St. Julie’s Prayer Shawl Ministry was started in September 2012 after hearing a fellow parishioner’s story about a prayer shawl she had given her Aunt and the beautiful way it touched her life and the life of her family. The power of the prayer shawl is not only the source of warmth but the reminder that people are praying for you and whatever your concerns are. It is a tangible gift that the recipient can wrap around them and feel God’s loving arms around him or her. As of December 2014 over 400 shawls &blankets have been delivered to recipients at St. Julies and throughout the country.
The shawl maker begins the shawl with prayers and blessings for the recipient. Once the shawl has been completed there is a final blessing by a Priest or Deacon and the shawl is sent to the person in need. The ladies in the Prayer Shawl ministry continue to pray for the recipients of the shawls.
Shawls, lap blankets, and baby blankets are provided to those who are sick, undergoing a medical procedure, loss of a loved one, struggling with life’s challenges, brides, women who are pregnant, babies for their baptism, to name a few as there are endless possibilities.
We gather the First Monday of the Month from 7:30 pm to 9 pm in Room 1 in the Parish Hall to crochet, knit, pray and be together. All are welcome to join us even if you’ve never knitted or crocheted or it has been years since you last picked up a needle.
If you would like a shawl or blanket for someone in need or know of someone that we can send one to or to make a donation please feel free to contact Karen.
"Shawls... made for centuries universal and embracing,
symbolic of an inclusive, unconditionally loving, God.
They wrap, enfold, comfort, cover, give solace,
mother, hug, shelter and beautify.
Those who have received these shawls have been
uplifted and affirmed, as if given wings to
fly above their troubles..."
Written in 1998 by: Janet Severi Bristow Copyright ©2015