Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 175 S. Third St., Lehighton, recently recognized its confirmed members who have graduated and blessed 107 handmade knotted quilts by the Trinity Knotters group that will be sent to Lutheran World Relief. LWR Mission Quilts create a tangible, lasting bond between the people who lovingly assemble them and our neighbors around the world, who receive quilts in their greatest times of need. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

Trinity Knotters who made the quilts are, from left, Brenda Benner, Kathy Long, licensed lay minister, Edith Kunkel, Corine Shaffer, Bonnie Vito, Gloria Eckhart, Nancy Markley, Holly Klotz, Louise Sellers, Leslie Edenton and George Markley. Missing from photo are Shirley Radler and Beverly Moser.

The following graduates were presented with quilts by the Trinity Knotters. They are, front, from left, Bree Tertel, Licensed Lay Minister Kathy A. Long and Morgan Shaffer. Back row, Ever Schaeffer, Talin Fairchild, Brady Stubits and Jon Troutman.