On November 19 we blessed over 200 hand made blankets and knitted items from two amazing ministries at LCR: the LCR Blanketeers and the Knitters for Peace.

The Blanketeers have been hard at work since 2000 making countless fleece, crocheted and knit blankets. The 112 blankets that were blessed November 19 were sized for children with kid friendly designs and will be shared with the MUST Ministries Toy Shop. Many in the congregation beyond the Blanketeers have played a role in making the fleece blankets – on God’s Work Our Hands Sunday and throughout the year in various Bible Study groups. GWOHs Sunday along with Bible Study groups throughout the year.

The Knitters for Peace have also been busy since 2000, meeting twice a month to knit together and also working on their own. They make baby hats and blankets for Northside Hospital’s NICU, as well as hats and scarves for MUST Ministries to distribute to clients in colder weather, and crocheted octopi to occupy premature babies and keep them from pulling cords and tubes while they are in the NICU at Kennestone Hospital. Just since our last blessing over the summer, the knitters have crafted 26 baby blanket and hat sets for the Northside NICU, 13 hats and 16 scarves for MUST, and 27 octopi and 10 baby hats for Kennestone Hospital.

New members are always welcome to join these groups or you can donate money or physical supplies (washable yarn that is soft and not fuzzy, and washed fleece – 2 yards, rinsed twice, no fabric softner). Contact Marge Mynhier (LCR Blanketeers) or Sandy O’Donnell or Lyn Ruswinkle (Knitters for Peace).