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Deaf Ministry

 

Deaf Ministry serves Catholics who are deaf or hard of hearing with opportunities for sacraments, prayer, and community.  We support parishes welcoming deaf and hard of hearing people and their families, as well as provide a center for Deaf Catholic worship and fellowship at the Newman Catholic Community.

 

We offer:

• Mass in American Sign Language
• Classes for adults and children
• Community and fellowship groups
• Sacraments including Baptism, First Communion, and Marriage
• Preparation for Sacraments
• Sign classes
• Interpreters
• Training for religious interpreteres
• Newsletter
• Regularly scheduled Masses and workshops in ASL, led by Father Paul Zirimenya, pastor of St. Benedict Parish for the Deaf, San Francisco

 

Schedule of Interpreted Masses

 

Sacramento County

 

Every Sunday	10:30 a.m.	Newman Catholic Community 5900 Newman Ct. Sacramento, CA 95819 (near CSUS)
	5:30 p.m.	St. Ignatius Parish 3235 Arden Way Sacramento, CA 95825

 

Solano County

 

Every Sunday	10:30 a.m.	St. Basil Parish 1220 Tuolumne St. Vallejo, CA 94590
	12 noon	Holy Spirit Parish 1050 N. Texas St. Fairfield, CA 94533

 

Special Events

 

National Catholic Office for the Deaf, Mass and luncheon
Sunday, January 18, 2009, 11 a.m.
At St. Patrick’s Seminary, 320 Middlefield Rd. Menlo Park, CA 94025

 

 

 

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