Book Groups
We have a number of active book groups here at United Christian Church. All of the groups meet on Zoom and are open to new joiners. It is certainly okay to attend here and there, as your schedule allows. If you would like to join on Zoom or have questions, please email Church Administrator Kelley DeCleene. Any interested readers are encouraged to join for
"fellowship, friendship, and faith formation as we flip through pages of fact & fiction!"
"fellowship, friendship, and faith formation as we flip through pages of fact & fiction!"
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Spirit of Love Conversations Book Group
Faith-based book club meets on Zoom each Tuesday at 1:00pm. The Spirit of Love Conversations Book Group will begin a new book for the Lenten season on Tuesday, February 28. The book is The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days, by Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie. Along with this book, the group will be using Bowler's discussion guide called "Bless the Lent We Actually Have." It can be downloaded for free at katebowler.com/blessthislent. The group goes chapter-by-chapter each Tuesday on Zoom at 1pm. Each week is self-contained so it's certainly okay if you can't make it for each meeting or would like to jump in here or there. Anyone in the group has the opportunity to take a turn leading the weekly discussion, but this is not a requirement for participation. All interested readers are welcome to join, even here or there, so please grab your copy of the book and join the discussions! |
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Not Ready for Prime Time Book Group
Second Friday of each month at 9:30 a.m. on Zoom All readers are invited to join in a lively discussion of the book of the month. | Group Contact: Tammy Isenberg March 10 - Autumn by Ali Smith | A meditation on the meaning of richness and harvest and worth April 14 - Untamed by Glennon Doyle | A voice of a woman about to shed expectations May 12 - The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams | Based on a true story June 9 - Growing Up Biden by Valerie Biden Owens | Memoir from Joe Biden's younger sister, trusted confidante and lifelong campaign manager July 14 - Baker’s Secret by Stephen P. Kieman | World War II baker helps allies August 11 - The Kitchen Front by Jennifer Ryan | Women enter a BBC cooking contest to better their lives Sept. 8 – Call Your Daughter Home by Debra Spera | Three southern women in 1924 Oct. 13 – Lilac Girls by Martha Kelly | Full of historical detail, deeply moving, civil war story Nov. 10 – The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles | 1950's Watson arrives home from a work camp Dec. 8 – Hemlock by Susan Willig Albert | An herbal mystery in the North Carolina mountains |
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Wednesday Evening Book Club
Fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom This group is open to all interested readers. We spend the month reading the book and then discuss it at our monthly gathering on Zoom. The group periodically chooses new books to add to the list. | Group Contact: Cherie Hinch March 22 - On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes by Alexandra Horowitz April 26 - The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles May 24 - Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult June 28 - The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate July 26 - The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas August 23- Midnight Library by Matt Haig September 27- Betty by Tiffany McDaniel October 25 - Anxious People by Fredrik Backman November 22 - Merciful Death by Kendra Elliot December 27 - The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett |
