CHRISTIAN ED BOOK STUDY, “LIFE IN A JAR” BY JACK MAYER
Now that fall has arrived, the Parish Ed Committee is offering a book study about students from rural Kansas
who discovered a Polish Catholic woman who saved Jewish children during the Holocaust Description of the
book is as follows:

In the fall of 1999, a rural Kansas teacher encouraged three students to
work on a year-long National History Day project which would, among
other things, extend the boundaries of the classroom, contribute to
history learning, teach respect and tolerance, and meet their classroom
motto, “He who changes one person, changes the world entire.” Two
ninth graders, Megan Stewart and Elizabeth Cambers, and an eleventh
grader, Sabrina Coons, accepted the challenge and decided to enter their
project in the National History Day program. Their teacher, Mr. Norm
Conard, showed them a short clipping from a March 1994 issue of News
and World Report, which said, “Irena Sendler saved many children and
adults from the Warsaw Ghetto in 1942.” Her network saved children from the Ghetto plus
provided hiding locations for over 2,000 children. Norm told the girls the article might be a
typographical error since he had not heard of this woman or story. The students began their
research and looked for primary and secondary sources throughout the year. (Source:
https://irenasendler.org/about-the-project/)

The book study will take place in two parts. The first discussion will take place on Tuesday, October 28th at 6pm
and cover Parts I and II of the book. The second discussion will take place on Thursday, November 20th at 6pm
and cover Part III of the book. A sign-up sheet will be available. Life in a Jar was suggested by Betty Krier as
the next book study. She has donated several copies for those interested in participating. Speak to Vicar Amy if
you are interested or have questions. We hope to see you there.