Don’t forget
You can make a donation to the Chapala Cruz Roja by calling *6565 and putting it on your Telmex telephone bill.
The message (in Spanish) will tell you to “Press #1 to donate 500 pesos, #2 for 300 pesos, #3 for 150 pesos, #4 for 100 pesos and #5 for 50 pesos. Press #9 to confirm.
The Carlos Slim Foundation will match these funds and all of those donated by callers from local numbers will support the Chapala Delegation of Cruz Roja (Red Cross). This collection continues until the end of April, so you still have time. Do not try to do this by cell phone.
Mary Alice Sargent
Lakeside will say farewell to Mary Alice Sargent, an iconic resident of many years, on Friday, April 26, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at a special reception in the Lake Chapala Society gazebo.
Sargent has lived at Lakeside since 1992 and been active in many organizations, most notably the Lake Chapala Society Education Committee. She was the president of the Lake Chapala Society for two years and still sits on the board of directors.
Sargent has been a “go-to” person for getting things done. We’ll miss her. Please bring some sort of finger food, snacks or sweets to the reception if you are able.
Barb’s Coaching
The correct telephone number to reach Barb’s Coaching is 045- 331-770-1291. The email address is This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Spay and Neuter Adoptions
Lakeside Spay & Neuter Ranch and Adoption Center is planning an Adoption Day on Saturday, April 20, in front of Pet Care in Riberas. Dogs will be available for adoption from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Bus trips
The Lake Chapala Society bus trip on Thursday, May 23 will go to the Forum Mall in Tlaquepaque. The bus leaves the La Floresta sculpture at 9:30 a.m.
This new mall has Best Buy, Office Max, Liverpool, Mega, a large Zara and many more interesting stores. It also has a Home Depot. After spending a few hours in the mall, everyone will go to the principal plaza in Tlaquepaque. There will be time to enjoy lunch at one of the nice restaurants and more shopping. The bus will leave the plaza area at 4 p.m. so there will be time to enjoy the female mariachi performers.
There is still seating room on the Galerias Mall trip set for Wednesday, May 8. The bus leaves Ajijic at 9 a.m. and returns from the Costco area at 3:30 p.m.
The price for either of these trips is 200 pesos per person. You can sign up at LCS Monday though Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tarahumara Mother’s Day
Libby Townsend of the Tarahumara Project, along with singer Louie Andrade and La Bodega Restaurant, are holding a special Mother’s Day event to benefit the traditional Tarahumara women of the Copper Canyon on Wednesday, May 8, 6 p.m.
It has been a long winter in the Copper Canyon and the free hospital that Townsend supports is filled with children who have serious lung problems. Many of the children aren’t thriving due to malnutrition. What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than to provide women with the means to help their children?
The event, held at La Bodega, will have a 30-peso cover charge that will go directly to the Tarahumara Project. The Project will also receive 20-percent of all other sales of drinks and meals. Tarahumara arts and crafts will be on sale.
No tickets are necessary, but be sure to call 766-1002 for reservations.
Presbyterians
The Presbyterians are taking a one-week break from the series on “Meeting Jesus” in the Gospel of Mark. The message for Sunday, April 21 is “Gifted to Serve” using 1 Corinthians 12:1, 4-11 as the text. Members and attendees will take part in a spiritual gifts survey that will help them learn where they can be of service in the church. Sunday worship begins at 10 a.m. The book of Galatians is the topic in the 10 a.m. Friday morning interactive Bible study. 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 available in the lot west of Vigolari.
Christ Church Anglican
Christ Church Anglican Fellowship will celebrate the Fourth Sunday of Easter 2013 by celebrating the Holy Eucharist Rite II at 9:30 a.m. in the Little Chapel by the Lake (Carretera 10, Chula Vista, Ajijic). The Bishop’s Warden Jim Powers will preach. His sermon topic is “Following the Shepherd,” based on John 10:22-30.
Christ Church and the Little Chapel by the Lake have a common fellowship time between their two services in the Fellowship Hall of the Little Chapel from about 10:30 a.m. until 11:15 a.m.
Center for Spiritual Living
The Center for Spiritual Living (Nicolas Bravo 17) holds services every Friday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Reverend Tim Schubert presents “Thriving With Change” on April 26. Wednesday Class,10:30 a.m. to noon, covers “The Basics of Spiritual Living” and Thursday’s class,10:30 a.m. to noon reflects on answers to questions proposed by “The Experience of God.” Join them for their first-ever third Sunday movie, “The Way,” on April 21 at 4 p.m. For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 766-0920.
Unitarians
The Lake Chapala Unitarian Universalist Fellowship meets each Sunday, 10:30 a.m. at Sta. Margarita 113 (southwest corner of Santa Clara and Sta. Margarita) in Riberas del Pilar. Betsy Green will lead the service on April 20 and Lew Crippen will give the talk on the 50th anniversary of Betty Friedan’s “The Feminine Mystique.” The service will be followed by a coffee hour. For more information please call 766-1119 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
St. Andrew’s Anglican
When was the last time you thought of yourself as a sheep? How about never! At least on the face of it, it’s not a complimentary comparison. So in this Sunday’s worship at St. Andrew’s challenges us to see ourselves in a way that challenges our usual self-image. As it turns out, we may well have something new to learn about ourselves, something stressed in this weeks sermon, “Members of the Flock.”
St. Andrew’s is located at Calle San Lucas 19, just a block south of the Carretera in Riberas del Pilar. Sunday morning worship begins at 10 a.m., and always concludes with a time of refreshment, welcome and fellowship in the Garden.