Loving Hands Quilters
Providing Comfort to Many In Need
The group was begun many years ago; the intent was that the Lutheran World Relief (LWR) would distribute them throughout the world. We are still doing this and the group contributes yearly. Fewer quilts are now sent to LWR for two reasons; the first is that the group has gotten smaller; the second is that we have so many people in our area who need some special, loving care and a quilt offers this.
We give quilts to people who have been hospitalized, people who are home-bound, people suffering from injustice, and struggling young mothers through an organization in Duluth called Life House. We have given to victims of floods, tornadoes, fires and accidents. We have given quilts to Essentia Health, where they were distributed to people undergoing chemotherapy. High school graduates affiliated with Messiah receive a quilt when they graduate as well as baptized babies. The list is endless.
In addition to quilts, we also put together school kits that are distributed all over the world; each school kit consists of a handmade school bag that contains many of the essential school supplies. The congregation is wonderful about helping with this project.
To a person receiving a quilt, the message is clear: you are not alone, you are not forgotten, and someone cares for you. For those in the Loving Hands Quilting group, making quilts represents community, sharing and love. Those who come together each week share prayers, joys and sorrows around our quilting table. Our care is woven into every stitch taken.
Donations of fabric and money for batting and sewing supplies are always welcome. Thank you to everyone for your help in keeping this program alive.
Loving Hands Quilters is active from September to June. We start at 9:00 am; at about 10:30 we have coffee fellowship, where we talk, share concerns. Most quilters finish up around noon but others stay later—as late as 4:00 pm! We hope to see some new faces as well as our old ones!
We give quilts to people who have been hospitalized, people who are home-bound, people suffering from injustice, and struggling young mothers through an organization in Duluth called Life House. We have given to victims of floods, tornadoes, fires and accidents. We have given quilts to Essentia Health, where they were distributed to people undergoing chemotherapy. High school graduates affiliated with Messiah receive a quilt when they graduate as well as baptized babies. The list is endless.
In addition to quilts, we also put together school kits that are distributed all over the world; each school kit consists of a handmade school bag that contains many of the essential school supplies. The congregation is wonderful about helping with this project.
To a person receiving a quilt, the message is clear: you are not alone, you are not forgotten, and someone cares for you. For those in the Loving Hands Quilting group, making quilts represents community, sharing and love. Those who come together each week share prayers, joys and sorrows around our quilting table. Our care is woven into every stitch taken.
Donations of fabric and money for batting and sewing supplies are always welcome. Thank you to everyone for your help in keeping this program alive.
Loving Hands Quilters is active from September to June. We start at 9:00 am; at about 10:30 we have coffee fellowship, where we talk, share concerns. Most quilters finish up around noon but others stay later—as late as 4:00 pm! We hope to see some new faces as well as our old ones!
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