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Prayer Shawl Ministry
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"Shawls
... made for centuries universal and embracing, symbolic of an inclusive, unconditionally loving, God. They
wrap, enfold, comfort, cover, give solace, mother, Those
who have received these shawls have been uplifted
and affirmed, - written in 1998 by: Janet Bristow © 2008 |
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meet on the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in our church cottage at the East end of our church
parking lot, 3350 Harrison Blvd., Ogden. All are welcome to join us.
Please come and join us - bring your knitting, crocheting, quilting or whatever kind of handiwork you enjoy - or just come and join in the conversation!!! Questions? Call Kim Harbath at 737-3667.
You may knit, crochet, sew or create a shawl in any manner that suites you. We can help you learn, and provide tools and materials. If you would like more information, please call Kim Harbath at 737-3667 or our church office at 392-5012.
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Prayer Shawl donates to Habitat For Humanity On Monday January 18th, Habitat for Humanity of Weber and Davis Counties dedicated a renovated house at 133 Doxey Street in Ogden to the Noorda family. What a joyful celebration! Todd and Sarah Noorda each expressed their sincere appreciation to all who made the opportunity of home ownership a reality for them. As part of the ceremony, Linda Garner presented an afghan from the Ogden Area Prayer Shawl Ministries and explained that the group presents shawls and afghans as both gifts of compassion and celebration. Blocks had been knit and crocheted by women from the congregations of Good Shepherd Episcopal, United Church of Christ, 1st United Methodist, and 1st Presbyterian churches. These blocks were joined together in a patchwork afghan to create a gift from many loving hands and giving hearts to will help turn the Noorda’s new house into a nurturing home. What a wonderful, concrete expression of community support for this family! |
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| The Prayer Shawl
Ministry is a Wide Circle
We know that there are Prayer Shawl Ministries at least around the nation if not the world. The following is a story of how our Prayer Shawl group’s circle of ministry just got larger. On August 1st, Kim Harbath wrote, "I got a call yesterday from a woman in Minnesota. She got my name off prayershawl.com. Her daughter is in the intermountain Health Care facility in Murray, in ICU with swine flu. She desperately wanted her daughter to have a prayer shawl. Remarkably, I had one sitting by my computer. I will take it to her daughter on Saturday. The mother said she tried for two weeks how to figure out a way to get a prayer shawl to her daughter, who was not doing well, forty-five years old and on a ventilator. Sunday afternoon, Kim emailed the mother: "Mission successful. How wonderful to hear your daughter-in-law was taken off the ventilator just before we got to the hospital. Thanks so much for the opportunity to gift a prayer shawl." Within the hour, the mother wrote an email back to Kim saying, "Thank You soooo much. Mary was so excited to get the prayer shawl. She won't take it off. Just let me know how I can help with this wonderful program. I would like to start one here in Crosslake but just don't know how to do it. Again thanks so much. God Bless, Eva" |
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Prayers for Knitting When first beginning: Mantle of Love, Healer of Hearts, I light this candle as a
reminder of Your presence as I begin. Guide my attention to stay
on course. Bless my hands... By: Janet Bristow - 2000 Prayer to be said while knitting:
And another:
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PRAYER SQUARES:
This is a smaller version that can be used for people who do not have the space, or convenience of having a place to put a regular size shawl or would not use a shawl. Materials needed: Knitting Directions: |
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Some interesting Prayer Shawl and Knitting
internet sites:
http://www.shawlministry.com/tipsheet.html http://joann.lionbrand.com/patterns/chs-prayerShawl.html www.lionbrand.com/prayerShawlCards http://www.amazon.com/Prayer-Shawl-Ministry-Reaching-Leisure/dp/1574865919 http://www.amazon.com/Knitting-into-Mystery-Shawl-Knitting-Ministry/dp/0819219673 |