Unitarians
Sunday, October 30, Rev. Bob Koches will present “Remembrance—Day of the Dead.” On this Day of the Dead we not only remember those who have passed away, but also those who have made an impression on us and changed our lives. Kathy Kooches is the service leader.
Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship services are Sundays, 10:30 a.m. In-person services are now available at Hidalgo 261, Riberas del Pilar.
St. Andrew’s Anglican
The Reverend Robbin Moore will celebrate and preach on Sunday, October 30. Services begin 10 a.m.
November 6 is All Saints Sunday. If you wish to have a loved one remembered by name in the bulletin that day please let the church office know by email, 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..
Taize Service: Is now held monthly on the third Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Our feeding program collects non-perishable food items to donate to “Operation Feed,” which helps about 140 families in and around San Juan Cosalá. Donations of rice, beans or cash, which allows us to buy at bulk for the lowest prices to help feed even more families, is especially welcome. If you opt for a cash donation, envelopes marked “Rice” or “Beans” are available every Sunday. If you sign your name to the envelope, your offering will be recorded as a church donation.
Our resale shop, Todo Bueno, which supports Outreach donations to the community, is desperately in need of workers in our store. Each shift is only 2.5 hours. Todo Bueno, in Riberas del Pilar, just west of S&S Auto, is open Tuesday to Saturday. Information: call Barbara Friesen, 331-016-0619.
Coffee and Cookies Ministry: A wonderful time for meeting friends and greeting newcomers. Please join us. We’re always grateful for volunteers to provide cookies. Those interested can sign up via the sign-up sheet near the garden pathway.
If you would like to donate to St. Andrew’s, checks can be made out to Andrew’s Fund U.S., or Andrew’s Fund Canada, both of which are tax-deductible.
We’re active on Facebook/S. Andrews Anglican Lake Chapala. Please “like” and “follow” us for daily inspiration, parish news and events. We also live stream Sunday services and sermon highlights on our FB page. Join us online!
To become part of our parish family, contact Rev. Robbin 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.. Facebook/St Andrews Anglican Lake Chapala.
Little Chapel
Sunday October 30, We will be welcoming our guest speaker, Clinton Howell, who is going to be preaching from Genesis 2:4-9 and 2 Corinthians 4:6-7 and how they relate.
An update on the different missions that we support will also be given, San Juan Tecomatlan, Love in Action ESL classes, Mama Cleo’s Boys home, and Tony Rojas in Malaga, Spain with YWAM ministries. (Youth With A Mission).
Our celebration for Pastor Pete’s birthday last Sunday, came with a surprise, when he announced that he was moving on, and that it was his last day with us. His calling is focusing on the Grace and Truth mission in Guadalajara. He and his family will be sorely missed, but we were blessed to have their presence over the past two years.
We are located on the Ajijic Chapala highway #10 in Chula Vista. Sunday service begins at 11 a.m., and this Sunday we will already be on CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, so please remember to turn your clocks back one hour Saturday night, if they are not connected to the Mexican networks.
Donations for our food mission in San Juan Tecomatlan are always gladly accepted via our big purple box in front of the Chapel. Thank you for continuing to contribute to this worthy cause. Our next distribution date will be November 1, and we meet at 3 p.m. at the Chapel to carpool to San Juan Tecomatlan, which is about a half-hour drive.
Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m., a small group meets at the Chapel for fellowship and prayer. We are continuing our 40 day prayer challenge from Mark Batterson’s book “Draw The Circle.”
Conversational Spanish classes are Fridays, 1 p.m. For more information email: 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..
Mama Cleo’s Boys are back with a car wash at the Chapel Saturday mornings, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as a fundraiser for their many needs at their care facility.
Lakeside Presbyterian
This week Pastor Wayne Cook takes his text from Micah 6:8, “Who Is Like God?” and comments “Worship is an Action.”
Dr. Cook relates this experience:
“I once attended a Charismatic service. Suddenly a woman got really excited. She began jumping up and down. Then suddenly she started running around the auditorium. I wasn’t sure exactly what to make of it, but I have to admit, worship for her was an action.”
Micah is likewise a message about worshipping as an action.
Micah was a contemporary of the great prophet, Isaiah, and his book is of a similar style. Sometimes, in fact, this book is called “Isaiah in miniature,” because it is a much briefer presentation of essentially the same message as the prophecy of Isaiah. His message is mostly toward the Northern Kingdom.
English-language service begins at 9:30 a.m., Spanish-language service at 11:00 a.m.
LPC is at Calle San Jorge 250 in Riberas, (turn lakeside at Mom’s Restaurant).
