Welcome to the Office for Persons with Disabilities
The Office for Persons with Disabilities resources the Diocese of Richmond to meet the pastoral and social needs of people with disabilities and raises awareness within the diocesan community of the gifts that people with disabilities have to offer to the larger Church.
News, Updates & Events
Parish Advocate Conference - Save the Date
The Parish Advocate Conference will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at the Diocese Pastoral Center. Read more.
Inclusion Sunday
Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo with Lesa Terry, parishioner of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.On Sunday, June 15, 2008, in recognition of the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Catholic Bishop's Pastoral Statement, Celebrating People with Disabilities, the Diocese of Richmond held Inclusion Sunday in churches throughout the diocese. The purpose of the Inclusion Sunday was to heighten awareness of the gifts and talents that individuals with disabilities bring to their parishes.
Read more in the Catholic Virginian: Inclusion Sunday brings new awareness on disabled - June 30, 2008
For Inclusion Sunday resources, visit the Inclusion Sunday page.
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