The Prayer Shawl Ministry, for anyone who enjoys knitting or crocheting, is looking for folks who enjoy making prayer shawls and squares, baby blankets and hats to minister to others. Yarn is provided ...

In 2017 alone, the prayer shawl ministry of four combined Catholic churches in northeastern Connecticut donated 73 shawls and 33 lap robes to anyone who wanted them. The shawls are small things, ...

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 ...

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, ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- Several congregations in Huntsville and other cities have found tangible ways to wrap people in prayer through making and giving away crocheted shawls and hand-knit blankets. The ...

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 ...

Linda Hanson’s prayer shawls are unique. She has a calling card, she says. It’s a note, attached to every shawl she makes, that reads: “Each time the yarn is joined, a prayer has been said for you.

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ATLANTA - At 94, Irene Marder is handing out hope, one prayer shawl at a time. If you spend enough time in a cancer center infusion room, you start to notice things. It's crowded, it's quiet, and, as ...

Muriel Fredericks spent her 80th birthday Monday by volunteering her regular shift and delivering a prayer shawl to a thankful patient at Mesa's Banner Heart Hospital. "I never thought I wouldn't," ...