Did You Know…

Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church has had a prayer shawl ministry since 2006. The prayer shawl ministry combines the compassion and love for knitting/crocheting with a prayerful ministry which reaches out to those in need of comfort, to those celebrating milestones, and to those serving God’s kindom. As we knit or crochet a prayer shawl, we ask God’s blessings on our hearts and hands and on the heart of the recipient. This prayerful intention continues as the shawl is being created. We use patterns of three to represent the Trinity and attach a cross and prayer cards on each shawl. Once completed, the prayer shawl ministry team blesses the shawl before it goes to the recipient. Thus, each shawl is bathed in prayer and blessing and becomes a symbol of God’s unconditional embracing love and a physical demonstration of community presence and support.

As of May of this year, we have had the honor and blessing of giving 876 prayer shawls to members of Hyde Park Church and their extended family and friends including our sister ministries in Germany, Russia, Romania, Haiti, Mexico, Columbia, and Africa. And we have sent prayer squares with our missionary teams as a reminder of God’s presence with them.

If you would like to find out more about this meaningful ministry, please contact Christine McHenry at clm2804@gmail.com.

MONDAYS | 7:00-8:30pm

Start your week of enjoying your favorite beverage and meaningful conversation with other young adults. On Mondays, starting June 12 through July 17, meet at the downstairs outside picnic table of Bean and Barley (Madison Rd.) for the Brews & God Who? study.

Who does God say they are? Exodus 34:6-7 is the first time God describes their character and the most quoted passage in the Bible. In this study, we will ask what it means for God to describe themselves as “compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, overflowing with loyal love and faithfulness” and how Jesus brings these traits to lift. This list of characteristics invites us into a lifetime of pondering the depths and mysteries of the character of God and what it means for us today.

For this study, we will be using BibleProject podcast episodes and YouTube videos to learn about the 5 characteristics. Each week stands on its own - come when you can. Scan the QR code on your phone to view the schedule, more information about the study, and links to listen to the episodes or watch the videos.