Special Needs
(Butterfly Ministry)
Staff Leader: Catherine Zane
Our mission is to enable the fullest possible participation in the life of the church to special needs kids and their families.
We do this by providing a Special Buddy program; a supportive, one on one friend to assist in Sunday School, VBS, and other programs as needed. We provide assistance to the teachers while including the children. We offer seminars and guest speaker discussing various aspects of special needs children. We facilitate a parent support group that meets monthly.
Support Group
Parents of children with special needs are invited to participate in a support group in room 392 at 7 pm each month from September 25 until May 14, 2009. Contact Catherine Zane at 972-874-0161 or catherinez@tmumc.org to register and get complete class dates and information. Childcare is provided with prior reservations by calling 972-539-8547, ext. 299.
BIBLE STUDY
Parents of children with special needs are invited to participate in a Bible Study on Tuesdays at 11 am in room 135 from October 14 until December 16. Cost of book is $15. Contact Catherine Zane at catherinez@tmumc.org or 972-874-0161 to register and get complete information.
Butterfly in the Wind
A child is a butterfly in the wind. Some can fly higher than others: but each one flies the best that it can. Why compare one against the other? Each one is different. Each one is special. Each one is beautiful.
-Author unknown.
If people with disabilities are feared, pitied or perceived as lacking in faith, or “afflicted” as the result of sin, building a caring community of equals is nearly impossible. Likewise, if people with disabilities view themselves as somehow outside the realm of God’s steadfast love, their ability to enter into community with others will be limited. Only when all are accepted as equally valued and cherished in the eyes of a loving God, is it possible to enter a caring give-and-take community.—Barrier to Bridges.
