Gloria Dei

Soul Food -- 2011-2012 (Fridays, 9:00 - 11:00 am)
Please note:  We’ll begin each Friday (as listed below) at 9:00 with prayer concerns and a chance for prayer and meditation.  At 9:30 we will read the following Sunday’s gospel lesson and share snacks as we begin our book discussion. 

September 16     The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew-- Three Women Search for Understanding by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver and Priscilla Warner ($10.00), Read the Preface - p. 25, and any parts of the appendices that interest you.

September 23     The Faith Club: p. 26 - 80.

September 30    The Faith Club: p. 81 – 122.

October 7        The Faith Club: p. 123 - 179.

October 14      The Faith Club: p. 180 – 218.

October 21       (MEA)   No Soul Food

October 28       The Faith Club: p. 218 - 247.

November 4      The Faith Club: p.  248 - 294.

November 11     Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion, by Sara Miles, Read intro through p. 34.

November 18     Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion,p. 35 - 97.

November 25     Thanksgiving – No Soul Food.

December 2       Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion, p. 98- 158.

December 9       Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion, p. 159 – 217.

December 16     Take This Bread: A Radical Conversion, p. 218 – end of book.

December 23      No Soul Food.

December 30      No Soul Food.

January  6          The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis, Read the preface and Chapters 1- 5.

January 13          The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis, Chapters 6 - 10.

January 20          The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis, Chapters 11 – 13.

January 27          The Book of God:  The Bible as a Novel, by Walter Wangerin, Jr.,  Part 1, The Ancestors

February 3         The Book of God:  The Bible as a Novel, Part 2, The Covenant

February 10        The Book of God:  The Bible as a Novel, Part 3, The Wars of the Lord

February 17        The Book of God:  The Bible as a Novel, Part 4, Chapters 15 & the first part of 16 of Kings

February 25        The Book of God:  The Bible as a Novel, Part 4, the rest of Chapters 16 & 17 of Kings

March 2             The Book of God:  The Bible as a Novel, Part 5, Prophets

March 9             The Book of God:  The Bible as a Novel, Parts 6 & 7, Letters from Exile & The Yearning

March 15           The Book of God:  The Bible as a Novel, Part 8, The Messiah, Chapters 30, 31 (Zechariah & Mary)

March 23           The Book of God:  The Bible as a Novel, Part 8, The Messiah, Chapters 32, 33, 34 John, Andrew, Mary Magdalene

March 30           The Book of God:  The Bible as a Novel, Part 8, The Messiah, Chapters 35, 36, 37 (Simon Peter, Son of Father, To Jerusalem)

April 6               No Soul Food,  Good Friday   (We will not meet, but you are encouraged to read the final sections (Chapters 38, 39 & Epilogue) of The Book of God:  The Bible as a Novel, as you observe Holy Week and Easter.)

April 13             Have a Little Faith, by Mitch Albom, read In the Beginning & Spring

April 20             Have a Little Faith, by Mitch Albom, Summer

April 27             Have a Little Faith, by Mitch Albom, Autumn

May 4                Have a Little Faith, by Mitch Albom, Winter

May 11              A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L'Engle, Chapter 1.

May 18              A Circle of Quiet, Chapter 2.

May 25              A Circle of Quiet, Chapter 3.

June 1                A Circle of Quiet, Chapter 4.