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October 18, 2026
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Our Fall session of the Aloud Book Club is about to begin! What is Aloud? Each Sunday after church we get together and take turns reading out loud a chapter from a book. We suggest reading the chapter beforehand (but that's not necessary). This session runs from October 18 to November 25. It's okay to miss a Sunday because you can simply read the chapter and join us again the following Sunday.
The book we've chosen is "The Serviceberry" by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
About the book (from goodreads.com):
As Indigenous scientist Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests Serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the Serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of interconnectedness and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth—its abundance of sweet, juicy berries—to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution ensures its own survival. As Kimmerer explains, “Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, rather than accumulation, where wealth and security come from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency.”