God speaks through our senses – 20th May online event
Contact Details
Through the Roof , Alpha House , Alpha Place , Garth Road , Morden , Surrey , SM4 4TQ
Phone : 01372 749955
Email : info @ throughtheroof . org
Web : www . throughtheroof . org
You ’ re invited to join us on Saturday 20th May at 10.30am for a free Through the Roof online event on ‘ Sensory Processing and Church Accessibility ’.
We ’ re excited to welcome Naomi Graham as our speaker . Naomi runs ‘ Growing Hope ’ ( www . growinghope . org . uk ), a charity providing free therapy for children and young people with additional needs in partnership with local churches across the UK .
Naomi is a children ’ s occupational therapist by training and will discuss how we process the world around us , how God speaks to us through our senses and how we can apply that practically to our church ministries .
The event is open to all , so please join us , and pass on the information to anyone you think may be interested !
The event will take place on Zoom , on Saturday 20th May , 10.30am – 12.00 noon . The event is free , but you ’ ll
Join us on 20th May to hear from Naomi .
need to register online at bit . ly / ZoomMay20 to attend . To find out more , contact the TTR office info @ throughtheroof . org or ring 01372 749955 .
Celebrate Disability Awareness Sunday
17th September 2023 ( suggested date )
Our Vision
‘… is all people enjoying life together , mutually giving and receiving , as God intended ’
Our Mission
'… is transforming lives through Jesus with disabled people ’
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We were delighted that over 220 churches responded to the call last year to hold a ‘ Disability Awareness Sunday ’. A whole range of services took place across all sorts of different churches and groups in the UK .
It was particularly exciting to hear of disabled people being asked to share their own personal stories as part of Disability Awareness Sunday . We received lots of comments such as this one from a church in Lancashire : “ A member of our congregation who has Cerebral Palsy did a talk which was so inspiring and helped others to see the obstacles that he faces on a daily basis .”
Upton Vale Baptist Church ( pictured ) learned some Makaton signs so that the whole
Upton Vale Baptist Church learning some Makaton signing for a worship song .
church could join in . They told the story of the paralysed man being lowered through the roof and created a ‘ roof ’ on the platform , representing some of the barriers facing disabled people in church today .
It ’ s wonderful to see disability awareness being raised in so many imaginative ways , and we encourage even more churches to join in this year .
Could your church join in ? Disability Awareness Sunday 2023 will be on Sunday 17th September ( or , if that ’ s already booked , pick a date of your choice .)
The existing resources based on Luke 5:17 – 26 will continue to be available , and for 2023 there will be a new video featuring Ashleigh Milroy , one of our disabled Roofbreakers in Scotland , who gives us the message that : “ It ' s so important to use the gifts that God ' s given you , as you , not as the person that you think you need to be .”
We hope you will plan a date to have a Disability Awareness Sunday service , or part of a service , in your church . Get in touch to register your interest so that the resources can be sent out to you nearer the time – email info @ throughtheroof . org or ring 01372 749955 .