Democrats Abroad
The regular monthly meeting of Democrats Abroad-Lake Chapala Chapter has been rescheduled for Monday, October 15, 4 p.m. at Hotel La Nueva Posada (Donato Guerra 9, Ajijic).
Volunteers will be on hand to assist members who still need to register and request their absentee ballots in order to cast their votes in the U.S. general election on November 6.
Sandra Loridans, member of the Democratic National Committee, will present a special program on the 2012 Democratic National Convention held in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Screenings of the remaining two presidential debates take place on Tuesday, October 16 and Monday, October 22 at Salvador’s Restaurant in Plaza Bugambilias. The doors open at 7 p.m. The kitchen will be closed but the cash bar will be open.
Democrat movies
Democrats Abroad are showing films at 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoons.
Episode Three of the HBO series “The Newsroom” will be screened on October 14. Station owner Leona Lansing (Jane Fonda) threatens to fire news anchorman Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) after he takes on the Tea Party.
An episode of the reality TV series “30 Days” will be shown on October 21. Morgan Spurlock, producer of the award-winning documentary “Super Size Me,” and his fiancée try to live on the minimum wage for 30 days.
Tickets are available at Diane Pearl’s Collecion. The location of the film presentation is noted on the ticket.
Go, Navy
The next meeting of the Navy League Lake Chapala Council will be on Saturday, October 20, 1 p.m. at Manix Restaurant (Ocampo 57, Ajijic).
The invited speaker will be Mike Headley. His presentation will be “Operation Thunderbolt,” the code name for the Israeli raid on the Entebbe airfield to rescue hostages from the hijacked Air France flight in 1976.
One need not have prior military service to become a Navy League member. The only requirement is a desire to support the Sea Services (Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and the Merchant Marine). The Council is open to all, regardless of nationality.
Those who plan to attend the October 20 meeting should call or email Council President Denny Strole before October 18 at 766-0485 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
For the furry ones
The monthly pet food drive will be held on Thursday, October 18, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Animal Shelter Pet Food store in Riberas del Pilar.
This monthly event occurs thanks to the support from Geoffrey Kaye of the Animal Shelter and the assistance of representatives of Animal Buddies who will be there to help you. Your purchase helps all of the cats at the Animal Shelter, as well as Anita’s Animals or your choice of any animal rescue group.
If you can’t make it there on Thursday, you can make a purchase of dog or cat food at the Animal Shelter anytime and designate it for your choice of animal rescue group. Just inform the clerk which group the purchase is for and then notify the animal rescue group so they can pick it up.
Bus trips
The next Cruz Roja bus trip heads to the Andares Mall in Zapopan on Thursday, October 18. The bus leaves the sculpture at La Floresta at 9:30 a.m. and returns at 3:30 p.m. Reservations can also be made for the trip to the Galarias Mall on Thursday, November 8.
Each of these trips will provide great shopping opportunities and good places for lunch. They cost 200 pesos per person. Make your reservation at the Cruz Roja table on the LCS grounds each weekday between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
More bus trips
The Lake Chapala Society will sponsor a bus trip to Tonala and Tlaquepaque on Wednesday, November 14. The bus leaves La Floresta at 9 a.m. and returns from Tlaquepaque about 4 p.m. The price is 200 pesos. Sign up today at the LCS table, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Garden Club
The Lake Chapala Garden Club will tour one of Lakeside’s larger properties and greenhouse on Wednesday, October 17.
Following the tour, lunch will be taken at La Nueva Posada at noon. Peter Neri, a distributor of Green Gro organic fertilizers, will be the guest speaker. He will bring some of his product with him for sale to members at a 15-percent discount.
Along with membership and the ability to tour properties monthly, all members qualify for a 10-percent discount from certain Lakeside nurseries.
