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Shawl Ministry
Held on the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM, the Shawl Ministry members gather to create prayer shawls. 

The Shawl Ministry was started in 1998 by Janet Bristow and Victoria Galo, two graduates of the 1997 Women's Leadership Institute at The Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut.  It has since spread across the nation.

Knitting these prayer shawls is a wonderful way to reach out to others with the love of Christ.  There are endless ways the prayer shawls can be used.  They can be given; to those in need, to comfort those experiencing a loss, to those who are ill or hospitalized, but also to commemorate happy occasions like birthdays, new births, new homes, etc. You probably know someone who you think should receive one for whatever the reason.

To volunteer as a knitter or request a prayer shawl contact Kathy Schemmel at 269-432-4175.  Contributions to the Shawl Ministry (either monetary or yarn for knitting) may be directed to:

        St. Paul's Lutheran Church
        ATTN: Shawl Ministry
        484 Burr Oak Road
          Colon, MI 49040
Piecemakers for World Relief
Every Thursday evening at 6:30 PM the Piecemakers quilting group at St. Paul's meets to make quilts for Lutheran World Relief.  Many other church groups participate and send together over 300,000 quilts annually!

The quilts are usually simple, whole cloth quilts that are tied, not quilted.  You don't have to be a "sewer" to help with them.  There are many tasks and many hands make light work.

Our group is quite small, usually between 4 and 6 ladies. But last year we were able to send off 36 quilts!

We sew a little, have some coffee and a devotion, and then sew some more.  We all enjoy the fellowship of our Christian friends.

Why don't you come and see it for yourself?  We welcome you to visit us anytime and maybe pick up a needle. Pastor Grimm has.  Or perhaps you could help us with a donation of clean cotton fabric or old sheets?
Why not knit some big, black socks for soldiers in Iraq?  In previous wars ladies were requested to knit socks by the U.S. government or by the Red Cross. 
It is a wonderful way to make the soldiers feel loved and appreciated no matter what your political inclination.

For more information, please follow this link .......
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SOCKFORSOLDIERS