Aurora resident Mari Curless, left, presides at a blessing of 76 handmade prayer shawls during Sunday worship at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora. Assisting are Aurorans Luli Smith, center ...

If your child has given you hints and suggestions that they would rather select their prayer shawl all on their own, it is best to respect this wish. Even the most traditional of ceremonies must ...

The group gave 14 lap robes and 60 prayer shawls to Mrs. Bush’s Personal Care in May. In July, they gave Tucker Bowman 40 chemo hats for his Eagle Scout project, courtesy of Frey, and the ...

A prayer shawl is a handmade shawl, either knitted or crocheted, made by volunteers at the church. It is worn over the shoulders or across the lap. When creating one, ...

Both the prayer shawl and quilt ministries are always in need of yarn or fabrics for their projects. Donations can be dropped off at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church.

Knitters of Sacred Heart Catholic Church Ladies' Guild in Brevard make warm, comforting and colorful prayer shawls. On July 21, member Maggie DiRocco gave specially chosen shawls to Hendersonville ...

Jerusalem Post Diaspora Hundred of prayer shawls arrive after Hebrew Free Burial puts out call Less than 48 hours later, he had collected 150 himself and pledges of hundreds more to come from as ...

EAST HADDAM — The Rev. Gayle Grayson, pastor of the First Church of Christ Congregational, dedicated her Feb. 9 sermon to the church’s knitting ministry, which recently completed 2,020 shawls ...

In 2009, a prayer shawl program started at Indiana University Health West. "We give those to patients when they have received bad news, maybe a terminal diagnosis or an end of life situation, we will ...