Ministry with Persons with Disabilities

Mission and Goals

The Committee for Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities promotes maximum participation of all persons in the life of the Church. 

Goals:
  • Work to provide a deeper understanding of disabilities and promote belonging in parish communities.
  • Create a partnership with parish leadership and parishes through the role of a parish liaison.
  • Develop and maintain a diocesan webpage that will be populated with varied information (resources, agency contacts, best practices) in response to the needs surfaced in the parish communities.
  • Provide opportunities for education and training.
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Parish Liaisons

​Parish liaisons are the point of contact for their parishes with the Diocesan Inclusion Committee. If you are interested in becoming a liaison for your parish, please speak with your parish priest and reach out to the Office of Catechesis. ​  Liaisons attend quarterly meetings to provide an opportunity for . . .
  • Updates, education and distribution of materials
  • Listening sessions where liaisons share the needs of their parish communities
  • Sharing of successes in meeting the needs of their disabled parishioners  
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