Mat Makers Meeting Notes for 08/18/26
Twenty-one mat makers attended the meeting to be God’s hands and feet! Lynn H opened our meeting with prayer. Theresa, our newest mat maker, joined us today!!!

August 20 at (Thursday) at time to be determined – Olivia’s House tour to assess how we can assist this ministry. Organizing their clothes closet is one future project. Contact Kathryn if you would like to participate.

August 22 (Saturday) from 5:00-8:00 pm – Magic City Carnival at the Cahaba Brewery will hold an auction to support Pathways. Sarah Wheelis will pick up our donated items today.

August 27 (Thursday) at 10 am – Talladega Health and Rehab residents will receive 174 walker bags. Contact Terri Carson if you would like to be a part of this ministry.

September 5 (Saturday) at 8 am – Mat Makers 1st Saturday Serve will focus on walker bags and lapghans for our veterans. Our card ministry small group will participate.

***Also, Brenda Williams will have a group making no sew fleece lapghans. Kathryn will lead this event. Wear your Mat Maker shirt!

September 10 (Thursday) at 6:30 pm – The Women’s Ministry for Church of the Highlands is sponsoring a free ladies’ night with dinner provided. Register to attend with your fellow members at the Grants Mill campus.

September 26 (Saturday) at time to be determined – Superheroes Fire in Cullman will draw attention to suicide prevention and the homeless population and is sponsored by Karen Cook Ministries. Mat Makers will be one of 30 ministries participating and will focus on our homeless efforts. We will prepare metal crosses for giveaways. Andy Jordan will lead this event. Wear your Mat Maker shirt!

October 3 (Saturday) at 8 am – Mat Makers 1st Saturday Serve will showcase many of our ministries to recruit likeminded people and allow them to participate. Lynn P will lead this event.

Mats and blessing bags
Vanessa and Gwen both completed beautiful mats!

Walker bags
Elastic is needed in the sizes 1/8 or 3/16 inches. Buttons the size of a quarter are also needed.

Beautiful walker bags lovingly made by Mary Jane of the Pell City Mat Makers Group will be available soon for you to distribute.

Lapghans, Prayer shawls, Stuffed animals, Hats, and Scarves
K.J. made four hats to match existing scarves.
Lynn H completed a fuzzy scarf.
LeeAnn made a bag full of lapghans.
Lona donated a no sew fleece lapghan.

Gift baskets, meals, and other ministries
Olivia sent a thank you for our first aid supplies donation to her Hands and Hearts ministry. She and other student nurses at Calhoun Community College used these supplies to minister to the homeless.

*Lynn H, Valerie, Nancy and Belinda collected, purchased and shipped nine boxes of items for Mia to furnish her college dorm room. Personal cards of encouragement were hidden throughout her belongings. They took her to the airport and purchased her ticket to Iowa to start her freshman year at college. Kathryn and Diane took Mia to lunch on Sunday where she shared that this is the first time she has felt connected and part of a church family!

**Brenda W donated the $300 to pay for the tag and taxes for Bobbie and Jackie’s donated car. Lynn H stayed with our ill friend during this process.

*Lisa suggested a future project of cleaning tombstones for our veterans’ ministry.

*Several members will submit preferred scripture verses for our future scripture card packets. Gwen C has volunteered to prepare and print these cards.

*Get well cards are needed for our card ministry. Give your donations to Valerie or Jessica.

Devotion
K.J. presented our devotion today entitled Patient Endurance, which is based on the book of I Peter. Some Christians think their life will be problem free, but everyone experiences suffering. God see us on the best and worst days of our lives. If we turn our burdens over to God, He will refresh our hearts. Honor God by handing your hardships over to Him. Ask Him to comfort you as you patiently endure.


Jackie prayed for our prayer requests and praises to close the meeting.

Our next Mat Maker meeting is Tuesday, August 25, at 10:00 am in Lynn Harrison’s sunroom!

And that’s all for now, Have a wonderful week ahead and remember I do Love you all!!

Lynn P