Programs at the

John P. Webster Library!*

events are FREE unless otherwise mentioned. We ask that you register to secure a spot!

The John P. Webster Library (JPWL), along with First Church’s pastoral staff, sponsors frequent programs for adults. Programs on mental wellness, Islam, memoir-writing, antiracism, climate change, social justice, home improvement, and gardening are just a few of the topics we have explored in recent years. Some programs are offered in person in our beautiful facility, and others have a Zoom option.

*Some Co-Sponsored events are in different rooms, or off site

To stay up-to-date on adult faith formation classes and programs at the JPWL, please contact Jennifer deSimas, Library Director, at jpwebsterdir@westhartfordfirstchurch.org.

Click here for Adult Faith Formation info. which includes book groups, men’s group, exercise classes, monthly breakfast and more!

Lenten Book Study

Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. (hybrid)

March 11, 18, 25

April 1, 8, 15

Lenten Book Group_2025_OLJoin JPW Library Director Jennifer deSimas Tuesday evenings in March and April. Using short videos and readings from Dr. Amy-Jill Levine’s 2021 book, Witness at the Cross: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Friday, we will explore the events of Holy Friday. “Levine reminds us that the story of Jesus’s death is something we do not just read; we are meant to experience it. Here, she takes us by the hand and walks with us through the story, pausing alongside each of the characters to see and hear and feel how they individually experienced it, how each was affected by it. This is not just a fresh retelling of the Crucifixion narrative; it is a remarkably personal immersion and participation in the narrative. Levine breaks open new dimensions and possibilities of the story’s meaning for all of us” (review). Free program; please register here.

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Author Event – Maria Leda Souza Hogan: Samba of Survival: My Light Within

Recorded on Thursday, January 23, 2025

In Conversation with: Stephen Drew
Author of Into the Thin, A Pilgrimage Walk Across Northern Spain

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

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

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