21 September, 2013

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Our new season has begun....we had a wonderful room full of knitters yesterday morning! Ron Sanguinet, one of our wrappers, joined us and started our meeting with an opening prayer and then the room was full of the sounds of clicking needles and lively conversation. There were so many new shawls that only some of them could be placed on the center table. At the conclusion of our meeting, it was decided that all of the shawls be placed in separate piles around the large rectangular tables, and we stood and prayed over them, then moved to the right around the table just as we usually do when we are seated. Thank you Audrey for this suggestion and for the beautiful closing prayer. This worked out so well, we are going to continue to do it at future meetings...it's much easier than passing the shawls to each other when we are seated. It was also decided that because the 2nd Saturday of the month is on Columbus Day weekend, October's meeting will be moved up to  the 19th. You will be getting an email as a reminder and the change will be in the bulletin. Happy knitting!

15 September, 2013

Sunday, September 15, 2013

As we begin a new week and look forward to our first meeting on Saturday, September 21, summer is becoming a memory. Our lives are being filled with the activities that come during a new season. It is a time for gathering the harvest, a time to prepare ourselves for the bright promise of autumn. Take time this week to also prepare for our coming together in prayer and the work of our hands.

"Imagine yourself in some quiet place, empty your mind of unsettling thoughts. Let the peace and healing of serenity flow into your soul. Feel yourself calm in the middle of a garden, surrounded by birdsong and beauty. Picture yourself being warmed by sunshine and cheered by butterflies dancing across the blue sky."        

From "Life Songs...Giving Voice to the Spirit Within