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    Plarn Projects

    Ready to make some awesome mats out of recycled plastic bags with your group?

    Ready to make some awesome mats out of recycled plastic bags with your group? Members of the ArchIndy Creation Care Commission are available to travel to locations around Indiana (or neighboring states within a 2-3 hour drive of Indianapolis) to lead plarning events or teaching workshops.

    Plarn mat crocheting is a great service project that joins care for our earth with service of people experiencing homelessness. The care for our earth comes from the fact that it uses recycled plastic grocery bags gathered from your community as the material to create “plarn” (plastic yarn).

    Completed plastic mats can be donated to a local ministry or nonprofit that does outreach to our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness.

    In Indianapolis, we suggest contacting the Pour House to donate your completed mats.

    Materials and preparation for plarning are easy to collect and FREE (other than a couple of standard crochet hooks).

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    See more pictures and read about our latest plarn event at the 2021 National Catholic Youth Conference.

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      What’s New

      • 2025 Mass for the Season of Creation at St. Thomas the Apostle June 13, 2025
      • St. Bartholomew Catholic Church hosts the 2024 Mass for the Season of Creation September 27, 2024
      • Mapping Church Grounds for Biodiversity July 30, 2024
      • God’s Creation Waits July 12, 2024

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      Thanks to the following groups who have supported our programs in the past!

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