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MAY 2015
Feature
May is
Mental Health Month
New Feature:
DioNet & ParishNet
Request for Resources
New Book: Special
Children, Blessed Fathers
Ohio Teen with Down
Syndrome on 50 State
Journey
NCPD News
and Notes
Mass for Persons with
Disabilities at
World Meeting of Families
Council on Mental Illness
Call-in Prayer Service
Early Signs of Alzheimer's
Council on Intellectual /
Developmental Disability
CNS Video on A
Parishioner's Story about
Accessibility in Her Parish
May is Mental Health Month
May is Mental Health Month. The Council on Mental
Illness, a part of the National Catholic Partnership on
Disability, has posted a page of new resources to
help dioceses, agencies, parishes and individuals to become more aware of the
pastoral concerns of persons with mental illness and their families. These
resources will also help you to offer a caring response to those concerns.
Prayer Service: May 26, 7:00 - 7:20 PM EDT
It is in the Council on Mental Illness News and Notes.
Prayers of the Faithful for mental health awareness (English and
Spanish);
Articles on aspects of mental illness ready for inclusion in bulletins
and newsletters;
Personal stories of persons who live with mental illness and their
families (English and Spanish);
Information on the National Catholic Network on Mental Illness;
Links to sites with more information on mental illness; and
The story of St. Dymphna, the patron saint of persons with mental
illness (English and Spanish).
Testimony in Spanish (See Personal Stories at bottom of page by
clicking here.)
Diocesan
Directors
Archdiocese of Atlanta
Holds Conference for
Parents who have
Children with Disabilities
Diocese of Springfield
Celebrates Disability
Sunday
Interview of Author of
"Kids with Special Needs
Want to Be of Service and
Take Part in the Life of
the Church"
ADA Anniversary
Resource Page
Inclusion Tips:
Persons Living with
Mental Illness
Vatican,
USCCB, Federal
Toolkit Piece for Young
Advocates
Resources
Catechetical Sunday
Resources
Events
DioNet and ParishNet
Have you ever wished that we could have an online version of NCPD’s
Opening Doors, Volume II, Books A & B? Most of the content in those
two, 3 ½ inch binders full of resources, were materials gathered from
dioceses across the United States. Some original materials were created
by selected authors and NCPD staff. They have served us faithfully in
ministry since 1997 and were often referred to as a 2,500 page
encyclopedic resource for disability ministry.
Even great resources can become dated with time and new topics evolve
that were not addressed in 1997. With online resources now being the
norm, Opening Doors needs to take on a fresh delivery method and
incorporate fresh content.
Like when the call went out to leaders in disability ministry to send us
their best work for it to be shared with others, we are once again sending
out that call to you…diocesan and parish leaders. Now, instead of calling
it Opening Doors, we will incorporate the materials under two
titles: DioNet and ParishNet. This “new Opening Doors” will again be a
clearing-house of excellent resources for use by diocesan and parish
personnel which you can access through the internet.
Each month we will ask for submissions on one topic. Before the end of
that month send us a successful example that you want to share with others
as a model. If the resource is already on your website, send us a link. A
small committee will review the submissions, add the ones selected to the
DioNet or ParishNet web pages and feature them in the next E-News.
Two Requests:
1. We have several prospective topics identified but want to know
what topics are missing that you need to support
your ministry. Go to this link on our website to
see our list and add to it if you like. Also, list
your top 5 choices of topics to help us prioritize.
Click here for the survey.
2. Let’s get started! May’s topic:
Diocesan and Parish Guidelines for Disability
Ministry (These could be for religious
education, celebration of the sacraments,
inclusion, etc…) Send examples to [email protected] with DioNet or
ParishNet in the subject line.
Randy Hain, Author
Just in time for Father's Day ...
but not only for fathers
"I am very excited to announce that my newest
book, Special Children, Blessed Fathers:
Encouragement for Fathers of Children with
Special Needs (Foreword by Archbishop
Charles Chaput), is now available for pre-
order through Emmaus Road Publishing (see
link below) with a release date of June 1st this
year. This project has been a labor of love and I
am grateful for all of the wonderful contributors
who have helped make the book possible.
All of the author book royalties for
the book are being donated to the
National Catholic Partnership on
Disability (www.NCPD.org).
If you know of any families with children with disabilities, consider passing this along
so they can learn about the book.
