The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
In her book “As a Jew,” Sarah Hurwitz speaks of “thin spaces”—places where life and death feel close, like hospitals, hospices, and funerals—uncomfortable for many, yet for Jews, we are commanded to enter these spaces. Through visiting the sick, sitting shiva, and participating in a Chevra Kadisha, we fulfill a sacred commandment, guided by ancient traditions.
The Lake Chapala Society’s Reaching Out Program offers friendly, regular check-ins for Lakeside residents who may be homebound, recovering from illness, or simply feeling isolated.
San Judas Tadeo Catholic Church GDL
English Mass, Sundays, 10 a.m. Paseo de los Filosofos 1426, Colonia Colinas de la Normal, 44270, Guadalajara.
Lakeside residents interested in traditional Mexican crafts and folk art may be pleased to learn that Centro Cultural Ajijic (CCA) manager Claudia Miramontes has authorized space for the Lakeside Textile Appreciation Group to hold its monthly meeting there.
Distinguished lakeside artist Lois Schroff will be featured in a presentation on the unique fresco artwork at the Church of Saint George on the Reichenau Island at Lake Constance in southern Germany. Her talk will take place on Sunday, June 21, 11 a.m. at the Common Ground Fellowship at Little Chapel by the Lake, on the north side of the highway just east of the entry road to Upper Chula Vista.
American Legion Post 7 in Chapala elected new officers on Friday, June 12.
San Juan BautistaCatholic Church
English Mass, Sundays 9 a.m., Del Cardinal 25, San Juan Cosala.