Religious Education for the Deaf

Kevin J. Cody, Director
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Pam Nugent, Administrative Assistant
210 E. Logan St.
Lemont, Illinois  60439-4207
(630) 257-2371

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We are in our third year of assisting parents in the religious formation of their deaf or hard-of-hearing children. This has been, and will continue to be, a learning process for all involved as we journey together toward a deeper relationship with God and His faith community.

Our general goals involve helping to lead each child into a conversion that comes from understanding, relationship, and experience of community. Our primary tasks in this family-centered endeavor include suitable catechesis, Christian spirituality, communal celebration of liturgy, and apostolic service. Since parents have the key role in passing on their faith and teaching their children a Catholic way of life, they are participants in this process.

Jesus always had compassion and felt strongly for the poor and those outside the community. It seems that some within the community feel that as far as the Church is concerned, they are outside the main community – not for anything they have done, but because they are different. If we look to Luke's Gospel, we'll understand that no matter how bad our situation, we are included in the Church because of Jesus. Even when you can't get the resources you need or someone for an interpreted Mass, or if you have to travel distances for religious education or to find a priest who understands – you still have the right to be included. Perhaps making that feeling of inclusion and belonging a reality for our children is one of the greatest challenges we face in this program, especially when they belong to different parishes. One of our primary objectives is to make the children feel welcomed and loved...and to know the love of God.

 

ST. ALPHONSUS
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR THE DEAF

Session Schedule 2007-08

Saturdays, 2:30 - 4 pm
(Prior to 5 pm Interpreted Mass at OLW)

2007

Session #

2008

Session #

Sep 29

Opening
Session
Jan 5 #10

Oct 6

(No session)

Jan 12 #11

Oct 13

#2

Jan 19

(No session)

Oct 20

#3

Jan 26

#12

Oct 27

#4

Feb 2

(No session)

Nov 3

#5

Feb 9

#13

Nov 10

#6

Feb 16

(No session)

Nov 17

(No session)

Feb 23

#14
Reconciliation/
Mass

Nov 24

(No session)

Mar 1

#15

Dec 1

#7

Mar 8

(No session)

Dec 8

#8
Reconciliation

Mar 15

#16

Dec 15

#9

Mar 22

(No session)

Dec 22

(No session)

Mar 29

(No session)

Dec 29

(No session)

Apr 5

#17

 

Apr 12

#18

Apr 19

#19

Apr 26

#21
Evaluations

May 3

Final
Session

Red dates indicate parent formation during the session.

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