Scissors and needles employed in church basement
In the basement of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 201 W. Jefferson St., some retirees are cutting things apart and some are putting things together.
Using scissors to clip out coupons, the St. Mark's Cutups are helping members of the military make ends meet. One table over, members of St. Mark's quilting group, the 3T group, works on quilts, lap robes, throws and school bags to be distributed to sick church members, nursing home residents and the homebound.
The Cutups have been together for two years. The 3Ts have been around for a long time, at least 28 years according to 3T member Eleanor Morris of Butler.
Ginny Rettig, 90, said, “The 3T stands for task, talk and tea. We meet here in the fellowship hall the first Monday of each month at 9 a.m. to work on quilts, lap robes, throws and school bags.”
“We give them to people in the church if they are ill, in nursing homes or the homebound to show them we haven't forgotten them and that we do care and pray for them.”
Morris said, “We've been doing this for 30 years and our numbers are dwindling.”
This is an excerpt from a story appearing in Tuesday's Butler Eagle.
