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Sowing the seeds of faith and comfort to others gives joy to the members of the Prayer Shawl Ministry at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley. Over one dozen members of the ministry ...

“I said a prayer for you today and know God must have heard.” That is the opening line of a prayer-poem provided to some lucky recipient of a prayer shawl hand-made by Prayer Shawl Ministry of Bennett ...

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, ...

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 ...

"I feel the arms of our Lord are around me," wrote Mary in a thank you note to Grace Lutheran Church in Hendersonville after she'd received a Prayer Shawl knitted by Skip Andersen, church coordinator ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Knitting and praying go hand in hand for the Prayer Shawl Ministry at NorthHaven Church. Inside the conference room on a Monday night, about a dozen women ranging in age 16 to about 80 have gathered ...