Beanies! Beanies! & More Beanies!
Allan and Stella Burton in St George's Church, Sorell, with some of the 126 Beanies they have knitted this year.
Keeping up the supply
Seafarers visiting The Flying Angel Centre of the Mission to Seafarers Hobart Station welcome the opportunity of obtaining beanies to help dispel the chill of cold weather at sea in the middle of winter, or for that matter throughout the year.
The Mission often has trouble keeping up the supply!
Thanks to Allan and Stella Burton of Midway Point and the people of Christ Church Illawarra and Holy Trinity Strahan, we can usually manage to meet requests for beanies.
Allan and Stella between them have knitted 126 beanies this year while sitting and watching TV. A great effort that is really appreciated by the Mission and seafarers.
We also regularly receive parcels from the good people of Illawarra and Strahan who have made a significant contribution.To top this off, the people of Strahan also sent a sizeable cheque to assist with our ministry to seafarers who bring much of our daily needs to us.
I know from comments of seafarers that they are very grateful and see the beanies as a sign of the care and appreciation people have for them as they work in their very isolated industry. As well, there is often a 'fashion parade' to see who looks best in the most fetching headwear!
Many thanks to Allan and Stella, the people of Strahan and Illawarra and many others who supply beanies and good quality magazines as a way of expressing God's love and care for seafarers who visit us.
All will be welcome to hear more of the work of the Mission at the Annual General Meeting on Saturday, 1 November at The Flying Angel Centre, 31 Morrison Street, Hobart.
Bruce Mitchell, Chaplain