LANARK—Abbie Reese invited old and new friends to visit at her parents’ home, here, Aug. 1 to learn about her nearly decade-long collaboration with the Poor Clare Colettines of Rockford.

She showed video and talked about the project under a vine-covered trellis in her parents’ backyard.

Reese, author of “Dedicated to God,” the first selection in the One Diocese, One Book project, wants to see the video — some she shot and some shot by the Poor Clares themselves — edited into a full-length feature film, “Chosen.”

To support the project, she’s seeking financial supporters through an Internet fundraiser at www.chosenthefilm.com.

She will meet with One Diocese, One Book readers Oct. 18 at Barnes and Noble at Cherry-Vale Mall in Rockford.

Enter to win a hardcover copy of her book at http://observer.rockforddiocese.org/onebook.