EDITOR’S NOTE: The Red Button Covid-19 restrictions announced Wednesday, October 28, to be put in place as of Friday, October 30, have caused some confusion in whether worship services may be held in person for the next two weekends.
According to the state regulations, they may not, but some churches may hold them nonetheless. Contact your preferred house of worship for an update.
St. Andrew’s Anglican
Because Governor Alfaro has ordered all churches closed the weekend of October 31-November 1, St. Andrew’s will hold its All-Saints service at 10 a.m., Monday, November 2.
The Reverend Robbin Moore will preach. At this time, St. Andrew’s also will consecrate the new mural of “The Dancing Saints,” painted by local artist Javier Zaragoza. For those unable to attend in person, the service will be available live through a YouTube channel link that you can find on our website, along with a bulletin that can be downloaded.
The parish annual Harvest Comida put on by Social and Hospitality — roast turkey with all the trimmings and dessert prepared by Chef Pedro, of Go Bistro — will be held Monday, November 9 with a “take-out” format. Tickets are 275 pesos each, and may be purchased through November 2 in the church garden from 10 a.m. to noon. If you’re unable to sign up and pay in person, please contact Sylvia Stard at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 766.3217, and your meal will be delivered.
Our volunteer phone/email tree stays in touch with all of our members. St. Andrew’s volunteer phone-email tree stays in touch with its members personally every week and brings vital information to the congregation through its monthly newsletter.
St. Andrew’s consignment shop, Todo Bueno, has reopened. So if you’re decluttering or clearing out your closet, please don’t forget our own resale shop. Every donation or consignment you make benefits St. Andrew’s Outreach Ministry. Be it clothing, kitchenware, electronics, books, bric-a-brac, furniture, appliances, collectables, sports equipment, etc., bringing it to Todo Bueno enables our parish to financially support a number of Lakeside charities.
To be part of the St. Andrew’s family, and receive a Zoom invitation, contact Rev. Moore at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. More information is at standrewsriberas.org.
Christ Church
Christ Church Lakeside, a parish of the Diocese of the West in the Anglican Church of Mexico, will observe the twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost, November 1, by celebrating the Holy Eucharist at 11 a.m. in La Huerta Eventos Facility, the location of the Tuesday Organic Market. The Covid-19 Jalisco state ordinances and diocesan mandates will be observed. Masks are required.
Rev. Jim Powers will celebrate and Lay Reader Inez Dayer will give a message “Saints and Others” based on Matthew 5:1-12.
Minimal sealed refreshments will be available following the service. At 12:15 p.m. those wishing to have brunch/lunch will meet at Min Wah Restaurant.
Rev. Danny Borkowski will celebrate the Holy Eucharist Rite Two, via Zoom at 11 a.m.
Loaves and Fishes Food Distribution will not be held Tuesday, November 3. Contact Phil Reitano, 376-106-1094, 331-340-8115, and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., if you’d like to make a monetary donation, or need more information. Help is always needed to fill the buckets with food for distribution to the very needy, For your safety and others’ wearing your protective gear is mandatory.
The Bible study group, hosted by Rev. Danny Borkowski, meets via Zoom on Wednesday, November 4, at 1:30 p.m., to learn about the inspired contents of the Bible and share insights.
For those who would like to virtually join either the Sunday Holy Eucharist and/or the Bible Study, and need information to log into Zoom, contact Rev. Jim Powers at 322-356-0382, or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The website and password are different than for the Sunday Holy Eucharist.
Little Chapel by the Lake
Sunday, November 1, 11 a.m., Little Chapel welcomes Henk Kaemingk as our guest speaker during the praise and worship service.
Henk and his wife, Edith, are missionaries with YWAM (Youth with a Mission) in Chihuahua, but are currently on sabbatical and staying at the local YWAM.
If you consider yourself to be at “high risk” please take care of yourself and stay home. We will be celebrating through music and scripture, with praise and thanksgiving, continuing in prayer, during the meeting time.
Wednesday, November 4, 5:30 p.m., the movie “Nanny Express” will be shown.
Saturdays, 4 p.m., all are welcome to a “Sweet Hour of Prayer.”
Little Chapel is located on the Chapala-Ajijic highway in Chula Vista. 376-766-2538.
Baptist Church
The Lake Chapala Baptist Church is open for in-person Sunday morning services Sunday, November 1, 11 a.m., at Santa Margarita #147 in Riberas del Pilar. They abide by all the COVID rules, social distancing, sanitizing, etc.
Here at Lakeside most of us have come from another countries, We have passports that confirm our identity. But do you know what your heavenly passport says? Those who have believed and received Christ Jesus have passports that read; “Citizen of Heaven.” We are no longer divided by nation, tribe, or tongue. We are one! Since our union with Christ, we are called children of God. We are members of one family of the household of God. No longer divided, but knitted together; one Father, one Spirit, one Lord.
Pastor John Linton has been teaching from Ephesians 2. His teaching takes us through the Old Testament reminding us of the great division that existed between the Jews and Gentiles (non-Jews). Gentiles were once separated (living apart) from Christ; estranged from the rights of Israel as a nation with no knowledge of, or right, in God’s covenants — no promise. Gentiles were in the world without God. But now in Christ Jesus, Gentiles who once were so far away, through the blood of Christ have been brought near. Gentiles are no longer exiles, migrants, and aliens excluded from the rights of citizens but share the citizenship with God’s own people belonging to God’s household. If you are in Christ Jesus your heavenly passport reads; “Citizen of Heaven.”
