April 29, 2012, fourth Sunday of Easter

The Lord tends his flock like a shepherd
He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to His heart
He gently leads those that have young.
Isaiah 40:11
    As you knit, realize that your arms are not only the receivers of comfort and security, but they are givers of these blessings as well.
      From: Soul Retreats for Moms

This is the opening prayer that Marti read at our April meeting...a lovely, joyful prayer to begin your knitting. 

Falling in Love
Attributed to Fr. Pedro Arrupe, SJ (1907-1991)

Nothing is more practical than finding God,
than falling in love.
in a quite absolute, final way.
What you are in love with,
what seizes your imagination,
will affect everything.
It will decide
what will get you out of bed in the morning,
what you do with your evenings,
how you spend your weekends
what you read, whom you know,
what breaks your heart
and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.
Fall in Love, stay in Love
and it will decide everything.

week of April 15, 2012

The blog will not be posted this week because of some technical difficulties with the server....our next ministry meeting will be on May 19 ....this will be the last meeting until September. Hope to see you there!

Easter Sunday,2012

Good morning and Happy Easter to all of our ministry members!


 On Easter Day the lilies bloom,
triumphant, risen from their tomb
their bulbs have undergone rebirth
born from the silence of the earth
symbolically to tell all men,
that Christ the Savior, lives again
        June Masters Bacher
from: Refresh my Heart in Spring

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion

Good morning....as we approach the end of our Lenten journey, take time to sit with your knitting ...place your palm branch close by and reflect on the days that are coming....the sufferings of Christ, the suffering of the people that are wrapped in our shawls...our own personal suffering and troubles. This lovely quotation from Louisa May Alcott is so appropriate for thoughtful and mindful knitting: "Sometimes, when we least expect it, a small cross proves a lovely crown."