The ABCs of Diversity: Helping Kids (and Ourselves!) Embrace Our Differences The Children’s Ministry Committee is inviting you to continue our discussions on navigating conversation on diversity. It is a time of learning and supporting each other as we look towards a better future. How do we raise the next generation to respect and learn from people who look or …
Book Discussion – The Righteous Mind
The date is set for a discussion of The Righteous Mind: Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 6PM. This book does not focus on a particular group of people we may think of as righteous, rather, it sheds light on how we all think, based on comprehensive social and cultural psychological analysis. CPC’s justice group Refuge is hoping it might help …
Book Discussion Series – Education on Race
Book Discussion Series Book 1 • November 16 • 10:30am Our purposes are education, understanding, and self-awareness. Through reading and discussion, we hope to learn more about the African-American experience. And to create a safe, though not necessarily comfortable space, to talk about Race. The first book is on sale now at the servery for $10. We hope you can …
Book Discussion – Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope
Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope Book Discussion • October 12 & 19 • 10am Using Chittister’s words, Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope is “an anatomy of struggle and an account of the way hope grows in us, despite our moments of darkness regardless of our regular bouts of depression. It is an invitation to look again at the …
Between the World and Me – Revisited
Between the World and Me – Revisited Sunday, April 14 • 6:30pm We’re following up on our well-received January event with a second opportunity for group discussion. Between the World and Me is author Ta Nehisi Coates’ disturbing, compelling letter to his son on what life in the USA is like for a black man. This time we will present …
Women’s Book Discussion – Women Rowing North
Join us as we discuss Women Rowing North, a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age. Books can be purchased on Amazon. Saturday, March 23, 30, and April 6 • 10:30am • Christ Presbyterian Church Questions? Contact Ellen (ellensandrock@gmail.com) or Martha (madtowntarheels@mac.com).
Book Discussion – Between the World and Me
Book Discussion on Between the World and Me Sunday, January 20 • 6:30pm The book is the author’s compelling and beautifully written letter to his son on what it is like to be a black man in the USA. Geoff Thompson, an experienced college administrator who has worked to create more diverse, inclusive, and equitable campus communities at UW-Madison and …