Christ Church Lakeside
Christ Church Lakeside, a parish of the Diocese of the West in the Anglican Church of Mexico, will observe the eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, August 21, 10:30 a.m., in person and via Zoom at our location with the red door and windows next to The Smokehouse Restaurant. Rev. Jim Powers will celebrate and give a message “Come to Me,” based on Luke 13:10-17.
Those wishing to have brunch/lunch will meet at noon in Gosha’s Restaurant, Carretera Ote. 24, Ajijic, 376-766-2121.
The Loaves and Fishes Food Distribution will not be held on Tuesday, August 23. To help the food distribution program with a monetary donation, contact Al Ramos, 332-384-2343, 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..
The Bible study hosted by Rev. Danny Borkowski will be via Zoom Wednesday, August 24, 1:30 p.m.
To receive the Zoom sign-in information for the Sunday service or the Bible study, contact Rev. Danny at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 376-766-2495, or Rev. Jim Powers at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 322-356-0382.
Jewish Congregation
The Jewish High Holidays are approaching. This is a time for Jews everywhere to reconnect, or “Re-Jew-Venate.” Come share a Sundae on a Sunday with us at Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation, Sept. 4, 2 p.m.
The Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation holds Friday services at 6 p.m. via Zoom. See lakechapalajewishcongregation.com for the URL.
Little Chapel
Sunday, August 21, the guest speaker for the 11 a.m. service of the Little Chapel by the Lake will be Vladimir Sánchez Ríos, who will be flying in from Monterrey, with his wife, to minister to us.
Located on the Ajijic Chapala Highway 10 in Chula Vista.
Donations for our food mission in San Juan Tecomatlan are always gladly accepted via our big purple box in front of the Chapel. Thank you for continuing to contribute to this worthy cause.
Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., a small group meets at the Chapel for
Mama Cleo’s Boys have a car wash at the Chapel Saturday mornings, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as a fundraiser for their many needs.
Unitarians
Sunday, August 21, Rev. Matt Alspaugh will speak on “As the Rivers Flow to the Sea—Water Communion.”
The Water Communion is a Unitarian Universalist tradition celebrating the coming together of the community of people from different places. The water symbolizes that sense that, while we are separate, we are also united, that our ultimate ends will be as one. Deb Gang will be the service leader.
Next week, Kamala Beaulieu will speak on “Touching the Spirit Through Meditation.” Carol Johnson will be the service leader.
Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship services are Sundays, 10:30 a.m. In-person services are now available at Hidalgo 261, Riberas del Pilar.
Lake Chapala Baptist
Last Sunday Pastor John was back at the pulpit, full of life and the love of God. His sermon was all about turning trials into triumphs.
“James 1 gives us four imperatives for correctly walking the narrow way: a joyful attitude, an understanding mind, a surrendered will, and a believing heart. Our reward for perseverance using these high spiritual qualities? Nothing less than present blessing and future recognition.
“The real purpose of trials is to finish the work God started when He first conceived us. Never forget that every trial is a testing of your faith! Evaluate your trials in the light of God’s eyes, not your own. And find that path that totally trusts God.
“Christ is the goal to whom we will fly, we will bow, we will worship! Hide me behind the shadow of the cross, oh God!”
Share memorable weekly sermons, uplifting music and an ongoing thirst for true wisdom at 10:45 a.m. at the Lake Chapala Baptist Church. Santa Margarita 147, Riberas del Pilar.
LCBC’s bilingual service meets Sundays, 5:30 p.m. Please see our ad under Worship Listings for more information. ¡Todos bienvenidos!
Visit our website or Facebook page for more info or call: 333-016-3743, office 376-765-2925.
St. Andrew’s Anglican
Reverend Bob Flick, from Houston, will be our guest preacher and The Reverend Robbin Moore will celebrate August 21. Services begin 10 a.m.
Rev. Robbin will teach a class on the Gospel of St. John, each Wednesday through August 24 from 3 to 4:30 p.m., via Zoom. To register, call or email the church office, or email Rev. Robbin directly, so she can tell you about the reading material required. For the sessions, please have your Bible on hand.
Wednesdays, from September 7 to October 12, St. Andrew’s will offer classes on what it means to be an Anglican. Newcomers will learn more about our Book of Common Prayer, how we pray, the sacraments we celebrate, the creeds, and much more. Rev. Michael Schirmacher and Rev. Moore will conduct the classes. If you’re interested in attending, let us know the time of day you prefer: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Please sign up for Sunday flowers to be given in honor of a loved one: 600 pesos.
