Support Groups, Book Studies and Discussion
Women’s Book/Bible Study
The Wednesday morning Women’s Book Group has decided to get more background on the current Palestinian/Israeli conflict by reading the highly recommended book The Lemon Tree: An Arab, a Jew, and the Heart of the Middle East by Sandy Tolan this year. Amazon describes the book this way:
In 1967, Bashir Khairi, a twenty-five-year-old Palestinian, journeyed to Israel with the goal of seeing the beloved stone house with the lemon tree behind it that he and his family had fled nineteen years earlier. To his surprise, when he found the house he was greeted by Dalia Eshkenazi, a nineteen-year-old Israeli college student, whose family left Europe for Israel following the Holocaust. On the stoop of their shared home, Dalia and Bashir began a rare friendship, forged in the aftermath of war and tested over the next half century in ways that neither could imagine on that summer day in 1967. Sandy Tolan brings the Israeli-Palestinian conflict down to its most human level, demonstrating that even amid the bleakest political realities there exist stories of hope and transformation.
We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 10:00 to 11:30 am from September through June in the church parlor. Our next meeting is on Wednesday November 13th where we will discuss Chapters 5 & 6 with study questions that will be available in the office.
All women in the church who are available on Wednesday mornings are welcome. If you have any questions, please contact Debbie Leavitt at daleavitt77@comcast.net. We hope to see you there!
Informal Grief Support Group for Adults Who Have Lost Spouses/Partners or Siblings
This group meets monthly, September–May, on the 2nd Monday of each month, 4:00-5:30 pm in the Church Parlor. This is an informal gathering, to share joys and concerns, tools for coping, and each other’s company. There is no cost. Because of COVID protocols, however, there are space limitations. For information about openings, please email Steve Hardy
Informal Grief Support Group for Adults Who Have Lost Children, Grandchildren, Nieces/Nephews
This group meets monthly September–May, on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 5:00-6:30 pm in the Church Parlor. This is an informal gathering, to share joys and concerns, tools for coping, and each other’s company. There is no cost. Because of COVID protocols, however, there are space limitations. For information about openings, please email Steve Hardy
