Deaf Ministry
OC Deaf Ministry in Orange County California is home at Christ Our Savior Catholic Parish in Santa Ana. You are able to find on our platform Catholic Churches doing California Deaf ministry. You can find such churches on the Mass and Confessions page. OC Deaf and hard of hearing ministry is growing. Deaf Christians are returning to the true Church of Christ. We are glad. Subsequently, we are taking up the mantle to offer sacramental preparation to suit the needs of the faithful. However, we are still searching on behalf of Christ for more souls. Deaf Outreach is best done when Deaf reach Deaf. In a few years time considering the growth rate we see we will be the biggest California Deaf Church.
California Deaf Ministry
California is a big state. There are a lot of churches in California. Though not many have an extensive Deaf program. In California there are a number of churches that have a full scale religious program tailored for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
In the archdiocese of San Francisco Fr. Paul Z. is pastor at St. Benedict’s parish. He has been pastor for more than a decade serving the Deaf there. He is a Deaf pastor leading the Deaf. In the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at Holy Angels parish Fr. Tom S. leads the Deaf flock. Deaf outreach in Los Angeles really strong because at Holy Angels it is a personal parish for the Deaf and Hard of hearing.
The Diocese of Orange is shepherded by a number of priests. A couple of them know enough sign language to hear confessions, preach, communicate in ASL. The other priests have been attached with the Deaf community for decades now. They are faithful in their service to satisfy the spiritual needs of many.
OC Ministry
The OC Deaf and hard of hearing ministry has it’s own Facebook page and this website to promote our presence in the Greater Los Angeles, Orange County, San Bernardino, and San Diego area. Over the years each Deaf parish in all of these areas have frequently met and done retreats together to foster greater unity amongst leaders and the faithful.
We are proud to announce that we have the only ASL mass finder in the nation, maybe even the world. You are able to find for example, the mass times our Deaf community by clicking our location on the map. And if you know of any other parishes that need to be on the map contact us.
Orange County Deaf Church
Orange County Deaf Church in the Catholic-Christian tradition was founded years before 1976. This is because before the Diocese of Orange was erected, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles covered all of Orange County. Once our diocese was officially launched the Deaf attended the same churches but under a different bishop. The faith, community, and ministry all being the same. We continue handing down the faith tradition from one generation to the next in American Sign Language (ASL). Our faith community is a beacon in California and in the United States. We continue to thrive despite all odds and adversities thrown at us.
Orange County Deaf Church
We value belonging in our faith community. Our communal relationship with one another is what matters. Moreover, our relationship with Jesus Christ is paramount. Being in a melting pot of cultures, we are a mixed cultural community yet with the same Lord and shepherd leading us. Jesus Christ holds us together as one people after his own heart. He gives us his welcome and fellowship. This is why we have and continue to have a stable and strong Deaf community.
Our focus on faith
Our faith in the Lord is second to none. We believe that the gift of faith is unique and must be preserved all our life long. No matter the external obstacles or persons who wish ill to try our faith, do we ever cling to our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings. Our Lord is good to reveal what happens to the good and just. He tells us that in psalm 34:19 “Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” RSV
We thank our bishops for supporting our Catholic Orange County Deaf Church. We salute them for funding this website through the pastoral services appeal. The pastoral services appeal raises money needed ministries and operations throughout the diocese. Without the generous benefactors throughout the diocese this new site would not have been able to happen.
With many people visiting our site and contacting us constantly we plan to address your questions, comments, and ideas for the future. The sky is the limit as to our Deaf outreach ministry. We are here to bring Jesus Christ to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in our diocese and beyond. If we are only able to introduce Jesus Christ in our online ministry to then lead others to their nearest Deaf church, mission accomplished.
Tags: Diocese of Orange, OC DeafMay Mass Schedule
Blessings to you and your family –
I pray that you and your loved ones are all doing well. You are cordially invited to gather together as the Catholic Deaf Community for a Deaf Mass. Christ Our Savior Catholic Church is located at 2000 W. Alton Ave., Santa Ana, 92704. Please see the schedule below of the upcoming Masses for the month of May
SUNDAY, MAY 1ST AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. DAVID ROBINSON
SUNDAY, MAY 8TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. STEVE CORREZ
SUNDAY, MAY 15TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. KERRY BEAULIEU
SUNDAY, MAY 22ND AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. DAVID ROBINSON
SUNDAY, MAY 29TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. STEVE CORREZ
I hope you will consider joining us for Mass. Please let me know if you have any questions and also spread the word and let others know about these special events.
