United Women in Faith
Bake and Craft Sale: Thank you to all the bakers and crafters who shared their creations. The bake sale and donations came to $456; and the crafts sold for $412 for a total of $868. We met our goal of $700 for the students’ Wednesday bus. It was heartwarming to see so many supporting our children.
UWFaith Reading Program 2026: Our new books for 2026 will be added to the mobile cart in mid-December. Anyone is welcome to borrow a book but PLEASE sign it out in the 3 ring binder and sign it back in when you return it. The following summaries offer a wide variety of new books to interest you.
Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness. Drawing on years of experience in homelessness services, minister and advocate Kevin Nye presents an intimate look at a people often on the margins of life.
Trash: A Poor White Journey. In this sweeping debut, Monroe writes indelibly about and for the poor White people: about unlearning the American dream, untangling from White supremacy, and working for liberation alongside other poor folks.
Sanctuary. In this near-future dystopian novel set in 2032 America, a young girl and her brother must escape a xenophobic government to find sanctuary. When Deportation Forces raid their town, they are forced to flee across the country to her tia Luna in California, a sanctuary state that is currently being walled off from the rest of the country.
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times. Looking at the headlines—the worsening climate crisis, a global pandemic, loss of biodiversity, political upheaval—it can be hard to feel optimistic. And yet hope has never been more desperately needed.
Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways. Social justice work is often associated with raised voices and raised fists. The author expands the possibilities of how affirming the particular gifts and talents that sensitive souls offer to a hurting world.
The Personal Librarian. Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and a Good Morning America Book Club Pick, this historical novel explores the life of J.P. Morgan’s personal librarian, Belle da Costa Greene, a Black American forced to hide her true identity and pass as White.
The Women. This is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on all women who put themselves in harm’s way and whose sacrifice and commitment to their country have too often been forgotten.
Everyday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, The African Way. In Everyday Ubuntu, Mungi Ngomane, granddaughter of Nobel Peace Prize-winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, helps readers understand Ubuntu. Ubuntu is a Southern African philosophy that celebrates the universal human bond.
Good Enough: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of Imperfection. These compassionate, intelligent, and wry Christian daily reflections help readers learn to live with imperfection in a culture of self-help that promotes endless progress.