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	<title>Comments on: The Friendship Station: A Special Needs Ministry</title>
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		<title>By: Tracy Shea-Lewis</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tracy Shea-Lewis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am so excited to see so many churches seeing the need out there for parents, like myself, who have children with special needs. I am beginning a ministry at our church for parents of children with special needs. My passion as a mom and a teacher is for children with special needs. Keep up the good work. God is moving mountains.
                                   In Christ,
                                     Tracy Lewis</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am so excited to see so many churches seeing the need out there for parents, like myself, who have children with special needs. I am beginning a ministry at our church for parents of children with special needs. My passion as a mom and a teacher is for children with special needs. Keep up the good work. God is moving mountains.<br />
                                   In Christ,<br />
                                     Tracy Lewis</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Trish</title>
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		<dc:creator>Trish</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>JoyMama, I actually attend a pretty large church, with over 800 members and several hundred more who attend but aren&#039;t members.  At this point, we have less than 10 kids identified, of whom only 3 use the special needs room at this point, with the rest in regular classes.

I am hopeful that as people become more aware of our desire to be supportive, both our parent group and the number of kids who attend will grow.  Thankfully, there are several other churches in this area who are also reaching out to families with special needs children.

It sounds like you have an awesome group of people in your congregation who are really willing to go the extra mile for each person who has a special need.  Blessings to you!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JoyMama, I actually attend a pretty large church, with over 800 members and several hundred more who attend but aren&#039;t members.  At this point, we have less than 10 kids identified, of whom only 3 use the special needs room at this point, with the rest in regular classes.</p>
<p>I am hopeful that as people become more aware of our desire to be supportive, both our parent group and the number of kids who attend will grow.  Thankfully, there are several other churches in this area who are also reaching out to families with special needs children.</p>
<p>It sounds like you have an awesome group of people in your congregation who are really willing to go the extra mile for each person who has a special need.  Blessings to you!</p>
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		<title>By: JoyMama</title>
		<link>http://www.5minutesforspecialneeds.com/598/the-friendship-station-a-special-needs-ministry/#comment-6726</link>
		<dc:creator>JoyMama</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Trish - if I may ask, how large is your congregation?  And, how many special-needs kids are involved with the program?

I love reading about what your congregation is doing.  Inspiring!  At our church, we&#039;re under a hundred in attendance at Sunday service, and right now only have two school-age kids with special needs (and mine is the only one attending regularly).  So things are a lot more ad hoc, but there&#039;s a lot that can be done that way too.  One example that worked for a small congregation that would be hard in a large one: we had a young man - since moved away - with autism whose sensory triggers were really tripped by congregational applause.  So the whole congregation took up using the ASL applause symbol instead of clapping.  Also, we&#039;ve got several people with special dietary requirements, though not related to learning disabilities... so the group committed to bringing along detailed ingredient lists with our potluck dishes, so people can reliably avoid what they need to avoid.

Thanks for sharing what your church is doing!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trish &#8211; if I may ask, how large is your congregation?  And, how many special-needs kids are involved with the program?</p>
<p>I love reading about what your congregation is doing.  Inspiring!  At our church, we&#039;re under a hundred in attendance at Sunday service, and right now only have two school-age kids with special needs (and mine is the only one attending regularly).  So things are a lot more ad hoc, but there&#039;s a lot that can be done that way too.  One example that worked for a small congregation that would be hard in a large one: we had a young man &#8211; since moved away &#8211; with autism whose sensory triggers were really tripped by congregational applause.  So the whole congregation took up using the ASL applause symbol instead of clapping.  Also, we&#039;ve got several people with special dietary requirements, though not related to learning disabilities&#8230; so the group committed to bringing along detailed ingredient lists with our potluck dishes, so people can reliably avoid what they need to avoid.</p>
<p>Thanks for sharing what your church is doing!</p>
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		<title>By: Jenny</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jenny</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It makes me so happy to see churches addressing this need in their congregation!  It sounds like your church has a great program in place!  We now attend a very small start-up church, but I&#039;m hoping one day our church can offer a similar ministry.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It makes me so happy to see churches addressing this need in their congregation!  It sounds like your church has a great program in place!  We now attend a very small start-up church, but I&#039;m hoping one day our church can offer a similar ministry.</p>
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		<title>By: Maddy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Maddy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:39:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good grief! I&#039;ve heard of going the extra mile, but I haven&#039;t witnessed it in reality.  This is so inspiring.  I&#039;m delighted to hear such a positive story.
Best wishes</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good grief! I&#039;ve heard of going the extra mile, but I haven&#039;t witnessed it in reality.  This is so inspiring.  I&#039;m delighted to hear such a positive story.<br />
Best wishes</p>
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		<title>By: Another Piece of the Puzzle » 5 More Minutes for Church - Special Needs Ministry</title>
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		<dc:creator>Another Piece of the Puzzle » 5 More Minutes for Church - Special Needs Ministry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] we are doing to welcome the children with special needs, and their families, to our church. Please visit me there to find out more!   Share and [...]</description>
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