Just over a year ago, Dr. Wayne Cook and Dr. Ted Rogers began planning a church on the west side of Ajijic. United in vision, they wanted to start a church that would reach out to the community and meet the needs of locals both in word and deed.

The sounding of the shofar, a trumpet made from a ram’s horn, heralds Rosh Hashanah. This ancient instrument’s cry serves as a call to repentance and a reminder to Jews that God is their king.

Imagine enduring 12 weeks of weekly chemotherapy treatments.

Imagine afterward enduring daily radiation treatments for 12 straight days — after surgeons removed one of your kidneys because the tumor wouldn’t let it go.

Imagine chemotherapy treatments continuing after surgery and radiation, two per month, for seven months — 14 treatments total.

Imagine you’re just a little three-year-old girl. Imagine you’re her parents.

The voices rose almost spontaneously at a community potluck in 2023. One song turned into another, and laughter mixed with harmony as neighbors discovered the joy of gospel music together. Out of that moment, what seemed like a passing suggestion — Why not start a gospel choir? — begun to transform into a movement at Lakeside. 

St. Andrew’s Anglican

We’re a welcoming, traditional yet progressive Anglican community. Join us for Holy Eucharist at 10 a.m., Sunday.

“Supporting Each Other” Dementia Support Group meets on Mondays, 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Choir practice is on Wednesdays, 4 to 5 p.m. All skill levels welcome.

Bible Study is on Fridays at 10 a.m. John’s Gospel, study guide available in eBook or paper: John for Everyone, Part One by NT (Tom) Wright.

The Lake Chapala Society (LCS) will once again host the annual Fiesta Mexicana, organized by the Ajijic Fiestas Patrias Committee as a fundraiser to help cover expenses for the town’s Independence Day celebrations.