The club is open to anyone. Monthly meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month. Guests are welcome to attend monthly meetings but must contact membership chairperson Judy Keck before the Monday prior to the meeting (October 15 this time) to reserve a spot. The email address is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Visit the website at www.lakechapalagardenclub.org.
Freethinkers
Freethinkers (for atheists, agnostics, humanists and all who reject belief in the supernatural) will hold their next regular meeting on Wednesday, October 17. A member will speak on Death and Dying from an atheist’s point of view and discussion will follow. For more information as to the time and place, contact Ken Crosby at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
HU Song
Everyone is invited to participate in a HU Song held on the third Saturday of every month from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Spiritual Center at Nicolas Bravo 17B in Ajijic. The contemplative spiritual exercise will be followed by a time of fellowship. People of all faiths are welcome.
The next October HU Song is scheduled for Saturday, October 20. The door is monitored and closed at 10:30 a.m. so be sure to arrive no later than this time. Contact Penny White at 766-1230 for further information. The event is hosted by Eckankar Mexico.
Almost open
The new Tepehua Treasures Consignment Shop, located just a few doors from Magana’s Restaurant in San Antonio, will open by October 20. They are offering to sell previously loved items, taking only a 30-percent commission.
All proceeds will go to the Education Fund for the children of Tepehua (an economically challenged Chapala neighborhood) and the free clinic at the Tepehua Community Center.
If you need pick-up help, call Moonie King at 763-5126 or Patti Mutter at 765-7494.
St. Andrew’s Anglican
Are you a “thinking” person? A “feeling” person? Is either one sufficient or are we called to do something else – something deeper, something harder? Those are the questions addressed by this week’s sermon at St. Andrew’s, “Commandment People,” based on Jesus’ encounter with a young man wondering about how to be right with God. That question is also at the heart of the 10 a.m. worship at St. Andrew’s every Sunday morning.
Harvest Comida
St. Andrew’s annual Harvest Comida will be held on Friday, October 26, with the social hour between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The price is 170 pesos. There will be a cut-off at 100 people and a wait list after that. Sign up in the garden during the coffee hour on October 14 and 21 or call the church office, Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and noon at (376) 765-3926 to make a reservation and arrange to come in and pay.
Unitarians
The Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meets each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Sta. Margarita 113 in Riberas del Pilar. Sunday, October 14, Sandy Wallin will present “Politics of Respect: What Does Liberal Religion Meat in a UU Context?” There will be a coffee hour following the service. For more information please call 766-1119 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Presbyterians
Jesus Christ invited his disciples to join him on a life-changing journey – and he continues to invite men and women to take a different path. Pastor Ross Arnold’s messages at Lakeside Presbyterian Church on Sunday, October 14 will be “Following Jesus,” from Mark 1:14-20. Worship begins at 10 a.m. The Friday morning interactive Bible study at 10 a.m. continues in the book of Acts. The Church is located on the mountain side of the Carretera just west of S&S Auto and Bubba’s Restaurant.
Christ Church Anglican
Christ Church Anglican Fellowship will celebrate the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost on October 14 in three ways. Several of the congregation will travel to Mazamitla to celebrate the Holy Eucharist with La Sagrada Familiar, a mission of the Diocese of the West that is established there and which is currently without a priest. Rob Wells, a diaconal candidate for the Diocese of the West at Christ Church will lead the congregation at Lakeside with Holy Communion from the reserved sacrament and preach at 9:30 a.m. at The Little Chapel by the Lake. His theme will be “For God All Things Are Possible,” based on Mark 10: 17-31. He will preach the same sermon at the regular 11:15 service for the congregation of The Little Chapel by the Lake. Find out why all things are possible!
Special dinner
There will be a special dinner at Manix on Tuesday, October 16, 6 p.m. to honor Hector and Manny España and thank them for their hospitality to Christ Church over the past two years. The price is 160 pesos (not including tip or drinks). Give Father Danny Borkowski a call at 766-2495 before Sunday, October 14, if you can make it.