Linglestown pastor helps to bless prayer shawls

Rev. William Alford of St. Andrew's of the Valley Episcopal Church in Linglestown participated in the blessing of more than 200 pocket prayer shawls during a Veterans Day service held Thursday at the Lebanon VA Medical Center.

Pocket prayer shawls can be carried in pockets or used in situations where a large shawl is not appropriate or allowed, such as intensive care units or by our troops in combat.

The prayer shawls were distributed to veterans in the hospital after the service.