Disability Awareness Sunday September 18th 2022

[Annette Stuart]

A message from Through the Roof disability charity for churches in the UK and Ireland:

Disability Awareness Sunday is 18th September 2022
Let’s celebrate it in every church!

“I feel alive! Valued for the disabled person I am.
At last, I feel that I am in a space where I can grow as the person God made.”

This is what Sarah said about her sense of belonging at her church. She continued:

“They have accepted me for me (without the ‘what’s wrong with you’ conversation!).
They have encouraged me to use my gifts, attend training, develop prayer resources;
to dare to look at possibilities.”

Could your church do more to include disabled people and raise awareness?

Through the Roof invites you to mark Disability Awareness Sunday
on 18 September 2022, or on another day of your choice.

Through the Roof can send you a church service pack with:

• Disability Awareness Sunday service ideas
• suggested bible reading
• sermon ideas
• prayers
• children/youth activities
• supporting videos.

Follow this link to request the service pack .


This information is online at https://throughtheroof.org/disability-sunday/


This is a gospel issue:

• The last recorded survey suggests 90–95% of disabled people have never heard the gospel (Lausanne Committee for World Evangelisation, 2004).

• In the UK there are 14.6 million disabled people who need to know churches are supportive places, sharing God’s love (Family Resources Survey, 2021).

• Raise awareness and join Through the Roof to help ensure disabled people can fully belong and contribute as equal members of God’s family.

Find out about how Through the Roof can help your church include disabled people more at: Roofbreakers - Through the Roof

 

[littleangelone]

this is a wonderful idea & what a great organzation to raise awareness for people with special needs in the U.K> & Ireland, may God bless this ministry in the U.K.

 

[Strong in Him]

A message from Through the Roof disability charity for churches in the UK and Ireland:

Disability Awareness Sunday is 18th September 2022
Let’s celebrate it in every church!

I've led several Disability services over the years.
This year we will be holding one in October, with, hopefully, a local Signing choir attending.

 

[littleangelone]

that is wonderful

 

[Annette Stuart]

this is a wonderful idea & what a great organzation to raise awareness for people with special needs in the U.K> & Ireland, may God bless this ministry in the U.K.

Thank you! - that means a lot, as I work for Through the Roof, the Christian disability inclusion charity. It is great to have your support! Please do spread the word about the importance of including disabled people in church life - as 1 Corinthian 12:22 and 27 say:
"Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.
... those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable."

 

[Annette Stuart]

I've led several Disability services over the years.
This year we will be holding one in October, with, hopefully, a local Signing choir attending.

That is great - so glad you are doing a service that takes account of disability issues. Praying it goes really well and everyone is blessed by it - as I'm sure they will be.

 

[Strong in Him]

That is great - so glad you are doing a service that takes account of disability issues. Praying it goes really well and everyone is blessed by it - as I'm sure they will be.

Thank you.
I use a walking stick myself, so people are faced with disability issues every time I go to church.