Deaf Ministry
Interpreted
Services – Each
Sunday at 8:00AM the worship service is interpreted in ASL (American
Sign Language) and the deaf community is invited to join us.
Bible Study for the deaf in
small group session. Available at 9:30 each Sunday. Please contact the
interpreters at the 8AM service to express your interest.
Sunday School Program available for the
deaf. Please contact the interpreters at the 8AM service to
express your interest. Amplified Services – A
personal PA system with individual headphones is available to help
those hard of hearing to better hear the worship. Contact the sound
board coordinators for the headphones.
Special Links
Deaf Jesus - Resources for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Deaf Missions: http://www.deafjesus.org/
DeafJesus.org is a
resource site for deaf and hard of hearing people in The Lutheran
Church - Missouri Synod. It is also a resource site for churches that
have deaf and hard of hearing members.
On this site you will find:
a
link to Deaf Pah! Deaf Pah! offers courses for deaf and hard of hearing
people. Deaf Pah! is a program for lay deaf and hard of hearing people.
To see more information about our lay courses go to www.deafpah.org.
Home
of the Deaf Mission Society http://www.deafldms.org
The
Lutheran Deaf Mission Society provides support to Deaf Missions in The
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and overseas Lutheran church bodies
that are in fellowship with the society.
LCMS
Deaf http://www.lcmsdeaf.org/
On this site you will find important information and resources, the
history of LCMS Deaf Missions, and information about current work.
There are also
links to additional resources found on other websites.
Deaf Leaders http://www.deafleaders.org
Deaf Leaders has leadership training materials for d/Deaf and hard of
hearing Christians. On our website you will find resources, Bible
studies, information for signing worship services, a glossary of terms
used in our Deaf Pah courses, a Catechism, and links. This website is
owned by the Lutheran Deaf Mission Society.
Worship Resources:
http://www.deafleaders.org/html/resources.html
Bible
Studies written for
Bible study in Deaf churchs and with small groups.
Bible Stories signed by Deaf people.
Catechism
written for use with deaf and hard of hearing confirmation classes.
Some of the artwork is not included.
Models
of Deaf Ministry
This document identifies ten different methods of ministry among Deaf
people, with advantages, disadvantages, and necessary precautions for
each. There is also a brief history of changing educational,
vocational, and social trends which have impacted the way the church
conducts its Deaf ministry.
Hearing Churches Working With Deaf People
This document offers time-tested guidelines and helpful suggestions to
hearing congregations which provide (or want to provide) ministry to
Deaf people. An important part of the document deals with the
appropriate expectations in the relationship of the pastoral staff with
the church's Deaf members and with their Sign Language interpreters.
Hymns Selected hymns from TLH and LW, rewritten into sign
able English, for use in Deaf churches.
Lutheran
Liturgies revised for Signing
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The Lutheran Hymnal page 5
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The Lutheran Hymnal page 15 and LSB pg.184
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Baptism
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Lutheran
Lectionary - Series A, B, and C (from Lutheran Worship)
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An Agenda of
Occasional Services - Weddings,
funerals, baptisms, etc.
Also go to www.DeafJesus.org
for online worship resources, ASL vocabulary, and Live Worship.
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