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<blockquote data-quote="Annette Stuart" data-source="post: 76889130" data-attributes="member: 445435"><p>A message from Through the Roof disability charity for churches in the UK and Ireland:</p><p></p><p><strong>Disability Awareness Sunday is</strong> <strong>18th September 2022</strong></p><p> <strong>Let’s celebrate it</strong> <strong>in every church!</strong></p><p></p><p>“I feel alive! Valued for the disabled person I am. </p><p>At last, I feel that I am in a space where I can grow as the person God made<em>.”</em></p><p></p><p>This is what Sarah said about her sense of belonging at her church. She continued:</p><p></p><p><em>“</em>They have accepted me for me (without the ‘what’s wrong with you’ conversation!).</p><p>They have encouraged me to use my gifts, attend training, develop prayer resources; </p><p>to dare to look at possibilities.”</p><p></p><p><strong>Could your church do more to include disabled people and raise awareness?</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Through the Roof invites <u>you</u> to mark Disability Awareness Sunday </strong></p><p>on 18 September 2022, or on another day of your choice.</p><p></p><p>Through the Roof can send you a church service pack with:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Disability Awareness Sunday service ideas</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">suggested bible reading</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">sermon ideas</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">prayers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">children/youth activities</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">supporting videos.</li> </ul><p><a href="https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=H5LyayqyRE2pKotEy24d7D_tvCiYrwFCmhcta7o42FVUNVE4NDFVNktaOEY2WkdOMllBNUlJS0FQRSQlQCN0PWcu" target="_blank"><strong>Follow this link to request the service pack</strong></a><strong> .</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>This information is online at </strong><a href="https://throughtheroof.org/disability-sunday/" target="_blank"><strong>https://throughtheroof.org/disability-sunday/</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p>This is a gospel issue:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The last recorded survey suggests 90–95% of disabled people have never heard the gospel (Lausanne Committee for World Evangelisation, 2004).</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">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).</li> </ul> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Raise awareness and join Through the Roof to help ensure disabled people can fully belong and contribute as equal members of God’s family.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Find out about how Through the Roof can help your church include disabled people more at: <a href="https://www.throughtheroof.org/roofbreakers/" target="_blank">Roofbreakers - Through the Roof</a><strong> </strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Annette Stuart, post: 76889130, member: 445435"] A message from Through the Roof disability charity for churches in the UK and Ireland: [B]Disability Awareness Sunday is[/B] [B]18th September 2022 Let’s celebrate it[/B] [B]in every church![/B] “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[I].”[/I] This is what Sarah said about her sense of belonging at her church. She continued: [I]“[/I]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.” [B]Could your church do more to include disabled people and raise awareness?[/B] [B]Through the Roof invites [U]you[/U] to mark Disability Awareness Sunday [/B] on 18 September 2022, or on another day of your choice. Through the Roof can send you a church service pack with: [LIST] [*]Disability Awareness Sunday service ideas [*]suggested bible reading [*]sermon ideas [*]prayers [*]children/youth activities [*]supporting videos. [/LIST] [URL='https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=H5LyayqyRE2pKotEy24d7D_tvCiYrwFCmhcta7o42FVUNVE4NDFVNktaOEY2WkdOMllBNUlJS0FQRSQlQCN0PWcu'][B]Follow this link to request the service pack[/B][/URL][B] .[/B] [B]This information is online at [/B][URL='https://throughtheroof.org/disability-sunday/'][B]https://throughtheroof.org/disability-sunday/[/B][/URL][B] [/B] [B] [/B] This is a gospel issue: [LIST] [*]The last recorded survey suggests 90–95% of disabled people have never heard the gospel (Lausanne Committee for World Evangelisation, 2004). [/LIST] [LIST] [*]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). [/LIST] [LIST] [*]Raise awareness and join Through the Roof to help ensure disabled people can fully belong and contribute as equal members of God’s family. [/LIST] Find out about how Through the Roof can help your church include disabled people more at: [URL="https://www.throughtheroof.org/roofbreakers/"]Roofbreakers - Through the Roof[/URL][B] [/B] [/QUOTE]
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