In 2017 alone, the prayer shawl ministry of four combined Catholic churches in northeastern Connecticut donated 73 shawls and 33 lap robes to anyone who wanted them. The shawls are small things, ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — As cold weather continues to stir, one resident at the Good Samaritan Society is getting people warmed up for the season. After moving here four years ago, independent ...

It's a small and seemingly insignificant item when compared with all that's occurring in embattled Iraq. But in its own way, it's a symbol of hope, of peace. It's a knitted prayer shawl. It's in the ...

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 ...

She got out her own knitting needles and yarn and got to work on another prayer shawl. “Being able to do it for someone else was a wonderful feeling,” she said. “After being a recipient, I knew how ...

EVERETT — The soldier carried a sand-colored knit square in his pocket around Iraq. His kids in Everett carried ones of their own. They were small and tan, like Dad’s. “If they needed to feel Dad, ...

MARTINSBURG — After 16 years and 2,000 beautiful creations, members of the prayer shawl group at Tuscarora Presbyterian Church have found a way of using their God-given talents to touch the lives of ...

At Ephrata Community Hospital, a special ministry is providing comfort to patients through knitted and crocheted shawls. For the past year and a half, a group of women has been gathering the first ...

They are warm and welcome, "a joy, a gift and a blessing," said the wife of someone who received one and they can bring comfort not only to the recipient, but to the giver as well. They're prayer ...

When they started gathering to knit shawls this fall, some of the women had just learned the craft. Others hadn't picked up needles for a quarter-century. "The first one had me just about on my knees, ...