Prayer Shawl Ministry allows us to wrap people who are hurting in God’s love. These handmade gifts offer both physical warmth ...
“Wrapped in Love,” by Loveland resident Sylvia Scott, gives step-by-step directions on how to make prayer shawls for children. “The shawls are just knit and purl, but the designs are all mine,” she ...
WHEN HER SISTER was diagnosed with brain cancer, Nazanin “Nazee” S. Fard knew just what to do: Knit. “I started learning how to knit when I was 3½. I remember distinctly my mom being pregnant with my ...
When Karen Doolaard began leading a prayer shawl ministry at Central Wesleyan Church in Holland, she knew she wanted to tailor the devotions specifically to the group of women who gathered to knit and ...
Trinity Lutheran Church is a month into its Prayer Shawl Ministry for comforting hurting people by a spiritual and tactile remedy. Their mission statement: "Creating prayer shawls for people needing ...
Knitted shawls in a rainbow of colors overflowed from a basket in Joyce Meekins' Amesbury living room earlier this month.Hidden somewhere in Meekins' pile lay the 1,000th shawl created by the Holy ...
On Saturday, I attended a prayer shawl retreat at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Skillman. It was shorter, I think, than previous retreats there, but it was very relaxing and enjoyable. The focus was ...
“Ritual is one of the oldest ways to mobilize the power of community for healing. It makes the caring of the community visible, tangible, real.” — Rachel Remen, M.D. The Gold Hill Lutheran church in ...
Gerri Corcoran is the kind of woman you want to be friends with. She's got an easy laugh, an open heart and a vibrant personality that warms you to her instantly. Not long ago, Corcoran's life was ...