Parish Welcome
We offer this Parish Welcome page to guide your efforts to build a welcoming community of faith. We offer practical tips for welcoming Catholics with disabilities and drawing on their gifts.
Basic knowledge about the U.S. Bishop's Guidelines for the Celebration of the Sacraments for Persons with Disabilities, recommended narratives for understanding disability in the Church, and practical tools for ensuring Church access can dramatically help a parish to flourish.
Resources & Toolkits
Experiencing Belonging in a Welcoming Congregation: A Personal Journey living with Cerebral Palsy
"Each person entering into a relationship, whether faith-based or secular, brings with them both strengths as well as their own vulnerabilities. An individual must be welcomed into a community on equal footing with all other members of that particular community for there to be true belonging and recognition of the humanity of the person." - Martin Benton
Guidelines for Working with American Sign Language Interpreters in Catholic Religious Settings
"This policy statement was developed in consultation with deaf persons. It reflects the expertise and extensive experience of pastoral workers and of interpreters who work in religious settings." - National Catholic Office for the Deaf- ‹ previous
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