Prayer Blanket Ministry in Marble Falls supporting veterans with quilts, care kits
DANIEL CLIFTON • PICAYUNE EDITOR
MARBLE FALLS — Sometimes, the most comforting feeling comes from being wrapped up in a nice quilt.
And a Prayer Blanket Ministry wants to provide that comfort for veterans at the Temple Veterans Administration Hospital.
While the women of the ministry are creating the quilts, prayer blankets and personal care kits for the veterans, they’re also giving area residents an opportunity to help out. All people need to do is purchase chances on winning one of two quilts.
Karen Wilkes and Janet Herzog came up with the blanket ministry. It draws on members of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Marble Falls and St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Horseshoe Bay.
“We wanted to do something to help the veterans, especially those in the hospital,” Wilkens said. “We started collecting things for them and also did prayer blankets and quilts.”
The members also asked the director of the hospital what the veterans needed.
“He said when a veteran arrives at the hospital, they usually don’t have anything,” Wilkens said. “We came up with putting together these personal care kits for the veterans. That way, they’ll have some of those items and don’t have to worry about getting them.”
The group came up with selling chances on the two quilts to help fund the program.
The Prayer Blanket Ministry is offering up two quilts: the Stars of Glory (70 inches by 60 inches) and the Waves of Glory (108 inches by 98 inches).
“One is almost a king-size quilt,” Wilkens said.
The chances are $1 each or $5 for six. People can purchase the chances through the end of September from any of the Prayer Blanket Ministry members or from the Knights of Columbus of either church.
For more information or tickets, call Wilkens at (512) 789-3955 or Herzog at (830) 598-5654.
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