Bendiciones a usted y a su familia-
Espero que ustedes y sus familiares queridos estén bien. Les queremos hacer una cordial invitacion para que nos podamos reunir como la comunidad católica sorda para la celebración eucarística. La iglesia de Cristo Nuestro Salvador esta localizada en 2000 W. Alton Ave., Santa Ana, 92704. Aqui esta el itinerario de misas para el mes de mayo
DOMINGO, 1 DE MAYO A LAS 12:00PM AL MEDIO DIA – CON EL PADRE DAVID ROBINSON
DOMINGO, 8 DE MAYO A LAS 12:00PM AL MEDIO DIA – CON EL PADRE STEVE CORREZ
DOMINGO, 15 DE MAYO A LAS 12:00PM AL MEDIO DIA – CON EL PADRE KERRY BEAULIEU
DOMINGO, 22 DE MAYO A LAS 12:00PM AL MEDIO DIA – CON EL PADRE DAVID ROBINSON
DOMINGO, 29 DE MAYO A LAS 12:00PM AL MEDIO DIA – CON EL PADRE STEVE CORREZ
Espero que podamos contar con su presencia en estas misas muy especiales. Si tienen alguna pregunta por favor comuníquese conmigo y tambien pase la voz y deje saber a otras personas de estos eventos muy especiales.
April Mass Schedule
Blessings to you and your family –
I pray that you and your loved ones are all doing well. You are cordially invited to gather together as the Catholic Deaf Community for a Deaf Mass. Fr. Joe Robillard pastor of Christ Our Savior has allowed us to have a Deaf Mass for the month of April. Christ Our Savior Catholic Church is located at 2000 W. Alton Ave., Santa Ana, 92704. Please see the schedule below of the upcoming Masses
SUNDAY, APRIL 3RD AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. STEVE CORREZ
SUNDAY, APRIL 10TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. DAVID ROBINSON – PALM SUNDAY
THURSDAY, APRIL 14TH AT 7:00PM WITH FR. JOE ROBILLARD IN THE NEW CHURCH – HOLY THURSDAY
FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH AT 7:00PM WITH FR. JOE ROBILLARD IN THE NEW CHURCH – GOOD FRIDAY
SATURDAY, APRIL 16TH AT 8:00PM WITH FR. JOE ROBILLARD IN THE NEW CHURCH – EASTER VIGIL
SUNDAY, APRIL 17TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. DAVID ROBINSON – EASTER SUNDAY
SUNDAY, APRIL 24TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. KERRY BEAULIEU
I hope you will consider joining us for Mass. Please let me know if you have any questions and also spread the word and let others know about these special events.
Scriptures in Sign Language | 2nd Sunday of Lent
Members of the mystical body of Christ are producing the Scriptures in Sign Language. ASL Catholic Media and the Archdiocese of Washington do a terrific job transliterating. Signing the Scriptures in ASL is a great way to evangelize.
Fr. Mike Depcik offers his gospel reflection explaining the scriptures in sign language. He has been spreading the gospel in many media outlets for years. He also travels near and far to reach Deaf and Hard of Hearing Catholic Communities. Because of his zealous spirit he is kind of like or has become, a world wide shepherd to the Deaf. May God bless him abundantly!
Thanking those who Deaf ministry in the Church ought be done more often. Particularly, ASL Catholic Media and ADW Deaf and Disabilities ministry. Why is this? Well, because every Catholic Church interpreter now has a resource of what their job should look like in ASL. But not only do interpreters are to thank these mentioned ministries, but every lector who signs the scriptures in ASL. The above ministries spend hours of their time to ensure the gospel message is dynamically equivalent to the printed text. If the scriptures in sign language is calling you to be your next ministry please contact them.
March Deaf Mass Schedule
Blessings to you and your family –
I pray that you and your loved ones are all doing well. You are cordially invited to gather together as the Catholic Deaf Community for a Deaf Mass. Fr. Joe Robillard pastor of Christ Our Savior has allowed us to have a Deaf Mass for the month of March. Christ Our Savior Catholic Church is located at 2000 W. Alton Ave., Santa Ana, 92704. Please see the schedule below of the upcoming Masses
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2ND – ASH WEDNESDAY MASS AT 5:00PM INTERPRETED IN NEW CHURCH
SUNDAY, MARCH 6TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. STEVE CORREZ
SUNDAY, MARCH 13TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. DAVID ROBINSON
SUNDAY, MARCH 20TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. KERRY BEAULIEU
SUNDAY, MARCH 27TH AT 12:00PM NOON WITH FR. SHAWN CAREY – DEAF PRIEST FROM BOSTON
Fr. Shawn Carey will be available for Confessions on Sunday, March 27th before Mass at 11:00am and after Mass.
I hope you will consider joining us for Mass. Please let me know if you have any questions and also spread the word and let others know about these special events.
