Church Library
If you want to check out a book and no attendant is in the library, use the notebook on the desk. Write your name, name of book and the current date. Remember that the book is due back after three weeks.
The College Mennonite Church Library provides a variety of adult and children’s books to check out. We also have an assortment of puzzles. Come put one together at the puzzle table or check one out to put together at home. The library is open Sundays 9:00 am until noon. Monday through Thursday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
Curious about the books in the church library? Check out the library catalogue by clicking the link below. You can search by title, author or subject.
Unburdened: A Lenten Journey to Forgiveness
242.34 Pen – Unburdened: A Lenten Journey to Forgiveness by Carol Penner (Herald 2024) offers daily devotionals during Lent that move the observant in small steps toward forgiveness and healing. The book contains prayers, scriptures, reflections and stories about individuals and communities. Penner directs the theological studies program at Conrad Grebel University College. 213 pp.
The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief
248.886 Ric – The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief by Ann Richardson (Wanton Gospeller Press 2016) was composed after her young husband died following brain surgery. The book revives an ancient Christian literary form in 64 short poetic commendations, in which “the veil between worlds becomes permeable and heaven and earth meet.” 183 pp.
These Songs We Sing: Reflections on the Hymns We Have Loved
264.23 Kla – These Songs We Sing: Reflections on the Hymns We Have Loved by Carla Klassen (Pandora 2022), a church musician and arranger of hymns for piano. CMC members will know all 52 hymns on which Klassen’s reflections are based. 213 pp.
Proclaiming the Good News: Mennonite Women's Voices
1972-2006
289.7 Bar – Proclaiming the Good News: Mennonite Women’s Voices, 1972-2006 edited by Lois Y. Barrett and Dorothy Nickel Friesen (AMBS 2023) documents changes in attitudes and practices regarding women’s roles in the Mennonite Church. An appendix lists the names of more than 300 women ordained from 1972-2006. CMC’s Nancy Kauffmann contributed to one of the chapters. 266 pp.
The Healing Power of Faith: Science Explores Medicine's Last Great Frontier
291.1 Koe – The Healing Power of Faith: Science Explores Medicine’s Last Great Frontier by Harold G. Koenig (Simon & Schuster 1999) reflects “groundbreaking state-of-the-art scientific research, ushering in a new age of medicine and Spirit.” The author is director of Duke University’s Center for the Study of Religion/Spirituality and Health. 320 pp.
Eating Like a Mennonite: Food and Communication Across Borders
394.12 Epp – Eating Like a Mennonite: Food and Communication Across Borders by Marlene Epp (McGill-Queen’s U. Press 2023) discusses foodstuffs and foodways of Mennonites in various places and times. Food “is a complex ingredient in ethnic, religious, and personal identities with the ability to create both bonds and boundaries.” The author was Professor of History at Conrad Grebel University College. 294 pp.
Great Possessions: An Amish Farmer's Journals
508 Kli – Great Possessions: An Amish Farmer’s Journals by David Kline (North Point 1990) reprints 45 “natural history” essays originally published in the Amish periodical Family Life by Kline, an Old Order Amish farmer-minister from Fredericksburg, Ohio. They are major contributions to ecology discussions, according to poet-farmer Wendell Berry, who wrote the foreword to the book. 235 pp.
Love and Work
658.314 Buc – Love and Work by Marcus Buckingham (Harvard Business Review 2011) examines how to break free of uniformity and conforming in order to do what you love. “How can you use love to reveal your unique gifts? How can you pinpoint what makes you stand out from anyone else?” Love is the “source of all creativity, collaboration, insight and excellence.” 303 pp.
The Spacious Path: Practicing the Restful Way of Jesus in a Fragmented World
248.4 Mur—The Spacious Path: Practicing the Restful Way of Jesus in a Fragmented World (Herald 2023) updates the Benedictine “Rule of Life” for today’s hectic schedules by describing a spiritual practice of “prayer, work, study, hospitality and rest.” The author is a lay leader in the Anglican Church of North America. 271 pp.