“When we treat people as if they are less than human because they don’t have typical abilities, we deny the Christ within them and we deny Christ within ourselves. It diminishes each of us…it diminishes our humanity.”
Presvytera Melanie DiStefano and Rachael Giannis join Fr. Chris Metropulos to discuss existing barriers for disabled individuals in parish life, and how these problems are being, and can be, addressed.
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https://myocn.net/gathered-as-one-body/
https://www.goarch.org/oboa
Presvytera Melanie DiStefano is the Resource Developer at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese’s Center for Family Care, which is leading the new “On Behalf of All” ministry toward the full inclusion of people with disabilities in parish life.
Rachael Giannis is a parishioner at Saint Stefanos Greek Orthodox Church in St. Petersburg, FL, a pilot parish for new accessibility initiatives.
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