Deacons Talking 

about "Ministry with those

with Hearing Loss"

with Gene Bourquin 

When

Monday, December 13, 2021 from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EST
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Where

This is an online event via Zoom. 
The webinar link and instructions will be emailed to those who register. 

Contact

Julie Lytle 
Pathways for Baptismal Living at Bexley Seabury Seminary and the Association for Episcopal Deacons 
617-669-8411 
jlytle@bexleyseabury.edu 

 


The Rev. Dr. Eugene Bourquin serves as the Pastoral Missioner to the Deaf (and people with sensory disabilities) in the 200 parishes and facilities of the Diocese of New York. As a caregiver to people who are deaf, deafblind, heard of hearing, blind or experiencing any combination of sensory loss, Gene serves as a liaison and ministerial support on behalf of the Bishop throughout the diocese.  Through the office of the Canon for Pastoral Care, he
  • Consults and educates congregations on how to welcome and serve people who are Deaf, through workshops, trainings, and educational materials, including establishing new, accessible worship places for people who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing
  • Provides Information and guidelines for working with or hiring ASL interpreters
  • Serves as an on-call Chaplain for pastoral ministry to people who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing, both clergy and lay, and in situations of both immediacy and ongoing pastoral care
  • Works with congregations, hospitals, hospices, and in other ministry settings to strengthen pastoral ministry to the Deaf
  • abd reaches out to institutions and civic associations, such as schools and social organizations, to explore and serve the spiritual needs of their communities
Join us to learn ways to welcome, integrate, and serve this population. Bring your questions. You may want to get ideas from the report and resolutions going to General Convention from the Task Force on Disablility and Deaf Access in which Gene contributed.
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The Rev. Dr. Eugene Bourquin is a native New Yorker who worked for nearly three decades at the national center on deafblindness in suburban New York and for a decade at the Lexington School for the Deaf in New York City. Gene was the first person to be nationally certified in both American Sign Language interpretation and Orientation and Mobility for the blind. He holds a master’s degree in deafness rehabilitation and a doctorate in healthcare administration; he has lectured internationally and nationally on topics related to drivers’ yielding, sign interpretation, and communication and mobility with Deafblind people. 

A 2014 General Theological Seminary, Gene holds a certificate in Ascetical Theology. He was ordained to the Episcopal diaconate in 2017 and serves as the Pastoral Missioner to the Deaf (and people with sensory disabilities) in the 200 parishes and facilities of the Diocese of New York.He is chairperson of the Bishop’s committee at St. Ann’s Church for the Deaf, the first and oldest church for people who are Deaf in America.

Gene's ministry has personal motivation.  He is a person living with vision and hearing loss.

Gene’s missionary work for the Diocese has included deaf and blind programs in the Diocese of Central Tanganyika in Tanzania. His liturgical life includes serving as Deacon at Holyrood Church (Manhattan) Deaf Ministry, and as the permanent visiting Deacon at All Saints Church, Chiang Mai, Thailand. His husband is a Thai national currently studying and working in Japan.

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Deacons Talking on the Road to Emmaus is a web-based way for deacons to walk with each other and share their stories in hope of inspiring, supporting and renewing diaconal ministries. It is inspired by the story of Cleopas and another disciple who, after recounting all that they had experienced while walking on the road to Emmaus with a stranger, recognized Jesus in their midst (Luke 24:13-32). Jesus' presence led them to release their fear and grief, to return to Jerusalem to share their experience of the resurrected Christ with the gathered community, and to renew their ministry with confidence.

Now sponsored by Pathways for Baptismal Living at Bexley Seabury Seminary and the Association for Episcopal Deacons, these free, live, interactive web conferences occur monthly on the second Monday at 8:00 pm ET and feature deacons sharing stories from their ministries, exploring case studies, offering peer wisdom and feedback, and exchanging mutual support. The Reverend Connie Campbell-Pearson,  Deacon & Accompanist at St. James Episcopal church, Bozman and The Venerable Roxanne Klingensmith, Archdeacon for the Diocese of Montana, join Dr. Julie Lytle, Bexley Seabury Seminary's DIrector of Distributive and Lifelong Learning, in ihosting the webinar and in dentifying deacons to share their stories.  We hope you will join us for our upcoming conversations.

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You can still join us if you miss our live session! The most recent recording is available on the Pathways for Baptismal Living website here.  Click the He Qi image of The Road to Emmaus the  for the recording of the most recent program or look through our archive of video programs on Vimeo here. Older programs (Feb 8, 2021 abd prior) are available on the Province I website here (NOTE: Newer programs are posted asap.  Thank you for your patience.)

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  • Oct 11, 2021 - The Power or We: Partnerships & COllaborations with Fatima Yakubu-Madus

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  • April 12, 2021 - Sanctuary Ministry with Emily Austin
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  • May 11, 2020 - SPECIAL EDITION - Deacons' Responses to the Pandemic with Jan Grinnell and Connie Campbell-Pearson
  • April 20, 2020 - SPECIAL EDITION - Deacons' Responses to the Pandemic with Jan Grinnell and Connie Campbell-Pearson
  • April 16, 2020 - Dismantling Racism and the Beloved Community with Janet Tidwell
  • April 6, 2020 - SPECIAL EDITION - Deacons' Responses to the Pandemic with Jan Grinnell and Connie Campbell-Pearson
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  • Nov 21, 2019 -  Food Scarcity with Phina Borgeson
  • Oct 17, 2019 - Faith Behind and Beyond Walls with Ellen Adams
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  • Mar 21, 2019 - Ministry Along the Border (AZ) with Rodger Bobnew
  • Feb 21, 2019 - Jerusalem PeaceBuilders with Jack Karn
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  • Sept 20, 2018 - Post-General Convention with Stan Baker & Jan Grinnell
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  • Mar 15, 2018 - Dementia with Jerry Jacobs 
  • Jan 18, 2018 - Tuberville Farm Coop with James Ballard and Ralph Perkins
  • Dec 18, 2017 - Supporting Women Leaving Prison with Ellen Adams
  • Nov 16, 2017 - The World is Our Mission - Regional Diaconal Ministry with Tom Mariconda
  • Oct 19, 2017 - Refugee Resettlement with Grace Sawicki and Christine Cassels
  • Apr 20, 2017 - Diaconal Ministry and Haiti with Leroy "Buck" Close
  • Mar 16, 2017 - Talking About the End of Life with Lucy Pellegrini
  • Feb 16, 2017 - The Hungry Soul Breakfast with Don Burr 
  • Jan 19, 2017 - Foot Care Ministry with Bonnie Matthews 
  • Dec 15, 2016 - Preaching with the Bible in One Hand and the Newspaper in the Other with The Rev Deacon Sudie Blanchard 
  • Nov 17, 2016 - Rebirthing Campus Ministry with The Venerable Jan Grinnell  
  • Oct 20, 2016 - Laundry Love with The Rev Deacon Jane Griesbach and the Rev Meredyth Ward 
  • May 28, 2015 - Stan Baker Talking about General Convention
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