Parish Advocates

Are you driven by a joy-filled passion for inclusion of disabled persons in your parish? Would you like to connect with other parish advocates throughout the archdiocese, and make a difference in the lives of persons with disabilities? Become an advocate for persons with disabilities and their families in your parish/cluster!

A parish advocate should be:

• driven by a joy-filled passion for parish inclusion.
• willing to seek out the spiritual needs of physically and intellectually disabled persons in your parish/cluster, and to share those needs with your pastor and parish leaders.
• an outgoing recruiter and organizer of volunteers in your parish/cluster with a shared compassion for persons with disabilities and their families.
• the contact for those who seek information, resources, or a supportive presence.
• a liaison to the parish pastor and to the Archdiocese when resources are requested.
• a means of connection/networking for families of persons with disabilities in your parish/cluster.

Become part of the network of advocates who share ideas and help one another in ministry! Share your compassionate heart with persons with disabilities in your parish/cluster! For more information, contact Lynne Chapman at L.Chapman@dbqarch.org, or call 563-556-2580, ext. 246. 


Additional Resources:

• Online Resources for Disability Inclusion Advocacy
• Additional Organizations, Websites, Blogs, Podcasts, YouTube Channels