For people working at sea, icy conditions and harsh storms are a regular occurrence. Days can feel long and cold. A knitted hat or mittens can not only help to protect them from the cold, but for the 1.5 million people who work at sea, transporting 90% of our goods, it can also remind them that someone cares about them. For someone who has been away from home for many months, facing difficult and often dangerous conditions, this can mean a great deal.
Beloved parishioner Pat McCrum (pictured left with Teresa Regan) is the first knitter to respond to the call for woolly hats for the charity Stella Maris.
Calling all parish knitters (you don’t need to be a member of Mamma Margherita Fellowship) please click here for a pattern if you have the time and the talent to knit for a seafarer or fisher.
For more information, contact seniors@olsd.org.uk.
