2012-02-03 / Community

Cathedral Book Club For February

The Cathedral of the Incarnation's Book Club will be meeting on Thursday evening, February 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cathedral House at 50 Cathedral Avenue. The selection for January is by Quaker writer Philip Gulley titled Home to Harmony. Thousands of readers have fallen in love with this novel of a small town with a kindly spirit whose endearing and eccentric residents are like old friends. In this new edition with a bonus chapter from its sequel Just Shy of Harmony, readers will ponder the mysteries and miracles that make Harmony a place worth visiting again and again. Written in a warm, downhome style, this book chronicles the moving and humorous world of Quaker pastor Sam Gardner in his first year back in his hometown. The reader laughs and cries with Sam as he reflects the quirks of human nature in such memorable vignettes as "The Aluminum Years," in which a bumbling Sam mulls over the proper aluminum item to give his wife for their tenth anniversary. In another unforgettable story, the church quilt mysteriously displays the image of Jesus, drawing throngs of the faithful to the remarkable "Shroud of Harmony." Through it all, Sam's love --for Billy Bundle, the "World's Shortest Evangelist"; Dale Hinshaw, the narrow-minded church elder who "knew just enough Scripture to be annoying, but not enough to be transformed"; and all the others -- shines through in a collection of stories that readers will treasure for years to come. So go to your library or book store and get ready for a great read. Then come and join the lively conversation of fellowship of the Cathedral Book Club. All are welcome! For more information about the Book Club or other Cathedral organizations please visit the church's website at www.incarnationgc.org or call the church office at 746-2955.

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