What’s plarning? you ask. “Plarn” stands for “plastic yarn.” “Plarners” cut strips of plastic shopping bags that and then loop them together to make a kind of plastic yarn. They weave that yarn into a lightweight and water-resistant sleeping mat. Members of our plarning ministry distribute these sleeping mats to homeless neighbors in need through local health care centers. I’m posing here in front of one of the finished mats, which at the moment is hanging on display at our church’s front door.

Do you have a bit of spare time and a desire to help others? Consider joining our plarning group — no experience necessary! For more information, contact Wendy Arbushites.