[Faith-talk] For Catholics with special needs, a religious education that includes | USCatholic.org

[Ericka]

That's really great Ashley! I know one church called Monroe Bible church that does have some or used to have anyway some kind of ministry for disabled kids. A friend of mine from school before that I grew up with got that started. He is epileptic and diabetic. Like us, he felt that people with disabilities the belong. 

Ericka Short
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> On May 21, 2017, at 5:20 PM, Ashley Bramlett via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Ericka,
> One of the big non denominational churches here has a transit ministry.
> Many around here have a ministry to people with disabilities and I would imagine someone from that ministry group would give a blind person a ride.
> 
> Ashley
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Ericka via Faith-Talk
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> 
> Ashley--
> 
> Never heard of any church having transit related ministry. I've gone to big & small nondenominational churches.
> 
> Tried to get my old lutheran church to do that. They said "so & so picks up this & that old lady. Why do we need that?" Disability talk went over heads. :-(
> 
> Ericka Short
> from my iPhone 6+
> 
>> On May 20, 2017, at 10:10 PM, Ashley Bramlett via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Justin,
>> how sad. what kind of church was this?
>> Some churches have a transportation coordinator or access ministry to people with disabilities. They are usually the larger churches; often non denominational. If some of you need a church home or need one with transit, you  might try that.
>> 
>> There is a very large non denominational church here near tysons corner.
>> which has a transportation ministry; they pick people up from the metro and I think other places.
>> 
>> If you are in the area visit Mclean Bible church. Its too big for me plus the access issue of lyrics on big screens.
>> But they attract a diverse group of people including some blind people so it might work for you.
>> 
>> Ashley
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Justin Williams via Faith-Talk
>> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 4:57 PM
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>> Cc: Justin Williams
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>> 
>> I had a 5000 member church tell me that no one could come pick me up to come
>> to church.  The church looked like a castle with huge front glass windows,
>> and I kid you not, had an elevator in the church.  But,  no one could come
>> pikc me up for church?
>> Wow.
>> Justin
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Faith-Talk [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jenny
>> Keller via Faith-Talk
>> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 4:34 PM
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>> Cc: Jenny Keller <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] For Catholics with special needs, a religious
>> education that includes | USCatholic.org
>> 
>> Hi all, having one in the Catholic or year. I think it's interesting people
>> the article special needs special needs special needs it has every thing but
>> lightness and yes a different special needs his mental and physical
>> situation why this is a whole Nother beast. And people tend to forget that.
>> Hence why we have to pay crap load the money for him though.
>> 
>> 
>> Also, I don't see one of the richest churches in the universe helping pay
>> for the him situation, or most definitely the transit situation which blind
>> people having difficulty with. I can't afford to pay for paratransit to take
>> me to choir practice, in fact, when I audition and was asked to be in the
>> choir choir director told me that I was not going to be able to ask anyone
>> for help in transportation in the choir in fact his words were don't expect
>> anyone to help you get to and from from the choir. And I'm sorry, that's a
>> little different.
>> 
>> It seems is this the special-needs situation there seem to be more
>> activities and abilities. Also on the other hand.
>> 
>> Again, I'm not bashing the church. I'm just telling you what I have seen in
>> several cities in my life
>> 
>> 
>> Jenny
>> 
>>> On May 19, 2017, at 1:26 PM, Ericka via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Felt this was a good article to share. No I'm not Catholic, I very much
>> respect this pope and wish everyone clung to his words.
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://www.uscatholic.org/articles/201704/catholics-special-needs-religious-
>> education-includes-30990
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Ericka Short
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>>> Madison. WI. 53704
>>> 608-665-3170
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