tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19000683148831830422011-12-13T01:50:43.227ZCHRISTIAN LITERATURE, FELLOWSHIP AND PERSONAL SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH SIGHT LOSS IN NORWICH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAKTRnoreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1900068314883183042.post-13507113649788230572011-12-13T01:49:00.002Z2011-12-13T01:50:43.233Z

Our next monthly fellowship meeting will be held at our regular venue: City Church, Cowgate, Norwich. The speaker will be Derek Cate from Meadow Way Chapel, Hellesdon All supporters and friends are welcome to join us for the first meeting of 2012. Transport If you require transport from a location within the Greater Norwich area to the above meeting, please contact us

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We have just added some new features to our Blog posts. We've made it easier for you to share our posts by: e-mail to your friends adding a post to your Blog tweeting on your twitter account adding a status to your Facebook page and recommending the post on Google.  Run your mouse over the symbols in the bottom left hand corner of each post, click on the sharing method you wish to use and

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In Britain, around 2 million people live with debilitating sight loss - that's almost 1 in 30!There will be many people experiencing sight loss in your community.What are their most pressing needs? Many live lonely lives. How can you befriend them? Where do they figure in your church's outreach? And if they are coming to church how will they get there? How will they meet people? What service

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If you know of any visually impaired people (VIP's) that would appreciate the opportunity to meet and chat to other VIP's, to have fun, to sing, worship and pray together and hear a short message, then let us know. We are a non-denominational Christian organisation and hold a monthly fellowship meeting in Norwich on the second Sunday of each month except August. Giant Print and Braille Hymn Books

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Do you enjoy reading? Do you regularly read Christian books?If so, you could help make Christian books accessible to people who are blind or partially sighted.Torch Trust are seeking to recruit volunteer book reviewers who could dedicate a few hours per week to help them select books for their library.Your task would be to read the book and then write a short review (150 words).To learn more

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66% of churches say they need ideas for how to include disabled people in church activities*Details of this year's theme are still to be released but in response to the statement above, the theme of the 2010 Disability Sunday was Finding Hidden Treasure and resources were provided to help congregations engage more fully with disabled people.Churches For All believe that disabled people have an

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Just think about how much you take the Internet for grantedWhether you use it for email (we send around 250 billion emails a day apparently), looking up information or just telling the world through social network sites like Facebook what you had for lunch, the Internet can play a big part in your daily life. Basically, the World Wide Web is brilliant, isn't it?But how do you access the Internet

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Instead of a visiting speaker, we changed the format of the last meeting of our 36th year before the summer break and encouraged our members and supporters to contribute.A lady chose a favourite Bible passage, one man sang a solo while another gave a dramatic recitation, and one of our newer members, Freda(above), introduced her favourite hymn.The afternoon finished with Roy Merton, our regular

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When collecting visually impaired passengers, please go to the house and knock on the door. Then introduce yourself by name and state your purpose. Blind people have to be sure of their security.If there is a need, you should guide visually impaired people to a vehicle by allowing them to take an arm. When they reach the vehicle, drivers should carefully open the door themselves. After this, you

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A Norwich Christian is planning a very special way to celebrate his 90th birthday – he will spend 12 hours in a prayer marathon and he is inviting other people to join him. Eric Saunders, who is a member of New Hope Christian Centre in Lakenham, Norwich, and registered blind, said: “In recognition, in a small way, of the wonderful blessings my Father God has bestowed upon me over the past 90

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Football-mad David Davenport (shown above) is so keen on helping others enjoy the beautiful game, that as well as helping to referee and run the Norfolk Christian Football League, David spends most Norwich City home games commentating on the latest fortunes of the team for blind supporters. David is one of Norwich City's five volunteer Soccer Sight commentators who aim to give an unbiased

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Market Harborough Saturday 28th November 2009 2.30PMMervyn Ivany, the chairman of Norwich TFG and the blogger travelled to Market Harborough to join over 400 other Torch supporters in a special 50th Anniversary Thanksgiving service held in the town's Leisure Centre on Saturday 28th November 2009.Staff, Trustees, representatives from 40 UK based Fellowship Groups and guests from other countries

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Torch has produced this five minute video for use in churches to help them identify the challenges that blind and partially sighted people often experience in church life. It concludes with an introduction to Torch's Foursight for the Church initiative that offers churches helpful guidance and resources.Why not request a copy of the DVD to show to your church or group. The points raised in the

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Over 40 people including representatives from a number of Norwich churches joined us for a local celebration meeting lead by a team from Torch HQ at Douro Place Chapel, Norwich last Saturday afternoon.The Torch Trust is celebrating 50 years of providing Christian literature and fellowship to blind and partially sighted people in the UK and throughout the world. Read a report of the event written

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Gordon Temple, Chief Executive of the Torch Trust writes:Torch's co-founder, Stella Heath, died peacefully in hospital on the evening of 29th September 2009. Though this will come as very sad news to many, we can rejoice and be thankful for a wonderful fruitful life. The Torch Trust of today was formed in 1959 by Stella and her husband Ron who died in 1999. The gentle but purposeful way she and

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Sometimes when I am updating this blogspot, I wonder if anyone benefits from reading the articles posted here. Now I know they do!In May 2009, I received an e-mail from a gentleman in northern Namibia in response to one of the articles on this BlogSpot. He requested Torch literature and I passed his request to the International department at Torch House in Market Harborough in Leicestershire as

