CommuKNITy Cares

2nd Annual Knit & Crochet-a-thon

January 25, 2023

CommuKNITy Cares is deep in preparations for the start of our 2nd Annual Knit & Crochet-a-thon! Join us in supporting both the Salvation Army’s Partners in Mission fundraising campaign and a group in need from your local community! So what exactly is a Knit & Crochet-a-thon? The premise of the project is to gather a group together to knit and crochet 9” squares. While creating these squares, the participants will also collect pledges for their work. Donations can be made ...

Faith, Generosity, Ministries

With God, all things are possible!

March 12, 2022

“But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered. Matthew 14:17 NLT That one verse comes to mind as I think back to the day when I presented the idea of a Knit-a-thon to our CommuKNITy Cares group in Salmon Arm. https://www.commuknitycares.com/knit-crochet-a-thon/ I had lofty ...

Create, Generosity, Ministries

Knit & Crochet-a-thon

February 19, 2022

Join CommuKNITy Cares in our latest outreach project! We are putting our creative skills to work again as we embark on our first project supporting international missions. CommuKNITy Cares and the Salvation Army New Hope Community Church are hosting a knit & crochet-a-thon from February 26 ...

Create, Faith, Generosity, Inspired

CommuKNITy embraces community!

February 17, 2019

This past Valentines Day morning I got in to my car to head down to our church to meet a dedicated group of volunteers that were ready to serve on the streets of Calgary. Since Christmas, CommuKNITy Cares has been busy making hand-knit scarves and Valentines morning was the day we chose to use ...

Create, Faith, Generosity, Inspired, Ministries

A multitude of hands were kept warm this winter!

February 13, 2019

About this time last year I set a lofty goal to collect 2000 pairs of hand made mittens to distribute to all the families that came to collect Christmas presents for their children through the Salvation Army Toy Hamper program. The goal was based on the number of children that came through the ...

Create, Faith, Generosity, Inspired, Ministries

Help us to keep their little hands warm this winter

November 7, 2018

The snow kept falling and falling yesterday and if you are like me the snow has always been my cue to haul out the rubbermaid bin filled with all my wooly hats, mittens and scarves. The temperatures are dropping and it’s time to bundle up! I remember when I was young, before heading ...

Create, Faith, Generosity, Inspired, Ministries

Meet Joan… she’s part of our CommuKNITy!

November 2, 2018

The CommuKNITy Cares ministry is made up of many hands working together! I recognize that you all participate in the ministry in various ways. Some of you may simply read this blog while others are busy knitting mittens for the kids. Some of you attend our classes and groups while others ...

Create, Faith, Generosity, Inspired, Ministries

It all began with one caring heart!

October 29, 2018

Thanks to many loving hands that have contributed to our mitten ministry, we have reached 755 pairs of mittens. We are still aiming to reach our goal of 2000 pairs by mid December of this year. Our goal may seem lofty given it’s already the end of October, but we aren’t at the ...

Faith, Inspired

A season for pruning

September 6, 2018

We have a mountain ash in our backyard that is bursting with berries this year! Dozens of bright orange clusters heavily weigh down the limbs of our little tree. The branches are literally drooping, almost touching the ground. Last year the entire tree produced only one berry cluster so you ...