Disabilities NL 2023

Grants, worship reflection and more!

Click here for an update from the Rev. Lisa Heffernan, coordinator of ELCA Disability Ministries, on the next steps for those who have applied for one of our five grants of $10,000!

This month the Rev. Brian Krause offers a reflection on John 9 on our Disability Ministries blog. Preachers, consider Rev. Krause's words as you prepare to preach on this and any other healing stories in worship.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Don't forget to register for the Rostered Ministers Gathering! ELCA Disability Ministries will see you there!
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. If you want to learn more, please go to the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities site.
April is Stress Awareness Month. If you're struggling or reaching out to help a friend who may be struggling with stress, consider some of the many resources on coping and managing stress by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

FEATURED RESOURCE

Check out this book review by the Rev. Peter Heide of Keah Brown's The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, Disability, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love With Me. Rev. Heide writes: "In each stand-alone essay, Ms. Brown addresses a particular issue of life as a Black woman living with cerebral palsy in a mostly able-bodied white America."

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