Don’t forget!
The next Lake Chapala Society (LCS) Health Day is set for Wednesday, October 10, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Flu shots will cost 300 pesos; typhoid shots, 450 pesos; pneumonia shots 350 pesos (pneumonia shots given before 2011 are good for five years. Those given in 2012 are good for life).
The Hepatitis A/B Combo series of three are 300 pesos for each shot and 2,100 pesos for the series. (It’s very important to complete the entire series with the second shot one month after the first and a booster six months later.)
Pay for shots the day they are administered at the nurse’s station.
Skin cancer screening is from 10 a.m. to noon (sign-up necessary). Blood sugar screening is also from 10 a.m. to noon with no sign up necessary. Those being tested should eat a high carbohydrate meal two hours before the test, such as pancakes, oatmeal, granola, fruit, juice, etc.
Blood pressure will be taken from 10 a.m. to noon in the Talking Books Room.
The correct date
Just so there isn’t any confusion about it, the correct date for the Women’s Health and Beauty Fair is Tuesday, October 16 at Hotel Real de Chapala in La Floresta. Look for professional and relevant health information, useful and entertaining beauty tips, a delicious buffet lunch, a silent auction and many great information and sales booths.
Tickets are 300 pesos per person and on sale at Diane Pearl Colecciones and Opus Boutique. Reserve a table for ten or seats at “open” tables by emailing Kari Higgins at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call her at 766-3651.
All proceeds will be donated to local charities.
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The Lakeside Tea Party is sponsoring the screening of the documentary “2016: Obama’s America” on Tuesday, October 9, 4-5:30 p.m. at Hotel Real de Chapala in La Floresta, Ajijic.
According to Rottentomatoes.com, the film “takes audiences on a gripping visual journey into the heart of the world’s most powerful office to reveal the struggle of whether one man’s past will redefine America over the next four years. The film examines the question, ‘If Obama wins a second term, where will we be in 2016?’” The above-mentioned website gave the film a 4.4 out of ten rating based on 29 reviews, but 77 percent of the site’s audience said they “liked it.”
Since those of all political persuasions are invited, a ballot will be passed out before the screening asking those attending the event who they believe will win the election (not necessarily who they will vote for). This will hopefully provide some interesting dialogue.
Entry to the event is 50 pesos per person at the door. The money will just cover the cost of the event and not go to the Tea Party, so Democrats, Republicans and Independents can feel comfortable about viewing this powerful film as to what makes President Obama tick.
Bus trip to Andares
The next Cruz Roja bus trip to metropolitan Guadalajara is scheduled for Thursday, October 18 to the plush Andares Mall in Zapopan. The bus leaves from the sculpture at La Floresta at 9:30 a.m. and returns promptly at 3:30 p.m., arriving back in Ajijic at about 5 p.m.
Plaza Andares, besides having plenty of excellent fashion shops, boasts two giant department stores (Liverpool and Palacio de Hierro), some first-rate restaurants, as well as a large food court with both a Starbucks and a Krispy Kreme. There’s also an adjoining Wal-mart.
The outdoor setting is lovely. So, you can get your north-of-the-border fix and enjoy a few hours of shopping (or window shopping). The cost is 200 pesos per person. Sign up at the Cruz Roja table at the Lake Chapala Society. Check out Andares’ quality website at www.andares.com for more info on its attractions.
Niños Incapacitados
Programa Pro Niños Incapacitados del Lago meets Thursday, October 11, 10 a.m. at Hotel Real de Chapala. Attend and hear about the various ways that you can help this organization that aids families with children who need treatment for life threatening diseases or surgery. You’ll get to meet one of the kids in the program.
Singles
The Lake Chapala Society Singles Group will hold a “Pub Night” on Thursday, October 11, 5-7 p.m.
You’ll enjoy the great pub atmosphere at Adelita’s, which is located just a block downhill from the San Antonio Tlayacapan plaza.
Look for the half-priced chicken wings and margaritas all evening long and half-priced beer for the singles group from 5-7 p.m. Stick around to hear the Brian James Band play at 8:15 p.m.
Excellent dinners and great pub food will be available from the menu all evenings. Get there for cocktails, stay for dinner and dance to live music until 11 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Support
The Cancer and Life Threatening Disease Support Group meets the first and third Monday of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Members share helpful ways to cope with the life-altering impact of serious diseases. The group meeting is free and run by a professional counselor. It is open to people (men and women) in treatment and recent survivors.
For more information contact by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 766-4522.
Women’s support
The Women’s Cancer and Life Threatening Disease Support Group meets the second and fourth Monday of each month from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. It’s a place to find comfort and information from people who really understand what you’re experiencing. The group is free and run by a professional counselor. It’s open to women in treatment and recent survivors. For more information see above.
Presbyterians
What do Old Testament characters like Hosea, Malachi and Habakkuk have to say to today’s modern world? Pastor Ross Arnold is starting a new series at Lakeside Presbyterian Church called “Lessons from the Prophets,” beginning on Sunday, October 7. Worship begins at 10 a.m. The Friday morning interactive Bible study begins at 10 a.m. and 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.
Unitarians
The Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (LCUUF) meets each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Sta. Margarita 113 in Riberas del Pilar. Sunday, October 7, Trudy Crippen will give the talk, “Beam Me Up, Scotty – Why Mankind Turns to Little Green Men from Mars for Salvation.” There will be a coffee hour 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..
St. Andrew’s Anglican
“Dealing with Divorce” – the subject of Jesus’ word to His followers this week – may have wider meaning and application than first meets the eye. It turns out that grace lurks behind what appears to be judgment. It also turns out that Jesus is talking to all people, not just married or divorced people, and is addressing us in uncomfortable but life-expanding ways. Sunday worship is at 10 a.m. and always includes a time of fellowship and refreshment after the service. The Church is located on Calle San Lucas 19, just a block south of the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar.
Christ Church Anglican
Christ Church Anglican Fellowship will celebrate the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost on October 7 with Holy Communion, Rite II at The Little Chapel by the Lake at 9:30 a.m. The preacher will be diaconal candidate Rob Wells. The topic of his sermon is “Not for Angels,” based on Mark 10:2-16. There will be a joint fellowship time for Christ Church and the congregation of The Little Chapel by the Lake at 10:30 a.m.; with that congregation’s service beginning at 11:15 a.m. Wells will repeat his sermon at that time. Join in and find out what is not for angles and stay for the fellowship time. There will be a pot-luck meal with an “Italian” theme after the Little Chapel service. Join in for any or all of these events.
Service in Mazamitla
Christ Church Anglican Fellowship of Ajijic will carry services to a small group of parishioners at La Familia Sagrada (Holy Family) Anglican Church in Mazamitla for a third time on Sunday, October 14. The request for leadership from Christ Church comes at a time when the Mazamitla congregation is without a priest.
Those who wish to travel to Mazamitla from Lakeside will meet at Farmacia Guadalajara and depart promptly at 9 a.m. on October 14, with a dish to share for the potluck lunch that will follow the service.
Everyone is welcome to join in this “Church-in-a-Box” experience. Just share your intentions to participate with Kay Borkowski at 766-2495 by Thursday, October 11 so that Christ Church can arrange enough transportation.