Can you feel the LOVE? We certainly did!
On Sunday, January 26, several members of Project Sleep Warm joined together with Youth and Family Ministry to participate in the "I found a Quilted Heart Project". Our topic of Altruism was the perfect platform for us to engage in this loving project. With 4 sewing machines, lots of patches of fabric, ribbons, tags, threaded needles and piles of batting along with two teams of volunteers to assist us during our 10 and 11:30am youth classes we set about creating beautiful quilted hearts.
Many thanks to Brenda Kobrin, RScP and Janet DePree for coordinating the extra volunteers and coming in on Saturday to set up the classrooms. On Sunday morning the children arrived with wide eyes and many questions about the change of room layout. During our circle time the children learned about selfless service and reviewed the "I found a quilted heart" web site - www.IFAQH.com for a preview of our project. Once the instructions were given they went off to create.
Love and more LOVE filled the room as the children chose their fabric and created their special heart. With so many loving hands and hearts in the room to assist them, the project was a breeze and the colorful hearts began to take shape. It was so fun to see everyone engaged in this project. Photos of our morning are now on display on the bulletin board outside Grinton chapel just in time for Valentine's weekend. They will remain up through the end of February. Stop by and take a look at all the great pictures and get a mini taste of the great things that occur in our Youth and Family Ministry.
If you are interested in joining our Youth and Family Ministry as a once a month volunteer, we have openings! Stop by the Volunteer table in the social hall on Sunday morning to pick up an application.
Or if you have questions about the many ways you can assist us, send an email to susan.robinson@cslsr.org. It takes a village and we have a great one!