Our feeding program collects non-perishable food items to donate to “Operation Feed,” which helps about 140 families in and around San Juan Cosalá. Donations of rice, beans or cash, which allows us to buy at bulk for the lowest prices to help feed even more families, is especially welcome. Clearing out your closet? If you are, please don’t forget our resale shop, Todo Bueno. Every donation or consignment made benefits the Outreach Ministry of St. Andrew’s, enabling our parish to financially support a number of charities around Lakeside. Clothing, kitchenware, electronics, books, bric-a-brac, furniture, appliances, collectables, etcetera, are all welcome. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
If you would like to donate to St. Andrew’s, checks can be made out to Andrew’s Fund U.S., or Andrew’s Fund Canada, both of which are tax-deductible.
We’re active on Facebook/S. Andrews Anglican Lake Chapala. We also live stream Sunday services and sermon highlights on our FB page. To become part of our parish family, contact Rev. Robbin 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.. Facebook/St Andrews Anglican Lake Chapala.
Lakeside Presbyterian
Pastor Wayne, will talk this week about “Plowing Furrows in the Sea”
It is sad to feel that all your labors were in vain.
Simon Bolivar was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led several South American countries to independence from the Spanish Empire. He is known as El Libertador, or the Liberator of America. Unfortunately he faced setbacks, opposition, poisoning, and exile. He got tuberculosis and was about to go into exile when he died a failure. He is said to have declared toward the end of his life, “I have plowed furrows in the sea.”
Jeremiah’s life was like that. He was called by God to a sorry congregation, the nation of Judah He was considered a failure in his own generation, but later generations have said that despite his apparent lack of success, he was perhaps the greatest of the prophets. The Book of Lamentations contains five Songs of Grief about his heartbreak when God allowed Nebuchadnezzar to raze his country.
Service starting time is 9:30 a.m. for the English-language service and 11 a.m. for the Spanish-language service.
The live English service at Calle San Jorge 250 in Riberas del Pilar, also streams each Sunday on Facebook at Lakeside Presbyterian Church-Chapala or at lpc-chapala.org.
If you need a ride, call 376-106-0853 before 4 p.m. on Thursday.
There is coffee and refreshments after the service in the Narthex.
Abundant Life Church
What does it take for you to believe. There are some who are waiting for a voice from the sky or what they would call an ¨important¨ miracle for them to believe. The truth is that God has done so much that there really is no excuse for not believing. Through creation, the Bible, the testimony of the early church leaders and even the current fulfillment of prophetic events, everyone should believe. Come Sunday, August 21, as Pastor Gary explains the origins of faith and why it is time to believe in Jesus.
English Sunday service is at 11 a.m., also at abundantlifechapala.com.
Abundant Life Church is affiliated with the Assemblies of God of Mexico. Bible study in English is held at 11 a.m. each Wednesday with Spanish language Bible studies on Friday at 6:45 p.m.
Carretera 140 in San Antonio Tlayacapan, just a block from SuperLake.
Grace Church Chapala
Join us at Bravo Theater, 441 Hidalgo, in Riberas del Pilar, every Sunday, 10 a.m. for worship. Combined men’s and women’s Bible Study Tuesdays, 10 a.m. at Bravo.
Information: 333-399-1501; Facebook/Grace Church Chapala; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; gracechapalamx.church. Looking forward to seeing you there.
St. Mark’s Episcopal Guadalajara
Saint Mark’s Anglican Episcopal Church has a new more dynamic website in both English and Spanish: www.stmarksgdl.com/en. Sunday, August 21, Father Manuel Sonora will officiate at both services: English at 10:30 a.m. and Spanish at 12:30 a.m..
Linger afterward, if you wish, for coffee hour in the parish hall and in the garden. Snacks are welcome.
Chichimecas 836, corner of Aztecas diagonally across the street from the UAG ICB Campus, Colonia Monraz, Guadalajara.
Iglesia Centro Cristiano Agape
Bilingual Christian Church Service Sundays at 6 p.m., with music. Calle Nudo de Cempoaltepetl 842, Col. San Marcos, Guadalajara. Information: 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.. Tel. 332-590-7760. fellowship and prayer.