Orange County Deaf
Welcome to the Orange County Deaf Catholic Community website. Deaf OC events are listed at your convenience. We are one of the biggest CA Deaf communities and we are still growing! California Deaf residents state that they find our community warm, full of zeal, and strong. Why? OC Deaf ministry is strongly supported by our Bishops, priests, and deacons. There are a myriad of priests that serve our community and we are very grateful to them.
Our new website has many unique features. An awesome feature is the ASL mass finder. We are continually adding more churches to the map as we come aware of them. Try it when you travel and when you want to recommend a church to friends or family. Simply enter the city or address that you are staying and press enter. A list of the nearest churches will display.
Orange County Deaf Church
Our community is multicultural. We have a mix Korean, Mexican, Filipino, Anglo, and Vietnamese Deaf and Hard of Hearing persons. Currently there is a demand for Spanish masses before or after the Deaf religious program occurs. This benefits family members who speak Spanish and do not know American Sign Language. What is a blessing is that we are able to do that at our parish. So, please consider joining us if that is question in the back of your head.
Opportunities for ASL students and student interpreters are available to serve the Orange County Deaf community. Students can enlist to receive service hours for school or college. We kindly ask that such students be practicing or baptized Catholics. If any such student has been away from the church they may find our confession schedule to receive the sacrament of reconciliation.
ASL hymn videos are a big hit on the internet. As of yet our community is preparing to reach into this wonderful evangelizing opportunity. Our observations and feedback indicate that the Deaf love interpreted music videos. The ratio to ASL music video hits to an ASL catechetical video is well over 500:1. For example one ASL catechetical video may reach one to two thousand views, while an ASL music video will get fifteen to thirty thousand. That is astronomically different. We feel that emphasis in this ministry will attract more Deaf and Hard of Hearing persons to our faith community. This is so to lead all souls to Jesus Christ.
One of our ministerial goals is to be the leader in Orange County and California. We thank all OC Deaf parishioners and California Deaf residents who visit us every week. Feel free to check our Deaf OC and CA Deaf events calendar.
OC Catholic
Welcome to the OC Catholic Deaf community. Our community is composed of Orange County Catholic Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and hearing persons. Our OC Catholic Deaf community has a rich history. In the early years of our Orange County diocese the Deaf community was present. In fact, the Deaf were present in the archdiocese of Los Angeles. So, the southern California Catholic Deaf community has always had a home in Orange.
What we believe: We profess in our parishes with one familial voice in our Creed that we are One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. As the Second Vatican Council prayed, “Christ is the light of humanity; and it is, accordingly, the heart-felt desire […] that, by proclaiming his Gospel to every creature, [we] may bring to all men that light of Christ which shines out visibly from the Church,” Catechism of the Catholic Church, 748. Our mission as your local Diocese is to do just that. Learn more about our beliefs as Catholics here.
Come explore our Catholic Social Teachings by visiting our Life, Justice, and Peace webpage here.
If the Lord is calling you out of the boat and inviting you into the Catholic Church, please click here to locate a Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) program at your local parish.
Join our OC Catholic Deaf community today. Orange County Catholic. OC Catholic Deaf. Orange County. County of Orange. Southern California Catholic Deaf.
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Deaf or Hard of Hearing persons undergo a degree of hearing loss/ deafness. This deafness is not a disability. Many think it is but it is not. Most of the time Deaf person think being named disabled is an insult. But with regards to religion being called Catholic is a badge of honor at least in our diocese. Religion in our community is taken seriously because it fulfills and exceeds cultural norms.
“Deaf” and “deaf”
What is the difference?
We use the lowercase deaf when referring to the audiological condition of not hearing, and the uppercase Deaf when referring to a particular group of deaf people who share a language – American Sign Language (ASL) – and a culture. The members of this group have inherited their sign language, use it as a primary means of communication among themselves, and hold a set of beliefs about themselves and their connection to the larger society. We distinguish them from, for example, those who find themselves losing their hearing because of illness, trauma or age; although these people share the condition of not hearing, they do not have access to the knowledge, beliefs, and practices that make up the culture of Deaf people.
According to Carol Padden and Tom Humphries, in Deaf in America: Voices from a Culture (1988):
“Hard of Hearing”
“Hard-of-hearing” can denote a person with a mild-to-moderate hearing loss. Or it can denote a deaf person who doesn’t have/want any cultural affiliation with the Deaf community. Or both. The HOH dilemma: in some ways hearing, in some ways deaf, in others, neither.
Can one be hard-of-hearing and ASL-Deaf? That’s possible, too. Can one be hard-of-hearing and function as hearing? Of course. What about being hard-of-hearing and functioning as a member of both the hearing and Deaf communities? That’s a delicate tightrope-balancing act, but it too is possible.
