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Forums in four cities will focus on books

Monthly breakfast forums will begin next week at four cities in the Green Bay Diocese under sponsorship of the diocese, the Bishop's Appeal and the host site.

Over the next nine months speakers will focus on a range of books that have affected their lives under the theme, "So Many Books, So Little Time." In their talks they are to discuss the book's vision or values and why they would recommend it to others.

The forums, which begin at 7:15 a.m. and include breakfast, will be offered in Green Bay, Menasha, Oshkosh and Manitowoc.

A schedule, by location, of the speakers and their books follows.

Claude Allouez Forum - St. Matthew Parish, Green Bay (new location):

Sept. 12 - Fr. Dan Felton, pastor of St. Raphael Parish, Oshkosh, Pentecost in Asia: A New Way of Being Church, by Thomas Fox.

Oct. 10 - Jean Peerenboom, books/religion/special sections editor at the Green Bay Press-Gazette, The Moral of the Story by Dr. Paul Wadell.

Nov. 7 - Linda Clay, organizer of St. Norbert College's Zambia Project to assist in sub-Saharan Africa, The Ukimwi Road: From Kenya to Zimbabwe, by Dervla Murphy.

Dec. 12 - Dr. Richard Stevens, professor emeritus of human biology at UW-Green Bay and a faculty member of St. Norbert College's Theology Institute and St. Norbert Abbey's Ministry and Life program, Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis.

Jan. 9 - Brian Mitchell, director of InterGen, an Oshkosh non-profit agency linking church and young adults, A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey, by Brian McLaren.

Feb. 13 - Joan Bartman, parish director of St. Paul Parish, Wrightstown, He Was One of Us, by Rien Poorvliet.

March 12 - George Hartmann, retired president of the North American Commercial Business Division at Georgia-Pacific, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, by Richard Carlson.

April 16 - Larry Sur, chief executive officer and co-founder of IOgistics Inc. of Green Bay, Good to Great, by Jim Collins.

May 14 - Susan Hamer, The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman.

Orville Janssen Forum - Mount Tabor Center in Menasha:

Sept. 18 - Fr. Dan Felton, pastor of St. Raphael Parish, Oshkosh, Pentecost in Asia: A New Way of Being Church, by Thomas Fox.

Oct. 16 - Dcn. Paul Umentum, an attorney with Wanezek, Umentum and Jaekels, Green Bay, who serves at St. Mary of the Angels Parish, Green Bay, Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis.

Nov. 20 - Howard Healy, partner with Di Renzo and Bomier Law Firm, Neenah, A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts, by Robert Bolt.

Dec. 18 - Patti Christensen, former campus minister at Alverno College in Milwaukee, the Bible.

Jan. 15 - Bp. Robert Morneau, The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry, by Stephen Mitchell.

Feb. 26 - Sr. Diane Baumann, ANG, director of religious education at St. Margaret Mary Parish, Neenah, Julian of Norwich - Showing of Love, by Julia Bolton Holloway.

March 25 - Brian and Shirley Shaw, Stephen Ministers at First Lutheran Church in Manitowoc and former missionaries in Africa, Carpe Diem by Tony Campolo.

April 22 - Jeannie Hannemann of St. Bernard Parish, Appleton, director and co­founder of Elizabeth Ministry, Can You Drink the Cup? by Henri Nouwen.

May 27 - Jeannine Goggin, storyteller, humorist and catechist from Neenah, Thich Nhat-Hanh: Essential Writings by Robert Ellsberg.

Bishop Grellinger Forum - St. Mary Parish, Oshkosh:

Sept. 16 - Bp. Robert Morneau, The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry, by Stephen Mitchell.

Oct. 14 - Dcn. Paul Umentum, an attorney with Wanezek, Umentum and Jaekels, Green Bay, who serves at St. Mary of the Angels Parish, Green Bay, Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis.

Nov. 18 - Howard Healy, partner with Di Renzo and Bomier Law Firm, Neenah, A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts, by Robert Bolt.

Dec. 16 - Patti Christensen, former campus minister at Alverno College in Milwaukee, the Bible.

Jan. 13 - Brian Mitchell, director of InterGen, an Oshkosh non-profit agency linking church and young adults, A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey, by Brian McLaren.

Feb. 24 - Sr. Diane Baumann, ANG, director of religious education at St. Margaret Mary Parish, Neenah, Julian of Norwich - Showing of Love, by Julia Bolton Holloway.

March 23 - Brian and Shirley Shaw, Stephen Ministers at First Lutheran Church in Manitowoc and former missionaries in Africa, Carpe Diem by Tony Campolo.

April 20 - Jeannie Hannemann of St. Bernard Parish, Appleton, director and co­founder of Elizabeth Ministry, Can You Drink the Cup? by Henri Nouwen.

May 25 - Jeannine Goggin, storyteller, humorist and catechist from Neenah, Thich Nhat-Hanh: Essential Writings by Robert Ellsberg.

Bill Zimmer Forum - Sacred Heart Parish, Manitowoc:

Sept. 9 - Arden Muchin of Manitowoc, a retired attorney, the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible).

Oct. 7 - Jean Peerenboom, books/religion/special sections editor at the Green Bay Press-Gazette, The Moral of the Story by Dr. Paul Wadell.

Nov. 4 - Linda Clay, organizer of St. Norbert College's Zambia Project to assist in sub-Saharan Africa, The Ukimwi Road: From Kenya to Zimbabwe by Dervla Murphy.

Dec. 9 - Dr. Richard Stevens, professor emeritus of human biology at UW-Green Bay and a faculty member of St. Norbert College's Theology Institute and St. Norbert Abbey's Ministry and Life program, Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis.

Jan. 6 - Bp. Robert Morneau, The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry, by Stephen Mitchell.

Feb. 10 - George Hartmann, retired president of the North American Commercial Business Division at Georgia-Pacific, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, by Richard Carlson.

March 9 - David Diedrich, vice president of First National Bank in Manitowoc, Tuesdays with Morrie, by Mitch Albom.

April 13 - Larry Sur, chief executive officer and co-founder of IOgistics Inc. of Green Bay, Good to Great, by Jim Collins.

May 11 - Dcn. Robert Beehner, owner and general manager of Beamaco in Manitowoc, and a jail minister, She Who Is, by Elizabeth Johnson.

For more information on the forums call the diocesan Development Department at (920)437-7531 or 1-877-500-3580 (toll-free), ext. 8184, or e-mail ddegrave@gbdioc.org.