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USEFUL CONTACTS

COMMUNITY INFORMATION
www.expatperu.com
Offers an excellent e-mail list and forums for the expatriate community to exchange comments on living in Peru, keep informed of community events, and buy and sell their household goods as they come and go.

www.livinginperu.com
Includes a wide range of news and information listings, plus an online newsletter.

www.stgeorgequiz.com
An informal group who meet for quiz nights and other activities.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

  • Av. Ricardo Palma 1020, Miraflores.Tel. 447-3471.

Meetings in Spanish, although some members certainly speak English.
Daily at 12:30-1pm, 5-6:30 pm and 6:30-8pm.

  • Union Church

Av. Angamos 1155, Miraflores. Every day at noon.

  • Good Shepherd Cathedral

Calle Santa María 125, Miraflores.
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7pm. Meetings in English.

Community organizations
American & Canadian Association
Av. Angamos 1155 (inside the Union Church facilities building), Miraflores.
Tel. 222-6359 www.acap-peru.org / Contact: acap@infonegocio.net.pe
Membership open to people from English-speaking countries. Office open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm. Activities and events year-round, and a good networking tool for discovering Lima and common interest groups for quilting, baseball, etc.

American Women’s Literary Club
Union Church (Av. Angamos 1155, Miraflores).
Open to women of all nationalities, the club sponsors numerous activities including monthly entertainments/talks plus tea, and sections for visiting cultural institutions and getting to know Lima. There are discussion groups on literature, films, childcare and any other interests members would like to pursue. Good library. The central meeting is once a month at the Chase Hall.
Contact: Marcia Koth de Paredes at Tel. 264-3382 / rumicuna2@yahoo.com or the American Canadian Association (see above) for more information.

British Alumni Database
http://www.britishcouncil.org.pe/ukalumni/
Contact: Ms. Edy Torres at Tel. 472-3155 or eitorres@ec-red.com.
Open to anyone who has studied at universities or higher learning institutions in the U.K. One of the most active groups is formed by the graduates in Lima of the London School of Economics –contact Milton Vega at 613-2928 or mvegab@yahoo.com. If either is unavailable, contact Alicia Fernandez at the British Embassy, Av. Larco 1301, Miraflores (across the street from LarcoMar), Tel. 617-3040.

British Community Newsletter
E-mail notices of social and other events, sent to British and Commonwealth expats on request. Contact James Goldsworthy at Goldsworthy@viabcp.com

Canadian Women’s Club
A very social, informal and relaxed club, open to Canadians, Australians and New Zealanders. Meets once a month, also organizes fund-raising activities. Contact the American & Canadian Association (see above) for information on dates and venues.

Canadian Alumni Association
Open to anybody who has studied in Canada. Most of the members are Peruvian, but expats are encouraged to join. The Association organizes lectures and social events several times a year. www.apecan.org

Community Bible Study
An interdenominational study in English open to everyone, held at the Union Church Between March and November on Fridays 10am to noon.
For information, e-mail Delyth Yabar at gdyabar@terra.com.pe.

Contact
Contact: Laura Auerbach at lima_contactgroup@yahoo.com ,
or call the American Canadian Association (see above).
For expatriate women of all nationalities who speak English, a chance to meet other women in Lima for coffee and a friendly chat, exchange tips. Meetings once a month.

Kiwanis Club
Lima’s first club started up at the end of 2005. Meetings are held every other week in Miraflores. For more information, contact the club secretary, Sra. Natalia de Farias at natalia_farias@hotmail.com or jrudolph@ec-red.com

Rotary Club
The Lima Sunrise Rotary, South America’s only English-speaking club, meets every Thursday 7:30-8:30 a.m. Contact: Paul Gibbs at m5pbg@hotmail.com or Martin Singer at Tel. 442-5682 or mbs@amauta.rcp.net.pe

South American Explorers
Calle Piura 135, Miraflores. Tel. 445-3306.
Open office hours Mon-Fri, and on Sat until noon.
www.saexplorers.org
A non-profit organization, annual membership fee of $50 provides a quarterly magazine and access to the best source of information and ideas on travel, research, and exploration in Peru and South America. Talks and other events held every Wednesday evening. Also has club houses in Cusco, Quito and Buenos Aires, with headquarters in Ithaca, New York.

CHURCHES & TEMPLES

CHRISTIAN
Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd (Anglican-Episcopal)
Av. Santa Cruz 491, Miraflores. Tel. 422-3936. www.peru.anglican.org/cathedral
Dean: The Very Rev. Canon John H Park Sunday services in English: Morning Prayer 7:30 am, Holy Eucharist 8:00 am, Sung Eucharist with Sunday School 9:30 am, and Choral Evensong 5:30 pm. Eucharist in Spanish Sunday at 11:30 am.

Union Church of Lima (Christian Interdenominational)
Av. Angamos Oeste 1155, Miraflores. Tel. 441-1472.
www.unionchurchoflima.com
Pastor: Rev. Gary Van Brocklin
Sunday services: Adult and Children’s Sunday School 9:30 am; Worship Service
10:30am (excellent nursery available).

New Life Bible Fellowship (Christian Interdenominational)
Av. Los Ingenieros, 3rd block, Monterrico, Surco.
www.newlifelima.com  nlbf@newlifelima.com
Pastor: Rev. Tim Donachie
Sunday School 9am; Sunday Worship 10am.

German Lutheran Church
Av. Ricardo Rivera Navarrete 495, San Isidro. Tel. 442-4452
Pastor: Rev. Christian Kohler Sunday service at 10 a.m. Also a number of activities and concerts throughout the year. For additional information, call the church office or e-mail pastor@evkircheperu.org

Mormon Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Meeting House: Av. La Alameda de La Molina Vieja 531, La Molina Vieja.
Tel. 365-6155
Sundays 8am in English.
Temple: Av. Javier Prado 6420, La Molina. Tel. 348-0418

Roman Catholic Services in English
Santa Maria Chapel
Av. Santa Cruz, Ovalo Gutierrez, Miraflores
9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass in English

Nuestra Señora de la Reconciliación
Los Pinos 491, Camacho, La Molina
Mass on Saturdays 4:30 pm in English

Iglesia San José
Av. Dos de Mayo 2nd block, Miraflores.
Mass in German on Sundays at 11 am.

Seventh Day Adventists
Av. Comandante Espinar 754, Miraflores. Tel. 446-0338
Services in English on Saturdays at 9am

JEWISH
Jewish Synagogue
(Conservative)
Calle José Galvez 282, Miraflores. Tel. 445-1089

Contact Rabbi Bronstein at the above phone.