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Jewish Congregation
Shabbat Torah services are held the first and third Saturday of the month, 10 a.m., and Shabbat evening services and potluck every second and fourth Friday, 6 p.m. at the Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation.
Children in the Lake Chapala region celebrate the holiday season by reenacting the Holy Family’s search for shelter in Bethlehem in the traditional Posada processions held in different neighborhoods every day December 16 through 24.
November was a busy month for Cruz Roja Chapala. The clinic staff provided 1,119 patient services while paramedics conducted 155 ambulance rescue trips.
Chapala City Hall will scale back regular business over the holidays, with skeleton staff assigned to cover office duties from December 22 through January 7.
Like other communities across the nation, towns in the Lake Chapala area are winding up for one of Mexico’s most fervently celebrated religious holidays, the December 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Lake Chapala Birders are conducting this year’s annual Christmas Bird Count on Friday, December 15.
A growing group of lakeside expats will start the holiday season and kick their seasonal spirit into high gear each year by attending the Club Ukulele de Laguna (CUL) “Fourth Annual Ukulele Christmas Singalong” on Monday, December 11, 4 p.m. at Restaurant Maria Isabel.
