The Three Rivers 2018 Quilt Show was
held at the Meadows Racetrack and
Casino this spring with 150 quilts on
display, vendors, and more. For more
information about Three Rivers Quilters,
visit threeriversquilters.org.
SUMMER FOOD
PROGRAM KICKS OFF
ACROSS WASHINGTON
COUNTY
props she creates for each church season
enhance the worship experience, but
the beautiful stoles, sewn from mainly
brightly colored batik fabrics, are truly
inspiring.
When her son, Wes, was married,
she created three identical stoles for the
occasion. She gifted two of the stoles to
the pastors who officiated at the wedding,
but just had to make one for herself. This
is the stole she wears while officiating at
weddings at Our Redeemer. These stoles
were inspired by the Song of Solomon.
LOCAL PASTOR
AND FIBER ARTIST
FEATURED AT THREE
RIVERS QUILTERS 2018
QUILT SHOW
The exquisite fiber art created by The
Reverend Dr. Ann Schmid, Senior Pastor
of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in
McMurray, was featured at the Three
Rivers Quilters 2018 Quilt Show.
Pastor Schmid has been creating
Pastoral stoles for 32 years. After she
and her husband, The Reverend Steven
E. Broome, Associate Pastor of Our
Redeemer, were ordained, she soon
realized how expensive clerical garments
were. That’s when she began to weave
their pastoral stoles on a 48" square loom.
It wasn’t until 2012 that she tried her hand
at designing and creating hand appliqued
stoles when an intern at Our Redeemer
wanted a stole depicting Noah’s Ark.
Pastor Schmid’s artistic endeavors
do not end there. The decorations and
Community organizations across
Washington County are preparing to
kick off a summer of fun and free, healthy
meals to children. Through the Summer
Food Program, a federally-funded
nutrition
program that
provides
free meals to
children ages 18 and under when school
is not in session, organizations such as
community centers, churches, parks,
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THE ULTIMATE GARDEN TOUR
Don’t miss the 2018 Town & Country Tour on Sunday, June 24. You’ll visit 15
beautiful gardens in Mt. Lebanon, Upper St. Clair and Bethel Park. Garden owners
will be on-site to discuss their gardens. Both self-guided and bus tours are available.
Each 24-passenger bus tour reaches the first garden by 9 a.m., and includes a
fabulous lunch by Rania’s in the lovely Davidson Event Center at Pittsburgh
Botanic Garden. For more information, visit PittsburghBotanicGarden.org or call
412.444.4464.
CANON-MAC
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