Shrine record
The Lake Chapala Shrine Club “Dine with the Shrine” event held on January 18 at La Nueva Posada set an all-time record.
Generous hosts Michael and Marie Eager donated all the proceeds from more than 150 meals sold between noon and 8 p.m.
In 2012, the Shrine Club assisted more than 350 children (182 trips to the Shriners Hospital in Mexico City and 172 treated locally) at a cost of 308,685 pesos. This, too, was a record year.
Remember, the annual Shriners’ Ribfest is set for March 6, and tickets are available from any Shriner.
British
The Lakeside British Society will meet for lunch on Saturday, February 2, 1 p.m. at Manix Restaurant, Ocampo 57 in Ajijic. The speaker will be Simon Lloyd of DESMEX Solar Company, now the oldest solar power company in Mexico with more than 3,000 solar installations completed.
The menu is a choice of Chicken Manix with vegetables or Grilled Bass with grapes and vegetables (a small salad with each) for 120 pesos (including tip). A large salad will be available for 80 pesos. Dessert will be strawberries and chocolate.
Call Alicia McNiff at 765-4786 or Ceri Dando at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for reservations and menu choice. Don’t forget that Manix has off-street parking in the lot next door.
Tarahumara
The Tarahumara donation and dinner event is slated for Saturday, January 26, 1-5 p.m. at Instituto International in west Ajijic. There is no admission. Food and drink will be available as well as fashion show by Tarmari and live music by Arnoldo Nava and Jay Kellum and Chente. Designer Jose Melendrez will be there with wonderful jewelry and bags and a special shipment of Tarahumara handicrafts will be on sale. The event is located on the service road on the Lake side of the Carretera across the highway from Villa Nova.
All donations in cash or kind will be transported to the traditional Tarahumara living on the northern rim of the Copper Canyon in Chihuahua.
Genealogy Forum
The January meeting of the Genealogy Forum is set for Monday, January 28, 2 p.m. in the Lake Chapala Society Sala.
Last November, the group talked about publishing personal genealogy research. This month, Marci Bowman will discuss what some call “Genealogy for the 21st Century.” The discussion will cover publishing your family tree on the web and the use of social media for sharing genealogy research.
Everyone is welcome to attend, whether new to genealogy or an experienced genealogist. For further information contact Fran Murphy at 766-0067.
Bus trip
Cruz Roja has planned an all-day bus trip to Tlaquepaque for Thursday, January 31. The bus will leave La Floresta at 9:30 a.m. and leave Tlaquepaque for the return trip at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are 200 pesos and are on sale now at the Cruz Roja table at the Lake Chapala Society or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Seminar
The Lake Chapala Society seminar slated for Tuesday, January 29, noon, in the Sala will be chaired by Bill Frayer. It will feature the TED Internet podcast “The Power of Vulnerability” by Brene Brown.
In a poignant, funny talk, Brown studies human connection – our ability to empathize, belong and to love. She shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past ten years studying vulnerability, courage, authenticity and shame. The seminar is open to all LCS members.
Community bazaar
Vendors representing several local charities and non-profit groups will hold a community bazaar at Flora Exotica on Sunday, January 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
On sale will be everything from antiques, tools, clothes, to Swarovski crystal, as well as many unique handmade items.
Christ Church Anglican
Christ Church Anglican Fellowship will celebrate the Third Sunday after Epiphany on January 27 with the Holy Eucharist Rite II at the Little Chapel by the Lake at 9:30 a.m.. The theme of Fr. Danny Borkowski’s sermon is “The Existential Messiah,” based on Luke 4:14-21.
There will be a time of joint fellowship for the congregations of Christ Church and the Little Chapel by the Lake after the 9:30 a.m. service of Christ Church and before the 11:15 a.m. service for the Little Chapel by the Lake. Join in for a time of joyful worship and fellowship!
Mourner’s Path
Christ Church, along with the Little Chapel by the Lake and Lakeside Presbyterian Church, are sponsoring the 8 week-long grief ministry workshop, “Walking the Mourner’s Path,” to be held from January 31 through March 10. Sessions will be on Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. To noon at the Little Chapel by the Lake. Those interested in participating should contact Kay or Danny Borkowski at 766-2495.
St. Andrew’s Anglican
Three weeks ago the sermon at St. Andrew’s used characters from “The Wizard of Oz” to reflect on the visit of the Wise Men to the infant Jesus. This week Humpty Dumpty will be the guide. We’ll listen to what happened the day Jesus returned to His home town of Nazareth as the synagogue’s guest preacher on the Sabbath. We’ll hear the text from Isaiah, which Jesus used to refer to Himself, words about the healing of broken lives. The Rector’s sermon, “Nothing Broken Beyond Repair,” is a reflection on how Jesus’ sermon still speaks that powerful assurance. Worship at St. Andrew’s takes place at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., with a time of refreshment, welcome and fellowship in the Garden between the services. The Church is located at Calle San Lucas 19, just a block south of the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar.
Presbyterians
Pastor Ross Arnold will continue his series on “Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of Mark” at Lakeside Presbyterian Church. The message on January 27, is on “Recognizing a Good Thing,” using Mark 3:7-19 as the text. The Friday-morning, interactive Bible study continues in the book of James at 10 a.m. on February 1. Lakeside Presbyterian Church is located on the mountain side of the Carretera just west of S&S Auto and Bubba’s Restaurant. (Extra parking is now available on the other side of Vigolari.)
Unitarians
The Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meets each Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Santa Margarita 113 in Riberas del Pilar. The talk on Sunday, January 27, give by Bill Frayer, is entitled “What Would You Do?” This will be an interactive discussion about some classical ethical dilemmas and a discussion about different ways to think about ethics. Bill White will be the Service Leader. For more information please call 766-1119 or email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..