Lead for Change Blog

Fair Trade Dish Towels

December 9, 2014

Our newest dish towels were purchase through wwwserrv.org – a longstanding fair trade organization.

Sugar

December 9, 2014

We use Equal Exchange sugar packets

Divine chocolate

December 9, 2014

We sell Divine Chocolate

December 9, 2014

December 9, 2014

Fair Trade Tea

December 9, 2014

Equal Exchange Tea, is both sold and used at our church. We also use other brands of fair trade tea.

Fair Trade Coffee Hours

December 9, 2014

We always use fair trade coffee, tea, hot chocolate and sugar at meetings, in church office, and for coffee hour following service, as well as an church meals that include hot drinks. We have some fair trade dish towels too. We get our paper cups from Equal Exchange, a primarily fair trade company. Some times […]

Annual Fair Trade Sunday

December 9, 2014

Each October, we have a presentation during worship service plus during refreshment time, on fair trade – how we feel called to choose fair trade whenever we can due to the bible’s emphasis on Justice, our call to treat our neighbors how we would like to be treated, and stewardship of creation. Sometimes the presentation […]

Elizabeth Droel

December 9, 2014

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December 8, 2014

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December 8, 2014

Fair Trade Bananas and Olive Oil

December 5, 2014

The social ministry committee on occasion hosts coffee and donuts and they include Fair Trade bananas when available. During the Lenten Speaker Series, Fair Trade Olive Oil was used to cook the main dishes and then displayed next to the meal being served.

Sarah Fredericks

December 5, 2014

Fair Trade Products at St. Martin’s

December 5, 2014

Over the past several years, we have introduced a variety of products to our parish. Fair Trade coffee is always served. Fair Trade sugar from Wholesome Sweeteners and Equal Exchange are available. We also have a basket of Fair Trade coffee and tea that is available for parishioners to purchase every Sunday. The poster below […]

Marie Conn

December 5, 2014

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December 5, 2014