This fall, our congregation began a new practice of dedicating our plate collection on the second Sunday of each month to a social justice caused with which we are partnered or involved. We kicked off in September, when we raised over $5,000 towards our Habitat for Humanity project. In October, our dedicated plate collection generated $4,000 for our emergency feeding programs - critical at a time when more people in our community are facing hunger.

In November we took a slightly different  approach, educating our congregation on the UU legislative advocacy network, Washington UU Voices for Justice, and encouraging people to join this important organization and get involved in selecting priorities for the 2009 legislative session.

In December, we will use our second Sunday to promote the Fair Trade goods sales of our Economic Justice Committee, which raises funds for microlending in some of the world's poorest communities.