Lakeside Presbyterian
Sunday, November 1, at the 10 a.m. service of the Lakeside Presbyterian Church (LPC), worship services are at facebook/lpcchapala or www.lpcchapala.org. Devotionals are on the same sites on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Slave, Child, or Heir? This Sunday, Pastor Carolyn will continue with the series on Galatians 4:1-7. Children need rules. People consider adults to know the right thing to do without directions. But we still often struggle with recognizing the difference between spiritual maturity and legalism. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Galatians a letter that argued passionately against legalism so that they would grow and not be spiritually stunted. Are you growing spiritually? Or do you continue to be a child?
Continue watching our graduate school, Lakeside Institute of Theology. The class is held Mondays, 11 a.m. via Zoom. Contact Carolyn Hansen for the link at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
LPC supports some feeding programs at San Antonio Tlayacapan, Mezcala, La Cuesta, and La Zapotera Villages. At each location, an average of 70 children receive meals three times a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. This week LPC delivered 36 despensas (pantry supplies) for a total of 662 despensas delivered from January to October. We insert some Bible verses in every despensa and one Daily Bread to share the Gospel, since it is the primary goal of the church’s mission. LPC will appreciate your donations.
LPC also deliver despensas on behalf of the Rotary Club, with a total so far this year of 1,116.
You can donate by check, Paypal, or cash; call Dean Hanson 376-766-2660 or Rick Cartwright 376-766-4057.
Unitarians
The Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will provide services via Zoom. Instructions for accessing the online service are at lakechapalauu.org. Rev. Matt Alspaugh will present “Dia de Los Muertos is Different This Year” at the Sunday, November 1, 10:30 a.m., service.
With the cemeteries closed and festivals cancelled, this is a good opportunity to delve into the origins of this holiday and understand how it informs the Mexican culture. We will feature a virtual altar slideshow presentation of loved ones and friends who have passed on. Monica Devine is the service leader.
San Juan Bautista
English Mass at 9 a.m. at San Juan Bautista Catholic Church in in San Juan Cosala. All sanitary precautions and protocols are in place. Masks are mandatory. The church is located at Calle Del Cardinal, across from the plaza.
Abundant Life Church
God wants a personal relationship with everyone. Although most of those who call themselves a believer would agree with this statement, there are few who take the time to develop that relationship. Rather than talking directly with God, many Christians choose to do what they have always done hoping that God will bless them. They faithfully attend church, sing songs and give their offerings but God wants more than our traditions. He wants us! Sunday, November 1, Pastor Gary will challenge some of the things we do as believers and the reasons we do them, so that we can have the relationship God wants us to have with Him.
Since the state governor has closed all churches down on the weekends for two weeks, the service will be virtually transmitted live via our Facebook page, YouTube channel, and at abundantlifec-hapala.com.
Abundant Life Church is affiliated with the Assemblies of God of Mexico. English Bible study is Wednesdays at 3 p.m. Spanish-language services are Sundays, noon, and Spanish-language Bible study is Friday, 6:45 p.m. Abundant Life Church, Carretera Chapala-Joco 140, San Antonio Tlayacapan.
Lakeside Community
Fellowship
Jesus often taught people by using parables. Perhaps you’ve heard this definition of a parable, “A parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.” The idea is that something of earth, which is familiar, is placed alongside something of heaven, which is mysterious, so that our understanding of the one can help us understand the other. It’s a picture of things seen intended to reveal and explain things unseen. Jesus’ disciples understood the secrets of the kingdom because they received Him as King. Their faith allowed them to understand and appreciate the secrets of His kingdom. Others who had rejected Him couldn’t be given those secrets, they had no interest. To anyone who receives Jesus as the Lord of their lives He gives the ability to appreciate, and possess the principles and privileges of the kingdom. Others who refuse allegiance to Him are unable to understand, or enter into, the kingdom. So, to anyone who is denied entrance into the kingdom, it’s only because of their disloyalty to the King. But Jesus, because of His love, continues to seek to draw them toward faith in Him.
The church meets online every Sunday at 10 a.m.
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Jewish Congregation
The Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation holds Friday services at 7 p.m. via Zoom. See, www.lakechapalajewishcongregation.com for the URL link.
St. Mark’s Anglican,
Guadalajara
A bilingual (primarily Spanish) in-person Mass is held Sundays, 12:30 p.m. outdoors on the patio with shade canopies. The third Sunday of each month, the 12:30 p.m. the Mass will be primarily in English. All recommended health precautions are observed and this service is brief (45 minutes).
Virtual Sunday services will continue to be provided online on our Facebook page SaintMarksAngicanGDL and on YouTube.
Scriptural reflection on the Sunday readings is held every Tuesday via Zoom, 1 to 2 p.m. For more information contact Father Michael Schirmacher at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
HU - The Sound of Soul
Join us Saturday, November 7, 10:30 a.m. for this online event. Like a beautiful walk in nature, the sound of HU can help uplift you and bring relief, guidance, and peace in turbulent times. Singing or chanting HU has been used by many different cultures throughout ancient and current times. Anyone, anywhere, and under any circumstances, can benefit from the HU. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for the Zoom meeting link. Sponsored by Eckankar, Mexico. See www.thesoundofsoul.org.
Iglesia Cristiana Agape
Bilingual Christian Church Service Sundays at 6 p.m., with music. Calle Nudo de Cempoaltepetl 842, Col. San Marcos, Guadalajara. Information: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..