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 ...

ATTLEBORO - Immanuel Lutheran Church's Prayer Shawl Ministry, in association with 12 other congregations from Attleboro and the extended area, produced more than 40 sacred creations - including prayer ...

Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora blessed 76 handmade prayer shawls during Sunday worship. On behalf of United Women in Faith, a church women's group, Aurora resident Mari Curless led a group ...

FARGO – Mildred Hall sits surrounded by skeins of colored yarn, her fingers flying in an intricate dance that produces items of comfort and beauty for people who might be struggling. At 84, Hall has ...

This year has gone by so fast that it seems there is no time for anything. Several members of the Congregation at North Main Street United Methodist Church did find time to do beautiful prayer shawls ...

Bella Vista Community Church, 75 E. Lancashire Blvd., is an evangelical interdenominational church. The Women's Bible Study classes are held every Tuesday from 9:15-11:15 a.m. and 5:30-7:15 p.m. The ...

Illness and bereavement can bring on a need for warmth and comfort. That need is being fulfilled through a prayer shawl ministry. At Maple United Methodist Church a shawl ministry was born two years ...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- When Elaine Wiatr's friend lost her husband to suicide, she felt words wouldn't be enough. To show her concern, she gave her a hand-knitted shawl. Wiatr chose a purple shawl that ...

MOBILE, Ala. -- Their fingers keep busy, knitting and crocheting, skeins of yarn unfurling around them. As they work, they hear stories of those in need. It seems that if the women of the prayer shawl ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Arthur was in his 90s and for months had been in and out of Providence Medical Center. When he became critically ill, he received a prayer shawl. "He felt that it was a tangible ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- You don't hear needles clicking and clacking at The Buckingham retirement community, even as women knit colorful shawls. There's too much activity. 1 of 28 If you're viewing on our ...