Remembering Trees Project.
As part of a Diocesan project, many of our members and friends were busy knitting squares which were then made into blankets. This project was called Remembering Trees, as the squares were dedicated to loved ones and used to decorate trees – in the case of St Barnabas’ the large tree in the courtyard at the back of the church. When completed, some of the blankets were taken to Synod where other churches in the Diocese also brought blankets that they had made. In total twenty one blankets were taken for a Mother Teresa orphanage for severely handicapped children and young people in Baghdad – one for each of them. Some have gone to an orphanage in Kenya, others to the needy in Cyprus
The photos show some of the blankets displayed at Synod.
Other blankets made by St Barnabas’ will be donated to local charities through Caritas who support migrant families in the local area .