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Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 11:30. The group meets in the Powell Rm. 
Prayer shawls symbolize shelter, peace and spiritual sustenance. They are also called comfort shawls or peace shawls and are a simple, universal and enduring message of caring. The creation and presentation of a prayer shawl, like all acts of generosity, enriches the giver as well as the recipient. Compassion and the love of knitting/crocheting have been combined into a prayerful way of passing on love and joy. Many blessings are prayed into every shawl.
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Shawls can be used during prayer or meditation, while undergoing medical procedures; during an illness and recovery, while ministering to others, as a comfort after a loss or in times of stress or bereavement.  The making of a prayer shawl is a spiritual practice which embodies our thoughts and prayers for the receiver. It is a gift freely given with no strings attached. Made in prayer, the shawls are passed on hand-to-hand and heart-to-heart. 
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