Generations knit together on Saturdays at Indiana parish

Published: 2006-06-16

HUNTINGTON, Ind. (CNS) -- Saturday afternoons are generally reserved for ball games, shopping and other recreational activities in Huntington. But if you visit SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church from 1-3 p.m. you'll find something very different happening. Every Saturday, girls in third to eighth grade gather with women of the parish to knit and crochet. This intergenerational knitting group was the brainchild of Jerid Miller, youth minister at the parish, who believes that bringing the generations together promotes not only personal and social development, but spiritual growth as well. "The ladies are role models for the girls. They do a lot of teaching without even knowing it," Miller told Today's Catholic, newspaper of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese. "The kids are more likely to stay in the church when they have relationships with others there." Why knitting? Miller said it is a lost art that has experienced resurgence in recent times. At the group's first meeting in January, young and old gathered for an introductory lesson on the craft.

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