Saint Saviour’s Episcopal Church
350 Sound Beach Avenue
Old Greenwich, Connecticut 06870

Women of Saint Saviour’s


The Women of Saint Saviour’s is an organization open to all women of the parish. WOSS promotes fellowship and spiritual enrichment by organizing gatherings throughout the year. WOSS seeks to support parish life and the life of the greater community.

WOSS members get together for social events and to plan and implement fund-raising projects that benefit Saint Saviour’s in-reach and outreach programs. WOSS arranges lunch for parishioners who attend the parish’s Annual Meeting in January and a light meal for those who gather for supper on Maundy Thursday. WOSS also holds occasional pot luck suppers and helps to organize an annual spiritual retreat, usually during Lent.

If you are a woman in the parish who has not yet come to a WOSS gathering, please join us next time! And if you have ideas for future projects or social events, please share them with us. For more information on the Women of Saint Saviour’s, please contact WOSS President Sue Millard (637-4804).

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Prayer shawl ministry

At the last Women of Saint Saviour’s meeting, there seemed to be interest in beginning a prayer shawl ministry. The official website for prayer shawl ministry reads, "In 1998, Janet Bristow and Victoria Galo, two graduates of the 1007 Women's Leadership Institute at The Hartford Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut, gave birth to a ministry . . . . Care and love of knitting have been combined into a prayerful ministry that reaches out to those in need of comfort and solace . . . [T]he knitter begins each shawl with prayers and blessings for the recipient. Intentions are continued throughout the creation of the shawl. When the shawl is completed, it is offered a final ritual before being sent along its way." Shawls have been given to those undergoing medical procedures; as a comfort after a loss; during bereavement; to new mothers; to those suffering illness; and as a sign of community.

If you are interested in learning more and participating, please put your name on the sign up sheet on the church bulletin board. I will be in touch with people about where and when we might meet. Please join us. The knitting is easy and meditative!

Nicki Kimes



 

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