Designed for those who use the lectionary as well as those who do not, An Improbable Gift of blessing is a diary of prayer that invites individuals and churches into an involvement with Scripture and community to engage the heart and nurture the spirit.

An Improbable Gift of Blessing: Prayers to Nurture the Spirit

Religion & Spirituality

Tirabassi, Maren C.

Grant, Joan Jordan

Worship & Devotion

Pilgrim Pr

Book by McCollough, Charles, Tirabassi, Maren C.

Faith Made Visible: Shaping the Human Spirit in Sculpture and Word

Arts & Photography

McCollough, Charles R.

Sculpture

United Church Pr

Blessing New Voices: Prayers of Young People and Worship Resources for Youth Ministry

This book is a new worship collection that evolved from the bestseller Touch Holiness. It provides fresh language that is inclusive of gender, ethnicity, race, age, orientation, and ability. Written by a diverse group of seasoned writers as well as young authors - from various Christian denominations - this resource will appeal to an intergenerational, ecumenical audience. It includes nine chapters of seasonal materials, three chapters of sacraments and services, and seven chapters oriented by topic. It also includes prayers for special issues such as natural disaster, domestic violence, and surrogate parents.

Before the Amen: Creative Resources for Worship

Maria I.T. Mankin

Christian Books & Bibles

The Depth of Wells

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

PETER E. RANDALL PUB.

“The Shakespeare Reader and Other Christmas Tales” is a romp through Shakespeare with holiday settings, but don’t expect to guess how the three stories end. "The Dark Ride" follows the wife of a retired high school English teacher who tries to make a go of a Shakespeare-themed amusement park in rural New Hampshire. "Enter Friar Stage Left" is a contemporary re-telling of Romeo and Juliet, (youth group caroling party to twelfth night) from the clergy perspective. "The Shakespeare Reader" introduces Ben, who fancies himself a sleuth based on how he recognizes the Shakespeare plots underlying the comings and goings of his Harvard Square neighbors.

The Shakespeare Reader: and other Christmas Tales

Short Stories & Anthologies

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Wanda Duff is an unconventional New England clergywoman, addicted to chicken wings, high-octane ice cream, and saying yes to anyone in need of a prayer, even the folks her town might think don't deserve one. 
When parishioner Niels Pond dies unexpectedly at the Fair Havens assisted living facility, Wanda's duty to minister to his family is beset by her suspicions about the circumstances of his abrupt passing. Wanda finds an unexpected co-detective in high school vice principal Prudence Rye, who fled town on graduation night a decade ago and returned only recently. 
Rye puts her job on the line to investigate the mourning Ponds with the surprisingly edgy Wanda. As they expose difficult family truths and uncover a dangerous operation operating out of Fair Havens, Rye and Wanda discover curiosity has an unanticipated cost. 
Comfortably gossipy, with a fresh take on the characters and ethos cozy mystery fans will love, Maria Mankin and Maren C. Tirabassi's Death at Fair Havens launches a series that celebrates intergenerational women's friendship and the power of inclusion, curiosity, and love. 
Maren C. Tirabassi's forty years' experience in mainline ministry shape Wanda Duff's professional life (but not her personality). Tirabassi is a former Poet Laureate of the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and has published poetry and short stories in fifteen anthologies, as well as twenty nonfiction titles. Maria Mankin, Maren's daughter, has written five nonfiction books and a thriller, Circ (Pigeon Park Press). Rye's dilemmas are influenced by Mankin's ten years in education as a teacher and administrator. She holds a degree in Writing, Literature and Publishing from Emerson College.

Death at Fair Havens: A Rev & Rye Mystery

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mankin, Maria

Mystery

Brain Mill Press

"A compelling narrative filled with wry humor, a complex investigation, and characters that resonate. With pithy writing and a fast-paced storyline, Death in the Woods is a perfect page-turner of a read that will leave you eagerly awaiting the next in the series!" 
-Jane Willan, author of the Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn mystery series 
"Mankin and Tirabassi draw upon the eerie isolation of late-autumn in "stick-season" New England to deliver a complex and chilling mystery filled with characters plucked straight from reality. Death in the Woods will have you looking forward to reading about Wanda and Rye's next case, as well as the latest developments in their personal lives." 
-Amy Patricia Meade, author of the Tish Tarragon mystery series\nMisty fall weather should make for an idyllic walk in the New England woods and a needed respite from Reverend Wanda Duff's duties. She'll just take a stroll with her dog, breathe in the cool air, and remember that she loves her job and doesn't really long for a life of solitude, even when the quiet red-and-gold patch of forest tempts her with it. 
But she should've known she couldn't really catch a break. 
She only saw his hand-cold, palm up. In the twilight, everything else was indistinct. And even as Wanda said a prayer for the dead man and called for help, she couldn't shake the feeling of another presence, one that would compel her to follow a path out of these woods to find a killer. 
But ever since Wanda and her friend Rye solved a murder together, no one has wanted the reverend to take on anything more dangerous than choir practice. She has no choice, really, but to carry the news of her discovery directly to no-nonsense Assistant Principal Rye, who understands because her own life was upended by last summer's investigation. Rye's own life is upended, period. 
Unfortunately, solving the murder of drama teacher Jonathan Thorne isn't an undertaking Wanda and Rye can accomplish without involving their ever-widening circle of family and friends, which means that in addition to investigating, they have to resolve a few personal problems of their own. The truth is, nothing happens in a quaint New England town without everyone noticing. Without everyone speculating. Without everyone talking. 
Without everyone knowing a killer is among them.\nWry humor, twisty sleuthing, and what Jane Willan (author of the Sister Agatha and Father Selwyn Mysteries) calls "punchy writing" and "fall-in-love-with-me characters" in "the enjoyable setting of a newsy small town" come together to make Death in the Woods a perfect one-sitting read.

Death in the Woods: A Rev & Rye Mystery (REV & Rye Mysteries)

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