Blessing of the Quilts
Quilts have played a major part of Lutheran World Relief's mission since our founding in 1945. That means, for over 70 years, quilters across the country have lovingly stitched thousands upon thousands of quilts for distribution as part of LWR's many projects. Their quilts have traveled all over the world, from Peru to India to Tanzania, providing warmth and comfort to millions of families.
Typically, quilting groups amass their labors of love once a year at Ingatherings, where their quilts join other quilts and Kits of Care in shipping containers sent to one of LWR's warehouses. Here, they are pro-cessed and stored until distribution. But before sending quilts to LWR, many congregations will hold a "Blessing of the Quilts," displaying their members' hard work throughout the sanctuary and blessing the quilts as part of the worship service.
This year’s “Blessing of the Quilts will be held Sunday October 6th during Sunday’s Worship.