Using crochet hooks and knitting needles inherited from her mother, Reggie Dirnberger patiently and prayerfully creates warm shawls intended to bless others in need of comfort. Known as prayer shawls, ...

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In January, the Prayer Shawl Ministry of Saint Joseph Church in Poquonock (Windsor), gathered for a “Knit-In” to remember the victims and families of December fourteenth’s Sandy Hook shootings. The ...

SHAVERTOWN — At St. Therese’s Church in Shavertown, some parishioners just celebrated a year of making prayer shawls to donate to local medical institutions. Adriana Stephens, of Dallas, first came to ...

"Knit three … purl three … knit three … purl three … and please, God, bless the person who will wrap this prayer shawl around them." So goes the solitary ...

They gather together as a group to create gifts of comfort, hope and peace. More specifically, the Ladies of Faith Alive Church Prayer Shawl Ministry in Bowmanstown make memory blankets for ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Women’s group at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glyndon crochet and knit prayer shawls to give to ...

Giving gentle comfort to others in need, while bonding in prayer and fellowship, is merely the start of the joyful benefits achieved by members of the prayer shawl and quilting ministries held at the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X On a brisk winter day last month, six women gathered in a cozy room at Sacred Heart Glyndon, a ...

BOB ABERNETHY: We have a Belief and Practice segment this week about a knitting ministry. Knitting has taken off as a trendy hobby in many cities, but knitters around the country are finding it can be ...