U.S. Independence Day to be celebrated with hymns and picnic
July the Fourth will be celebrated at St. Mark’s Anglican/Episcopal Church in Guadalajara with two events on two weekends, one before and one after the holiday, which falls on a Thursday this year. Everyone is welcome to attend St. Mark’s and these special events.

The Papirolas creative festival for children and young people continues this weekend at Expo Guadalajara.
Lovers of literature at the American Society (Amsoc) are meeting on the third Thursday of each month (usually) to discuss books and “have a barrel of fun,” says member Marcia Gran.
Rather than visit one vivero (nursery) and be disappointed that you didn’t find the plant you wanted, head to Plaza Guadalajara in the city center, where more than a dozen vendors have set up and are selling their products.
A U.S. entrepreneur who owned manufacturing businesses in Mexico and who in 1978 turned to the ministry is pastoring temporarily for the small, English-speaking congregation at St. Mark’s Anglican church in Guadalajara.