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Pastoral Ministry for Disabilities
What we offer:
We provide pastoral and spiritual care for for the people who are served in our Disabilities Ministry . We serve clients, their families and friends, our staff and volunteeers, our diocesan family and the wider communtiy who seek our services. Please see our programs and serices on this website. -
Contact Us
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Corinne Kilkearycorinnedpd.orgDirector of Pastoral Care
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DPD - Department for Persons with Disabilities
We have been providing the highest quality care for fifty years as a
Catholic Charities Organization in the Diocese of Paterson.
Father Kevin Corcoran, Vice Chancellor and Priest Secretary
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Diocese of Paterson
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Make a Prayer Request
Pray without ceasing. In all circumstances give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
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News From the Beacon
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November 28
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. The words of prayer quoted above should be familiar to most (all) readers. Some may be thinking and asking, “I know that prayer. Where have I heard it?”Read More -
November 21
I was hoping that this day would not come, but it has become clearer and clearer during the past two to three years that a decision needed to be made to discontinue the print version of The Beacon, our much beloved diocesan newspaper.Read More -
November 7
For a moment, I thought I had been “scooped” — by our own Beacon! You may recall the front-page story headline in last week’s Beacon, “Pope warns against becoming a ‘sedentary’ church after synod’s close.”Read More
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Spiritual
Programs & ActivitiesPastoral Ministry is at the heart of DPD, an integral part of Msgr. Jack Wehrlen's legacy of love.
The CARE group is an exciting, lively, and dynamic ministry of dozens of people, some with disabilities and also volunteers who convene at Saint Thomas the Apostle Church, a Catholic parish in Oak Ridge. Special Education teachers have volunteered for 26 years, designed a curriculum that includes sacred scripture lessons, music, arts and crafts and other fun activities. Sr. Joan Kathleen Gercke, SSJ, (pictured above with Pam), started C.A.R.E in 1989.
Bible Study and Spiritual Life Activities specifically designed for the group home residents are regularly held in all of the DPD homes. Each idividual house has this unique opportunity to pray together and for one another. Lessons follow the liturgical year and incorporate seasonal themes always with a religious perspective.
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C.A.R.E. Program
