The Ladies Group of the Askam United Methodist Church, Hanover Township, will be crocheting and distributing prayer shawls to anyone in the community in need of healing prayer. To request a prayer ...

CAMP HILL, Pa. -- The women of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church spread support in the form of a shawl. These women of the ministry give up hundreds of hours to knit "Prayer Shawls" to give to ...

An act of terror killed 11 people and injured six others during a prayer service at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa. on Oct. 27, 2018. In response to ...

On a blustery, frigid night in January, a group of women gathered around the warm inviting fireplace in the lobby of Valley View Hospital with their knitting. Spilling over their laps from their ...

St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 15617 Mason Road, Vermilion, blessed and presented seven prayer shawls and a receiving blanket at its monthly Healing Service on Jan. 18. Prayer shawls and blankets are ...

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, ...

Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora blessed 76 handmade prayer shawls during Sunday worship. On behalf of United Women in Faith, a church women's group, Aurora resident Mari Curless led a group ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Arthur was in his 90s and for months had been in and out of Providence Medical Center. When he became critically ill, he received a prayer shawl. “He felt that it was a tangible ...

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 ...

Three years ago, parishioners at Church of the Assumption in Ferndale formed a “Prayer Shawl Ministry” under the guidance of Beryl Newman. “The purpose of the ministry is to provide comfort, prayer ...

WESTMINSTER, Md. " Vivian Haughee draped the bright green prayer shawl over her shoulders and wrapped it around her body. Then she clutched her arms together over the shawl in a warm embrace. Whatever ...

Gerri Corcoran is the kind of woman you want to be friends with. She's got an easy laugh, an open heart and a vibrant personality that warms you to her instantly. Not long ago, Corcoran's life was ...