Deaf Ministry
Please join us as we welcome the Rev. Mr. Kang as our guest preacher on Sunday, September 28, at our 10:30 a.m. worship. The Rev. Kang, who is deaf, will lead the worship in sign language. The service will be voiced for the hearing. Following worship, you are invited to a potluck dinner and time of fellowship. Fried, chicken, rolls, and drinks will be provided. Please bring a salad, vegetable, or dessert to share. Read about other Worship services for the Deaf.
Sunday School begins at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday mornings. Besides classes for all hearing children beginning at age 3, we currently have a Sunday School class for young deaf children taught by Ramona Meester, a certified teacher of the deaf. The class is lead in American Sign Language (ASL). Pastor Meester also teaches a deaf adult Sunday School class, also in ASL.
Heritage Church also hosts meetings of various deaf groups such as the Southeast Nebraska Coalition of the Deaf, the Friends and Families of Deaf Children, the Lincoln Association of the Deaf, as well as other groups. If your group of deaf people needs a place to meet, please call the church for information.
Our deaf ministry is made possible by grants from Homestead Presbytery, the Synod of Lakes and Prairies, and the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A); and from the Mill Neck Foundation for Deaf Ministry.
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Frances J. Beaurivage has been a professional interpreter for almost 20 years, but has been interpreting for most of her life, as her parents are both deaf. Her full time employment is with the University of Nebraska, working in the Services for Students with Disabilities office as the Interpreter Coordinator. In addition her work with UNL and Heritage, she does other types of community interpreting and training workshops for interpreters. She is married and has two grown children that live in Lincoln. Her husband works at Duncan Aviation as an avionics technician. She and her husband enjoy gardening and landscaping their yard and pond area during their free time, and they enjoy running, walking and biking. They also have two Siberian Huskies that accompany them on many of their treks through the neighborhoods. |
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Raymond Meester, Pastor, is a Child of Deaf Adults (CODA). He also has four deaf uncles and aunts. While attending seminary in New Jersey he worked at the state school for the deaf and was awarded an "Honorary Membership" in the Junior National Association of the Deaf. Rev. Meester is conversant in sign language. He is a member of the board of the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. |
If you would like more information on our Deaf Ministry, please fill out the Information Request form.
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