Disability focus at 2018 CRE
Actress and comedian Sally Phillips will open CRE 2018 (9.45am, Tuesday 16 October!) and encourage hundreds of churches to put people with additional needs at the top of their agenda. Sally, whose son Olly has Down’s Syndrome, will be joined by a 12-year-old best-selling author – Jonathan Bryan has quadriplegic cerebral palsy and is entirely non-verbal. At the opening ceremony, blind singer-songwriter Marilyn Baker will be accompanied by a choir from Notre Dame School, Cobham using Makaton. To continue reading click...
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Churches for All (CfA) is going to be at the upcoming Christian Resources Exhibition (CRE). Three Churches for All partner organisations are sharing the stand: Torch Trust, The Lodge Trust and Count Everyone In. The show which is at Sandown Park, Esher, Surrey opens on Tuesday 16th October and runs through to Thursday 18th. Follow this link to find out more and get your free...
Read MoreFamilies and Additional Needs
Are Additional/Special Needs Families More Likely To Break Apart? Writing as father of a son with additional needs, Mark Arnold observes, ‘Additional or special needs parenting is tough, with so much more to cope with than many other families have to deal with’. If you are interested you can read more on Mark’s blog site: The Additional Needs Blogfather. Mark is linked with two Churches for All associated organisations: he is co-founder of the Additional Needs Alliance and Additional Needs Ministry Director at Urban...
Read MoreAccessible Cathedral Carol Service – 16th December
A remarkable accessible Carol Service in a wonderful place, organised by CfA partner Disability & Jesus. This is what they have to say about it: ‘Our first ever national event celebrating an inclusive Christmas will be held on Sat 16th of December in St Nicholas Cathedral Newcastle (starting 1pm). If you’re not from the region come along make a weekend of it, do your Christmas shopping in Newcastle.’ For more information click...
Read MoreAbility Sunday is the 10th September
A day to celebrate everyone’s gifts. This Sunday 10th September, is Ability Sunday. Livability is calling churches UK-wide to join together and mark out this as a special day in their community. With a special focus on disability, the day is about celebrating the gifts of everyone and working for inclusive and accessible church. Ability Sunday provides churches with an information pack for how to run the day, a sermon outline and notes – based on the Bible theme of ‘Love your neighbour’ (Luke 10: 24-37) and a film with the Bible reading, that could be used in a church service. To find out more or to register your church follow this link. The Ability Sunday campaign began its life as part of the charity ‘Prospects – for people with learning disabilities’ which became part of Livability, through a merger in 2016. Livability are taking the campaign forward. The aims of Ability Sunday are to: Create places of welcome: Ability Sunday is where disabled people are welcomed and enabled to express themselves and build confidence, offering opportunities for friendship and communal experience. Celebrate gifts: Ability Sunday is a day when churches rejoice in the crucial contribution that disabled people make to the life of the church and start the journey to include disabled people in the worship, work and life of the church. Connect with community: Inclusion and community is on the heart of every church. Beyond the day of Ability Sunday, participant churches can access ongoing training and resources to support disabled and vulnerable people get more connected with their local...
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