ATLANTA - At 94, Irene Marder is handing out hope, one prayer shawl at a time. If you spend enough time in a cancer center infusion room, you start to notice things. It's crowded, it’s quiet, and, as ...

Margie Bell, left, and Georgene Batz, both of Reisterstown, knit with the Prayer Shawl Ministry group at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glyndon on Monday, Feb. 23. The group knits and crochets ...

When Karen Doolaard began leading a prayer shawl ministry at Central Wesleyan Church in Holland, she knew she wanted to tailor the devotions specifically to the group of women who gathered to knit and ...

When Army Staff Sgt. Lani Yearicks was little, she learned how to crochet. Four years ago, after neglecting her skills for years, her brother invited her to take part in the prayer shawl ministry at ...

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 ...

When I was a young woman attending my now husband’s church, I attended the ladies' fellowship meetings each month. One such meeting introduced me to the prayer shawl. There was a lady in our church ...

BOB ABERNETHY: We have a Belief and Practice segment this week about a knitting ministry. Knitting has taken off as a trendy hobby in many cities, but knitters around the country are finding it can be ...