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From Monday 21st September , Premier Christian Radio will be broadcasting across Britain on DAB digital radio.It’s a significant expansion for Premier which has come a long way since its launch as a medium wave local station in 1994 when it was only available in parts of London. Via the national commercial operator, Digital One, Premier will be available to more than 90% of the British population

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Church presents challenges for people with sight lossAre disabled people fully involved in the life of your church?If the answer is "No" or "Not as much we would like", why not make a start by holding a Disability Sunday service on or near Sunday October 4th 2009?Churches are encouraged to hold a Disability Sunday service with the following objectives:Demonstrate that God responds to and uses

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The Torch Trust for the Blind celebrated its fiftieth anniversary this month (June 2009). A series of special events are being held throughout 2009 to mark the 50th anniversary and Norwich TFG will be hosting the Torch Choir as part of the celebrations on October 10thOn the actual anniversary date of June 8, Torch staff, volunteers and supporters gathered for a Day of Prayer at Torch House in

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Want to keep up to date with the work of the Torch Trust throughout the UK and overseas?A special Golden Anniversary edition of Torch Family News is now available for distribution from the Norwich Torch Fellowship.If you would like to be sent a copy of the Golden Anniversary edition of the Torch Family News, please e-mail us with your postal address

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Over 450 people, the majority visually impaired and from all over the UK, celebrated the 200th anniversary of Louis Braille's birth at a special church service held in St Martin in the Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, London on Saturday 21st March 2009.The service, which is one of a number of events being held throughout 2009 to commemorate the life of Louis Braille, was led throughout by Braille

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The Torch Trust have just released the third edition of their "Christian Resources from Torch Trust" Catalogue.The catalogue lists a range of items which the Torch Trust has produced for blind and partially sighted people and is designed to assist those who have wanted to help blind and partially sighted contacts obtain Christian material. The list includes some books, leaflets,resources for

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The Torch Trust operate a library service from their headquarters at Market Harborough and to find out what is available for registered visually impaired people you can search The Torch Trust Literature Catalogue online.Due to copyright and postal restrictions, these books are ONLY available to registered visually impaired people, or those whose sight is less than N12 as certified by a medical

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The Chief Executive of the Torch Trust is the guest speaker at Meadow Way Chapel's Mission Link on Saturday 6th December 2008 at 7.30PM."Gordon Temple's visit presents a great opportunity for people to learn about the latest developments in the worldwide and UK work of the Torch Trust for the Blind", says Mervyn Ivany, chairman of the Norwich Torch Fellowship Group, "And we are very grateful to

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John Lambert passed away quietly at Whitehall Lodge Residential Home after a long fight against prostate cancer on Sunday morning(26th)John was involved in helping to run the Norwich Torch Fellowship for many years and latterly served as Secretary and Treasurer. He also used his car to provide transport for those blind and partially sighted people who wished to attend the fellowship from the

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The Reverend Frank Hibberd was a regular and popular speaker at the Norwich Torch Trust Fellowship for over thirty years. His booming voice and clear diction ensured that everyone in the room heard the message he had prepared. We also enjoyed the games and quizzes he led at the annual Fellowship Group party on several occasions.Frank and his wife were on holiday on the South Coast in late

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Many of those with sight loss live alone with nowhere to go at Christmas time.As part of their aim to provide friendship and support for lonely blind people, for many years the Christian charity Torch Trust for the Blind have run a five day Christmas houseparty at their Holiday and Retreat Centre in Sussex.Every year it is always heavily overbooked and this year Torch have been offered the use of

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Only 4% of those with a visual disability are totally blind. This Leonard Cheshire Creature Discomfort animation shown recently on TV mentions a lack of peripheral vision being a problem.

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In October 2007 Premier Radio launched a show aimed at Christians with disabilities in association with the Torch Trust for the Blind.Hosted by blind presenter Marilyn Baker, the Insight program is now broadcast Sunday afternoons at 4PM. "I'm very excited to be presenting this new program on behalf of Torch Trust for the Blind," Baker told Premier. "Insight is aimed at people who have

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The Torch Trust for the Blind have launched their Foursight campaign to challenge churches into attracting people with sight loss into their congregations.Just imagine what it would be like to go to your church if you had little or no eyesight.How would you get there? Would the steward show you to your seat? Would somebody sit next to you and give you any help that you needed during the service?

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The Norwich branch, which started in October 2007, meet from 2PM to 4PM monthly on the 2nd Thursday of the month at the Witard Road Baptist Church, Norwich. The group which is led by Gail Baverstock arrange a varied programme throughout the year. To contact the Norwich DCF branch, please call the WRBC Church Office on 01603 701502 or contact them by email office@witardroadbaptist.org.ukSince 1959

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Prospects hold a monthly event specifically designed for people with learning disabilities, their friends, family and carers on the last Sunday afternoon of each month at The Well Christian Centre, Swaffham Road,Ashill, near Thetford. Reaching a marginalised group with the good news about Jesus in a simple and practical way, they offer the opportunity to meet with friends and learn more about

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This blog replaces the Norwich Torch Fellowship Group website hosted by AOL which was seriously out of date.Posts and information will be added regularly so please do check back.

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The Norwich Torch Fellowship Group is one of 130 groups that meet regularly in the UK and who share a commitment to the guiding principles set down by the TorchTrust for the Blind, the UK based non-denominational Christian charity.The Torch Trust for the Blind aims to overcome sight loss as a barrier to finding a personal faith in Christ and living a fulfilled Christian life. Torch produces a

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