Ministries – 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 goals in mind for our group! I do have a tendency to think on a large scale, but it’s hard not to when there is so much potential! This project not only gave us the opportunity to meet local as well ...

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 – March 26, 2022 to help raise funds for the Salvation Army’s Partners in Mission campaign. Most of you know that the Salvation Army is the church where Rick and I attend, both here ...

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 program at our church the year before. I believe there were over 7000 children participating in the program across the city of Calgary, with about 2000 of them being designated to pick up their ...