Are you following
Kara Jackson’s
faith journey to
serve mass in all
50 states?
These are two of the
most recent articles on
her story and progress.
Catholic News Service
(CNS)
Ohio teen with Down
syndrome on
journey to serve at
Mass in 50 states By Lenora Sumsky
Kara Jackson, a 16-year-
old altar server from
Holy Family Parish in
Middletown, Ohio is on a quest to serve at Mass in all 50 states. Kara's endeavor is a
journey of faith that began in 2013. She has traveled with her family to serve at Masses in
states as far west as Nevada, as far south as Georgia and as far east as Maine. She's back in
school
now but will continue during long weekends and school vacations.
For the full article go to:
Catholic Herald, Diocese of Madison by Kevin Wondrash
Kara, from Middletown Ohio, was born with Down syndrome, but the genetic disorder does
nothing to stand in the way of her faith. For nearly two years, Kara, her
mother, and her father Rick have been working their way to each state
in the country as Kara completes her goal of serving in all 50.
NCPD News and Notes
Updates from the Office
Staff Activities in April included:
Work with NCPD Education Committee,
Council on Mental Illness (CMI), Council on
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
(CIDD), Ethics Committee, Catholic
Development Foundation (CDF), NCPD Board
of Directors, Mission Committee, Interfaith
Disability Advisory Council (IDAC), USCCB,
(Arch)Diocesan Review Committees
Booth & keynote at state Knights of
Columbus conference
Archdiocesan review of disability ministry
services
Presentations per request
IDAC ADA 25 service planning for DC
Meetings with diocesan directors on the road
and in DC
Reading and writing reviews of 2 books
Reviewing and making suggestions on a
national document on adolescent catechesis
Presentations in Monterrey, Mexico
Access Manual work
Website and Online Training work
National Conference for Catechetical Leadership
meeting of the Federation of Catechesis with Hispanics - May 17 - 21
World Meeting of Families
You are cordially invited to attend a
Mass and Reception
Honoring the Gifts of
Persons with Disabilities, the Deaf Community
Family, Friends and Caregivers
On September 25, 2015, at 5:00 PM a Mass and reception honoring the lives and gifts
of persons with disabilities, the Deaf community, family, friends, and caregivers will be
held at the World Meeting of Families (WMOF) (taking place September 22-27, 2015
in Philadelphia).
NCPD will host this event with the National Catholic Office of the Deaf, the
International Catholic Deaf Association, U.S. and the Office for Persons with
Disabilities and the Deaf Apostolate, Archdiocese of Philadelphia. You are all
cordially invited to attend the Mass (5:00 p.m.) and following reception at The Shrine
of St. John Neumann, 1019 N. 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123.
More information will be provided but save the date and time while
you are in Philadelphia for the WMOF and make plans to attend.
In addition to the Mass, NCPD will have an exhibit table and
executive director Janice Benton will conduct a workshop. The
planning team, including NCPD Chair Sr. Kathleen Schipani IHM,
is working hard to ensure access to WMOF events for children and adults with
disabilities.
Click here for more information.
New E-News Sections to Support your Ministry:
CMI & CIDD News and Notes
A new feature of the E-News starting this month is the Council on Intellectual and
Developmental Disabilities (CIDD) section and Council on Mental Illness (CMI) section
which is devoted to their specific areas of ministry. Those of you who have received a
monthly Mental Illness Network News will now find those articles and resources in the
CMI section of the NCPD E-News. The Council on Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities will provide articles and resources related to disabilities falling under the broad
title of IDD. Be watching as these two new sections of the E-News develop and find their
niche in gathering resources which will benefit your ministries.
Council on Mental Illness News and Notes
Call-in Prayer Service
Let’s pray together during
Mental Health
Month. Deacon Bob
Skinner from Tennessee
has put together a prayer
service that we will pray
by phone. Why on the
phone? Many of us live
in communities where
there is no group
celebration of Mental
Health Month, or there is
one that we cannot
attend. Some of us don’t
leave home very often but
want to be part of this
community of
faith. Some people want to join in to feel the support of others around the country.
Whatever your reason we hope you will join us on May 26 at 7:00-7:20 PM EDT -- all you
need is a phone.
Between 6:55-7:00pm eastern time call 1-800-791-2345 when asked for your code put in
52119# then wait for the prayer service to begin.
You can find a print version of the prayer service at this link.
