The Weekly Yarn ~ May 26, 2010

We welcomed many new shawls and lots of yarn, this week. 

Beverly hit the jackpot during her Goodwill crawl...we have two bins full of new yarn that she found!  In addition, we prayed over twenty beautiful shawls and afghans, four of which came from Miss Carolyn, our member in South Carolina.

Beverly also received an email from a member of our congregation offering a generous donation of several afghans, which she will pick up soon.

Beverly and Ann counted the 581 prayer cloths and 65 pocket cloths that have been received, so far.  Our goal for World Communion Sunday, in October, is 1500, so we are over a third of the way there.  If we receive 50 a week through the end of September, we will be set. In an earlier email, Beverly sent two patterns for prayer cloths, which are attached.

In addition, several new patterns were featured in the latest Caron newsletter. Their link is
http://www.caron.com/connections.html .

Have a happy and safe Memorial Day.

Love, Ellen

The Weekly Yarn May 26, 2010

We welcomed many new shawls and lots of yarn, this week.  Beverly hit the jackpot during her Goodwill crawl...we have two bins full of new yarn that she found!  In addition, we prayed over twenty beautiful shawls and afghans, four of which came from Miss Carolyn, our member in South Carolina.

Beverly also received an email from a member of our congregation offering a generous donation of several afghans, which she will pick up soon.

During our meeting, Beverly and Ann counted the 581 prayer cloths and 65 pocket cloths that have been received, so far.  Our goal for World Communion Sunday, in October, is 1500, so we are over a third of the way there.  If we receive 50 a week through the end of September, we will be set.

Several new patterns were featured in the latest Caron newsletter.

Their link is
http://www.caron.com/connections.html .
Have a happy and safe Memorial Day.
Love, Ellen

The Weekly Yarn ~ May 19

Though there may be fewer of us each week, we will still be meeting through the summer.  Now that school is finally out, come on by to check out our pattern and yarn supply.  If you are stumped on a project, bring it in for a conference!  Please feel free to bring the kids...even if you think they cannot sit still very long, it may be just the amount of time you need.  Who knows, maybe they will want to learn to knit or crochet, too.  We will have the room from 5:30 to 8:00 each Wednesday night, so drop by when you can.

Last week, we prayed over another generous supply of shawls and stoles. 

God is so faithful to furnish them at just the right time!

On Sunday, prayer cloths, shawls and chemo caps were made available at all services.  They flew out into the community, as people prayed over them and carried them to their new destinations.  What a joy to be able to touch so many lives.

Nancy sent me the following note following Sunday's service.  If you ever wonder why we do what we do....well, this says it all.  Praise God.

"I wanted to write and let you know that I felt compelled to get one of the blankets this weekend at the altar after praying. You see, I work for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in Cardiac Services, which includes CICU(Critical Intensive Care Unit), CSU (Cardiac Step Down Unit), and the Catheterization Lab. I felt like one of the children might need one.

So I went to work today and stopped off and saw the CICU managers, telling them my story. They told me that they knew the perfect family to give it to, that there was a child going home to hospice today and they could really use it. Please let those wonderful people who do this work that they are very special and that their work doesn’t go unnoticed. Just in case they want to know which blanket it was, it was a white blanket (with dazzle or silk in the thread)with large yellow, pink and blue stripes in it and was probably 3ft x 4ft.

Thank you for allowing me to give such a wonderful gift to a family in need of God’s love and care.

Thank you,

Bob"

 

Have a great week!

Love, Ellen

Meeting Update ~ May 19, 2010

Though there may be fewer of us each week, we will still be meeting through the summer.  Now that school is finally out, come on by to check out our pattern and yarn supply.  If you are stumped on a project, bring it in for a conference!  Please feel free to bring the kids...even if you think they cannot sit still very long, it may be just the amount of time you need.  Who knows, maybe they will want to learn to knit or crochet, too.  We will have the room from 5:30 to 8:00 each Wednesday night, so drop by when you can.

Last week, we prayed over another generous supply of shawls and stoles.  God is so faithful to furnish them at just the right time!

On Sunday, prayer cloths, shawls and chemo caps were made available at all services.  They flew out into the community, as people prayed over them and carried them to their new destinations.  What a joy to be able to touch so many lives.

Nancy sent me the following note following Sunday's service. 

 

"I wanted to write and let you know that I felt compelled to get one of the blankets this weekend at the altar after praying. You see, I work for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta in Cardiac Services, which includes CICU(Critical Intensive Care Unit), CSU (Cardiac Step Down Unit), and the Catheterization Lab. I felt like one of the children might need one.

So I went to work today and stopped off and saw the CICU managers, telling them my story. They told me that they knew the perfect family to give it to, that there was a child going home to hospice today and they could really use it. Please let those wonderful people who do this work that they are very special and that their work doesn’t go unnoticed. Just in case they want to know which blanket it was, it was a white blanket (with dazzle or silk in the thread)with large yellow, pink and blue stripes in it and was probably 3ft x 4ft.

Thank you for allowing me to give such a wonderful gift to a family in need of God’s love and care.

Thank You”

If you ever wonder why we do what we do....well, this says it all. 

Praise God.

Now that’s a stack!

The Weekly Yarn ~ May 12

Once again, we welcomed new yarn and shawls into our midst.  Dana,  yet again, hit the jackpot with yarn finds.  Check our bins, if you are looking for inspiration.

There were 17 additional shawls over which we were privileged to pray. Thanks for all your faithfulness Carolyn, Martha, Zena, Pam and Dana! Our cabinet in the office is overflowing, in time for Communion Sunday on the 23rd.

During the turmoil of the remaining few weeks of the school year and all the attendant angst for all involved, I have had to be reminded of the words from James 3:17-18...

" But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace."

Am I the only one who has to say ooops?

Have a lovely week. 

Hope to see you Wednesday.

The Weekly Yarn May 12, 2010

Once again, we welcomed new yarn and shawls into our midst.  Dana,  yet again, hit the jackpot with yarn finds.  Check our bins, if you are looking for inspiration.

There were 17 additional shawls over which we were privileged to pray. Thanks for all your faithfulness Carolyn, Martha, Zena, Pam and Dana!

Our cabinet in the office is overflowing, in time for Communion Sunday on the 23rd.

During the turmoil of the remaining few weeks of the school year and all the attendant angst for all involved, I have had to be reminded of the words from James 3:17-18...

" But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy. And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace."

Am I the only one who has to say ooops?

Have a lovely week. 

Hope to see you Wednesday.

Ellen

The Weekly Yarn

This week we welcomed new yarn, shawls and a visitor to our midst!
Dana brought in more gorgeous autumnal variegated worsted yarn...there are several solid colors in our stash, as well, for those who want to mix and match.

We were treated to a visit from one year old Cadence, who came with her Grandma Robin.  Miss Cadence reminded us how soft our shawls are, how little noise a skein of yarn makes when it is spiked to the floor, and how incredibly fascinating the contents of purses can be! It was great to have her cheerful presence with us.

Our table was piled with shawls over which we prayed.  Some went directly to recipients from our meeting.

   

Last Thursday was the National Day of Prayer, and the Director of our Older Adult Respite Program asked me to come and talk to the folks at Grace Arbor about the Prayer Shawl Ministry.  They enjoyed hearing about our ministry and some of the items we make. God continues to use our work to bless others! 

They made a request for a knitted or crocheted BUFFALO!  Does anyone have a pattern?  Or want to write one?

Don't forget that May 23 is Communion Sunday.  If you can be there to help set up or take down shawls, let us know!

See you next week.