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BookTalk

May 2, 2019 by FLNC

Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 9am – noon.

The BookTalk Round Table affords an opportunity for
writers and readers to exchange views on literature
they have found particularly meaningful by presenting
10-minute book reviews from a faith perspective.

You are invited to join the Round Table and:
· Come to listen and participate in the conversation
· Learn where other book lovers are finding reflections of faith
· Pick up some good suggestions for your own reading list

Located in Shepardson Hall at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Collins.

Click here to join the event on Facebook.

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: 2019, BookTalk

2017 Writing Challenge

October 26, 2017 by FLNC

National Novel Wrting Month

Come Write In! logoNational Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to creative writing. 

On November 1, participants begin working towards the goal of writing a 50,000-word novel by 11:59 PM on November 30.

Valuing enthusiasm, determination, and a deadline, NaNoWriMo is for anyone who has ever thought about writing a novel.

NaNoWriMo’s Come Write In (CWI) program connects libraries, bookstores, and other neighborhood spaces with their local NaNoWriMo participants (or Wrimos) to build vibrant writing communities.

Starting November 1st, “Come Write In” at FLNC’s network library:

Clearwater Church Library
(formerly Christ Center Community Church)
at 2700 S Lemay Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80525

November Write In schedule:

  • Mondays: 5pm – 9pm
  • Wednesdays: 9:30am – 12pm

Helpful Links:

  • Official Nanowrimo website
  • Nanowrimo Official Online Logos
  • Frequently Asked Questions

Got Questions?  Contact our Come Write In coordinator:

FLNC Public Media Coordinator
Valerie Flynn

Cell: (970) 556-3806
e-mail: pr@flncnetwork.org

Join the Friends of FLNC:

As a member you will receive a free subscription to the Friends of FLNC e-newsletter which includes the Faith Library Connections schedule, book reviews, upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.

Friends of FLNC membership is free and open to the public. To join, click here!

Filed Under: Events, Faith Libraries Connections Tagged With: Challenge, NaNoWriMo, Writers, Writing

Review: “Light When It Comes”

July 11, 2017 by Rafael Ubico

Light When It Comes: Trusting Joy, Facing Darkness and Seeing God in Everything by Chris Anderson, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2016, 160 pp., ISBN 978-0-8028-7399-6, $16.99 (paperback).

In his blog, Chris Anderson describes himself as a believer, a walker in the woods, a Catholic deacon, an English professor at Oregon State University, and a writer. All these attributes are clearly evident in his Light When It Comes. Anderson hopes the book will help its readers recall and embrace the moments of joy and of darkness in their lives, moments that call us to believe in a presence and beauty beyond ourselves. Anderson seeks to accomplish this by relating illustrative humorous anecdotes and serious vignettes from his own life, interspersed with Biblical stories and scenes and with quotations from religious writers, both past and present.

Anderson organizes the book into the three sections found in its subtitle: Trusting Joy, Facing Darkness, and Seeing God in Everything. These, in turn, are based on the steps outlined in St. Ignatius’ Examen prayer, a meditation that helps the faithful recall and re-examine their lives. Throughout Anderson calls us to remember our moments of light and of darkness and to hold them fast together in our hearts, for the darkness teaches us to recognize the light when it comes as a moment of pure grace, however fleeting,

“Learning to Serve” is perhaps the most memorable chapter in the book, a chapter that Anderson interestingly places within the Facing Darkness section. Here Anderson reflects on his experience as a deacon in the Catholic Church. He movingly describes the inherent tension between being cast in the humbling but joyful sacramental role of Christ the servant versus the submissive role of supporting cast. But he says we are all called to be deacons, to live in this tension, and to trust in those rare moments of joy.

In reading Light When It Comes, one is reminded of Mary Oliver’s three instructions for living: “pay attention, be astonished, and tell about it” (from her poem “Sometimes”). For this is exactly what Anderson has done. The book includes opening remarks by Brian Doyle, helpful notes on the Examen, and an eclectic list of relevant readings, from works on the Examen and Ignatius to poetry by William Stafford, from whom the book draws its title. It is highly recommended for parish libraries and for all readers who seek to see the presence of God in all that they experience.


