THE BLUE MANTLE MINISTRY
"Knitting and Crocheting for Peace"
Description
The Blue Mantle Ministry is a unique group that has been meeting since November 2008. The ministry is the brain child of Ann Louise Schnepf who proposed the idea then gathered ladies with knitting and crocheting skills. They prayed and decided their calling to be "Knitting and Crocheting for Peace". The group crochets and knits blankets for those who are ill and baby clothes for needy mothers. They also craft lap blankets and comfort shawls for the homebound as well as gloves and scarves for needy children. All items are given away, not sold. Knitting and crocheting materials are donated. They describe their spirituality in this way:- "With humility and honor we gather to create for those who are in need."
- "The spiritual and physical gifts of our creations are from our hearts and from our hands."
- "May we all be blessed with the healing power of giving and of receiving."
Membership: Anyone who either knits or crochets. Anyone with the desire to learn these crafts.
Meets: Monday evenings from 7 - 9 PM
Place: Conference Room in the Ministry Center.
Contact: Kelly Walsh -203-314-1016
Joyce Pietrowski, Carol Chiappinelli, Nina Jackson Katharina Weirether
Lynn Perry, Maggie Rutledge, Sandra Neidermeier
Marie Healey, Kelly Walsh, Peg Hennessy
Photos of the Blue Mantle Ministry
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This page was last updated: April 8, 2011
St. Gabriel Ministries
Left: Ann Louise Schnepf holding afghan with with Nina Jackson
Foreground sitting: Ruth Walsh
Background sitting: Joyce Pietrowski
Ann Schnepf is the originator of the Blue Mantle Ministry.
The Lady behind the Ladies's ministry
Our Lady in blue, known for her compassion, is the model that the Blue Mantle Ministry ladies keep in mind doing their crafts. She inspires them with her presence as the statue she sits on the table surrounded by yarn and finished products for the sick, for babies, and layettes for single mothers. Although it is not known who crafted the small statue, Mary is the center of attention and silent prayer as she holds her knitting needles as she supports the ladies doing her work for those in need.
