News and Notes from AMD, 25 January 2019

Here are the highlights of postings this week from the Association of Ministers with Disabilities, Disability Ministries Committee, Mental Health Ministries, Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Ministries Committee, and UM Congress of the Deaf:
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Be A Disciple Lenten Bible study from DMC Resource Person
https://www.beadisciple.com/online-christian-courses/ifd432-from-passion-to-promise/
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Friendship
https://largertable.com/2019/01/11/genuine-friendship/
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Captivating Magazine
https://beckiewrites.com/2019/01/21/two-of-my-articles-were-published-in-captivating-a-magazine-empowering-people-with-disabilities/
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Deaf prayer service
https://www.awfumc.org/newsdetail/deaf-prayer-service-held-for-those-impacted-by-hurricane-michael-12655482
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Dementia-friendly worship (on our website)
https://umcdmc.org/resources/ways-to-welcome-all/dementia-friendly-worship-service/
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Dementia and religion (Religion News Service)
https://religionnews.com/2019/01/16/dementia-and-religion-songs-and-stuffed-animals-instead-of-sermons/
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Dr. King and changing the edifice
https://disabledchristianity.blogspot.com/2019/01/dr-martin-luther-king-and-changing.html
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Sue Mosteller and L'Arche Toronto
https://www.globalsistersreport.org/blog/q/ministry-spirituality/qa-sr-sue-mosteller-school-life-larche-daybreak-55798
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Accommodations for bat mitzvah
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/01/14/bat-mitzvah-girl-debuts-new-way-blind-jews-participate-an-ancient-tradition/
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Update: Environmental sensitivities
https://umcdmc.org/resources/ways-to-welcome-all/environmental-sensitivities-and-fragrance-reduction
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