Deaf Ministry

Staff Contacts

Bernard Grizard
Diocesan Director
Department of Pastoral Services
585-328-3228, ext. 1337
[email protected]

Carmen Z. Rollinson
Project Manager
Office of Cultural Ministries
585-328-3228, ext. 1318
[email protected]

Elizabeth M. Johnston
Project Coordinator
Department of Pastoral Services
585-328-3228, ext. 1278
[email protected]

Our Mission

We, the Deaf Catholic Community of the Diocese of Rochester, are called by God to celebrate and share our gifts with one another and the entire People of God, to actively participate in every aspect of the Church’s life, and to reach out to those Deaf and Hard of Hearing Catholics who hunger for the word of God and a community of faith.

 

Deaf Catholic Community

• Emmanuel Church of the Deaf (ASL Mass at 11:30 am)
  • Emmanuel Church of the Deaf - YouTube Channel   
• DOR List of ASL Accessible Masses

Diocesan Ministry Resources

• Diocesan Deaf Ministry Plan of Action (DOR, 2016)
• Resource for the Deaf Catholic Community in the Diocese of Rochester (Brochure)
• Deaf Catholic Community Rochester Diocese FaceBook Group   

Local Resources

• Statistics about the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community in Rochester (September 2012)
• National Technical Institute for the Deaf - NTID (*located on the RIT Campus)
• National Center for Deaf Health Research - NCDHR (URMC Center)
• Rochester School for the Deaf - RSD (Early Childhood and K-12 programs)
• City of Rochester Deaf and Hard of Hearing Resources

Recommended Ministry Resources

• National Catholic Office for the Deaf - NCOD
• International Catholic Deaf Association-U.S. - ICDA