Living the Faith & Giving a Reason to Smile

In February, a small but mighty group of young people (Confirmation Candidates) from St. Olaf Catholic Church in Poulsbo put their hands together to make these three great fleece blankets that are sure to bring some smiles to at least three kiddos at Seattle Children’s Hospital. 

The youth who made these are “newbies” to the handiwork of these cozy comforters for our guild, but our junior guild member, Briana R. was right there to help them learn the knotting technique and they were experts in no time. The fun themes of these blankets will give the patients who receive them something to lift their spirits for sure! 

Thank you, Briana for leading by example, and thank you new recruits at St. Olaf for giving of your time and talents!

 

With great gratitude,

Mary & Katie’s Comforters Guild

St. Olaf's Youth Group

On Sunday, I had the privilege of visiting St. Olaf's Catholic Church to make a presentation to the youth group. St. Olaf's is in Poulsbo, our hometown, and they have been supporting Katie's Comforters Guild for a few years now, making and donating warm fleece blankets for patients through the inspiration of one of their members: Briana. Briana is our one junior guild member - and we'd love to have more like her!

I made a tri-fold presentation board and mounted photo collage pages on it (mentioned in a previous posting). I included information about guild membership, as well as about Katie's endowment and the progress in cancer research and treatment since her passing. I brought Katie's own comforter with me so that they could see how much love a blanket gets in the hospital.

We took photos together, and then they got to work, making another batch of fleece blankets to donate.

Photos courtesy of Mary Ryan, with permission from St. Olaf's Youth Group

Photos courtesy of Mary Ryan, with permission from St. Olaf's Youth Group

Photos courtesy of Mary Ryan, with permission from St. Olaf's Youth Group

Photos courtesy of Mary Ryan, with permission from St. Olaf's Youth Group

Photos courtesy of Mary Ryan, with permission from St. Olaf's Youth Group

The finished product! Photos courtesy of Mary Ryan, with permission from St. Olaf's Youth Group

Thank you, 

St. Olaf's Youth Group and leadership! 

Your spirit of giving and 

your helping hands 

will bring great comfort to patients.