St. Mark’s Anglican GDL
An international worship community offering the only English-language worship in metro Guadalajara. Sundays at 11 a.m. in English with some Spanish readings/music.
Sunday, December 8, Father Juan Pablo Valdorrama officiates at this, his last service before returning to his home in Colombia.
After mass, St. Mark’s will be the site of a Christmas choral concert by the Ensamble Vocal Cantabile, 12:15 p.m. Live transmission at facebook.com/cantabile.ev.
A Lessons and Carols service will be conducted by St. Mark’s choir December 15, 5 p.m.
St. Mark’s is at Chichimecas 836, corner of Aztecas, Colonia Monraz, Guadalajara. Website: stmarksgdl.com/en; Facebook: stmark44670.
Christ Church Lakeside
Sunday, December 8, Christ Church Lakeside, a Parish of the Diocese of the West in the Anglican Church of Mexico, will observe the second Sunday of Advent at 10:30 a.m. at our normal location. Rev. Jim Powers will celebrate and Deacon Jerry Stiles will give the sermon. Sunday brunch will be at Ajijic Tango Restaurant in Ajijic, 376-766-2458.
If you would like to help the Loaves and Fishes Food Distribution program with a much-needed monetary donation, contact Paula Rosas Garcia at cell: 333-368-6104 or email prg26aj @gmail.com.
Bible study is suspended for the rest of 2024.
For Zoom sign-in information, contact Rev. Borkowski at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 376-766-2495 for the ID and password.
Heritage Baptist Church
Would you want to live out the scene in the stable where the manger stood or meet with the shepherds or wise men? Would you come eagerly as a shepherd, knowing that it is only in Christ’s blood that our hope would be found? Would you come as a wise man seeking the morning star with only one goal—to worship Him?
The wise men brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Those gifts expressed their worship and worship should be our gift to God as well.
Looking at that tiny infant, weak and helpless, and laying in a manger, we would scarcely imagine that he would soon be marred, crushed, bruised, and broken for you and for me. That face so loving, so compassionate was twisted with thorns, beaten with sticks, and hated by the very ones He came to save.
Yes, we would want to worship Jesus, who came as a baby only to be slain for our sins.
Join us at the American Legion, Chapala. Sundays at 10:30.
Monday, December 23, 3 to 5:30 p.m., we also invite you at the same venue for a very special Old-Time Christmas Carol Singalong! There will be prizes, surprises, and lots of grand old carols (lyrics provided). It is free!
Cell: 331-437-7281 or 333-016-3743, Email: HeritageBaptistChurchMexico @gmail.com.
St. Andrew’s Anglican
Sunday, December 8, the second Sunday of Advent, Reverend Christine Wysock will preach and celebrate at the Anglican/Episcopal 10 a.m. service.
St. Andrew’s live-streams Sunday services and sermon highlights and also publishes daily inspiration, parish news and events on its Facebook page: St. Andrew’s Anglican Lake Chapala.
St. Andrew’s is at Calle San Lucas 19, in Riberas del Pilar.
Little Chapel by the Lake
Sunday, December 8, Pastor Thomas will be giving a sermon on “Lazarus, Come Forth.”
Little Chapel is located on the Chapala/Ajijic highway (Hidalgo 10) in Chula Vista.
A Grace Meal will follow immediately after the 11 a.m. service..
Donations for our mission, San Juan Tecomatlan, are always gladly accepted via our big purple box in front of the Chapel. Thank you for your donations.
Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. Bible Study in the book of John, chapter 10. The location will be at El Parque 123 in Chula Vista.
December 24, a traditional Christmas Carols and Candle Lighting Service will be held at 5:30 p.m.
Eckankar
Everything revolves around love. It always does. No matter how much we rush about in this world and how harried, ambitious, or sorrowful we become, the world stays together for some reason. The reason is God’s love. It makes the whole work, even though sometimes it looks like nothing is working at all.
The two supreme laws are: God is love, and Soul exists because God loves it.
