Sunday, July 31, 2011

Turn your face to the sun, and let the warmth of God's love pour over you and into your knitting.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

                                  "Knitting is the simplest & most ordinary of activities,
                                      yet somehow it mysteriously contains within itself
                                      the potential for expanding our conscious awareness"

Susan Gordon Lydon

      Stay cool this week...take a few moments to sit in the shade and knit 

...become aware of the beauty around you.

Sunday, July 17th

Thought for the week..

"The kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth,

one is nearer to God's heart in a garden,

than anywhere else on earth."

Dorothy Frances Gurney

Sunday, July 10th - the simplicity of happiness

Thought for the week..."Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply,,to think freely, to risk life, to be needed."   

Storm Jameson

Summer

Summer is finally here....enjoy the warmth and the beauty of God's creation....bring your knitting into the garden and as you knit, notice the colors, the scents, listen to the birdsong and the humming of the bees...and let tranquility fill your soul.

Trinity Sunday

As you knit, think of the love  of the Holy Trinity pouring into your stitches...this picture of the asters growing wild in our garden was perfect for today's blog.

the fire of the Holy Spirit

"It is the fire of suffering that brings forth the gold of goodness"  

 M. Guyon

The weather has been very chilly for the third week in June...hopefully the Holy Spirit is inspiring you to knit!!

              

Knitting and lunch - May 21, 2011

We met on May 21st for a lovely sharing of knitting, friendship and lunch. See you all in September...have a wonderful summer and keep on knitting!

prayer shawl ministry meeting for May

Just a reminder that our May meeting will be on the 21st this month. Looking forward to seeing you there...this will be our final meeting until   September. Please remember to bring something to share for our lunch. See you then!

"For lo, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth. The time of singing has come."  Song of Solomon 2:11 12

May 4, 2011

"Our spiritual journeys are lived moment by moment, not day by day or even week by week"  Leslie Williams

Easter Sunday

"He is risen!" Alleluia!  Happy Easter everyone!

Good Friday and Holy Saturday

"We will not fear,though the earth will give way, and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea"

reflection on a spring day

"Love is a flower that grows in any soil...blooming fair and fragrant all the year and blessing all those who give and those who receive."     Louisa May Alcott

in memory

this post is in memory of my sister Maureen who slipped peacefully and gently into heaven on March 29th.  She was wrapped in her prayer shawl and surrounded by family and friends. Sleep warm dear sister, mother and friend.

The wrapping

Marti and Sue were so privileged to wrap one of our ministry members last night...what a spiritual experience! JoAnne, you are in our hearts and prayers today as you have your surgery. May your shawl comfort you  -and be "a hug from God" during your days of recovery.


"Mantle of Love, rebirth us with wisdom. Knit us once again into wholeness"     
excerpt from Ariadne's blessing by Janet Bristow

March 7, 2011

Faith, family and friends are all that we need....a simple but powerful message!

thought for a rainy day

It's the last day of February...hope this quote inspires you!
"Rain showers my spirit and
waters my soul"

      Terri Guillmette

Our ecumenical prayer shawl meeting

We were so pleased to have guests at our February meeting. Kathy Dill and Judy Sandberg are prayer shawl ministry members from the Oakdale United Methodist Church in West Boylston. They talked about their ministry and we shared what we are doing here at St. Mary Parish. Many good ideas were exchanged! We knit, talked, and prayed together...a wonderful Saturday morning filled with the spirit of caring and friendship.

Beautiful creatures on a winter's day

I had to share these wonderful photos with you...we have been blessed to have five young deer in our woods for the past two days! A reminder that if we slow down and look, God gives us gifts that we may not see otherwise. 

"Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience" Ralph Waldo Emerson

Valentines Day, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone in our ministry!!!