ETHICAL BUYING WORKSHOP Saturday 18th September In last month’s magazine, I posed the question, ‘When is chocolate good, and when is it really good?’ and asked you to‘save the date’ of 18th September for an Ethical Buying Workshop. You might be wondering - what’s it all about? What do you think about when you buy something? Is it just about what you can get for your money? What if I said to you, it can be so much more than that? There is power in everything we buy – no purchase is neutral. What that means is that each time we buy something, there is more going on than us spending money on an item. • There may be a hidden cost beyond the money that we pay for it, and • There could be a hidden benefit beyond what we ourselves get from it So buying is not just about getting the things we need, but also about how we steward with care what we have in a way that can aim to bless others through our habits and choices. All Saints and St Mary’s churches value God’s creation and want to take care of and cherish it, and we have made some great moves in terms of recycling and sustainability. We are pleased to host an Ethical Buying Workshop during this year’s Season of Creation in September which aims to help us along that journey - all are very welcome! If you’re curious about what’s behind some of the products you might buy regularly and want to learn about some of the impacts – positive or negative – that certain kinds of products might have, then please come along! 17
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