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MINISTRY TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Developmental Disabilities - Adults The Lord’s
Friendly Bunch: The Lord’s Friendly Bunch, a Christian group of adults
with developmental challenges. Meets at St Teresa Little Flower Parish,
Cincinnati . First Thursday of each month, October through May. This group
is open to any adult with developmental challenges. For information contact
Debbie Albert, 513.931.8176. St. Charles Borromeo, Kettering Contact: DRE 937-434-9272 CHEERS Community Helping Each and Everyone Reach Success Membership group; Annual fee $100;Serves young adults 16 and up
Hotline 937.848.4698 for Membership info,
events calendar, et Developmental Disabilities – Children Catholic Residential Services (http://www.cssdoorway.org/) St. Aloysius Orphanage (http://www.staloysiuscincinnati.org/) St. Joseph Home ( www.saintjosephhome.com) Hearing Impaired/Deaf St. Rita’s School for the Deaf ( www.srsdeaf.org) Other Archdiocesan Offices on Disabilities Catholic Schools Office (Click here for the CSO) Children with special needs who wish to attend parochial school, should contact their local parish elementary school or catholic high school for information on available programs. For further information, contact the Archdiocesan Catholic Schools Office. Office of Evangelization and Catechesis (Click here for the OEC) Special Religious Education for children with disabilities is available in parishes throughout the archdiocese. For more information on available programs or for more information on how to start a special religious education program in your parish, contact the Office of Evangelization and Catechesis. Worship Office (Click here for the Worship Office) Guidelines for worship, building and renovations with regard to pastoral and legal responsibilities to people with disabilities. Other Helpful links: Documents: Theological Framework on Mental Illness Opening Doors of Welcome and Justice to Parishioners with Disabilities No. 5-604 Welcoming Parishioners with Disabilities No. 5-606 1978 Pastoral Statement of U.S. Catholic Bishops on People with Disabilities http://www.ncpd.org/pastoral_statement_1978.htm Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities http://www.ncpd.org/Sacramental Guidelines.htm Welcome and Justice for Persons with Disabilities http://www.usccb.org/doctrine/disabilities.htm JUBILEE OF THE DISABLED—ADDRESS OF JOHN PAUL II (Sunday, 3 December 2000) http://www.ncpd.org/jubilee_of_disabled.htm Organizations— National Catholic Partnership on Disability www.ncpd.org Catholic Charities, USA http://www.catholiccharitiesinfo.org Catholic Guild for the Blind www.guildfortheblind.org CUSA – An Apostolate of the Disabled www.cusan.org Faith and Light, USA www.singanewsong.50megs.com/faithandlightusawest.htm L’Arche USA www.larcheusa.org National Catholic Office for the Deaf www.ncod.org National Apostolate for Inclusion Ministry: Supporting the Inclusion of Persons with Mental Retardation in the Catholic Church www.nafim.org/Agenda.pdf National Catholic Office for the Deaf www.ncod.org Network of Inclusive Catholic Educators www.udayton.edu/~ipi/nice/index.php3 Victorious Missionaries www.vmusa.org Other Resources— Adults with Cognitive Disabilities/Mental Retardation: Approaches to Adult Faith Formation A Resource and Idea Book http://www.usccb.org/laity/faithformation.htm The Beatitudes of the Exceptional Child http://www.nafim.org/Beatitudes2.pdf Special Needs Resource Directory http://www.usccb.org/education/fedasst/needs4.pdf |
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