Faith Formation Inclusion

Ministry with Persons with Disabilities │ Schools Inclusion │ Ministry with Youth with Disabilities

'We are a single flock under the care of a single shepherd. There can be no separate Church for persons with disabilities.' Persons with disabilities, especially children, are particularly beloved of the Lord and are integral members of the Christian community"

#49--General Directory for Catechesis , USCCB, 2005

• Autism, the Mass, and Religious Education from the National Catholic Reporter
• Autism Strategies, Resources and Models--6 part video from NCPD
• How to Welcome, Include and Catechize Children with Autism and Other Special Needs by Lawrence R. Sutton, PH.D.
• Religious Education for Autistic Children from autism.lovetoknow.com
• Resources and Materials for Inclusive Special Religious Education in all Parishes from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis
• Sacramental Preparation Adaptive resources--scroll down below
• Strategies for Catechetical Instruction for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder from NCPD

LAMB Inclusive Participation Assessment Tool--accessibility survey for parishes and school communities that seeks to raise awareness of the needs of individuals with disabilities and provide practical suggestions for making our parishes communities of welcome and belonging for people of all abilities.

• Pastoral Statement on Persons with Disabilties

• Sacramental Guidelines for People with Disabilities--Revised Edition Spanish

• Welcome and Justice for Persons with Disabilities  Spanish

• Catechist Helpful Hints

• Dio/ParishNet Resources

• A Place For All: Ministry For Youth With Special Need

• ​​​​ Positive Ways to Minister to Persons with Disabilities

• Resources and Materials for Inclusive Special Religious Education in all Parishes--Archdiocese of Indianapolis

• Resources for Serving Persons with Disabilities

• Special Needs Certificate Opportunity--VLCFF

• Adapted Finding God Curriculum and Sacramental Resources also available in Spanish

• Our Sunday Visitor Special Needs Adaptions Resources and Webinar

• Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Program English / Spanish

• We Believe Parish and School Index for Special Needs Inclusion 

• Sacraments--Gifts for All: Eucharist; Penance and Reconciliation and Confirmation Preparation also available in Spanish