A Prayer Shawl is started with a prayer blessing for the recipient; prayers continue through the creative process. It is a blend of prayers, talents, gifts, and grace and show that we are all knit together by God’s guiding hands and love. Many many thanks to Lynn Becker and Mary Ann Salz for getting this idea launched!
At ULC this is a loosely knit group! Meaning anyone can join in that knits or crochets or knows of someone needing a prayer shawl, lap robe, gift, reminder that you are loved, We discovered that quite a few of us knit and a few crochet, or know how to crochet and there may be others who would like to contribute, but don’t or can’t knit or crochet. We will accept donations of yarn, money to send the shawl, and ideas or desires of who to send shawls to. You will find a chest that holds the shawls in or around the ULC campus (we’re not sure where to put it yet). The only requirement is that you tell your story of who the shawl is going to and where it is going such as our first story below and add it to the Trail of Tales.
Trail of Tales:
#1: Our first shawl is going to our recently relocated member, Janet Anderson. She was always chilly in services, and since she left without a lot of notice, we ladies of the ULC wanted to send her a shawl as our replacements for hugs and warmth. We ladies also wanted her to know that we miss her and think of her often. We are happy for her relocation close to her son and his family.
(I’ll purchase a chest or box of sorts and print on card stock to attach to the shawls the story of the shawls. I’m not sure where to place it yet, but we’ll work that out later and make an announcement for them.)
Thanks so much,
Lori Zurcher