But how do you make this work out in everyday life? Whenever you’re in doubt about any action, ask yourself: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it Kind? You can also ask, What would love do?
You are invited to meet with other like-minded Souls for open non-denominational spiritual discussions Tuesdays, 2 to 3:15 p.m. at Lake Chapala Society.
Lake Chapala Baptist
Join us for homemade soups and a variety show Sunday afternoon, December 8, 4 p.m. at Mama’s Musical Bar (Event Room)—behind iShop & Mail at Gonzalez Gallo 86. Kids will be singing, and everyone sharing their talents. Funny skits, ventriloquism, music, laughter and love! Everyone welcome! Join us. Bring your appetite and your sense of fun.
English worship service is Sundays at 10:45 a.m. with Pastor Dan Klassen. English-language Bible study is Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday at 10 .am. Lake Chapala Baptist Church, Santa Margrita 147, Riberas del Pilar. Information: office: 376-765-2925; cell. +1-508 -838-9156.
Jewish Congregation
Rabbi Case and the Lake Chapala Jewish Congregation hope you join us every Friday, 6 p.m. (2nd and 4th Friday are potlucks). Every Saturday Torah service, 10 a.m. (live and via Zoom).
Contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; website: lakechapalajewishcongregation .com.
Christian Science Group
You are invited to attend our Testimony Meetings every first and third Wednesday of the month at noon at Cinco de Mayo 3, Ajijic. The one-hour meeting begins with readings from the Bible and the Christian Science textbook “Science & Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy, followed by testimonies of spiritual healing that have resulted from the study and practice of Christian Science. For more information visit christianscienceajijic.org or call 331-155-4733.
Unitarian Universalists
Noris Binet will present “The Virgin of Guadalupe, a Myth for our Time” at the next meeting of the Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
In recognition of Mexico’s celebration on December 12, Binet will bring a message centered around The Virgin of Guadalupe, whose apparition to Juan Diego first appeared on December 12, 1531. Binet, a visual artist, writer, and spiritual teacher spent much of her life as a sociologist studying ancient cultures especially here in Mexico. Her talk will underscore the importance of myth—particularly the preeminent myth in Mexico of the Virgin of Guadalupe, in helping us reach our full potential as human beings, integrating both masculine and feminine qualities into our lives. The Virgin of Guadalupe provides one doorway for us to bring about this important transformation.
Sunday service is at noon, at the Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship’s new location at San Luis 19 in Riberas del Pilar and online. See lakechapalauu.org for a Zoom link.
Unity Ajijic
Celebrate Christmas with us every Sunday in December and experience outstanding music, inspiring messages and loving community. Jesus’ birth symbolizes an inner, spiritual event.
Sunday Celebrations take place at Noon and are available online via Zoom through our website, www.unityajijic.org.
Classes on the “Twelve Powers” are at 10 a.m., Monday, December 9, and Thursday, December 19. A special workshop by Rev. Johannys, “Preparing for 2025,” is offered on Monday December 16 at 10 a.m.
All events take place at Namaste Village, Angel Flores 5, in Ajijic Centro. Tel. 33 2818 4971.
Heart of Awareness
The Heart of Awareness Buddhist Community offers the opportunity to meditate in a supportive environment at its Practice Center (Guadalupe Victoria 101, Ajijic). Practice sessions are on Sundays and Wednesdays. Chairs and cushions are provided.
Sunday, December 8, 9 to 10 a.m.: One hour of sitting and walking meditation..
Wednesday, December 11, 3:15 to 6:15 p.m.: The Practice Center opens at 3:15 p.m. to quietly unwind. to unwind. Noble Silence begins (3:45 to 4 p.m.) One hour of sitting and walking meditation (4-5 pm). November’s theme is “The Six Paramitas – From Confusion to Clarity.” The fourth Paramita: Diligence or Exertion, will be the topic of senior teacher Marty Janowitz’s talk.
Join online via Zoom at heartofawareness.org.