The gathering by phone on May 26 will be in English, but you can find a Spanish
translation also available at this link on the left.
Please pass this along to anyone you think might be interested.
The prayer service is posted for your use in other settings; we hope you will find it useful.
If you have questions or comments please contact the NCPD Council on Mental Illness
10 Early Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's
1. Memory loss that disrupts daily life
2. Challenges in planning or solving problems
3. Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work or at leisure
4. Confusion with time or place
5. Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships
6. New problems with words in speaking or writing
7. Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps
8. Decreased or poor judgment
9. Withdrawal from work or social activities
10. Changes in mood and personality
from ALZ.org, the Alzheimers Association.
CMI Network Email Address
NCPD’s Council on Mental Illness has an email address [email protected] that you are welcome to use
if you like. It is monitored several times a week by the co-chairs of the Council.
Let us know your thoughts and more about your own experiences by sending an email.
Council on IntellectuaI / Developmental Disabilities News and Notes
CNS Video
on a
Parishioner's
Story about
Accessibility
in her Parish
You can make a difference
in the faith lives of individuals who live with a disability:
1. Make a small monthly donation to NCPD. $10, $20 or $25 per month will enable
NCPD to provide resources to dioceses and parishes to ensure meaningful participation of people with disabilities
in all aspects of the Church and society. Click here to help.
2. Purchase your Amazon products through AmazonSmile and select NCPD as your favored charity.
Click hear to learn more.
Diocesan Director, Partner,
and Organizational News and Notes
Maggie Rousseau, Director of Disabilities Ministry,
Archdiocese of Atlanta
Many parents in the Archdiocese requested a conference for parents who have children with
disabilities and March 29, it became a tremendously successful reality. I would like to share
with you an article from The Georgia Bulletin, The Newspaper of the Catholic Archdiocese of
Atlanta which describes activities from the day. Parents with special needs children bring
common concerns to first conference By Erika Anderson
Our agenda for the day (11 a.m.-4 p.m.) included the following:
David and Mercedes Rizzo presented Spiritually Able – Our Family's Faith Journey. Randy Hain spoke to
fathers in a discussion entitled Blessed Children, Special Fathers. Lucy Cusick, Executive Director of
FOCUS spoke to moms. Other topics included:
The Spiritual & Emotional Ups and Downs of Grand-parenting
SMILE - St. Mary's Independent Living Extension/Medicaid Waivers
Special Needs Wills and Trusts
Transition to Pre-K
Sophia Academy - Learning Differences
Faith, Families and Formation – Living your Faith in your Parish
A question and answer panel discussion ended the day.
Find information on programs and events of the Archdiocesan Disabilities Ministry at
www.archatl.com/ministries/disabilities. Contact Maggie Rousseau, director, at 404-920-7682 or
Sr. Joan Magnani, SSJ,
Executive Director, Jericho
Diocese of Springfield, MA
On May 17, 2015 Bishop Mitch Rozanski
will celebrate Disability Sunday at
Jericho noon mass to recognize,
remember and honor all people living with
disabilities, their families and those who
support and empower them.
Bishop Mitch is Bishop of the Diocese of
Springfield in Massachusetts and serves
as an NCPD Board member.
For more in formation contact
Sr. Joan Magnani, SSJ
(413) 538-7450 x 100
David and Mercedes Rizzo
Read an interview in "Christopher Closeup" with these authors and parents
of a daughter with autism by Tony Rossi Kids with Special Needs Want to
Be of Service and Take Part in the Life of the Church. David explained to
the author of this article, “What the bishops ask is that if you are going to
receive
First Communion and you’re a person with a
disability, you need to be able to understand and
do two things. You need to recognize the
difference between communion and ordinary food,
and you need to be able to receive communion reverently.”
AAIDD Religion and Spirituality Division
The Collaborative on Faith and
Disability has an American’s
with Disability Act, ADA
Anniversary Resource
page. NCPD is a member of
IDAC and will be hosting an Interfaith Service on
Sunday, July 26 in Washington, DC.
Inclusion Tips
Marsha Rivas,
Director, Equal Access Ministries,
Diocese of Toledo; NCPD Board Secretary
Interim Secretariat Leader, Secretariat for Evangelization &
Parish Life, Diocese of Toledo
May is Mental Health Month. This bilingual Inclusion Tip from Equal Access Ministries is on
Persons Living with Mental Illness.
Click here for Word version. Click here for PDF version.
