We want to do more

We made a lot of prayer squares. We made a lot of prayer shawls (and are still making them) during these past 15 months our ministry has been in existence. We are making tiny hats and booties and sweaters and blankets for Pregnancy Support Services. Knitting/Crocheting is not only a relaxing activity but also a way to give back to our community. We want to do more. We have the energy, the enthusiasm and the motivation, the desire to continue praying with our hands.

One of the suggestions we had at one of our recent meetings was the possibility of making something for Padre Marcos - maybe a stole like the one we made for Father John or perhaps an altar cloth he could take with him as he travels to minister to his people. I hope to have a conversation with Gwen, who traveled to Honduras on this last trip, about this.

Maybe we could make something for Newman using the yarn Father John brought us from Italy last summer. Perhaps an altar cloth? We still have a bit left after we made his stole. A conversation with Art and Environment needs to happen.

We are part of Newman which is in the heart of the UNC campus, in close proximity to UNC Hospitals. Perhaps a collaboration can be arranged with the Chaplain at the hospitals to provide some prayer shawls for patients and families.

We gave red prayer squares to those who received the sacrament of Confirmation this year and have arranged to provide white prayer squares to those who are being baptized. Let's think about a way to symbolize those babies and others who will join our parish community through these sacraments during the upcoming year. Please see the photo taken at a faith community in Quebec where little booties on a tree are symbolic of those baptized throughout the year.

Let's think about ways to contribute and have a conversation about our thoughts, suggestions, ideas.

Bootie Tree