{"id":3370,"date":"2016-01-15T10:02:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T15:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sfdslg.org\/?p=3370"},"modified":"2016-01-15T10:02:36","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T15:02:36","slug":"memory-quilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sfdslg.org\/?p=3370","title":{"rendered":"Memory Quilt"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Nancy Williams<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"SFDS<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>Have you ever wondered about the beautiful \u2018memory quilt\u2019 that hangs in the chapel entrance?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>In 1992, when St. Francis de Sales was celebrating it\u2019s Sesquicentennial (150 year) anniversary, Father Braun asked a few parish members to head up a 12 month program of celebrations. Dinners, plays, concerts and a parish festival were planned, but the committee wanted to have a lasting remembrance that would showcase the many groups that make up parish life and how they came together to create the family that is St. Francis de Sales.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>A square of muslin material was given to 20 parish groups (including one to Father Braun), with the instruction that it should be decorated in a way that represented their contribution to parish life. The squares were collected, and a group of parish ladies assembled the quilt and quilted the center.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>It was meant to hang on the wall where it is showcased today, and an anonymous benefactor paid for the hanging and the acrylic protective covering.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Each square is identified by the name of its organization, and looking from left to right across the top, these groups are:<\/span><\/p>\n