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Church resources
Traidcraft provides a range of ideas and resources for worship, study groups and church publications to promote the fair trade message.
Resources may be copied freely for use within local churches and groups.
Worship, prayer and youth resources
 | Storyline Many of the producers we work with are also Christian and share our commitment to working out the Gospel in ways which bring benefit to their families and their communities.
Below are some examples of such producer stories: |
 | Traidcraft Big Brew 2012 These worship resources can help bring your Traidcraft Big Brew into your church worship or as an aid to group or personal study. However you use them, please continue to support us with your prayers. Download the PDF |
 | ‘A Christmas Carol’ Service – Advent Worship 2011
These new Advent resources use an imaginative re-working of Charles Dickens’ timeless classic to celebrate the gifts of hope and opportunity which our work is creating for poor communities in Bangladesh. Download the PDF version Download the linked PowerPoint presentation |
 | Signs and wonders Add an extra dimension to your carol service this year with these new resources from ITV Sign Post. The carols are accessible to all children as they’ve been produced in British Sign Language with music and subtitles, and are a great way to learn basic BSL to use in nativities or other productions. They’re available free online and include downloadable songsheets. Get them here |
 | Abundant Life - Harvest Worship 2011 Our new resources are inspired by the stories of jute workers and fish farmers we work with in Bangladesh. The prayers, reflections, preaching notes and hymn ideas form a complete act of worship, or can be used individually as a contribution to other services. Download the PDF version Download the accompanying PowerPoint presentation |
 | Sweet Justice - Sunday School resources This four–week programme has been written in conjunction with the Church of Scotland to engage children in the Bible’s teaching about God’s love and provision for us. Download the new resource |
 | Girls Brigade Resources, ideas, games and activities to engage and inspire your Girls Brigade group. Visit the Girls Brigade pages |
 | The Real Easter Egg Resources Based on the theme 'Breaking the mould' and including profiles of producers, use these resources in conjunction with your Real Easter Egg. Download the worship ideas in PDF
Download the supporting images in PDF
Download the supporting images in PowerPoint |
 | Big Brew 2011 Worship Resources Use these worship materials along with our Big Brew resources to reach out to your local community this Fairtrade Fortnight. Download the worship resources in PDF |
 | Advent 2010 Worship Prayers and meditations on the theme of preparation - inspired by the Christmas tablecloth from St. Mary's. Download the PDF version |
 | Harvest Worship 2010 Get on our big red fair trade bus for your harvest worship this year. Resources inspired by stories from Gospel House, Sri Lanka. Download the PDF version Download the PowerPoint presentation |
 | A Tea Service This service has been written specially for us by Helen Garton, of the United Reformed Church. Like our other material it draws heavily on the work we are doing with small and marginalised tea producers. This service addresses some of the big issues and explores the scriptural basis of our response. As well as being an ordained minister and a widely-published creator of worship resources, Helen has worked in the tea industry. Download the tea service PDF. |
 | Harvest Blessings Harvest worship resources inspired by stories from Eksteenskuill, South Africa. Download the PDF version
Download the presentation (PowerPoint) |
 | Our message to the churches Traidcraft Chief Executive Paul Chandler has delivered a vital message about the role churches can play in helping us fight poverty through trade. Use Paul's presentation to get your church involved. Download the presentation (PowerPoint) Download the script |
 | Fair Trade Covenant Service This Fair Trade Covenant Service has been devised to help you mark and celebrate your church’s commitment to fair trade. Based on the traditional covenant service used in the Methodist Church, it includes readings, prayers and liturgy from several traditions, and at the end, you’ll find some producer stories which reinforce the “rainbow” theme. We hope it will be used as an act of re-dedication by churches already supporting trade justice, as well as by those that are just starting out on the fair trade journey. Download the service (PDF file) Download the PowerPoint version |
 | Lent and Easter resources A versatile pack for use in church services, homegroups, prayer meetings or for individual reflection. It contains producer case studies; prayers; children's activities; event ideas and a Good Friday service based on 6 prayer stations. It also has biblical reflections on the themes of poverty, faith that bears fruit, fasting, perseverance and justice. Download the Lent and Easter PDF.
Download the producer pictures as a PDF
(for use with the Good Friday service). |
Leaflets and posters
Your resources
If you have created worship resources - prayers, reflections, preaching notes, activities - and you'd be happy to share them, please send them to us. We may not be able to use them all - but they may be just the thing we need for our next set of resources!
If you have any comments or queries about our resources or want to contribute your own, please contact Peter Collins on 0191 497 6465 or email him.
Your views
We welcome feedback and suggestions for expanding this area of the website, and would also appreciate knowing how and where the resources are being used.
