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."         

March 25, 2012 - 5th Sunday of Lent

As our Lenten journey continues, let us also see our knitting as our own personal journey...each stitch, each row draws us ever closer to the completion of our shawl and ever closer to God.  

"When you give of yourself, you receive more than you give"...Antoine De Saint-Exupery

March 20, 2012

My apologies...the blog was not posted Sunday,  but I thought this quote would be appropriate for our knitting ministry and our continuing journey through Lent...Happy first day of spring to our knitters and wrappers!

 "Happy are they who make daily progress and who consider not what they did yesterday but what advance they can make today."

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Today's readings focus on anger and forgiveness and how to respond and react in humility and love. I thought this poem would be a wonderful way to begin your knitting this week.
               Dwell on the Gladness

Life is too short to dwell on my sorrows
to harbor my grudges in bitter tomorrows
Life is too short to dwell on my pain
to play and replay some vengeful refrain
Life is too sweet to waste precious minutes
in nursing resentment, self-righteousness in it
Then, let me not dwell on life's sorrow and sadness
Oh Lord, let me think of life's blessings, with gladness.
                                      by Nancy Neff Dostie
                                      from "Keepsakes"the Salesian Collection

Sunday, March 4, 2012

This is such a lovely poem...perfect for our ministry and what we share with others

We leave His mark on each kind deed
that we bestow on those in need
We leave His mark when we show we care
for a lonely soul who has known despair

We leave His mark on each bright day
that we have chosen to pave the way
We sing the praises of heaven above
as we spread the joys of hope and love
    by Catherine Janssen
   (from Keepsakes, The Salesian Collection)

Sunday, February 26,2012

The First Sunday of Lent...from today's responsorial psalm:
"Make known to me your way Lord, teach me your paths"

Is your ministry part of God's plan and path for your life? As you walk with Jesus during these days of Lent, ask Him to guide your needles and hands, so you may continue to knit and bring comfort to others with your shawls.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

"Blessed is the one who has regard for the lowly and the poor" Psalms 41:2-3

When you take up  your knitting in these last days before Lent, reflect on the following: "Giving is a joy, if we do it in the right spirit. It all depends on whether we think of it as "what can I spare" or as "what can I share?"
                        Esther Burkholder...Quiet Whispers from God's Heart

Sunday, February 5, 2012

"This is the exactly the place God means me to be, in the place I am capable of filling; there is no mistake. My life is in  the proper setting"
Anna Robertson Brown

This is a lovely thought...as you knit, reflect on it, know that you are doing exactly what God wants you to do at that moment.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

A little humor to brighten up a cold winter day..keep those needles clicking!
                                         
                                                 A Knitter's Prayer   
 God grant me the serenity to accept the yarn I cannot return  the courage to change the yarn I can and the receipt to know the difference

                                                       

the celebration continues!

Marti bows before the Queen