Prayer Shawl ministry was started by Barb Bonham in January of 2008. We diligently kept records of who received shawls. In 2014 we had given 400 shawls to those in need of a shawl’s hug, comfort, care, love… Fifteen years later I can only guess that we have shared close to 1000.
We currently meet from 9:30-11:30am on the 2nd Saturday of each month on Zoom and the 4th Saturday of the month at Lutheran Church of Peace . Click here for Zoom link
Pocket prayer shawls were started by Darlene Russell. Lisa Swanson has shared many with a friend of hers, even mails them to him to give to others in need.
Contact Janet Traun for more information - ladyslipper413@gmail.com
Testimony from someone who received a prayer shawl:
My running friend is going through a rough time. Her husband had a stroke about a week ago. She asked me to run with her today. I stopped at the church and picked up a shawl to give her. When we met to run I wrapped it around her and told her it was from my church and that we were praying for her, her husband and her family. She burst into tears and said how thankful she was to receive it. She has been spending 12 hours a day in intensive care with her husband and said it is so cold in there that this will keep her warm.