Church In The Time of Coronavirus
9:30 a.m. Sunday Zoom and Facebook instructions here
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11 a.m. Sunday adult education Zoom instructions here.
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6:45 p.m. First Tuesday of each month Taizé Zoom instructions here.
Church In The Time of Coronavirus
9:30 a.m. Sunday Zoom and Facebook instructions here
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11 a.m. Sunday adult education Zoom instructions here.
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6:45 p.m. First Tuesday of each month Taizé Zoom instructions here.
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Church Library
Stone Church has a unique collection of religious and secular books for all ages built over many years by volunteers and generous donors.
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The Chapel Library is located in the education wing of the church near the Church School rooms. It holds hundreds of interesting books for children and young adults.
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Both libraries are accessible during church office hours 9 a.m.-1 p.m. weekdays. On Sundays, the
Children’s/Young Adult library is reached through the church school rooms. The Adult Library in Lincoln House is open during coffee hour whenever a sign is posted in the Social Hall near the back door.
Lincoln House is home to the library and church offices
Featured in our library this Month
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By Sue Williams, Library Coordinator
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We’re happy to announce a “Library Sunday” the first week of every month. During coffee hour the adult library in Lincoln House will be open and ready for your visit. Grab your coffee and head over using the back door of the Social Hall and the back door of Lincoln House.
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Children's library
Children of the Earth... Remember and Dear Children of the Earth: A Letter from Home by artist Schim Schimmel (J Sch)
These very popular books full of beautiful illustrations of our planet and its animals are gifts to us from Marge Palmer. Mother Earth is good at helping children understand that their small acts can help or hurt this planet.
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The Word Collector by Peter Reynolds (J Rey)
This attractive book shows the joy of a child discovering new words, building his curiosity, expanding his world and understanding. Many parents and teachers testify to the book's effectiveness.
Adult Library:
Beyond the Worship Wars: Building Vital & Faithful Worship by Thomas Long (264 Lon)
Fortunately, I think we don’t feel we’re in worship wars, but this book by a professor at Emory University shows fascinating examples from a broad variety of congregations. One reviewer (who refers to changes in worship as “treacherous terrain”) views this book as “a wonderful call for a peace treaty.” Chapter 1 is “A report from the front lines” and chapter 5 is “The challenge of music.”
Religious Signing: A Comprehensive Guide for All Faiths by Elaine Costello (419 Cos)
This book shows over 750 American Sign Language (ASL) signs for the deaf, giving their specific meanings and any particular denominations in which they’re used. It may be of maximal use to people who use and understand ASL signing, but our library committee sees it as a nice general-interest volume. Maybe it will attract you to a new language!
Fleeing Fundamentalism: A Minister's Wife Examines Faith by Carlene Cross (Women 277 Cro)
Some of us remember Hal Lindsay’s popular books creating fear about the world ending soon. And we may understand a teen converting to a fundamentalist church, going away to Bible college, and marrying a pastor. This very readable book takes us along the author’s path through her husband leading a church, their family growing to three children, their marriage relationship breaking down as her husband admits sexual addiction. Carlene grew impatient with fundamentalist churches where men held all the power. Much followed: a divorce, graduate school, working, studying the roots of Christianity, raising the children, and spiritual growth.
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* Please see our book carts in the Social Hall and one in the Narthex for exciting books for all ages.
* Visit the Chapel Library for children’s and YA books any Sunday by going through the church school rooms. And visit the Library in Lincoln House during office hours all through the week and during coffee hour whenever the sign is hung near the back door of the Social Hall.
Happy reading!