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In honor of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities a panel of disability ministry experts from the NCPD Board, Council on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Council on Mental Illness and Wellness (Aracely Baeza, Bridget Brwon and Deacon Ronnie San Nicolas) share their experiences of disability.

The NCPD 40th Anniversary “Race for Belonging:Catholic Disability Gala” was a success! Thank you to all who participated in person, virtually, or by financial donations.

Saint Margaret of Castello is the patron saint of persons with disabilities. This video was recorded at the Saint Margaret of Castello Shrine at Saint Louis Bertrand Church in Louisville, KY to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the National Catholic Partnership on Disability.

The National Catholic Partnership on Disability (NCPD) invites you to the conference “One Lord, One Faith, One Family: Disability Ministry in a Synodal Church” – October 21-22, 2022.

The conference will be held at St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church (7810 Cypresswood Dr., Spring, TX 77379), located in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

Join us for a keynote address by the Most Rev. Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, S.T.D., Diocese of Victoria in Texas, and a keynote address by Dr. Joseph White, Director of Catechetical Resources for Our Sunday Visitor Publishing. There will also be numerous breakout sessions, a panel presentation, roundtables, and a plenary address. We will also have some breakouts in Spanish.

We are able to offer scholarships! Funding is available to ministry leaders on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The deadline to apply for a scholarship is September 19, 2022. All applicants will be advised of a decision by September 29, 2022. The scholarship application can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/mtphv8yf

Visit the NCPD website to learn more: https://ncpd.org/even/one-lord-one-faith-one-family-disability-ministry-synodal-church

Register here: https://one.bidpal.net/synodalchurch/ticketing