Prayer Shawl Ministry

To engage members in prayer; use gifts of knitting/crocheting as a means of embracing others and reaching out to the wider community with care, love and God's presence; connect members with each other.

The prayer shawl ministry began here at First Congregational in September 2005 and as of January 1, 2010, over 500 shawls had been created and shared with others. Knitters and crocheters meet on the second Monday evening and the second Thursday afternoon to knit, crochet, pray, share stories, laugh and support one another on life's journey. Blessings and prayers are knit into each shawl as it is created and again by those gathered monthly. They are knit in a pattern of threes -- symbolizing the trinity and wholeness, as well as many phases of life.
Review photos of the Prayer Shawl Ministry here