Sunday service now starts at 9:30
Green Christmas - Gifting
by Eileen Haflich, St. Andrew Green Team
If you're reading this, you probably recognize this conversation:
Aunt Agnes: "Merry Christmas!"
Me: "Oh how thoughtful, another orange sweater" (or necktie, or coffee mug, or knick-knack)
Hours, days, weeks later this gift is at a thrift shop or collecting dust in a closet or, if you're lucky, you get a gift receipt and return it.
Don't be Aunt Agnes...
The NPR show "Hidden Brain" aired a piece that explored the satisfaction of gift giving. Giving "experiences" rather than things rated far higher on the satisfaction scale for both the giver and receiver. This Christmas give a gift of memories rather than more "stuff".
For:
The cook: a cooking class
The music lover: a concert ticket
The plant lover: a ticket to a botanical garden
The movie lover: a gift certificate to a theater
Or share your talents. Are you a:
Baker? - cookie of the month
Handy person? - free help with a project
Gardener? - help plant a veggie garden
Lover of children? - free child care for a night out
Our Earth Care Webpage has a lot of great ideas for greening up all your celebrations. Click on this link then click "Green Celebrations": https://andrewpres.org/earth-care-tips/
Thank you one and all for your efforts to be "green" in 2023, every small act makes a big difference.
Gratefully,
Your St. Andrew Green Team