The paper
The newest place at Lakeside to buy the Guadalajara Reporter is at Terry’s Tianguiz located near Chapala at Hidalgo (carretera) 265B. It’s open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
British Society
Hard to believe but this is what went on at the British Society meeting this month. Fernando Serna Villa, professional dancer and choreographer and director of the Danza con Clase dancing academy in Guadalajara, partnered British Society member Paddy Andrews to demonstrate the salsa, danzon and cumbia! A great way to end 2011!
Holiday party
This year’s holiday party for the Love in Action Children’s Center still has a little space available for those who would get a kick (and who wouldn’t) out of spending some holiday time with kids while enjoying the atmosphere of a restored historic Ajijic home. Tickets are 1,000 pesos per person and are all-inclusive for the fantastic gourmet hors d’oeuvres, drinks and general good time. Because of generous donations to the event, all of the proceeds will go to the Love in Action Center.
Love in Action houses up to 63 kids from babies to 18-year-olds. The children have problems ranging from having been abandoned on the street to physical and psychological mistreatment; but today are secure in a loving atmosphere.
Go to liabenefit@aol for your tickets. In the meantime, check out the website at www.loveinactioncenter.org.
Singles
The Lake Chapala Society Singles Group is celebrating Christmas with a cocktail party on Thursday, December 15, 7 p.m. at Restaurant Morena Mia in the Hotel Mis Amores at hidalgo 22 in Ajijic. The cocktail party is open but just 30 tickets will be sold for the special dinner that comes afterwards. They cost 230 pesos (including tip) and are on sale at Diane Pearl’s Colecciones and the Lake Chapala Society office.
The dinner ticket includes a welcoming margarita and a complementary glass of wine. There is a choice of three entrees: beef medallions with mashed potatoes and grilled vegetables, fish fillet with nuts and butter, jasmine rice and grilled vegetables or (vegetarian) risotto with mushrooms and spinach. Dessert is a fruit tart. When you purchase the ticket, indicate your choice of menu.
LCS learning
The Lake Chapala Society (LCS) Learning Seminar scheduled Tuesday, December 13, noon in the Sala will be chaired by Fred Harland and is available for LCS members. It will feature lexicographer Erin McKean, who asks whether the beloved paper dictionary is doomed to extinction. In this infectiously exuberant talk, McKean looks at the many ways today’s print dictionary is poised for transformation.
Modern Mexico
A free Power Point lecture given by Richard Rhoda, titled “Modern Mexico: So Much More than We Think,” will be presented on Wednesday, December 16, noon, in the Lake Chapala Society (LCS) Sala.
The 90-minute presentation will cover a range of topics from drug wars, climate change, volcanoes, immigration, health issues, political trends and monopolies.
Cancer
The Women’s Cancer Support Group meets on the second and fourth Mondays of the month from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This month they will meet on December 12 and 26. The group is free and run by a professional counselor. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 766-4522 for more details.
Democrats
The next meeting of Democrats Abroad-Chapala Chapter will be on Monday, December 12, 4 p.m. at La Nueva Posada. The discussion will be about the Michael Moore movie “Capitalism, a Love Story.”
Also under discussion will be the upcoming FDR birthday party. All are welcome.
Unitarians
The Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (LCUUF) meets each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Santa Margarita 113 in Riberas del Pilar. The service on December 11 will be entitled “Building Our Religious Community.” They will discuss the challenges and opportunities of the new year. There will be a coffee hour social following the service. For more information please call 766-1119 or email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. LCUUF is a welcoming congregation.
St. Andrew’s Anglican
“The more religious we are, the more likely it is that will miss the God who seeks to come to us.” That’s the message of this week’s sermon, “Religious? NO” by Father Winston Welty at St. Andrew’s this week. It’s based on John the Baptizer’s ministry of preparing the way for the coming of the Messiah. Agree? Disagree? Either way you’re up for a spiritual challenge at either the 9 a.m. or the 11 a.m. service. Don’t miss the time of welcome, refreshment and fellowship that comes between the services. The Church is located at Calle San Lucas 19. just a block south of the carretera in Riberas del Pilar.
St. Andrew’s Outreach Committee wishes to thank all the hard workers at last week’s Regalorama. They especially thank the many people of the total community who pitch in every year to help. Many Lakeside charities will benefit from the wonderful effort.
Christ Church Anglican
Christ Church Anglican Fellowship will meet, as usual, at Manix Restaurant, Ocampo 57 in Ajijic on December 11. They will celebrate the third Sunday in Advent with the Holy Eucharist Rite I. Father Danny Borkowski’s sermon topic is “Who Are You?” based on John 1: 6-8, 19-28.
Presbyterians
Lakeside Presbyterian Church has a busy schedule this week. The sermon on December 11 by Pastor Ross Arnold will be “The Integrity of Joseph” from Matthew 1: 18-25. The church will hold its community luncheon on December 10, 3 p.m. Advent Bible Study will be at 10 a.m. on December 16. A Christmas Open House will be held December 18 at the home of Pastor Ross Arnold and Carolyn Hansen at Ocampo 200 in Ajijic.
All events (except the open house) are at Lakeside Presbyterian Church located on the mountain side of the carretera just west of S&S Auto and Bubba’s Restaurant.
Don’t forget about the amazing display of nativity scenes from the collection of Mary Alice Sargent open at the church from December 7 to 14 (except Sunday) from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.