Speaking Spanish
The Lake Chapala Society (LCS) has announced that the next term of Spanish language classes will begin on Monday, September 3 and will cover seven weeks of study, ending on October 20. The program uses the Warren Hardy Spanish language course that is designed for adult students. Several levels of learning are available as the students progress in the program.
Registration for these upcoming classes is now underway at the LCS office on Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from August 27 to August 31 on the ‘blue umbrella’ patio on the LCS campus.
A casual class of “Introduction to Spanish” is offered for beginners. It covers the Spanish alphabet, simple vocabulary and phrases to use around town for shopping, and other useful information about this part of Mexico and its culture.
The next term of introductory classes will begin on September 4, noon to 1:30 p.m. on the LCS campus. Learning materials are provided. The tuition is 150 pesos per person.
Sign up is available now at the LCS office, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Lake Chapala Society is located at Calle 16 de Septiembre 16-A. The telephone number is 766-1140 and the website is www.lakechapalasociety.com.
The hula
Cruz Roja (Red Cross) Chapala will hold a Hawaiian Luau on Saturday, August 25 at American Legion Post 7, Morelos 114 in Chapala. The cocktail hour is from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., at which time the Fetia I Te Po Tahitian dance group from Guadalajara, led by Gabriela Alejandro Gorziez Guerrero and musical director Edgar Ramirez Ruiz, will perform. Hal Kaluhiokalani Matthews will play his ukulele and sing, joined by Louie Pavao and Marilyn Moss as dinner is served at 5 p.m. Donna Bento will give a dance performance accompanied by Kahale Camara on guitar after dinner.
The dinner, featuring a whole roasted pig with side dishes and homemade mango ice cream, will be catered by Manix Restaurant. Tickets are 300 pesos per person and are on sale now at the Lake Chapala Society (Cruz Roja table) and American Legion Post 7.
Survival
The next meeting of the Survivors’ Club will be held Tuesday, August 14, 6 p.m. at La Nueva Posada. The meeting is open to all women who consider themselves survivors…whether you have illness, marriage, divorce, kids, bankruptcy, homelessness, work or just life in general. The idea is to gather for a good time and let the bad times be past. Just show up.
Hammers
Have Hammer…Will Travel, which provides training for young people interested in learning the woodworking art and trade, has moved from their village digs to the carretera at Hidalgo 110 in Riberas del Pilar. This move has allowed the classes to increase in size to 30 students and a need for at least four classes a week. The organization is seeking eight (or more) volunteers who can give two hours a week for a class.
They are also looking for sponsors for kids who can not afford the cost of the classes and materials. Sponsorships cost 1,900 pesos a year and can be shared between two or more people. The donation is tax deductible.
The new telephone for Have Hammers is 766-4830.
Labor Day
American Legion Post 7 invites everyone to celebrate Labor Day with them at Morelos 114 in Chapala on Monday, September 3, cocktails at 4 p.m. and dinner at 5 p.m. The picnic fare will feature Italian-style submarine sandwiches (veggie burgers for those who prefer) with marinara sauce, green salad and peach liqueur over ice cream for dessert. Stan and Yvonne will be on hand with karaoke. Tickets are 120 pesos and they are on sale now at the post. The post has smoking and non-smoking areas. The telephone number is 765-2259.
Reward
Roberto of Roberto’s Restaurant in Ajijic is looking for his cat that went missing shortly after he moved. She’s an older spayed female, long haired, white with pale red hair and her name is Taffy. Roberto is offering a reward of 2000 pesos for Taffy’s return. She may have returned to the Seis Esquinas neighborhood. Call 766-1616.
Jews
The Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation will hold its Annual Membership Meeting on Sunday, August 26 at 2 p.m. This annual event is an opportunity for Jews in the community to see what the synagogue has to offer and become members, and meet those renewing their membership.
Be there to share bagels, lox spread and all the fixing to remind you of your growing-up days at the deli. The congregation is a very active egalitarian, non-denominational congregation, inviting Jews of all backgrounds to become a part of this Jewish community.
There are benefits to becoming a member; the most important one being that members have free tickets for the High Holy Days services in September. The location of the Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation is Sta. Margarita 113 in Riberas del Pilar.
For directions, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call Chuck Diamond, President, at 765-4560.
Presbyterians
We’ve all felt disappointment, pain and even grief when someone breaks a commitment to us. Find out why promises are always serious business to God. “Keeping Promises” is the topic of Pastor Ross Arnold’s message at Lakeside Presbyterian Church on Sunday, August 19. This continues the series no how the Ten Commandments are “The Grand Positives” in our lives. Worship begins at 10 a.m.
The Friday morning interactive Bible Study, also at 10 a.m., continues in the Book of Acts. The church is located on the mountain side of the carretera just west of S&S Auto and Bubba’s Restaurant in Riberas del Pilar.
Christ Church Anglicans
Christ Church Anglican Fellowship will celebrate the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost on August 19, 10 a.m. in the ground floor space of Manix Restaurant with the Holy Eucharist Rite II. Father Danny Borkowski’s sermon will be “Lay Aside Immaturity and Live,” based on Proverbs 9:1-6.
Unitarians
The Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meets each Sunday, 10:30 a.m. at Sta. Margarita 113 in Riberas del Pilar. Sunday, August 19 the talk will be given by Bob McKeown and is entitled “Things I Learned at the Animal Shelter about Life, Death, Living Now and Unconditional Love.” Everyone is welcome. A coffee hour get-together will follow. For more information please call 766-1119 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. This is a welcoming congregation.
St. Andrew’s Anglican
Junk food leaves our bodies empty, unchanged, or, at best, fatter; but there is a spiritual junk food, too — the latest guru or religious fad, modern “gospels” that twist and distort the Christian message and leave our souls hollow, untouched or deceived. “The Hunger of the Heart” can only be satisfied with truth that is genuine, even when difficult, such as the words of Jesus from the Sixth Chapter of John’s Gospel, words that challenge us but also change us. It’s Part 3 in Jesus’ four-part series on the Bread of Heaven, and it’s part of the worship that begins at St. Andrew’s this Sunday at 10 a.m. This will be followed by a time of refreshment, welcome and fellowship. St. Andrew’s is located at Calle San Lucas 19, just a block south of the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar.
Little Chapel by the Lake
Located on the mountain side of the Chapala-Ajijic carretera near the Chula Vista Golf Club, the non-denominational Little Chapel by the Lake will hold a worship service at Sunday, 11:15 a.m. The speaker will be Tony Rojas from San Juan Tecomatlan presenting material about his last trip to the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Interesting photos of his travels will be presented with the talk.