Thursday, December 12, 1-2:30 p.m.: Book Practice/Study Group continues reading “The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World, by the Dalai Lama.”
Lakeside Presbyterian
Sermon title for Sunday, December 8, is “A Christmas Carol of Peace” from Luke 1:67-79.
This Advent season, we will look at the songs of Advent and Christmas recorded in the Gospel of Luke. These are the original Christmas carols! This Sunday, Pastor Carolyn’s sermon is about Zechariah’s song, known as The Benedictus, from Luke 1:67-79. Zechariah was the father of John the Baptist who was sent before Jesus to prepare the way for the Lord. Zechariah himself lets us know that we are to follow the one who is the source of light on the road to peace.
Sunday English-speaking worship service begins at 10 a.m. Spanish service at 11:30 a.m.
After the service, please join us in the narthex for coffee and refreshments.
The English-speaking service also streams each Sunday at Facebook.com/LPCChapala.
If you need a ride, or more information, call 376-106-0853 before 4 p.m. on Thursday.
La Paloma Café and Art Gallery has re-opened for the season. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.
Lakeside Presbyterian is located at calle San Jorge 250, Riberas del Pilar.
Abundant Life Church
Do you have an easy life? As believers we can’t expect to have a life that is pain free until we get to heaven. Like a woman in labor has pain for a while we all suffer while on earth waiting for the promise of Christ’s return to happen. Soon the pain will disappear and we will forget all about it for the joy of being with Jesus. Come this Sunday, December 8, as we see just how much how will be ours when we see Jesus.
Abundant Life is affiliated with the Assemblies of God of Mexico. Weekly Sunday worship services in English start at 10:30 a.m. and Bible studies on Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Services are on the Facebook and the YouTube channel. The English services schedule is at abuntandtlifechapala.com. Carretera 140, San Antonio Tlayacapan.
Grace Church Chapala
Grace Church Chapala is at Iglesia del Espiritu Santo, at Alvaro Obregon 119, Colonia Plaza de Toros, Chapala. Sunday worship is at 9:30 a.m. Pastor Alan Pohl. tel. 33-399-1501.
Grace Church is sponsoring a Christmas Worship Fund Raiser for Love in Action Children’s Home, Saturday, December 7, 4:30 p.m. Billy Blackwood of the Blackwood Brothers Southern Gospel group will perform. Tickets are 100 pesos. No charge for children. Free beverages and desserts for sale.
Common Ground Fellowship
Join us for a heartfelt, meaningful time of worship Sunday, at 11 a.m. at Common Ground Fellowship, located West of Ajijic, next to the Margaritaville sales office, mountainside of the Carretera, Jocotepec-Chapala 961, Ajijic. We offer a bilingual service. Cookies and coffee fellowship afterwards.
Mezcala Christian Church
Pastor Lionel Sanchez and other area Christian pastors share and teach the love of Jesus every Saturday, 10 a.m. A delicious Grace meal is provided after every service. Transportation or carpooling at 9:15 a.m. from Walmart, Little Chapel by the Lake or Soriana parking lots available. Contact 970-219-5983 in advance via WhatsApp FaceTime or messenger. Calle Hidalgo 251 B, Mezcala (green building with burgundy cross).
San Andres Catholic
Marcos Castellanos 14, Centro, Ajijic. English Mass Sundays, 9 a.m. Information: Rose, +423-312-7468.
San Juan Bautista Catholic
English Mass, Sundays 9 a.m., Del Cardinal 25, San Juan Cosala.
Lakeside Community
Independencia 159, (next to Fenix Realty), San Antonio Tlayacapan. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Ladies Bible study, Tuesday, 10 a.m.; Men’s Bible study, Thursday, 10 a.m. Information: 332-208-9263.
Judea de Jalisco
Judea de Jalisco is an alternative, Mexican and expat/immigrant, LBGTQA+ welcoming, faith-based community for spiritual and social events, where Jewish ethics/values, music, laughter and food are highlighted. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.