Talented individuals across the Northern Great Lakes Synod have ideas to share!

Prayer Banner

Jan Gustafson (First, Gladstone) made the prayer banner as described on the ELCA website www.elca.org/prayer/resources/prayerbanner.html. The banner is used in worship and in the prayer chapel.

You can make your own banner for your congregation! providing a drawing of the banner and giving directions on creating your own banner.

Prayer Beads

Pastor Barb Girod (Faith, Three Lakes, WI – goatgirl@nnex.net or 715/546-2795) makes prayer bead bracelets and prayer bead shawls. She is available to lead workshops on prayer beads or to use as a consultant if you would like to try it at home.

Paper Mache Hands

Jill Lemke (Shepherd of the Lakes, Sayner, WI – www.themark-itplace.com or 888/284-4363), conducts classes on making paper mache hands, which then display prayer beads. Jill is available to lead workshops on making these hands or visit her shop on Main Street in Sayner, Wisconsin.

Prayer Labyrinth

Several congregations in the synod have a “prayer labyrinth.” First/Gladstone, Immanuel/Escanaba, Faith/Three Lakes, and Fortune Lake all have labyrinths of one kind or another. Contact any of these congregations for more information on how to make and use your own labyrinth!