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Ajijic’s sixth annual Festival Cultural Sangre Viva, scheduled Friday, March 29 through Sunday, March 31, will encompass diverse activities with an accent on Mexico’s ancestral roots.
The Hotel Real de Chapala was headquarters for the 43rd Annual Mexico Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Conference, hosted by the Ajijic Thomas Paine Chapter at the end of February.
St. Andrew’s Anglican
Sunday, March 24, Rev. Robbin Moore will preside and preach.
Hector España Ramos, the Chapala government’s liaison with local expatriates, describes his key role as a promoter for greater interaction, friendly relations and cooperation between Mexican and foreign inhabitants.
The Jewish community at lakeside will observe a Passover Seder Friday, April 19, 5:30 p.m. at Manix restaurant, Ocampo 57 in Ajijic.
San Andrés Mass
Fr. Basil G. Royston, D. Min., has announced his retirement. He will continue to live at Lakeside and plans to write a couple of books.
In his place, Padre Everardo Sánchez will officiate for the foreign congregation at the 10:30 a.m. English-language Mass.
Sunday Masses in Spanish are scheduled at 7, 8 and 10 a.m., noon, 5, 7 and 8 p.m. San Andrés is at the corner of Ramon Corona and Parroquia, one block from the Ajijic main plaza.
Blas Antonio Castañeda Aguilera, a two-time Mexican chess champion, came to Ajijic’s Lake Chapala Society Saturday, March 9 for an exhibition match at the Huara Chess Club. Castañeda first gave a lecture on chess strategy and tactics to over 40 boys and girls, ranging from 5 to 19 years in age.
