CLAD Philippines and RC Deaf Mission Malaysia

By: Ronald Subiaga

 

Last year in October 2008, our group, the Catholic Layman's Association of the Deaf (CLAD) of Our Lady of Peace – Edsa Shrine chapter accepted the invitation of Ms. Agnes Peters, a deaf interpreter and advocate of the RC Deaf Mission in Malaysia to visit her country. We met her during her first two visits at Edsa Shrine (attending the Sunday mass), while here in the country doing some business. She was our host during our three days stay at Malaysia. She introduced us to some of the deaf people there and the people in their organization the RC Deaf Mission. We even attended mass at the Assumption Church with Rev. Fr. Phillips Muthu, their parish priest, as the mass celebrant.  He shared with us a lot of things especially the importance of concentration and not being distracted by any outside sound or noise just like what disturbs a hearing person during a religious ceremony or during mass. Luckily for us, we are not distracted by any noise with our incapacity but what he was really telling us was the inside noise that we hear. That we must listen to the sound of our heart, to concentrate and pay more attention with our lives and show  and observe fully how we act and live as true Christians. We were helped by our new deaf friends to tour/see the different places and the beautiful sights there including the world's highest towers, the Petronas towers. Our stay in Malaysia gave us a beautiful experience of seeing other cultures and of meeting and having new friends.

 

 

 

 

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Registry of Interpreters for Deaf Empowerment (RIDE)

Ministry with the Deaf

•  IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH

Concepcion , Marikina City

Services provided by RIDE

  • Mass in Sign Language every Sunday at 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Ash Wednesday (Signed Mass)
  • Religious education for children and adults
  • Help to teachers with deaf students in parish programs.
  • Pre-marriage and marriage counseling.
  • Pastoral counseling and spiritual direction.
  • Interpreting for deaf parents of hearing children.
  • Celebrating and/or interpreting the Sacraments
  • Teaching Religious interpreting
  • Days of Recollection

Social Activities

  • Social Interaction after Sunday Mass
  • Annual Picnic
  • Youth and Adult Activities
  • Christmas Party

Officiating Priests : Fr. Raymond Decipeda, MMHC

Fr. Augustine Aldana, MMHC

Fr. Edmond Galicia , MMHC

Moderator: Roberick S. Quing

Sign Language Interpreters: Jun Celada (1 st Sunday)

Rick Quing (2 nd Sunday)

Mike Potian (3 rd Sunday)

Cris Sabayan (4 th Sunday)

 

•  IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY PARISH

 

Diocese of Antipolo, Antipolo City

 

Services provided by RIDE

  • Mass in Sign Language every Sunday at 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM at St. John Mary Vianney Parish
  • Ash Wednesday (Signed Mass)
  • Religious education for children and adults
  • Help to teachers with deaf students in parish programs.
  • Pre-marriage and marriage counseling.
  • Pastoral counseling and spiritual direction.
  • Interpreting for deaf parents of hearing children.
  • Celebrating and/or interpreting the Sacraments
  • Teaching Religious interpreting
  • Days of Recollection

Social Activities

  • Social Interaction after Sunday Mass
  • Annual Picnic
  • Youth and Adult Activities
  • Christmas Party

 

Officiating Priests:

 

Moderator:  Sister Angelina Enriquez

Sign Language Interpreters:

Emelie Gentalian & Angie Enriquez (1 st Sunday)

Emelie Gentalian & Angie Enriquez (2 nd Sunday)

Mike Potian (3 rd Sunday)

Emelie Gentalian & Angie Enriquez (4 th Sunday)