"Remember, remember, the fifth of November..."
It is the date parishioners of St. David's Anglican Church in Tsawwassen are holding their second annual Christmas Craft Fair.
It is also a date known in British history as Guy Fawkes Day, but no Gunpowder Plot, bonfire or burning effigy of the Guy in this Tsawwassen cul-desac!
Instead, an invitation to the community to come to St David's between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to enjoy a wide-range of goods displayed to tempt shoppers.
St. David's Kitchen Café will be open for morning coffee as well as lunch, providing a break in the pursuit of interesting items by local artisans, as well as unique handcrafted gifts brought to Canada by Ten Thousand Villages from more than 35 countries around the world.
Ladies of the parish have frozen fruit pies stockpiled for sale, while other church crafters have products of their various trades. Christmas angel ornaments, fused-glass jewelry, suncatchers and original artwork greeting cards are but a few of the items offered for sale.
Adding to the overseas flavour of Ten Thousand Villages and its focus on promoting fair trade, the International Community Empowerment Society will promote its work in Uganda.
Gogo Grannies of South Surrey/White Rock will join other outreach groups at the fair, continuing their fundraising projects in support of grassroots services provided by grandmothers in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothersto-Grandmothers campaign is a growing movement across Canada whose mission is to assist African grandmothers bringing up orphaned children.
