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Do you enjoy knitting/crocheting and chatting with people of different worldviews than your own? Would you like to knit/crochet for children in a high-needs school while having life-giving conversations? If so, Interfaith and Interwoven is the group for YOU!

Interfaith & Interwoven: Knitting for Peace, Justice and Healing began as a project of the 2015 Year of Interfaith Service through the Kaufman Interfaith Institute at GVSU. While gathering on a weekly basis to craft hand-made goods to donate to those in need and dialogue about our faith traditions, we learn a lot about knitting and each other. Through our weekly Zoom meetings of knitting together, we are helping to put diverse people in relationship to one another.

The beauty of meeting on Zoom is that you can meet with the group from the comfort of your home or your travels (if you're a snowbird or a person who is on the go). And it allows our group to meet even though its members are dispersed around the Midwest.  One might think that being on a virtual platform has impeded the intimacy of our conversations or relationships but it's actually quite the opposite. We have been grateful that our group has been able to discuss topics pertaining to mental health, aging and stages of life, death and grieving, end of life decisions, teen hormones and angst, diversity and justice issues, cross cultural experiences and much more. The current group is Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian.

If this group sounds interesting to you and you think that others in your faith community would like to join, please share the attached flier.  Sign up for this group by filling out this form.

 

FAQ’s

Who: Persons of all ages (and handcraft abilities) from all faith and non-faith communities.  People of all worldviews are welcome to join.

Why: To build friendships and dialogue about our traditions while our hands are engaged in creating items for ourselves, our families, and/or charitable organizations. We are currently knitting hats, scarves & mittens for Godfrey Elementary School in Wyoming, MI.

When: Every Wednesday morning from 10:00 - 11:30 am from September to May.

Where: Even though COVID restrictions have been relaxed, we are continuing to meet by ZOOM as our group has expanded beyond the Greater Grand Rapids area. If you would like to be on the email list to receive the Zoom link, please visit https://www.gvsu.edu/interfaith/interfaith-and-interwoven-61.htm  to sign up to receive the Link by email.

Yarn Supply & Garment Drop-Off: If you need yarn, we have a "stash" of donated yarn which may be picked up by appointment at the Kaufman Interfaith Institute on the downtown medical campus of GVSU.

 

So, please join us for this weekly relationship building experience!  You won’t regret it!

 

 

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