Elim's Prayer Shawl Ministry, Stitch and Chat Group and Kind Knits

Elim's Prayer Shawl Ministry

A prayer shawl is a symbol of love, crafted to give comfort and warmth to those who receive it.
 
For many years Elim’s Prayer Shawl Ministry has knitted and crocheted  prayer shawls to give to people experiencing hardships so that they may know that they are embraced by God and Elim during these difficult times. As we create the shawl, we say a prayer for the often-unknown recipient and before we send them, we gather to bless them using this prayer: “May God's grace be upon this shawl... warming, comforting, enfolding and embracing. May this mantle be a safe haven... a sacred place of security and well-being... sustaining and embracing in good times as well as difficult ones. May the one who receives this shawl be cradled in hope, kept in joy, graced with peace, and wrapped in love.  Blessed Be.”  (Prayer by Janet Bristow)
 
We send a shawl with our Ministry Teams that go to Mexico, as well as people at Elim who are healing or grieving. You may have seen us at work during the worship services. We also knit and crochet at home AND we meet once a month at Aqus Cafe, on the first Thursday of the month. If you would like to join our group and get directions on how to make a shawl, feel free to talk to one of us: Robin Butts, Nancy Clarke,  Judi Bobier, Dolores Frey McCloud, Jeanne Nelson, Andrea Nortz,  Susan Rodkin, and Doris Widger.

Here's a website with more information about prayer shawls with prayers, instructions and patterns!

Stitch and Chat: The first Thursday of every month
A group of knitters and crocheters from Elim gather once a month at Aqus Cafe from 10 am to Noon. We are very informal without an agenda except to stitch and chat! Aqus Cafe has great coffee and other beverages as well as lots of other food options. If you'd like to get a reminder every month, let Doris know at [email protected].

KindKnits
 Many of these same knitters and crocheters work year round to create scarves and hats to give away to anyone in the community at our annual KindKnits Project. Talk to Julie Prime for more information.