Fair Trade Coffee/Tea/Chocolate sales
Stop by Grace's monthly narthex table of fair trade coffee, tea, chocolate and cocoa goods. Grace receives no monies from these sales, but by purchasing these products we are ensuring that the farmers are given a fair price for their work. Delicious flavors and varieties include:
Colombian Decaf Whole Bean /
Colombian Decaf Ground
Hazelnut Creme Ground /
Hazelnut Creme Decaf Ground
French Vanilla Ground /
Toffee Caramel Ground
Cafe Salvador Whole Bean /
Cafe Salvador Ground
Organic Mind, Body, And Soul Whole Bean
Organic Mind, Body And Soul Ground
Organic French Roast Whole Bean
Organic French Roast Ground
English Breakfast Tea /
Green Tea
Earl Gray Tea /
Organic Hot Cocoa Mix
Organic Baking Cocoa /
Divine Milk Chocolate
Divine Dark Chocolate /
Divine Milk Chocolate with Hazelnuts
Organic Caffeine-Free Rooibios Tea /
Divine Dark Chocolate with Mint
Almonds /
Pecans
Dried Cranberries
To learn more about Lutheran World Relief and its Coffee Project efforts visit their Web site at www.lutheranworldrelief.org.
Woodstock Area Community Ministry: Grace is one of the member churches of WACM, which works to provide financial assistance for local families in need through programs such as the Direct Assistance Program and the Woodstock Walk for Hunger.
Valley Hi Nursing Home: The Social Ministry Team at Grace organizes “arts and crafts days” two to three times a year for the residents of Valley Hi Nursing Home. The most recent activity was on June 16. More information will be posted when the next activity is scheduled.
Christmas Family Sharing: Each year in December, Grace members “adopt” families in Chicago and Woodstock and make their holidays merrier by providing gifts and a meal.
Links to Other Service Organizations Supported by Grace
Grace supports the following organizations either financially or by recruiting volunteers:
Willow Brooke Neighborhood Resource Center: Volunteers are needed to tutor children living in the Willow Brooke (formerly Lakewood) apartment complex. Contact the resource center at 815-338-1030.
Bread for the World/ELCA World Hunger Appeal Grace partners with Bread for the World and the ELCA World Hunger Appeal to raise awareness of hunger and poverty around the world and to work for justice for the hungry and poor. For more information, contact www.bread.org and www.elca.org/hunger.
Family Health Partnership Clinic provides quality health care to the uninsured and underinsured in McHenry County. www.hpclinic.org
Peace 4 All, Inc. offers education/prevention services related to domestic violence and helps people who are involved in domestic violence. www.peace4allonline.org
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois provides a wide range of social services to individuals and families. www.lssi.org
Faith in Action of McHenry County trains and matches volunteers with senior citizens who need assistance with shopping, light housework, transportation to doctor appointments, and so on. www.fiamchenrycounty.org
Volunteer Center of McHenry County website: http://www.volunteermchenrycounty.org/local_relief_efforts.htm
