August 22, 2025 
The next Parish Book Club meeting will be on Thur., Oct. 16, at 1 p.m., in the education wing of the St. Paul campus.
The book selection is “This is Happiness,” by Niall Williams. Here’s a preview:
The rain is stopping. Nobody in the small, forgotten village of Faha remembers when it started; rain on the western seaboard was a condition of living. Now–just as Father Coffey proclaims the coming of electricity–it is stopping. Seventeen-year-old Noel Crowe is standing outside his grandparents’ house shortly after the rain has stopped when he encounters Christy for the first time. Though he can’t explain it, Noel knows right then: something has changed.
This is the story of all that was to follow: Christy’s long-lost love and why he had come to Faha, Noel’s own experiences falling in and out of love, and the endlessly postponed arrival of electricity–a development that, once complete, would leave behind a world that had not changed for centuries.
This book is available on Amazon and on the Barnes & Noble website. If you need assistance getting a book, please email barbara.tyczkowski@gmail.com.
PLEASE NOTE: Even if you have attended a book club meeting in the past, please sign up for this event using the form below so that we can plan for the correct number of attendees. If you are new to the group, further information will be sent to you.
