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Deacon David V. Dwyer Memorial Dinner
Guest Speaker: Frank Stephens "My Life Is Worth Living" Saturday, October 15, at 6:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Hall 12742 Nettles Drive Newport News, VA 23606 hosted by SPRED Partners of Virginia, Inc., 501 (c) (3) nonprofit and Knights of Columbus Council 5480 |
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An evening celebrating actor, Special Olympian, and advocate Frank Stephens who gave this testimony to Congress: "I am a man with Down Syndrome, and my life is worth living."
This event, hosted by SPRED Partners of Virginia and Knights of Columbus Council 5480, will be held on Saturday, October 15, at 6:00 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 12742 Nettles Drive, in Newport News. Through the generosity of Council 5480, there is no charge for the dinner. All donations will benefit local SPRED ministries and KOVAR, a Knights of Columbus charity - serving Virginians with intellectual disabilities.
SPRED (SPecial REligious Development) Partners of Virginia, Inc. is dedicated to raising funds to support the work of SPRED in the Diocese of Richmond. SPRED Partners guides parishes in forming small communities of faith which welcome people with developmental disabilities and alternative ways of learning, and include them in the life of the parish.
The late Deacon Dave Dwyer brought the SPRED model to the Diocese of Richmond in 2011. Deacon Dave recognized that individuals with disabilities are often turned away from faith communities. "It's a tragedy, because you don't just lose that person; you lose the whole family."
This event, hosted by SPRED Partners of Virginia and Knights of Columbus Council 5480, will be held on Saturday, October 15, at 6:00 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 12742 Nettles Drive, in Newport News. Through the generosity of Council 5480, there is no charge for the dinner. All donations will benefit local SPRED ministries and KOVAR, a Knights of Columbus charity - serving Virginians with intellectual disabilities.
SPRED (SPecial REligious Development) Partners of Virginia, Inc. is dedicated to raising funds to support the work of SPRED in the Diocese of Richmond. SPRED Partners guides parishes in forming small communities of faith which welcome people with developmental disabilities and alternative ways of learning, and include them in the life of the parish.
The late Deacon Dave Dwyer brought the SPRED model to the Diocese of Richmond in 2011. Deacon Dave recognized that individuals with disabilities are often turned away from faith communities. "It's a tragedy, because you don't just lose that person; you lose the whole family."