Book Groups
WEEKLY
Awakening the Spirit Meets every Monday from 12 to 1:30 p.m.
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN: A Saint for Our Times: Unleashing Her Power in the 21st Century by Matthew Fox
Fox offers a biography of St. Hildegard in which he compares her life and actions to contemporary figures such as physicist Albert Einstein and the poet Mary Oliver. “a mystic, a poet, a composer, a god-drunk warrior who challenged the church of her day with passion and no fear at all,”
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For more information, please contact Jennifer deSimas at jpwebsterdir@whfirstchurch.org or 860-232-3893.
MONTHLY
Food for Thought, Meets on first Tuesdays of the month from 5-6:30 p.m.
Next Meeting: June 2
Gaytheist Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood by Lonnie Mann; illustrated by Gatts Ryan
A coming-of-age graphic novel memoir about a young man who, growing up in an Orthodox Jewish community, realizes he’s gay and struggles to reconcile his faith with who he is. “A vital, emotionally immersive self-portrait” (Kirkus Reviews).
Please bring your own dinner; refreshments and desserts are served.
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For more information, contact Jennifer or Molly at jpwebster@whfirstchurch.org or 860-232-3893.
Believe in YourSHELF Tween Book Group
6th-8th Graders — This One’s for You!
Meets on the third Sunday of the month at 10:15 a.m. – Facilitated by Molly Bohman, JPWL Assistant Librarian
For students in Grades 6-8: We meet (with snacks!) in the Library.
Next meeting: Sunday May 18
Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back by Ruth Chan. 1993: When Ruth’s parents decide to move back to Hong Kong from Toronto, she can’t help but focus on the negatives. Not only will she leave her school and friends behind, but she has unpleasant memories of Hong Kong, and she barely speaks Cantonese. A great story about how courage, perseverance, and time help ease big changes.
Questions? See Molly at the Book Mobile or in the JPW Library.
Resources for external book groups
We are happy to lend sets of multiple copies to any book group.
Contact us to learn more!
Located beneath the First Church Meeting House, the JPWL is the go-to place for books and media related to sermons, Sunday School, social justice issues, and so much more!
Phone: 860-232-3893
Email: jpwebster@whfirstchurch.org