Bendiciones a usted y a su familia-
Espero que ustedes y sus familiares queridos estén bien. Les queremos hacer una cordial invitacion para que nos podamos reunir como la comunidad católica sorda para la celebración eucarística. El padre Joe Robillard senor cura de la iglesia Cristo Nuestro Salvador nos a dado permiso para celebrar nuestra misa como comunidad sorda en el mes de marzo La iglesia de Cristo Nuestro Salvador esta localizada en 2000 W. Alton Ave., Santa Ana, 92704. Aqui esta el itinerario de misas para el mes de marzo
MIERCOLES, 2 DE MARZO – MIERCOLES DE CENIZA MISA INTERPRETADA A LAS 5:00PM EN LA IGLESIA NUEVA DE CRISTO NUESTRO SALVADOR
DOMINGO, 6 DE MARZO A LAS 12:00PM AL MEDIO DIA – CON EL PADRE STEVE CORREZ
DOMINGO, 13 DE MARZO A LAS 12:00PM AL MEDIO DIA – CON EL PADRE DAVID ROBINSON
DOMINGO, 20 DE MARZO A LAS 12:00PM AL MEDIO DIA – CON EL PADRE KERRY BEAULIEU
DOMINGO, 27 DE MARZO A LAS 12:00PM AL MEDIO DIA – CON EL PADRE SHAWN CAREY – PADRE SORDO DE BOSTON
El Padre Shawn Carey estara disponible para confesar a las personas sordas el domingo, 27 de marzo a las 11:00am antes de la celebracion de la misa y despues de misa.
Espero que podamos contar con su presencia en estas misas muy especiales. Si tienen alguna pregunta por favor comuníquese conmigo y tambien pase la voz y deje saber a otras personas de estos eventos muy especiales.
Gospel in ASL 8th Sunday
ASL Catholic Media delivers the bible in American Sign Language. This week’s work is the gospel in ASL 8th Sunday. The Gospel in American Sign Language is then given reflection by Fr. Mike Depcik. Furthermore, ADW Deaf and Disabilities ministry also provide the parts of the bible in ASL.
With these three entities any Catholic-Christian Deaf ministry is able to provide the readings in American Sign Language. You can write out an ASL gloss for the lectors if needed. If however, there are interpreters for your congregation that need assistance. You can share these links to them to help prepare for mass.
Gospel in ASL 8th Sunday takes much time as does every mass set of readings. Accurate transliteration of the text for everyone takes many hours to get right. We thank all of the above for making Deaf ministry a priority so that we can all enjoy the words of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The gospel in American Sign Language is awesome. ASL makes the text come to life. In fact not only in ASL but in other sign languages throughout the world does the text come to life. Yes, sign language is not universal around the world.
World Day of the Sick Mass
World Day of the Sick Mass will be celebrated on February 12th at 10am at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA. Many who bear the burden of physical ailments are more than welcome to attend this sacred mass. Every year the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community attends. The Diocese has a elite cadre of ASL interpreters to select from. Our ASL Interpreters have been going strong serving the Deaf community for over 25+ years. One interpreter of ours knows at least three languages including ASL that we know of. So, please come the World Day of the Sick Mass.
It may be an opportunity for members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community to join the Order of Malta.
The mass will most likely be multi-lingual. If English, Spanish, Vietnamese, or Sign Language is your mother tongue, we got you covered. God so loves all of us that he wants you to draw us to himself.
Sleep well tonight and rise in the morning. Bringing your heavy cross, back ache, broken heart, and stress at the feet our Lord Jesus Christ. May we receive our Lords peace and healing tomorrow as we go to the World Day of Sick Mass.
Deaf Church Where?
Deaf Church where? You can find a Deaf Catholic parish almost anywhere in the United States of America. Moreover, there are Catholic parishes supporting the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Ireland, United Kingdom, Singapore, Spain, Mexico, Argentia, Italy, Poland, Germany…etc to name a few. You will be able to find in such dioceses around the world prominent Deaf ministries and Deaf pastoral workers. To find a Deaf Catholic parish near you, you need simply to click on the link above. Simply enter your address or city to which the nearest parish will present itself. Deaf Church where? Will help you by clicking the link above to find your nearest Deaf Catholic congregation. Another place where can find information about Deaf Catholic parishes in the United States is at the National Catholic Office for the Deaf.
On our site and at the NCOD we pray that you will be able to find the nearest Deaf Catholic worship service in your area. We hope that you are welcomed by a team of Deaf ministers and/or hearing ministers who understand Deaf culture. We especially hope that you will share this website resource with your friends, family members, coworkers, and classmates. Help us build a better Deaf Catholic ministry! With Deaf Church Where? We can pin point and direct you and those whom you care about to the nearest Catholic Diocese and parish. Some parishes have interpreters and others have priests who sign the mass completely in ASL. We are all thankful for the interpreters or priests who communicate in American Sign Language to give us the word of God and the precious body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Be assured by clicking the above link you can find the answer to your own question: Deaf Church Where?
Why does the liturgy repeat itself?
Why does the liturgy repeat itself? ASL Youcat addresses and answers the question “Why does the liturgy repeat itself?” A large number of Deaf, Hard of Hearing, ASL interpreters, and priests bring these videos together for you. Pray that there zeal may increase and deliver more videos!
