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Hi all,
I am new here. I want to ask a question: What is your preferred church style? We are discussing here at my church. Right now, we have 9AM Deaf Sunday School and 10:30 interpreted service w/ hearing. But Deaf don't want interpret. I think we will change now: I ask: please can you let me know your preference???

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Examples of what you like:
A. All Deaf service!
B. Mix of Deaf meeting, sometimes interpret w/ hearing
C. All interpreted.
D. Both- interpret worship service, but have Deaf group other time.
 
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I am sorry. I cannot answer because I dont go church.
 
That's okay. I am just curious for anyone, what is their preference. Doesn't matter religion or whatever.

Thanks :ty:
 
Hmmmm. Why answer in this thread if you don't attend church (unless the purpose is some other agenda and/or to make a snide remark?

RachelCH said:
What is your preferred church style? We are discussing here at my church. Right now, we have 9AM Deaf Sunday School and 10:30 interpreted service w/ hearing. But Deaf don't want interpret. I think we will change now: I ask: please can you let me know your preference???

Examples of what you like:
A. All Deaf service!
B. Mix of Deaf meeting, sometimes interpret w/ hearing
C. All interpreted.
D. Both- interpret worship service, but have Deaf group other time.
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This may not help with your church's methods, Rachael, but in my church we have missals in the pews with printed texts of each service. I also sit where I can speech read those at the lecturn. Various devices are available for those who wear hearing aids or cochlear implants. The church leaders are always asking for input to better serve members with sight or sound issues.

Good luck with improvements at your church.
 
Chase said:
Hmmmm. Why answer in this thread if you don't attend church (unless the purpose is some other agenda and/or to make a snide remark?



This may not help with your church's methods, Rachael, but in my church we have missals in the pews with printed texts of each service. I also sit where I can speech read those at the lecturn. Various devices are available for those who wear hearing aids or cochlear implants. The church leaders are always asking for input to better serve members with sight or sound issues.

Good luck with improvements at your church.
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Thanks. We are deciding how to best minister with A.S.L., so our needs are different than hard-of-hearing and oral Deaf. We do provide sermon notes, and the songs have words on the screen- but we are looking for a better way to reach Deaf who depend on ASL.
 
It really depends on the church.

Some churches do services differently... music... sermon... etc.

Also, some churches have people who mostly attend early service while others attend later service.

I've heard that some deaf people prefer fewer people during service for interpreters and some prefer more... or no preference. I've heard that some deaf people prefer to have class before service, so an interpreter is needed for a later service.

You're better off meeting with the deaf people from the church and asking them.
 
How come deaf people don't' want interpreters, I don't understand that one.

I'll choose both C and D. Why don't you discuss this with the Church people and decide together.
 
I am a Deaf Catholic and I have not been in the interpreted service for a very long time. I used to go to the interpreted mass in Riverside, California for a couple of years and then go to the interpreted mass in Albuquerque, New Mexico for five years or more which I don't recall how many I have stay with my family. I am the only one out of New Mexico to come to Canada because of my ancestors who lived in Quebec and Ontario. The church I am attending now is a native church and it don't have a interpreted mass as it is hard to find an interpreter for me to understand what the priest is saying and other readers in the church. I don't mind hearing people coming to the church at all as long as I had interpreted mass in two different states in United States. I have been a Catholic since I was a baby. Growing up with the Catholic Church, it is very hard for me not to be able to understand what is being said in church. I don't know why my mom still took me to mass when she could have known that I am deaf. It is not worth for me to go to church if I don't understand what is going on in church. When I became a Adult, it opened door for me to go into the interpreted mass and I love it. There is a interpreted mass on the mainland but it is too far and I don't want to go that far from Manitoulin (it means God's land) Island. I hope someday I will have a interpreter for my church. :dunno:
 
I'm surprised you don't look at the missal during Mass. My deaf sister and I are Catholic and have always read along with the specific day's order of the Mass, the apostle's creed, both lay readings, and the priest's reading the gospel. There's always a hymnal to follow the words sung.

I've never attended a Catholic church that doesn't have missals and hymn books in the pews. Only the priest's homily isn't in print, but our parish asked how it could accomodate my deafness, so I ask for a front pew to speech read and a print-out of the homily and always get it.

Since I'm the only deafie at Saturday Mass, I haven't asked for an interpreter, but when there are more of us, maybe I'll find a signed mass is even better.
 
I used to go to church and I always sit in the front row well actually 2nd row since the front row reserved for the kids who later go to bible class.

There is no interpeter cuz I am the only one deaf there. So now I moved and I am going to find another one near my home and I am sure I will be the only deaf there. Cuz this town is very small.

I would choose c and d.
 
