January 2025 Prayer Time
Our next event will be a prayer time on Zoom taking place at 10:30am on Saturday 25th January 2025. During this event we will be sharing prayer points and praying for Sight Loss Ministries. There will also be time to pray for each other. Visitors are welcome to join us. To get the Zoom link, meeting ID and passcode, fill in the Sign Up Form below.
Alternatively, text 07516636741 or email info@sightlossministries.org to request the link and include your full name.
Christmas 2024 Lunch Event
Our Christmas lunch event took take place in Stiles Community Centre, Antrim on the 30th November. We enjoyed a quiz, carols, Scripture readings and a meaningful message about our Saviour’s birth. The feedback was encouraging, with participants expressing their enjoyment of the fellowship, food, and programme.
October 2024 Lunch Event
Our last event took place on the 19th October at the Belmont Hotel, Banbridge. Following lunch we had a time of worship, an update about Sight Loss Ministries and our speaker was Ollie Neill who shared from Luke 15, emphasising our need to trust in Jesus and experience the fulness of the Father's love for us.
Visit to the Ulster American Folk Park
We enjoyed a visit to the Ulster American Folk Park, just outside Omagh on the 22nd June. We arrived at the Park and had lunch together, then explored the exhibits. It was a fun and interesting trip learning about what life was like in the past and included discovering more about the mass emigration to North America.
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May 2024 Prayer Time
We held a prayer time that took place on Zoom on the 18th May. During this event we shared prayer points and spent time in prayer for Sight Loss Ministries. There was also some time to pray for each other. Thanks to everyone who came along to pray.
March 2024 Lunch Event
Our lunch event took place on Saturday 9th March at the Belmont Hotel, Banbridge. Our speaker was Don Howe, who shared about his journey through cancer and his involvement with Divine Healing Ministries. It was a wonderful time spent together with good food and fellowship.
January 2024 Zoom Event
Sight Loss Ministries had a Zoom Event on Friday 26th January 2024. We had presentations from Torch Trust on Torch Holidays and RealSam on the RealSam Hub, which can provide access to stream over 27,000 audio books through Amazon Echo devices. Pastor Kevin Vickers from All Nations Revival Church shared a short Christian epilogue challenging us to build our lives on the solid foundation that is Christ.
October 2023 Lunch Event
Our lunch event took place on Saturday the 14th of October 2023 at Trinity Methodist Church, Lisburn. Following lunch, we had a service that included a time of worship, prayer, news updates from Torch Trust and Sight Loss Ministries. Our speaker was Marie McCarroll, who shared about God’s calling and provision in her in own life. This was an amazing testimony about God’s love and care for each one of us.
Trip to the Ulster Folk Museum
On the 30th September 2023, Sight Loss Ministries arranged a group visit to the Ulster Folk Museum. We met for lunch and then explored the exhibits. This visit provided insights into the daily lives and cultures of people from the past in a fun and interactive way.
Trip to Holywood County Down
We enjoyed a trip to Holywood, County Down on Saturday 24th June 2023. We met at the Coast restaurant for a meal. Thanks to the team at the restaurant for looking after us so well. The food was fantastic and so was the weather for an enjoyable walk along the seafront. Some photos are below from the event.
February 2023 Zoom Event
The cost of living crisis is having a massive impact on our lives, as we pay more for household expenses. People are struggling to make ends meet and this is also a challenging period for those with disabilities, many of whom have extra living expenses for everyday life. The same is true for people with sight loss. However, the good news is that help and support are available from a number of sources. Our Zoom event took place on the 24th February 2023 and focused on the cost of living crisis and people with sight loss. Ashleen Johnston from Christians Against Poverty shared how people can get practical help through CAP services and elsewhere. The session also included time for questions, a worship song and a Christian epilogue by John Lattimer looking at how we can trust in God and follow his plans for our lives.
November 2022 Lunch Event
Our lunch event took place on Saturday, the 26th November 2022 at Trinity Methodist Church, Lisburn. Around 50 people came along and we enjoyed time together socialising and an encouraging devotional talk from Robert Lacey. Robert reminded us that God wants to work through each believer, regardless of our situation. When thinking about the future, he also encouraged us that the best is yet to come. May we daily surrender ourselves to God and step out in faith as He gives us fresh opportunities to serve Him. Below are some photos from the event.
July 2022 Day Trip
We held a day trip to Derry/Londonderry on Saturday the 30th of July 2022. Just over 20 people travelled from different parts of Northern Ireland, mostly on the train. After arriving, we split up into smaller groups for lunch. Then people did different activities, including a walk around the city walls and by the river, while others went shopping. Everyone really seemed to enjoy the day out and there was plenty of time for socialising and enjoying the sunny weather. Some photos from the trip are below.
April 2022 Launch Event
Our launch event took place on the 2nd April in Banbridge Baptist Church. It was attended by people from across Northern Ireland, who are part of our Christian sight loss community. We enjoyed a lovely buffet lunch together, thanks to the hospitality of the Banbridge Torch Group. Lunch was followed by a service with lots of different people taking part. Our speaker for the event was Geoff McIlrath and he brought us a challenge from God’s Word about having the foundation for our lives built on the rock that is Christ Jesus. We are grateful to Torch for producing the braille programmes for this event. Our event also featured a video from Torch of Mike Townsend and Tim Jeffery. They welcomed us as a new Christian sight loss charity and expressed their desire to work in partnership with ourselves. Some photos are below from the event showing people enjoying lunch together before our meeting.
