Ministry for People with Disabilities

Mission: To assist those with varied physical, developmental and emotional abilities to participate fully in all aspects of parish and Catholic School communities.

“We are a single flock under the care of a single shepherd. There can be no separate Church for persons with disabilities.” — Welcome and Justice for Persons with Disabilities, 1. USCCB

Services include consultations related to inclusion in our parishes and schools, e.g., planning for sacramental preparation and faith formation, awareness related activities, and workshops for teachers and catechists. We also have a lending library of tools and books for sacramental preparation, faith formation, and teaching people with disabilities.

Parishes with words of Songs and Readings 

Christ our Light Roman Catholic Church, Loudonville

Corpus Christi Church, Round Lake 

Holy Spirit Church, East Greenbush 

Our Lady of Victory Church, Troy 

St. Ambrose Church, Latham

St. Joseph's Church, Broadalbin 

Deaf Ministry

Our deaf ministry strives to enable people who are deaf or have hearing loss to participate fully in the life of the Church. Technical advice to parishes using assistive listening devices is provided as well as assistance in locating interpreters for special events.

Parishes with FM system in Sanctuary for those with Hearing Loss 

Black Catholic Apostolate of the Diocese of Albany, Menands

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Albany

Christ the King Church, Albany

Corpus Christi Church, Round Lake

Immaculate Heart of Mary of Watervliet/Green Island, Watervliet

Parish of Mater Christi, Albany

Parish of Our Lady of Hope, Fort Plain

Sacred Heart Church, Stamford

Sacred Heart Church, Troy

St. Edward the Confessor Church, Clifton Park

St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Albany

St. Gabriel the Archangel Church, Rotterdam

St. Joseph's Church, Worcester

St. Madeleine Sophie Church, Schenectady

St. Pius X Church, Loudonville

St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church, Windham

St. Vincent de Paul's Church, Albany

St. Vincent de Paul's Church, Cobleskill

Parishes with Induction loop in Sanctuary for those with Hearing Loss 

Corpus Christi Church, Round Lake

Immaculate Conception Church, Glenville

Our Lady, Queen of Peace Parish, Schenectady

Sacred Heart Church, Stamford

Sacred Heart Church, Troy

St. Edward the Confessor Church, Clifton Park

Interpreted Masses

Every Sunday, 11:00am

Christ the King Church 
20 Sumter Ave
Albany, NY 12203 
(518) 456-1644

Interpreters

Andrea MacGloin
Living Resources
Deaf and Interpreting Services
(518) 218-0000 x 5395

Denise Safranec
Interpreter Referral Service Coordinator
Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley
(518) 274-0701
E-mail: (h) dsafranec@ilchv.org

 

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