Bebonang said:
I am a Deaf Catholic and I have not been in the interpreted service for a very long time. I used to go to the interpreted mass in Riverside, California for a couple of years and then go to the interpreted mass in Albuquerque, New Mexico for five years or more which I don't recall how many I have stay with my family. I am the only one out of New Mexico to come to Canada because of my ancestors who lived in Quebec and Ontario. The church I am attending now is a native church and it don't have a interpreted mass as it is hard to find an interpreter for me to understand what the priest is saying and other readers in the church. I don't mind hearing people coming to the church at all as long as I had interpreted mass in two different states in United States. I have been a Catholic since I was a baby. Growing up with the Catholic Church, it is very hard for me not to be able to understand what is being said in church. I don't know why my mom still took me to mass when she could have known that I am deaf. It is not worth for me to go to church if I don't understand what is going on in church. When I became a Adult, it opened door for me to go into the interpreted mass and I love it. There is a interpreted mass on the mainland but it is too far and I don't want to go that far from Manitoulin (it means God's land) Island. I hope someday I will have a interpreter for my church. :dunno:
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wow, my mom used to intrepter for me during the mass then we had a deaf priest to do ASL during mass. Now we have church for the deaf only in LA. U need to talk with ur parish priest and ask one for u. We have intrepters here but I perfer go to deaf mass instead of hearing mass.
 
My parents refused to believe that I was deaf enough to need hearing aids much less to learn sign and use an interpreter for anything. I am learning sign now and the church I grew up going to said that once I learn and it is needed they would help me by getting an interpreter. I live in a small town so that is very nice and unusual for it to happen. I would just talk to the church members that need the interpreter for services and find out what they want. Phooey on those hearing people that want to take the right for us to understand away from us. You have every right to have an interpreter present, if they don't like it let them be the ones to leave!
 
Hmm interesting question - since I'm both hoh/Deaf and a theology student !!!

Personally the only part I'd would request to be interpreted would be the sermon and if there is a "kids time" that happens. The service itself and the readings I know ( I don't even use a book for the service) so it's not like I'd be following the interpreter anyway.

When I'm leading service, my priest and I have a system set up incase I can't hear were we are etc.

That being said - I think that Churches need to start adapting better to the needs of both hoh/deaf and low vision/blind people. I'd like Loop systems and braille copies of the service available. Most churches make a rather big deal about being "accessible" - and what they really mean is "we have a ramp and a wheelchair accessible bathroom" ... it's rather frustrating (but hey I'm doing a lot of subtle education ... so hopefully if enough people ask , it'll get better)
 
Wow, I would think most deaf people and even some hoh people would want to attend a all deaf church if available. However, many people who were born hearing may prefer a service using ESL, ESS or SEE (exact signed english, English sign language, etc...). Some hard of hearing people don't want to learn ASL as well. At my parents church they have a interpreted service, however from what I can tell only one person uses it. Plus since all the other members are hearing he just leaves right after the service and doesn't socialize. Everyone is different tho I know a single mom who speaks Spanish that goes to a deaf church. The pastor is hearing, but doesn't know spanish perfect and the lady hardly knows any english. However due to not owning a car she can only easily get to that church.
 
Anij said:
Hmm interesting question - since I'm both hoh/Deaf and a theology student !!!

Personally the only part I'd would request to be interpreted would be the sermon and if there is a "kids time" that happens. The service itself and the readings I know ( I don't even use a book for the service) so it's not like I'd be following the interpreter anyway.

When I'm leading service, my priest and I have a system set up incase I can't hear were we are etc.

That being said - I think that Churches need to start adapting better to the needs of both hoh/deaf and low vision/blind people. I'd like Loop systems and braille copies of the service available. Most churches make a rather big deal about being "accessible" - and what they really mean is "we have a ramp and a wheelchair accessible bathroom" ... it's rather frustrating (but hey I'm doing a lot of subtle education ... so hopefully if enough people ask , it'll get better)
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This is very true many churches aren't set up for persons with disabilities. I don't know a church that works with deaf blinds, where I live we have a larger deaf blind population. I know of one church that I believe would accommodate to this need. My parents church had a blind member who attended for a while, but stopped going due to accommodations same with there hoh member. It is a large church so everything his handicap accessible but just recently started working with deaf and hard of hearing people. However, their interpreter isn't consistent some times they have an amazing one sometimes they aren't very skilled.
 
Cheri said:
How come deaf people don't' want interpreters, I don't understand that one.

I'll choose both C and D. Why don't you discuss this with the Church people and decide together.
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I agree......Church is about being together. My church has 2 and those that only sign have reserved section should the chose to sit in it.
 
herewego said:
Wow, I would think most deaf people and even some hoh people would want to attend a all deaf church if available. However, many people who were born hearing may prefer a service using ESL, ESS or SEE (exact signed english, English sign language, etc...). Some hard of hearing people don't want to learn ASL as well. At my parents church they have a interpreted service, however from what I can tell only one person uses it. Plus since all the other members are hearing he just leaves right after the service and doesn't socialize. Everyone is different tho I know a single mom who speaks Spanish that goes to a deaf church. The pastor is hearing, but doesn't know spanish perfect and the lady hardly knows any english. However due to not owning a car she can only easily get to that church.
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Not sure why you say most Deaf people would want to go to an all deaf church. There are about 20-25 Deaf or HOH people at my church regularly. Everyone socializes afterward and throughout the week. I don't know anyone in that group that would want it any other way......I think it's a great opportunity to change the way some people see the deaf community when the get a chance to interact.
 
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