Love in Action
The kids at the Love in Action Children’s Center were treated to a “Three Kings” party on January 6.
Among their other surprises were filled piggy banks that they got to break. At last count, more than 38,500 pesos had been harvested. Those pesos will be placed in a special account for the kids’ special treats through the year. Volunteers to thank are Donna and Paul Cohen, Vicki and Mike Smith, Marty Davis and Jerry Unger, Julie and Chisholm Lyons, Sue Weiss and Joel Smith, Ceci Girling and Fred Kananen, Dee and Allan Ayano and Eleanor and Rick Feeney.
Learning
Bill Frayer will chair the LCS Learning Seminar on Tuesday, January 17, noon in the LCS Sala. The seminar will feature (via TED Internet podcast) Rachel Bottsman speaking on “The Case for Collaborative Consumption.” Bottsman is a social innovator who writes, consults and speaks on the power of collaboration and sharing through network technologies and on how it will transform business, consumerism and the way we live.
Get registered
Calling all Canadians. Don’t forget about the seminar being hosted by the Canadian Consulate on Wednesday, January 18, 1 p.m. at the Lake Chapala Society Sala. It’s called “Registration for Canadians Abroad 101 – Why You Should Register and How to Do It in 10 Minutes.”
Tarahumara celebration
Libby Townsend’s project to aid the Tarahumara indigenous people of the Copper Canyon continues with a special dinner on Sunday, January 22, noon to 5 p.m. at La Bodega Restaurant (Calle 16 de Septiembre 124, Ajijic). Enjoy the traditional food of Chihuahua for 100 pesos or order from La Bodega’s menus. Handmade crafts by the Tarahumara people will be for sale along with jewelry, soap and more by Jose Melendrez. Music will be provided by Javier Raygoza and his friends.
Meal tickets are available for purchase at Addiction on the Ajijic Plaza, La Bodega, Zaina and the Guadalajara Reporter at Plaza Bugambilias. Those purchasing the special dinner tickets or making contributions in cash or kind will receive raffle tickets for special prizes. Call 766-1002 for reservations.
Dine with the Shrine
The next Dine with the Shrine event will be on Thursday, January 26 at Hotel La Nueva Posada.
Special lunches/dinners will be served from noon to 7 p.m. Two great entrees have been planned at a cost of just 120 pesos. For starters, you can savor Azteca soup or house tossed green salad and rolls and butter. One entree is pork chops with country sage stuffing, herb mashed potatoes and veggies. The other is chicken fajitas with refried beans, guacamole, sour cream and tortillas. Tips, drinks and desserts are not included.
The Eager family will donate 100 percent of special lunch/dinner sales to the Lake Chapala Shrine Club to benefit the club’s activities.
Make reservations by calling (376) 766-1444 or at the restaurant. Indicate that you’re coming for the special Shrine dinner.
The community’s continuing support is greatly appreciated and the Shriners look forward to seeing you on January 26.
Bus trips
February’s Cruz Roja bus trips head to Guadalajara’s plush Galerias Mall on Tuesday, February 7 and Tonala and Tlaquepaque on Wednesday, February 15.
In both cases, the bus will leave from the La Floresta entrance by the sculpture at 9 a.m. The bus will return from Galerias at 3:30 p.m. and from Tlaquepaque at 4 p.m.
By the way, there are still a few seats left for the Tuesday, January 17 trip to Galerias Mall and the January 25 trip to the Guadalajara Zoo.
The price for all trips is 200 pesos, except to the zoo, which costs 300 pesos. Sign up Monday through Friday at the Cruz Roja table at the Lake Chapala Society from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Quack, quack
First it was polar bears and now the Cruz Roja Volunteers are bringing in ducks.
Hundreds, even thousands of yellow rubber duckies are all set to race at the Mexican National Chili Cookoff on February 10, 11 and 12. You can sponsor a duck or two (or a flock). The races will run all three days with the final heat on Sunday, February 13. The grand prize will be a 32” Sony flat screen TV.
