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How big’s your footprint?
(Your carbon one that is)
Click here to access the carbon footprint calculator
We have updated our Children and Teens pages please click here to see what we have done.
Prayer for Healing
Please put your prayer requests in the box on the table by the church door.
Acts 2 :44 All the Lord's followers often met together,
and they shared everything they had.
The first edition of our church members’ sharing directory is now available.
There is a reference copy in church or, if you email to Philkate.waghorn@yahoo.com, we will email you a copy (Excel document), and send you updates as we add items.
You can also let us know of items you are willing to lend (garden, tools, household, leisure, etc).
The idea is to embrace the Biblical example of the early church by making available to each other items which are not in constant use. Full details, and a few simple guidelines for happy and safe borrowing and lending can be found at the front of the directory.
‘Supper and Stories’
Come to share a meal, and hear about:
‘Working in a Coal Mine’ with David Sutton
at Redlands, Low Road
Thursday 23 February 7pm
Lifts available if needed.
Please sign up on the list in church or ring Phil or Kate.
A donation of £3 to church funds is appreciated.
Do you vote with your shopping for a fairer world?
With Fairtrade Fortnight fast approaching (27 February – 11 March), we are again challenged to scan the supermarket aisles for products that carry the green and blue Fairtrade mark. Many products have now entered the ‘main stream’. Thousands of churches are not only using FT products on their premises but also using debates, talks and quizzes to raise awareness and get people talking. The Fairtrade premium restores dignity and respects both people and the environment. The campaign for trade justice aims to enshrine these principles in new trade rules.
A small step-change here in the UK can make a big difference to the lives of farmers and workers around the world. That’s why the Fairtrade Foundation is issuing ‘Take a step’ postcards this year: the idea is to set targets for how many steps for Fairtrade you hope to take in 2012. There are around 2,000 steps in every mile. You can collect and record these steps in any way you choose (go to www.fairtrade.org/step ).
What constitutes a step? It could be a small step, like swapping your tea to Fairtrade, or a bigger one like organising an event. The Fairtrade Foundation hopes that 1.5 million steps will be taken this year. That’s one for every Fairtrade farmer and worker around the world.
Harriet Lamb, who heads the Fairtrade Foundation, says: “As companies engage more and more with producers, everyone learns and understands, creating a basis for lasting change. Working alone on a small plot, a farmer can change very little, but working with her neighbours she has power. Step by step, we are beginning to achieve transformative change.”