Women's Fellowship

Women’s Fellowship is a small group ministry for any woman interested in discussing God and faith. We are reading and discussing Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott. The monthly host and venue will change as we progress through the book. Please join us!

Upcoming Women’s Fellowship is 10:00am - 12:00pm Saturday, April 14 at Bogey's (view breakfast menu). We will be discussing the three essays in Chapter Five of Traveling Mercies.  Please contact Lisa Prosch by email or at 303-581-0729 if you plan to attend.

A review from Amazon.com that best summarizes the book:

“In “Travelling Mercies”, Anne Lamott chronicles her journey of faith. From drug addiction, to alcoholism: through the deaths of her father and best friend, and the birth of her son, Ms. Lamott traces her spiritual journey in a series of moving, funny, and deeply personal anecdotes. One warning: this book is probably not for those seeking a traditionally-minded, conservative Christian memoir, as it is definitely not either traditional or conservative!

For those whose faith is less structured, this book is an incredibly funny, searingly personal and deeply moving account of one woman’s transformation through faith. Ms. Lamott possesses the rare gift of translating her faith into day-to-day experiences and sharing her innermost, most difficult or stressful thoughts in a very funny, realistic, human way.

Other readers have mentioned the story of the woman in bicycle shorts (Ms. Lamott’s “Enemy Lite.”), which is truly hilarious. Other highlights included the”celebration” of Ash Wednesday, and her encounter with another Christian whose faith seemed to be quite a different order from her own. Ms. Lamott is also wonderful when she writes about children: whether about her own son or her friends’ children.

This would make a wonderful gift for those who are “teetering on the edge” of Christianity, wondering, can this faith, this tradition possibly ever mean anything to me? Through these stories, Anne Lamott illustrates the miracle that is her faith, and leaves the door open for anyone who wants to follow. A wonderful, inspiring and very funny book.”