Each duck will have a number matching a ticket. Individual ducks cost 50 pesos and families of ducks cost 100 pesos for three ducks, 200 pesos for seven ducks or 500 pesos for a flock of 20. Ducks will be available at the Cruz Roja table at the Lake Chapala Society, at the Chili Cookoff and from volunteers.
Proceeds will be shared by the Cruz Roja and the Chili Cookoff charities.
Canadian love
The Canadian Club of Lake Chapala is throwing its first Valentine’s Dinner and Dance on Tuesday, February 14 in the pavilion of Hotel Danza del Sol (Zaragoza 165, Ajijic).
Cocktails (cash bar) begin at 6 p.m. followed by a romantic dinner catered by Roberto’s. Music from the Tallboys Band starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets costing 270 pesos per person (including tip) go on sale for Canadian Club members at the Wednesday, January 18 program at La Nueva Posada. Members’ tickets must be paid for by January 20 for both reserved and open seating. Tickets for 300 pesos per person, for both club members and the general public, go on sale on January 21 at Absolut Fenix Real Estate, near SuperLake Market, Monday through Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 766-1776.
Upscale
The Upscale Resale shop that helps support La Ola and Hope House has stocked up on draft and dust stoppers, designer pillows and custom Kindle covers. The shop also has lots of after-Christmas bargain items now coming out of consignment with better prices.
The charity shop accepts donations of clothing, books, house and garden wares, as well as taking furnishings on consignment. Check out the shop near Maskaras Clinic and Mom’s Restaurant on the south side of the Carretera. The hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Consignments are taken in on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Unitarians
The Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meets each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Sta. Margarita 113 in Riberas del Pilar. The service on Sunday, January 15 will be entitled “The Promise of Humanism” and will be presented by Bob Koches. There will be a coffee 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..
Presbyterians
Pastor Ross Arnold’s sermon for Sunday, January 15 will be “Real People: The Bravery of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego” from Daniel 3. The service begins at 10 a.m.
The Circle of Friends prayer group will meet on Thursday, January 19 at 10 a.m. and the Bible study in the book of Luke will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 20. Lakeside Presbyterian Church is located on the mountain side of the Carretera just west of S&S Auto and Bubba’s Restaurant.
Christ Church Anglican
Christ Church Anglican Fellowship (CCAF) will celebrate The Second Sunday of Epiphany with the Holy Eucharist Rite II at Manix Restaurant, Ocampo 57 in Ajijic, on Sunday, January 15 at 10 a.m. The sermon topic will be “Can Anything Good Come out of Nazareth ?” based on John 1:43-51.
St. Andrew’s Anglican
Many of us here at Lakeside think of ourselves as belonging to the “mature” generation. Along with that comes the temptation to consider ourselves wise, knowledgeable, and deserving to be in control or in charge of those groups and organizations fortunate enough to have us as members. So how do we respond when out preeminence is challenged, or when new ideas and new energy threaten to take the place of “the way we’ve always done it?” One of the readings on Sunday, January 15 is the story of how God raised up young Samuel to take the place of the wise priest Eli. Based on that text, the sermon takes a look at God and the “Generation Gap.” As it turns out … well maybe you should show up and hear for yourself how it turns out.
Whatever generation you are a part of, you’re welcome at either the 9 a.m. or the 11 a.m. worship service and also during the fellowship and refreshment period between the two services.
During the coffee time, take the opportunity to sign up for St. Andrew’s Italian Festival to be held on Tuesday, January 31. It will be an exciting event to start the new year with an Italian lunch, live music, door prizes and a grab bag auction. The fun starts at 1 p.m. and the cost is 175 pesos. You may also reserve through the church office that’s open every weekday morning between 9 a.m. and noon. St. Andrew’s is located at Calle San Lucas 19 in Riberas del Pilar.