Special Needs Ministry - Cupertino Village

Hello Families & Volunteers,
 

We are excited to offer a resource box for families who experience special needs challenges when celebrating the Mass together at church or for support in the PSR classroom, or homeschool class.

We have a resource box of hands-on materials and curriculum designed to support people with disabilites in learning about the Mass and how to participate in the sacraments that you can use whenever needed during Mass or in the classroom. These materials can be requested in advance by calling the coordinator in the CONTACT section below. 

 

If you know families who are no longer attending Mass because they felt too overwhelmed or their child could not make it through Mass without melting down, please share this information with them and welcome them back to Saint Michael's Church!

Dear Families,

 

After much prayer and many choices considered, the committee has decided upon a name for our Special Needs Ministry that we feel truly reflects the families we support here at Saint Michael the Archangel!  We are incorporating the name of Saint Joseph of Cupertino, because his daily life was filled with similar struggles and challenges that our family members and ourselves face everyday, too. As Nicole Reppe says, "In keeping with my favorite expression “it takes a village”, I realize how important it is to create a village in our faith community...I believe our children learn from everyone and it’s our job to be educators to all children and not just our own." So, this is how Cupertino Village was formed. We hope you love it as we do!

 

Here is the story of Saint Joseph of Cupertino as told by Sister Mary Martha on her blog:

 

http://asksistermarymartha.blogspot.com/2010/08/flying-high-for-austism.html

 

 

Blessings to all from

 

Cupertino Village