Mission Statement:
The mission of the Apostles Book Club (ABC) is to provide an opportunity to share our love of reading while building knowledge and growing spiritually. Our goal is to provide:
Our books will be selected monthly by the group and will include a mixture of fiction and non-fiction. New members are always welcome.
Meeting days and times: Third Wednesday of each Month, 6:30 – 8:00 pm.
Location: Holy Apostles Catholic Church, Church Library
Contact: [email protected]
Upcoming Book & Meeting Date:
August 21, 2019 Somebody I Used to Know by Wendy Mitchell
Wendy was diagnosed with dementia at the age of fifty-eight, she had to say goodbye to the woman she once was; her independence - was suddenly gone. Never knowing which version of herself might surface tomorrow, Wendy grapples with questions most of us have never had to consider. What do you value when loss of memory reframes what you have, how you have lived and what you stand to lose?
September 21, 2019 Angry Housewives Eating BonBons by Lorna Landvik
The women of Freesia Court are convinced that there is nothing good coffee, delectable desserts, and a strong shoulder can't fix. Laughter is the glue that holds them together--the foundation of a book group they call AHEB (Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons), an unofficial "club" that becomes much more. It becomes a lifeline. Holding on through forty eventful years, there's Faith, a lonely mother of twins who harbors a terrible secret that has condemned her to living a lie; big, beautiful Audrey, the resident sex queen who knows that with good posture and an attitude you can get away with anything; Merit, the shy doctor's wife with the face of an angel and the private hell of an abusive husband; Kari, a wise woman with a wonderful laugh who knows the greatest gifts appear after life's fiercest storms; and finally, Slip, a tiny spitfire of a woman who isn't afraid to look trouble straight in the eye.
This stalwart group of friends depicts a special slice of American life, of stay-at-home days and new careers, of children and grandchildren, of bold beginnings and second chances, in which the power of forgiveness, understanding, and the perfectly timed giggle fit is the CPR that mends broken hearts and shattered dreams.
Previous Apostles' Book Club Selections:
May 2014 Father Kapaun by Roy Wenzl & Travis Heying
Jun 2014 Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff
Jul 2014 Something Other than God by Jennifer Fulwiler
Aug 2014 Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Sep 2014 The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Oct 2014 Tattoos on the Heart by Fr Greg Boyal
Nov 2014 Invention of Wings by Sue Monk-Kidd
Dec 2014 Father Brown by G.K. Chesterton
Jan 2015 Keep Quiet by Lisa Scottoline
Feb 2015 Making Rounds with Oscar by David Dosa
Mar 2015 Life in a Jar by Jack Mayer
Apr 2015 School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauemeister
May 2015 Lost Art of Mixing by Erica Bauemeister
Jun 2015 All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Jul 2015 Bittersweet by re
Aug 2015 Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
Sept 2015 The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Oct 2015 The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used
Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them by Erin Gruwell
Nov 2015 The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen
Dec 2015 This Old Man by Roger Angell
Jan 2016 No Meeting
Feb 2016 Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
Mar 2016 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
April 2016 The Girl from the Train by Irma Joubert
May 2016 The Church of Mercy by Pope Francis
June 2016 Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
July 2016 What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty
Aug 2016 I'll Fly Away by Kelly Nielson
Sept 2016 My Name Is Lucy Barton by Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout
Oct 2016 A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
Nov 2016 Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles by Raymond Arroyo
Dec 2016 Santa Clawed - A Mrs. Murphy Mystery by Rita Mae Brown
Jan 2017 The Pecan Man by Cassie Dandridge Selleck
Feb 2017 The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Mar 2017 The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Apr 2017 Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way by Shauna Niequist
May 2017 A Thread of Grace by Doria Russell
Jun 2017 Thunder Dog by Michael Hingson
Jul 2017 The Shack by William P. Young
Aug 2017 I'll Push You: A Journey of 500 Miles, Two Best Friends, and One Wheelchair by Patrick Gray & Justin Skeesuck
Sept 2017 Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
Oct 2017 America's First Daughter, A Novel by Stephanie Dray
Nov 2017 Whistling Past the Grade, by Susan Crandall
Dec 2017 A Christmas Garland, by Anne Perry
Jan 2018 Wonder by RJ Palacio
Feb 2018 The Secret Daughter by Shilpi Gowda
Mar 2018 War Brides by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Apr 2018 Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
May 2018 Everybody Needs to Forgive Somebody by Allen Hunt
Jun 2018 The Mask of Masculinity: How Men can Embrace Vulnerability, Create Strong Relationships and Live Their Fullest Lives by Lewis Howes
Jul 2018 Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Aug 2018 Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate
Sept 2018 The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Oct 2018 Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!: A Novel by Fannie Flagg
Nov 2018 The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Dec 2018 Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews
Jan 2019 Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Feb 2019 The Color of Water by James McBride
Mar 2019 Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist
Apr 2019 The Martian by Andy Wehr
May 2019 Thunder and Rain by Charlie Martin
June 2019 Where the Crawdad Sings by Delia Owens
July 17, 2019 Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card