Prayer Shawl Ministry Touches Lives

One of the quiet, important ministries in our congregation is the Prayer Shawl Ministry. Two Wednesdays a month, a team of knitters gathers at church to create special, soft and beautiful "prayer shawls," comforting small blankets that can be wrapped around one's shoulders like a shawl, or laid across one's lap. As they knit, they pray for whoever will eventually receive the gift of their work. When a shawl is completed, the group gathers to pray over it, that it would assist in God's work of healing love in the life of the person it will touch.

In the past several months, numerous visits have been made by our congregation's "Caring Connections" volunteers (a branch of the Health and Wellness Work Area) to bring a prayer shawl to someone in our church. The shawls have been very appreciatively received -- as one recipient put it, "...a gift from my church family that will keep my spirit and me warm!"

We want to thank the faithful members of the Prayer Shawl Ministry for their work of love, and for allowing the Caring Connections volunteers to partner with them. 

We also want to invite any in the congregation who knit or crochet to join the Prayer Shawl Ministry. Materials are available, and the work can be done with the group at church on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, or at home. For more information, please call Bonnie Lehmann.

If you know anyone in our church family who might benefit from a gift of a prayer shawl, please contact Pastor Greta.