ShawlMinistry

Shawl Ministry Information: Our Prayer Shawl Ministry continues to touch the lives of those in need of our prayers. We now have over 30 men and women prayerfully and lovingly making these shawls and in our first year we will have made and distributed nearly 200 shawls.

At the 6pm Mass at St. Frances Cabrini Church on Wednesday, November 17, we celebrated the One Year Anniversary of the Prayer Shawl Ministry of St. Mary/St. Frances Cabrini Parish. Light refreshments were provided by those in the Prayer Shawl Ministry in St. Frances Cabrini Hall following the Mass.

New members are always welcome. There are volunteer teachers if you do not know how to knit or crochet. If you would like to request a Prayer Shawl for someone, please call the Parish Offices at 440/599-8570 or use the request form below.

Fr. Thomas' Homily: To view Father Thomas' homily from the Mass in celebration of the 1 year Anniversary of The Prayer Shawl Ministry, November 17, 2010 click here.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry was begun in 1998 by Janet Bristow and Victoria Galo, two graduates of the 1997 Women's Leadership Institute at The Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut. For more information, check out www.shawlministry.com.

A Prayer Shawl is a tangible sign of the love and prayers of those making the shawls as well as the community that prays over them. The shawls are made prayerfully, blessed with the prayers of our community and then given to those who are in need of prayers.

Prayer Shawls are given to console those who are suffering in some way - physically, mentally or spiritually and they are given in celebration of blessings such as baptism, confirmation, or marriage.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry of St. Mary/St. Frances Cabrini Parish was begun on November 14, 2009 by a gathering of 14 members of our Prayer Chain as well as those wishing to begin the shawl ministry. It is open to anyone. If you do not know how to knit/crochet/quilt/loom, volunteer teachers are available at our gatherings each month. (See meeting dates listed below)

The Dedication of the Prayer Shawl Ministry took place on Sunday, January 24, 2010 at the 11am Mass at St. Frances Cabrini Church– see the dedication booklet link below as well as pictures. More than two dozen shawls were blessed at the dedication and all were distributed within days.

While Prayer Shawls are never sold, monetary donations to the ministry as well as donations of yarn are gratefully accepted.

If you would like to request a Prayer Shawl for someone, please call the Parish Offices.

Following the blessing of Prayer Shawls at the 11am Mass at St. Frances Cabrini on Sunday, October 17, Father Thomas presented Father David with a Prayer Shawl. The shawl was made by Linda Kehoe and members of the Prayer Shawl Ministry added the fringing. Following a 6 week visit to Conneaut, Father David returned to Nigeria October 31. The Prayer Shawl will remind him of all the prayers and blessings that go with him.

In May - 19 Prayer Shawls were blessed by Father and all parishioners in attendance at Mass to then be distributed to those in need of our prayers.