NEXT INKLINGS BOOK STARTS JANUARY 30:

THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS

BY C.S. LEWIS

The Inklings meet every Monday from 5:00 to 6:30. Anger Screwtape by signing up for this book by January 16.

Contact Danny with any questions.

My Dear Wormwood,

I note with great displeasure that the teenagers at St. Clarence are being invited to read the book in which that disgusting Lewis fellow revealed to the humans so many of the secret strategies we use to secure souls for Our Father Below.  Obviously this can NOT be allowed to happen.  When the humans learn about our schemes, it becomes much more difficult for us to trick and corrupt them.  You are authorized to do anything in your power to prevent the teenage humans from turning in $10 to their Youth Minister by January 16 to reserve a copy of this awful, awful book.  Do not fail us, Wormwood.  I do not need to remind you that if you fail the consequences will be most severe.

Your affectionate uncle,

Screwtape

P.S. - Try to keep the humans from finding out that in this book club, all the reading is actually done at the meetings. If they find out they won't have to do outside reading on their own, it will be harder to convince themselves they don't have the time.  Conceal from them that the whole point of the Inklings is to read together for... (ugh, it pains me even to write this next word)... pleasure.  Lie to the humans!  Let them file the idea of a "book club" in the same mental category as "homework" and conclude that since this is a "church book" it must be boring. Whatever you do, DO NOT LET THEM FIND OUT THAT THE BOOK IS FUNNY. That could ruin everything.