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This website is dedicated to providing Catholic teachings and suggestions to assist persons with disabilities to participate more fully in the Church. If you are from another religious tradition, this website is a way for us to share our beliefs about persons with disabilities.
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Think Differently!
Ministering "to" someone is a start... Ministering "with" someone is the goal!
It is a matter of moving from "Inviting" to "Including" to "Integrating"
When this happens a parish, a congregation, or a neighborhood is
forever transformed and enhanced!
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New
on this Website:
The page on social justice is finally started!
Social Justice and Persons with disabilities
New Links to Web Resources!!
Interfaith Disabilities Connection
National Autism Association - Northeast Ohio Chapter
Being an advocate can be difficult & often frustrating. At those times it’s always good to stop to consider why we do what we do.
This is a great prayer about dedication and
staying focused.
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News from the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, Ohio
SAVE THE DATE
ICDA-US Conference - July 2009
The International Catholic Deaf Association (ICDA)
Chapter #18 - Cleveland Catholic Deaf Center
will host the ICDA-US Conference
July 17 to July 21, 2009 at Renaissance Hotel, downtown Cleveland
There will be
five workshops, Daily Masses, Nautica Cruise trip,
Lolley the Trolley trip and a banquet
Workshop presenters will be: Fr Tom Coughlin - deaf priest;
Deacon Patrick Graybill- deaf deacon; Kate Slosar - deaf PW; NCOD
presenter (TBA); Sr Rita Wiggentin - a Sister who works in Deaf
community and is fluent in ASL language
The theme is "Changes, Challenges, Opportunities; Trust, Faith and Hope. "
Interpreters will be provided.
Click here for the Conference registration
form
For more information
Click here to email the ICDA
or Click here to visit the ICDA Website
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A Great conference
for Special Religious Educators
is coming Saturday, August 1st to Cleveland!
The National Apostolate
for Inclusion Ministry (NAfIM) is offering a workshop that features
catechetical activities developing in the Pittsburgh Diocese for
children and adults with autism and other communication disorders, as
well as presentations on using Boardmaker and the Mayer/Johnson symbols
in a catechetical setting. You can access information online
and print out the registration form at:
http://www.nafim.org/conference.php?section=events&cat=conference
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This website began as a project for a Doctorate of Ministry program at St. Mary's Graduate School of Theology. Click here to learn more about this project..
Your dedication and your caring enhance the Church's ability to welcome and integrate persons with different needs and different talents!
May God bless you!
Dennis C. McNulty, D, Min.
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Last Update to the website was June 01, 2009
Copyright © 2006 Dennis C. McNulty