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
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Newest NCPD Webinar coming soon!
Threats to the Life of People with Disabilities, Part 1:
Poor Prenatal Diagnosis of Lethal or Non-lethal Conditions & Disability
Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 1-2:30 p.m. Eastern.
Issues addressed include:
Examination of medical issues
Catholic Church teaching
Pastoral, family & medical support
Live Q&A
Real-time captioned
To access any of the webinars, you must have high speed internet service. Registration for the webinars is free for parishioners of the Diocese of Richmond since we are affiliate members of the National Catholic Partnership on Disabilities (NCPD) www.ncpd.org. The webinar will also be shown at the Pastoral Center. To attend, call or email Wendy Henderson at 804 622-5125 or whenderson@richmonddiocese.org. -
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Affirming Life: Making A Difference! October 9, 2010 - 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Pastoral Center 7800 Carousel Lane, Richmond, VA 23294
Purpose of Workshop will be to educate on the dignity of the human person and the value of each and every person, disabled or non-disabled and then to focus on the programs/ministries that our diocesan churches have started that affirm life and make a difference for the individuals with disabilities and their families.
Agenda for the Day - Making a Difference Prayer Service; Keynote Speaker: Fr. Mike Joly, Pastor, St. Joan of Arc, Yorktown; Resource Table visits; Question & Answers; Lunch; Luncheon Speaker - Nancy Mayer-Whittington, author of For Love of Angela; Table Discussions on Disability Ministries/Programs, Pastoral Plans; Call to Action; Closing Prayer Service.
For Affirming Life flyer, with more details, click here. For Call for Flyers, with information and examples of the parish ministries, click here.
More news is on the News, Updates and Events page.