NCPD WEBINARS
Threats to the Life of People With Disabilities, Part 1:
Poor Prenatal Diagnosis of Lethal
or Non-lethal Conditions & Disability:
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
1:00-2:30 p.m. Eastern 12:00-1:30 p.m. Central
11:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Mountain 10:00-11:30 a.m. Pacific
Presented live by the
National Catholic Partnership on Disability
in partnership with:
USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
The Catholic University
of America
Archdiocese of Washington
National Council of
Catholic Women
Many dioceses are sponsoring events in conjunction with the Webinar. See below for examples.
To see the flyer for the event by the Diocese of Richmond, Affirming Life: Making A Difference!, please click on the flyer.
To see a flyer about the two hour Affirming Life Symposium hosted by the Archdiocese of Washington, click on flyer.
Diocese of Trenton. (click on flyer)
Harrisburg, click here
Boston, click here
See the Prenatal Diagnosis page on Facebook.
Statement from Daniel Cardinal DiNardo, NCPD Episcopal Moderator, Chair of the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
“October approaches with our commemoration of Respect Life Month….This 1 ½ hour online training is on supporting families who receive a prenatal diagnosis of a disability or lethal condition. As you may know, the abortion rate for these kinds of pregnancies is alarmingly high…up to 90% of mothers ultimately make a choice against life, including even Catholic women. A recent study showed that when support is provided to the expectant parents, the abortion rate drops significantly. We know from experience that a priest, deacon, or pastoral staff member is generally the first person sought out following such a diagnosis. But oftentimes clergy and staff feel ill equipped to counsel these families and counter the technical and compelling language of the medical community. This webinar will equip them to respond to these needs, and will provide an online toolkit with free downloadable resources with a faith-based framework.”
To view a letter of support from Cardinal DiNardo, please click here.
Issues addressed include:
Examination of medical issues
Catholic Church teaching
Pastoral, family & medical support
Post abortion support
Live Q & A
Real-time captioned
Presenters:
Dr. John Bruchalski, OB/GYN,
Tepeyac Family Care Center,
Fairfax, VA
Fr. Dan Mindling, OFM Cap., S.T.D.
Theologian, Academic Dean,
Mount St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD
Tracy Winsor, M.P.A.
Parent Support Specialist, Charlotte, NC
Pictured below, left to right, Monica Rafie,
Daniel Cardinal DiNardo and Tracy Winsor.
Monica Rafie
Founder of BeNotAfraid.net and
parent of a child surviving a poor
prenatal diagnosis, Chicago, IL
Moderator
Marie Hilliard, JCL, PhD., RN
Director of Bioethics and Public Policy,
National Catholic Bioethics Center,
Philadelphia, PA
Recommended for those in the following ministries:
Parish and Diocesan Pastoral Support
Mental Health
Seminary and Medical Studies
Young Adult/ Youth Ministry
Health Care
Disability Ministry
Social Concerns
Campus Ministry
Chaplaincy
Payment tiers:
Free of charge if your Diocese is an Affiliate of NCPD (verify at ncpd.org) or member/constituent of webinar partners. See partners listed at top of page. The registration fee for others is $30 per logged-in computer.
Group viewing encouraged!
To verify if your (arch)diocese is an Affiliate Member of NCPD, click this link: Current NCPD Affiliate Member (Arch)Dioceses
Please contact Dr. Nancy Thompson at NCPD with questions at 319/270-6923 or 202/529-2933, 202/529-2934 (tty), or by email at nthompson@ncpd.org.
This webinar is made possible in part by generous grants from the Knights of Columbus, Warren P. Powers Charitable Foundation, Our Sunday Visitor Institute, and support from our partners.
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October 20, 2009
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October 13, 2009
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July 15, 2009
Access in Liturgy: Making Liturgical Ministries More Accessible to People with Disabilities
March 10, 2009
Access to Liturgical Spaces: Welcoming ALL to this Place
October 6, 2008:
Come to the Table: Nurturing the Sacramental Life of People with Mental Illnesses
August 13, 2008:
The Bishop's Pastoral Statement of People with Disabilities at 30: Bright Past, Bold Future
May 6, 2008:
Catechesis with Children and Youth having Disability/ Part II
March 12, 2008:
Catechesis with Children and Youth having Disability/ Part I
October 10, 2007
Supporting People with Mental Illness in your Parish