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MARCH AT JPW

Calendar:

March 1, Thursday 5:45 PM “Food for Thought” Book Group
March 4, Sunday 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Artist Exhibit Reception
March 5, Monday 12 Noon Christian Classics Book Group
March 6, Tuesday 6:00 PM Soup & Psalms
March 12, Monday 12 Noon Christian Classics Book Group
March 13, Tuesday 6:00 PM Soup & Psalms
March 19, Monday 12 Noon Christian Classics Book Group
March 20, Tuesday 6:00 PM Soup & Psalms
March 26, Monday 12 Noon Christian Classics Book Group
March 27, Tuesday 6:00 PM Soup & Psalms
March 29, Thursday 5:45 PM “Food for Thought” Book Group

Christian Classics Book Group
Our group meets Mondays at noon to discuss books on Christianity, religion, and spirituality. Beginning on March 5, we will be reading, “Muhammad: a Prophet for Our Time”, by Karen Armstrong. Copies of the book are available in the library and new members are always welcome! Bring a bag lunch; coffee and tea are served.

Food for Thought Book Group
At 5:45 PM we will have a light meal and the discussion will start at 6:00 PM.

Our book for March 1 is the Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction, “The Hours” by Michael Cunningham. This intriguing novel is comprised of the stories of three women living decades apart yet linked together through Virginia Woolf and as she begins to write her novel, “Mrs. Dalloway”. Cunningham weaves the separate stories together with a surprising twist to unite them at the end of novel.

In observance of Holy Thursday on April 5, our next book discussion group will be meeting on March 29 to discuss a new updated translation of “Night” by Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel. Wiesel’s horrific memories of his family’s death and his incarceration in concentration camps during World War II challenge his faith in God and address what the Holocaust was and what its legacy will be. Copies are available in the library.

Soup & Psalms
This group meets from 6:00 to 7:00 PM every Tuesday from September to May. A basic meal of soup and bread is served and we pray psalms and briefly discuss them. We will go through the psalms sequentially.

JOHN P. WEBSTER GALLERY

The John P. Webster Gallery at the First Church of Christ Congregational in West Hartford will be featuring a new exhibit of paintings by local artist, Aileen Hernandez. Ms. Hernandez has a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Art and is a Special Needs teacher. She is a self-taught artist and specializes in acrylics on canvas. We are pleased to be the gallery of choice for her second exhibit. A reception to meet Ms. Hernandez will be held in the Gallery on Sunday, March 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The exhibit will be on display until April 3.

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