“As for the political dimension: HOH people can be allies of the Deaf community. They can choose to join or to ignore it. They can participate in the social, cultural, political, and legal life of the community along with culturally-Deaf or live their lives completely within the parameters of the “Hearing world.” But they may have a more difficult time establishing a satisfying cultural/social identity.
Deaf Life, “For Hearing People Only” (October 1997).
One may posit that those with hearing loss are atheists, agnostic, and moral relativists. This point of view is taken from a spiritual perspective. Many believing Christians are quick to point out that they have a disability; that is, not turning to God. Failing to give back to God breaks the commandments. Particularly, one of the first three commandments.
What we do and how we give back to God is through the sacraments. Particularly in attending mass, confession, and Eucharistic adoration on a regular basis. Our community thankfully does not suffer spiritual deafness. Rather the opposite. We listen and cater our lives to God’s word. We are the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
The Catholic religion is not of disability but one of ability. It’s a faith stemming from God’s love toward us, and vice versa.
ASL Gospel 3rd Sunday Year C
The online trinity in Catholic Deaf ministry are none other than padre Michael Depcik, ASL Catholic Media, and the Archdiocese of Washington Deaf and Disabilities Ministry. We applaud their continued love to God and service to us. The Diocese of Orange Catholic Deaf Community is grateful every week for your work and message. We thank you this week for the ASL Gospel 3rd Sunday Year C.
Feeling called to serve, assist, or advocate for the Deaf Catholic community? Contact us, Fr. MD, ASL Catholic Media, or ADW to see about how to deepen your faith within the Catholic Deaf Community. Tell them you were referred by the Diocese of Orange Deaf Ministry website. We get no commission per referral. Anyhow, thank you for checking out this post “ASL Gospel 3rd Sunday Year C”.
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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.
Divine Mercy Sunday in ASL
Fr. Mike Depcik gives us hope and clarification of the gospel this weekend. ASL Catholic Media provides a pure linguistic transliteration of the gospel in ASL. We hope that these two growing and powerful Catholic resources satisfy your spiritual needs. Thank you for visiting us and viewing these two videos of Divine Mercy Sunday in ASL.
Divine Mercy Sunday concludes the octave of Easter. See also how to gain an indulgence.
Palm Sunday Year C + ASL
Palm Sunday Year C + ASL is shared with us by our friends at ASL Catholic Media and Fr. Mike Depcik. Subscribe to their channels to discover more great Catholic content in American Sign Language.
March 16th General Audience Pope Francis + ASL
March 16th General Audience Pope Francis + ASL from St. Peter’s Square Rome, Italy.
Eucharistic Miracle Story in ASL
Eucharistic Miracle Story in ASL of Trani, Italy.
“In around 1000, the miracle took place at Trani, Italy, a non Christian woman who not believing in the Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. She went to church and she pretended that she was a Christian. After she received a Communion and she took it out of mouth and placed it in her handkerchief. After she arrived home and she was testing to see if the bread was Blessed Sacrament or not. She threw Host in a heated pan filled with boiling oil to fry it. She was terrified when the Host turned into Blood spilling out onto the floor and flooded toward to the entrance door. She began to scream and ran out of her house and the neighbors went over her house and saw all the Blood.
The Archbishop was informed and he sent the consecrated Host back to the church.
Later in 1616, the Host was transferred to an antique silver shrine donated by Febrizio de Canio and in 1706, a noblemen converted the woman’s house into chapel. Later the Host in the relic transferred to Cathedral of Holy Mary of Assumption.” -You tube post
We thank Al Alvord for sharing this Eucharistic Miracle Story in ASL of Trani, Italy.
Eucharistic Miracle ASL
Eucharistic Miracle Retold in ASL- St. Peter Damian, Italy. “This miracle happened in St Peter Damian, Italy in 1050. A witch gave a horrible suggestion to a woman and asked her to get a consecrated Host from church and take it home to use it for sorcery. The woman went to get communion and she hid the Host in her hand but the priest noticed her walking away and he went and stopped her. He asked her to show him. He took the Host in the white linen cloth away from her. He went back to his church and when he opened the cloth and was surprised that half of the Host now was visible of Christ’s Body (flesh) and the other half looked normal. God wanted to win over an unbeliever who refused to accept the Real Presence of Christ, the Eucharistic mystery.”
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This Eucharistic Miracle Retold in ASL is one that all Deaf Catholic confirmation students ought to watch. These videos beneficially help students and RCIA candidates discern their confirmation saints name.
More videos like this is found on Al Alvord’s youtube channel or click on the Eucharistic Miracles page.
If you would like to start and make Deaf Catholic ministry videos, let us know. We all like Eucharistic Miracle Retold in ASL. What can you offer?
