Catholic Daughters First Spring Book Review and Luncheon Set for April 4

Joanne Bauer

Joanne Bauer

Published March 26, 2018 4:22 am
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CLARION, Pa. — The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court #2454, of the Immaculate Conception Church in Clarion, announces their first Spring Book Review and luncheon for this season to be presented on Wednesday, April 4.

The review will be held from noon to 1:00 p.m. Doors will open at 11:45 a.m.

A light luncheon will be served before the review. This review and luncheon will be held in Immaculate Conception’s Our Lady of Clarion Center in the rectory basement. The basement can be entered on the Madison Street (alley) side of the building. A monetary donation will be accepted at the door. Donations of non-perishable food items for local food banks are encouraged.

There will be items raffled and door prizes given at each review. Proceeds from these reviews will benefit PASSAGES, S.A.F.E. and the Clarion Free Library.

Everyone is welcome.

The first reviewer is Father B. LaMounte “Monty” Sayers. Fr. “Monty” has been the pastor of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Clarion since August of 2006. Prior to that, he was pastor of St. Hippolyte Church in Frenchtown and Our Lady of Lourdes in Cochranton.

A former Clarion resident, Fr. Sayers was the director of the Catholic Campus Ministry at Clarion University from 1987 to 1995. Before coming to Clarion, he served at St. Eusebius Church in East Brady and was an elementary teacher.

Fr. Sayers will be reviewing Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders. This book is the winner of multiple awards, including being named as one of the Washington Post’s and USA Today’s Ten Best Books of the Year. Lincoln in the Bardo is based on the death of Abraham Lincoln’s son, Willie, and the president’s grief-stricken reaction. This historical truth is then woven into an incredibly non-traditional novel, where we visit the Bardo, a supernatural space between life and rebirth. George Saunders spins a story of love and loss that breaks free from the typical historical novel.

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