Lutheran World Relief Quilts An LWR quilt is special! It brings warmth on a cold night, shelter from the sun on a hot day. It becomes a bed, a room divider, a backpack to carry belongings, and at times even a home. (From the LWR Website)

The Sewing Saints meet every Thursday at 10 am in the church Sewing Room to make quilts for Project Comfort.  These quilts are distributed worldwide to refugees and others in need.  Bring your own lunch.  Coffee, tea, and dessert are provided.  The Sewing Saints enjoy talking and friendship while sewing quilts for persons around the world in need.  They work January through April and September through October.  

If you would like to donate materials for a quilt, the following are always needed:
Sheets for the backs 64"x84"
Blankets for the middles 60"x 80"
Fabric for the tops -- no national, religious, or military symbols please 60"x80", 21" squares, or 11"squares
For more information, please contact the church office.

LWR Health Kits
"People who must flee their homes quickly often do not have time to pack essential items. Health kits can help refugees maintain personal hygiene while living in exile. Items may also contribute to a new start for those who can return home"  From the LWR Website. 

Health kits are regularly made by the Mary Martha Circle at Faith (who meet the 4th Thursday of each month at noon).  However, you don't have to be a member of the circle to help with this project!  We collect the following for health kits.  These items can be dropped off at the church office.

One hand towel, dark color recommended
One washcloth, dark color recommended
One bath-size bar (4-5 oz.) of soap, any brand, in its original wrapping
One adult-size toothbrush in its original packaging
One comb, wide tooth preferred, remove packaging
One metal nail file or nail clippers with file attached, remove packaging (do not substitute cardboard emery boards for the file)
Six Band-Aids® (or similar brand), preferably 1/2" to 3/4"; secure together with a rubber band

LWR School Kits

• Padded or spiral notebooks of ruled paper approximately 8" X 10-1/2" totaling 150-200 sheets (if using 70-count notebooks, please include three); do not include loose-leaf paper
• One blunt scissors (safety scissors with embedded steel blades work well)
• One 30-centimeter ruler, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other
• One pencil sharpener
• Six new, unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers; secure together with a rubber band
• One eraser approximately 2-1/2" long
• 12 sheets of construction paper in assorted colors (if necessary, fold in half to fit into the school kit bag)
• One box of 16 or 24 crayons
• One sturdy cloth bag approximately 12" X 14" with cloth handles or drawstring closure

LWR Layettes

In refugee camps, hospitals, and villages around the world, gifts of layettes convey a warm welcome to newborns and their mothers (From the LWR Website).

LWR Advocacy

LWR Fair Trade Coffee, Tea, Chocolate