Second Annual
Conference on Faith, Deafness and Disabilities
Creating Communities Where All Are Welcome

March 27, 2010 • 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament
6001 Western Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20015

Online Registration • Break-Out Sessions • Flyer • Sponsors

8:15: Registration/Coffee

9:00: Welcome & Introduction        
Monsignor John J. Enzler
Pastor, Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Chairman, Potomac Community Resources, Inc.

9:15: Keynote Presentations
Brian Cox, Executive Director,
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council
“Disability Issues: The State We Are In”

Chuck Short, Special Assistant to
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett
“Creating Disability Program Opportunities in Your Parish and Community”

10:15-10:45: Town Hall Meeting
Moderator: Rev. William Byrne,
Secretary for Pastoral Ministry and Social Concerns of the Archdiocese of Washington

11:00: Liturgy and Commissioning
Most Reverend Donald W. Wuerl, S.T.D.
Archbishop of Washington

12:30-1:30: Lunch

Featured Luncheon Speakers
"Celebrating 50 Years of Service:
The Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute of Catholic Charities"

Daphne Pallozzi, Director of the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute
Delores Wilson, Founding Director of the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute and Director of Bethlehem House 

Breakout Sessions
1:45 p.m.-2:35 p.m.
2:45 p.m.-3:35 p.m.

3:45-4:00 p.m.: Creating New Resources Through Collaboration
James M. Sullivan, President, and Steve Riley, Executive Director,
Potomac Community Resources, Inc.

4:00-5:00 p.m.: Wrap Up and the Way Forward
Rev. William Byrne

Registration is $15. Sign up online.
Questions? Please contact Peg Kolm or 301-853-4560

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We wish to thank and acknowledge our sponsors for this year's conference:

Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute of Catholic Charities
Potomac Community Resources, Inc.
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
Deaf-REACH

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Breakout sessions: there are two types: community workshops and parish workshops

Community Workshops

• Creating Residential Opportunities
• Creating Recreational/Social/Employment Opportunities
• Promoting Shared Interests Though Effective Advocacy               
• Creating Access to Blind Awareness (TBD)
• Legal and Financial Planning for Special Needs Families

Parish Workshops

• Catechesis  
• Life Issues and Prenatal Diagnosis
• Deaf Ministry
• Hispanic Ministry
• Creating Parish Ministry
• Inclusion Options in Catholic Schools for Students with Special Needs
• Meeting of Liturgical Sign Language Interpreters for the Archdiocese of Washington