First Tuesday Book Club
December 4 , Tuesday 2012
In the Bleak Mid-Winter,
by Julia Spencer-Flemming
In the Bleak Midwinter
It’s a cold, snowy December in the upstate New York town of Millers Kill, and newly-ordained Clare Fergusson is on thin ice as the first female priest of its small Episcopal church. The ancient regime running the parish covertly demands that she prove herself as a leader. However, her blunt manner, honed by years as an army pilot, is meeting with a chilly reception from some members of her congregation. Chief of Police Russ Van Alystyne , in particular, doesn’t know what to make of her, or how to address “a lady priest” for that matter.
The last thing she needs is trouble, but that is exactly what she finds. When a newborn baby is abandoned on the church stairs and a young mother is brutally murdered, Clare has to pick her way through the secrets and silence that shadow that town like the ever-present Adirondack mountains. As the days dwindle and the attraction grows between the novice priest and the married police chief, Clare will need all her faith, tenacity, and courage to stand fast against a killer’s icy heart.
“The prose soars...the story twists and turns to the last page.”
Maine Sunday Telegram —
The MCMA library book club meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 12:00 noon, bring a sandwich, dessert coffee and tea provided.
For more information you can call Pat @ 773-8396 during library hours,Tues,Wed,Thurs.10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Monday,December 3, 2012
Around the World;One man’s Journey
presented by Doug Jones
Highlights of the film include The Taj Mahal, The Kamakura Buddha, The Pyramids, The Treasures of Tutankhamen, The Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, The Berlin Wall, Iguazu Falls, Machu Picchu, Carnaval in Rio, The Great Wall of China, and The Glaciers of Alaska, Destinations as diverse as Hollywood to Hong Kong, Moscow to Brunei, Tokyo to the Amazon are featured in this very personal film. Doug Jones uses the film to show how our world has changed and exposes the viewer to an amazing assortment of different cultures.
Catherine McAuley High School Auditorium
631 Stevens Ave, Parking lot off Walton Street
Portland Maine
Starts at 7:30, doors open at 6:45
Open to the public
Free for MCMA members, a $5.00 donation for non-members
Handicap accessible
First Friday Downtown Art Walk, DEC.7, 2012
MCMA Collection,”Butterflies of the World”, real specimens.
Also John Moon will present his new DVD and book on Portland-”A City by the Sea”
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