The live English service streams each Sunday on Facebook/LPCChapala or at lpc-chapala.org.
If you need a ride, call 376-106-0853 before 4 p.m. on Thursday.
There is coffee and refreshments after the service in the Narthex.
Jewish Congregation
The Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation holds Friday services at 6 p.m. via Zoom. See lakechapalajewishcongregation.com for the URL.
Christ Church Lakeside
Christ Church Lakeside, a parish of the Diocese of the West in the Anglican Church of Mexico, will observe the twentifirst Sunday after Pentecost, October 30, 10:30 a.m., in person and via Zoom at our location with the red door and windows next to The Smokehouse Restaurant. Rev. Jim Powers will be the celebrant and give the message “Salvation”. Those wishing to have brunch after the Service will meet at noon in the Viva Mexico Restaurant, Portirio Diaz Pte. #92, San Juan Cosala, 387-761-1058
The Loaves and Fishes Food Distribution will not be held Tuesday, November 1. To help the food distribution program with a monetary donation, or for more information, contact Al Ramos, 332-384-2343, or 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 Bible study, hosted by Rev. Danny Borkowski will be held via Zoon Wednesday, November 2. At that time, all are invited to learn about the inspired contents of the Bible and share their insights with each other.
To receive the Zoom sign-in information for joining the Holy Eucharist service, contact Rev. Jim Powers, Associate Rector, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., cell: 322-356-0382.
Lake Chapala Baptist
Last Sunday we heard John Whitener’s message to the church titled “A Longing for Freshness.” It was an impassioned plea for Christian revival, a massive change in mind and heart.
“Jesus Christ wants more than familiar routines from His church,” John said. “Scheduled religious services and meetings can, over time, run dry as dust. Might we experience a true revival in our church? Could we?
“During a revival, the church demonstrates conviction, repentance, prayer, and an insatiable thirst for the Word. It’s a collision with the Holy Spirit! It knocks you off course and awakens those who sleep. Revival isn’t a product; it can’t be manufactured. But we can prepare our hearts for its onset, and pray for it to come.
“First we must admit that the current church needs renewal, that we need to drink from the spring of life flowing constantly out of the Holy Spirit. Then we must repent of those actions, habits, and behaviors that lead only to desiccation and death.
“Spiritual thirst is a gift that replenishes the parched soul. Out of Christ’s heart flow rivers of living water! Plunge into the fountain, the mystery of life itself!”
Share memorable weekly sermons, uplifting music, and an ongoing thirst for true wisdom at 10:45 a.m. at the Lake Chapala Baptist Church. Santa Margarita 147, Riberas del Pilar.
LCBC’s bilingual service meets Sundays, 5:30 p.m. Please see our ad under Worship Listings for more information. ¡Todos bienvenidos!
Visit our website or Facebook page for more info or call: 333-016-3743, office 376-765-2925.
Grace Church Chapala
Grace Church is a non-denominational church. We have a more contemporary style that is very worshipful. We typically use hymns and praise choruses. Pastor Alan shares a relevant message to instruct or encourage those present.
We meet at Bravo Theater, 441 Hidalgo, in Riberas del Pilar, every Sunday, 10 a.m. for worship. Combined men’s and women’s Bible Study Tuesdays, 10 a.m. at Bravo.
Information: 333-399-1501; Facebook/Grace Church Chapala; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; gracechapalamx.church. Looking forward to seeing you there.
Abundant Life Church
It’s time to check your wardrobe. The winter months are coming and although the Chapala area is not considered a cold winter climate things still change. Clothing is an important observation of where we are. If you go the North Pole you will need heavy winter clothing and if you go to the beach you will need just the opposite. As believers we also have to consider carefully our wardrobe. Come this Sunday, Octobdf 30, as we are encouraged to put on all that God wants us to wear every day. Don´t forget to set your clock Saturday night as we leave daylight savings time!
English Sunday service is at the church at 10:30 a.m., also at abundantlifechapala.com.
Abundant Life Church is affiliated with the Assemblies of God of Mexico. Bible study in English is held at 11 a.m. each Wednesday with Spanish language Bible studies on Friday at 6:45 p.m.
Carretera 140 in San Antonio Tlayacapan, just a block from SuperLake.
St. Mark’s EpiscopalGuadalajara
Saint Mark’s Anglican-Episcopal Church in Guadalajara worships each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in English and 12:30 p.m. After mass, stay for the coffee hour.
Chichimecas 836, corner of Aztecas diagonally across the street from the UAG ICB Campus, Colonia Monraz, 44670 Guadalajara.