HARTFORD, Conn. -- When Elaine Wiatr's friend lost her husband to suicide, she felt words wouldn't be enough. To show her concern, she gave her a hand-knitted shawl. Wiatr chose a purple shawl that ...

On the first Monday of each month, members of the Second Congregational Church meet in the library of their small parish house to try to make a difference in someone’s life. Surrounding a table filled ...

In 2017 alone, the prayer shawl ministry of four combined Catholic churches in northeastern Connecticut donated 73 shawls and 33 lap robes to anyone who wanted them. The shawls are small things, ...

Illness and bereavement can bring on a need for warmth and comfort. That need is being fulfilled through a prayer shawl ministry. At Maple United Methodist Church a shawl ministry was born two years ...

Gerri Corcoran is the kind of woman you want to be friends with. She's got an easy laugh, an open heart and a vibrant personality that warms you to her instantly. Not long ago, Corcoran's life was ...

In the afternoon on Wednesday, July 1, the second floor lobby at the CommonSpirit St. Anthony Summit Hospital was fairly ...

H&M is at it again — they’ve made a scarf that looks remarkably like a tallit, or Jewish prayer shawl. Racked is reporting that the fast-fashion retailer is currently hawking a beige scarf with black ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- Several congregations in Huntsville and other cities have found tangible ways to wrap people in prayer through making and giving away crocheted shawls and hand-knit blankets. The ...

Peggy Burkhardt never thought much about prayer shawls. Then her brother, Tim McCarthy, got sick. One evening, Burkhardt stayed up late talking with McCarthy, who had pancreatic cancer and was in a ...

Giving gentle comfort to others in need, while bonding in prayer and fellowship, is merely the start of the joyful benefits achieved by members of the prayer shawl and quilting ministries held at the ...

Andrew Parver’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing since Sunday. That’s when Parver, the director of operations at the Hebrew Free Burial Association in New York City, put out a call for donations of prayer ...