{"id":42679,"date":"2013-12-05T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=42679"},"modified":"2013-12-05T13:31:10","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T19:31:10","slug":"hand-made-story-work-human-hands-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2013\/12\/hand-made-story-work-human-hands-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Made with a Story – the Work of Human Hands Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A small sampling of the global treasures one can find at a Work of Human Hands sale.<\/p><\/div>\n

One of my very favorite times of the year is when one of our local parishes hosts the Work of Human Hands sale<\/a>\u00a0before Christmas.\u00a0This is a sale organized by local church volunteers and sponsored by Catholic Relief Services and SERRV International, who work directly with artisans from around the world to market their crafts and pay them fair wages for their work.\u00a0In addition, they provide grants and training to help people continue to develop themselves and expand their resources, and so much more.<\/p>\n

SERRV<\/a> offers a bounty of beautiful jewelry, chocolates, scarves, nativity sets, rosaries, ornaments, table linens, candles, artwork, coffee and soaps, \u00a0clothing and toys to name a few. \u00a0And what you can not find at the sale itself, you can purchase online <\/a>easily.<\/p>\n

This is a rare and precious opportunity to spend our money in a way which truly gives twice. \u00a0The funds from just a few items from the sale could help one farmer send one child to school for a whole year, which is a significant step in the direction of eliminating poverty for a family. In Haiti, families are able to rebuild their homes after the hurricane which ravaged the island last year. \u00a0Women who have been widowed can support themselves and their children. Just take a moment <\/a>to look at the faces of these incredible people, read their beautiful short stories, \u00a0and your heart will be touched beyond words.<\/p>\n

I spoke with Elizabeth Pawelek who served as an intern with CRS this past summer and will be helping with the Work of Human Hands sale this weekend. She shared a little bit of her passion for fair trade consumerism with me here.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n

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They will also be selling Poinsettias which will benefit Down Home Ranch<\/a>, an incredible organization which offers services to teens and adults with special needs. \u00a0For more information about the sale, contact Clotilde Pichon at cpichon@aggiecatholic.org.<\/p>\n

More about Serrv International.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Anna<\/a>

Believe that you can make a difference!<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"ACNM-Advent3\"<\/p>\n

Advent Challenge:<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Keep your eye peeled for fair trade items as you do your Christmas shopping to support our impoverished brothers and sisters around the world. \u00a0Even if you only do coffee and chocolate to serve to your visitors this year, \u00a0just that little bit will truly go a long way, and mayinspire others to become more conscientious consumers.<\/p>\n

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One of my very favorite times of the year is when one of our local parishes hosts the Work of Human Hands sale\u00a0before Christmas.\u00a0This is a sale organized by local church volunteers and sponsored by Catholic Relief Services and SERRV International, who work directly with artisans from around the world to market their crafts and… [Read More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[92],"tags":[1214,2106,2105,2088,2104,2103],"class_list":["post-42679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-news","tag-advent-challenge","tag-christmas-shopping","tag-crs","tag-fair-trade","tag-serrv-international","tag-work-of-human-hands-sale","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7595,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/the-advent-of-black-friday-shopping\/","url_meta":{"origin":42679,"position":0},"title":"The Advent of Black Friday Shopping","author":"Crist\u00f3bal Almanza Herrera","date":"November 21, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Thanksgiving is an American holiday, but it is deeply based in Christian tradition. 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