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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

 

 

Special Event

          

Lenten Retreat in San Francisco

• When - Saturday March 20, 2010, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Where - St. Benedict Parish Hall, 1801 Octavia Street, San Francisco
• Retreat Leader - Fr. Shawn Carey, from Boston.  Fr. Carey visited us in Sacramento last year!
• More details at www.sfdeafcatholics.org

 

Schedule of Interpreted Masses

 

Sacramento County

 

Every Sunday

10:30 a.m.

Newman Catholic Community 5900 Newman Ct. Sacramento, CA 95819 (near CSUS)

 

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

 

Placer County

 

2nd & 4th Sunday of the month

10:30 a.m.

St. Teresa of Avila Church 11600 Atwood Road Auburn, CA 95603

 

 

 

 

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