questions in a life-changing, six-week series that will have you looking at ‘the full armor of God’ like you never have before.”
This Sunday’s conversation at Little Chapel is titled “Full Armor.” It is drawn from Ephesians 6 and other passages. Pastor Ken takes you to the historical and biblical context of the Roman armor the apostle Paul described in his letter to the church at Ephesus.
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.
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Unitarian Universalists
Rev. Matt Alspaugh will present “Amid Diversity of Gifts: Flower Communion Service” at the next meeting of the Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Sunday, May 6, 10:30 a.m. Trudy Crippen is the service leader.
When Unitarian minister Rev. Norbert Capek created the flower service that we continue today, he asked people to bring flowers of their own choosing from their own gardens or from a field or roadside. The diversity of the flowers was important, for it symbolized our diversity, and how we all can make a contribution with our diverse gifts. Please remember to bring a flower, of any kind, to the service if possible.
The Unitarians meet Sundays at Hidalgo 261, on the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar, opposite the Catholic Church.
Abundant Life Church
What does God think about procrastination? If you are like the majority of people you put off a few things in life because they either don´t excite you or you flat out don´t want to do them. We all have a touch of procrastination in our lives but when it comes to pleasing God is it possible to please Him as a procrastinator? Come this Sunday, May 6, as Pastor Gary ministers on pleasing God through immediate obedience. We can conquer procrastination and God wants to help us do it.
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).
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
“We celebrate the coming of the spirit of God’s love on the church. And because God does not have favorites, the Spirit is communicated through the Church to the whole world.” Fr. Basil G. Royston, D. Min., will offer the homily “The Spirit of God’s Love” at San Andres Catholic Church’s English-language service Sunday,May 6, 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
Sometimes when we enter a place or a group we normally begin assessing the value of our presence there. If it is a huge arena like a stadium or train depot, it usually matters little. Most of us want to feel welcome or accepted. If our presence and exposure is brief in a new crowd, it is not too tough to deal with. This makes us evaluate ourselves if we are the predominant populace.
It is no different in a worship setting. Normally we would consider this type of arena as loving and accepting. However, those who are merely just “religious” may come short of demonstrating a “welcoming” presence. This is not indicative of a person filled the love of God. Many years ago while in the United States we entered a worship center which was new to us. We were greeted by a lady who was all smiles and beamed appreciation that we were there. Yes, we returned the following week because she made us feel truly welcome. Pastors Paul and Susana Allen encourage us to “let our light shine before men,” all to glorify our Heavenly Father. For more, contact them at (332) 242-8648, or by 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..