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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https://www.facebook.com/DioceseofAlbanyPeoplewithDisabilities/