Please share with Marsha your ideas for low-cost ways to make places and programs accessible
to all, [email protected].
Vatican/USCCB/Federal News and Updates
USCCB News and Updates
Disabilities, Mental Health and Poverty
handout from USCCB “A Toolkit for Young
Advocates”.
Awareness Commemorations
MAY
Better Speech
and Hearing Month
American Speech Language
Hearing Association
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: 800-638-8255
Mental Health Month
National Mental Health Association
2000 N. Beauregard St.,
6th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: 703-684-7722
National Arthritis Awareness Month
Arthritis Foundation
PO Box 7669
Atlanta, GA 30357-0669
Phone: 800-568-4045
National Asthma and
Allergy Awareness Month
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of
America (AAFA)
1233 20th St. NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 800-727-8462
Alcohol & Other Drug-Related
Birth Defects Week
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug
Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)
22 Cortlandt Street, Suite 801
New York, NY 10007-3128
Phone: 212-269-7797
HOPE LINE: 800/NCA-CALL
(24-hour Affiliate referral)
Fax: 212-269-7510
E-mail: [email protected]
JUNE
Helen Keller Deaf-Blind
Awareness Week
Wed., June 24-Tues.,
June 30 2015
Worldwide
Helen Keller National Center
3009 16th Ave.
Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: 309 755-0018
Resources
Catechetical Sunday
September 20, 2015
"Safeguarding the Dignity of Every Human Person"
This series of resources focuses on the
Theme "Safeguarding the Dignity of Every
Human Person." Those whom the
community has designated to serve as catechists will be
called forth to be commissioned for their ministry. Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful
opportunity to reflect on the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in
handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday is an
opportunity for all to rededicate themselves to this mission as a community of faith.
Note: One of the resources provided is an article from
NCPD Making Room for Persons with Disabilities. Articles are
in Spanish and English, as well as the artwork that you are
welcome to use if desired.
NCPD Resources
See the links listed below for helpful resources.
Catechesis Ministry Specific Resources
Various Ministry Models Spirituality
Ministry Toolkit Building Awareness
See more resources
available from NCPD
by clicking button at left.
National Catholic Network
on Mental Illness - Sign Up Now
Welcomed and Valued and NCPD's Webinar set now Available on
Amazon
Remember to purchase through Amazon Smile
and select NCPD as your preferred charity.
Use the "Get started"
button to the left to
have Amazon's
donations go to NCPD.
Roman Missal, Third Edition
in Large-print Font Sizes (24, 34, 44)
Calendar of Events
May 18-21, 2015
Buffalo NY
or print the registration
form in the brochure to
register by mail
NCCL Annual Conference & Exposition
Encounter the Joy of the Gospel!
¡Descubre la Alegria del Evangelio!
Atlanta,GA
May 26-29
2015 Summer Institute on
Theology and Disability
Bill Gaventa Editor: Gleanings
Member of National Collaborative on Faith and Disability;
Texas Faith Inclusion Network on Disability
The Center for Leadership in Disability
School of Public Health, Georgia State University
View 2014 video presentations online
Monday, June 29, 2015
Faith and Disability
Collaborative Webinar Series
Best practices and resources for moving from inclusion to belonging as
contributing, valued members of faith communities. (According to a
person's choices through collaborative work by individuals, families,
providers, and faith communities.)
Bill Gaventa hosts:
Cindy Merten, First
Presbyterian,
Birmingham, MI
Neil Cudney, Christian
Horizons, Canada
Anne Masters,
Archdiocese of Newark
Deborah M. Fisher,
Jewish Foundation for
Group Homes
Monday,
August 2, 2015
11:00 a.m.
3036 Saratoga Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX
Commemoration of
Rev. David Walsh, CSSR
Founding Board Member of NCPD
Mass and
Reception following
Mass Celebrant:
Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey
September 22-27, 2015
Philadelphia, PA
World Meeting
of Families
NCPD's Executive
Director Janice Benton
will be presenting a
workshop entitled
"Embracing the
Blessings and Challenges
of Disability". Stop by
and visit us in the
exhibitors section where
NCPD will have a booth.
Friday Sept 25, 2015
Mass and reception honoring the gifts of persons with disabilities, the
Deaf community, family, friends, and caregivers at World Meeting
of Families, hosted by
National Catholic Partnership on Disability
National Catholic Office for the Deaf
International Catholic Deaf Association
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