Second spring book review scheduled

From staff reports

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court No. 2454, of the Immaculate Conception Church in Clarion, will hold their second spring book review and luncheon Wednesday.

The review will be held from noon to 1 p.m. Doors will open at 11:45 a.m. A light luncheon will be served. The review and luncheon will be held in Immaculate Conception’s Our Lady of Clarion Center in the rectory basement. The basement can be entered on the Madison Street or alley side of the building. A monetary donation will be accepted at the door. Donations of non-perishable food items for local food banks will also be collected.

There will be items raffled and door prizes given at each review. Proceeds from these reviews will benefit PASSAGES, S.A.F.E. and the Clarion Free Library. The event is open to the public.

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The Rev. Harold ‘Jake’ Jacobson

The second reviewer of this series, the Rev. Harold “Jake” Jacobson, is well known in the Clarion area.

Jacobson has been the pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Clarion for 35 years. He also serves as the assistant to the Bishop of the NWPA Synod and director of Evangelical Mission for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He is a former chaplain with the Clarion-Forest VNA Hospice. Jacobson volunteers extensively in the local community. He has written many church resources in evangelism and mission planning. His interests include wood carving, painting and drawing, writing, music, reading and golf.

Jacobson will review “Origin” by Dan Brown. This is a New York Times best seller from the author of the Da Vinci Code. This novel features Robert Langdon, the main character in several of Brown’s best selling novels.

The third and final review will be held in the evening on Wednesday, April 18, and will feature two reviewers.