Ministry for Catholics with DisAbilities Committee

MISSION 

Often families are not prepared for the birth of a child with a disability or the development of impairments. Our pastoral response is to become informed about disabilities and to offer ongoing support to the family, and welcome to the child. _{Welcome and Justice for Persons with disabilities 1998, 9}

GOALS

Assisted by this same principle, the Ministry for Catholics with disAbilities derives three main guiding key words for our mission in serving Catholics with disAbilities: information, support, and welcome. These, in return, have given us a strong base for our general goals and objectives:

1. We will strive to create ways to inform ourselves and those we serve on persons with disabilities by using social media and training opportunities.

2. We will support parents and caregivers of persons with disabilities by creating online resources of available and existing services.

3. We will identify opportunities to welcome persons with disabilities to the Body of Christ through awareness and advocacy.

SUPPORT & TRAINING

Support/Resource Meeting for DRE/CREs

Support group for those providing faith formation & sacramental preparation to Catholic Children with disAbilities   2nd Thursday of every month on TEAMS at 10am - Click Here To Join

Spring Workshop  

Saturday, March 22

9:30-11:30 AM

1:30-3:30 PM (Spanish)

Pastoral Center, 2210 Broadway, Sacramento

Free!

A Life Full of Hope: Persons with disAbilities

Presented by Maribel Hernandez

No one expects or wants their child to be born with a disAbility, but this is not the end of the world… it is the beginning of an unimaginable story to be lived. Let us fill our lives with hope as we realize how our parishioners, candidates, students, and children with disAbilities learn and so do we as leaders, catechists, teachers, and parents: "learn to focus on Abilities." By finding new friends who will support us, their stories and realities that will fill us with hope, we will celebrate leaving any sadness aside. Join us in recognizing and sharing how to find and celebrate this hope in our parishes, sessions, classrooms, and homes.

Ministry for Catholics with disAbilities Spring Workshop | Diocese of Sacramento

Taller MCdA

Sábado, 22 de marzo de 2025

1:30-3:30 pm

Centro Pastoral, 2110 Broadway, Sacramento

Gratis

Una vida llena de esperanza: personas con disCapacidad

Por Luz González

Nadie espera o desea que su hijo nazca con una disCapacidad, esto no es el fin del mundo… es el inicio de una historia que nunca se imaginaría vivir. Llenemos la vida de esperanza al darnos cuenta como nuestros parroquianos, candidatos, estudiantes, e hijos con disCapacidad aprenden y nosotros también como lideres, catequistas, maestros y padres de familia: “Aprender a enfocarnos en la Capacidad”. Al encontrar nuevos amigos que nos apoyarán, sus historias y realidades que nos llenarán de esperanza celebraremos dejando al lado la tristeza. Acompáñanos a reconocer y compartir cómo encontrar y celebrar esa esperanza en nuestras parroquias, sesiones, aulas y hogares.

Taller MCdA Una Vida Llena De Esperanza: Personas Con disCapacidad | Diocese of Sacramento

ADAPTIVE CATECHESIS / ADAPTIVE FAITH FORMATION

What? 

“Parish catechetical and sacramental preparation programs may need to be adapted for some parishioners with disabilities, though, as much as possible, persons with disabilities should be integrated into the ordinary programs.” Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments with Persons with Disabilities, General Principle 5

 Who?

“Catholics with disabilities have a right to participate in the sacraments as fully as other members of the local ecclesial community.” ibid, 2

“All members of the faith community have a role to play in the invitation, welcome, and inclusion of people with disabilities.” ibid, 7

Where?

“Since the parish is the center of the Christian experience for most Catholics, pastors, and other parish ministers should make every effort to provide for all Catholics with disabilities who reside within a parish’s boundaries.” ibid, 4

When?

“Sacred ministers cannot deny the sacraments to those who seek them at appropriate times, are properly disposed, and are not prohibited by law from receiving them.” Codex Iuris Canonici, 843, §1

Why?

“All persons with disabilities have gifts to contribute to the whole Church. When persons with disabilities are embraced and welcomed and invited to participate fully in all aspects of parish community life, the Body of Christ is more complete.” ibid, Conclusion.

DIOCESAN PARISHES w/ ADAPTIVE PROGRAM

RESOURCES

Faith Formation At Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6GijTPZkcI&list=PLQry1jGzLxp-wy08QzeQ2pFf5GgtbQrIl&index=3 

Calming Individuals in Distress
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdSyLuf0pv8&list=PLQry1jGzLxp-wy08QzeQ2pFf5GgtbQrIl&index=1

Supporting Persons with Mental Illness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuJe_iDqEhk&feature=youtu.be

Apoyando a estudiantes con necesidades de procesamiento sensorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E0GlK-gT2s&feature=youtu.be

Recognizing the Body of Christ (8 videos)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQry1jGzLxp_V5hnKfGESSPAsT_iOohl-

Understanding Autism (Workshops 6 videos)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQry1jGzLxp90T3GBSNSIxRy78ni9_yHT

Autism Strategies, Resources, and Models (Workshops 6 videos)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQry1jGzLxp9WWmv13OKGKkMVLIYdkhkU