Review by FLNC’s network member, Rafael Ubico.  This article was originally published in the December 2016 issue of Catholic Library World.   Digital copy of this article has been made available online by the Faith Libraries of Northern Colorado.  www.FLNCnetwork.org

Filed Under: Book Review Tagged With: book review, Catholic Library World, Chris Anderson, CLW, Light When It Comes, Rafael Ubico

Looking Closer: Beauty, Truth, and Evil at the Movies

May 31, 2017 by FLNC

June 17, 2017
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (plus an evening screening)
Christ Center Community Church
2700 South Lemay Avenue

Join us for a day with film critic and author Jeffrey Overstreet as he shares how movies inspired and rejuvenated his faith and transformed the way he hears God speaking in the world today. The seminar includes a discussion session and a guided tour through a challenging film that can change the way we look at movies, art, and creation.

Jeffrey Overstreet is a film reviewer, novelist, and teacher of creative writing and film studies. His “memoir of dangerous moviegoing,” Through a Screen Darkly, has become a popular textbook in classes on film, faith, and culture. Jeffrey has been writing about the relationship between film and faith for more than 20 years. His movie reviews have appeared in Christianity Today, Image, and other periodicals.

To register, and for more information, please go to the Eventbrite website at http://tinyurl.com/lookingcloser. For questions, contact Laure Hittle at (970) 214-1158 or christcenterlibrary @ gmail.com.

This event is sponsored by Christ Center Community Church and the Faith Libraries of Northern Colorado. It is free and open to the public. Freewill donations may be made when you register on the Eventbrite site or at the event. Ample Parking is available on the south side of the church. Enter through the main front doors facing Lemay.

Filed Under: Events, Film, Jeffery Overstreet

The History of Christian Futures

May 1, 2017 by FLNC

Faith Literature Author Event
Discussion with author Amy Frykholm

Sunday, May 7, 2017
First United
Methodist Church
1005 Stover Street
Fort Collins
Dessert at 6:30
Program at 7 p.m.

In Christian Understandings of the Future, Amy Frykholm offers a tour through more than two millennia of Christian thought on the future. Starting with the contexts of the Hebrew Bible and moving forward, Frykholm outlines the enduring fascination believers have had with future events and the myriad ways they have articulated their beliefs about what the future holds. From the imperial contexts of the book of Revelation to the end times prophecy of Harold Camping, Frykholm presents a thoughtful and insightful tour.

The FLNC network and FUMC are delighted to welcome back Amy Frykholm as a featured speaker. Amy is an Associate Editor of The Christian Century magazine, for which she writes feature articles and conducts interviews. She holds a PhD in Literature from Duke University and is the author of four books of non-fiction, as well as poetry, and numerous essays.

This event is free and open to the public.  Parking is available at the church.

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Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Amy Frykholm, events

Faith Libraries Transform

April 8, 2017 by FLNC

In honor of National Library Week and Easter, the Faith Libraries of Northern Colorado is launching something… different.

The Faith Libraries of Northern Colorado (FLNC) is an award-winning network of church libraries that share resources, programs and ideas and jointly sponsor events of interest to the region’s faith communities.

If you don’t love hanging out in libraries, this isn’t for you.

However, if you’re seeking answers to the paradoxes, the hard questions and the broken history of the Christian faith, don’t give up. Are you a castaway in a culture that drowns out the voice of wisdom? You’re not alone. Join like-minded souls, step away from the din of rhetoric and discover something new.

Faith Library Connections is a fellowship of readers, writers and lifelong learners who meet regularly at faith libraries in northern Colorado in a quiet, relaxed yet self-directed learning environment.

To participate in Faith Library Connections, you are asked to first join the Friends of FLNC. As a member you will receive a free subscription to the Friends of FLNC e-newsletter which includes the Faith Library Connections schedule, book reviews, upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.

Friends of FLNC membership is free and open to the public. To join and learn more about the Faith Libraries of Northern Colorado visit www.FLNCnetwork.org.

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Filed Under: Faith Libraries Connections

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