Events for Families and Children with Disabilities
March 30, 2025 Annual Mass & Reception

In a continued effort to include all members of our community in the life of the parish, we have Peggy Schumann to be a part of the Archdiocesan Disability Parish Contact Program.  The mission of this program is to assist the parish in welcome and access to people of all abilities to full parish participation.  If you or someone you know has a disability and would like to meet with our parish contact or be on their email contact list, please feel free to e-mail Peggy Schumann at [email protected]. You may also call the parish office at 610-525-4801.
Families of Children with Disabilities Support Group
If your family or someone you know has a family member (any age or disability), please tell them about our group! They can reach out to Maria Miller, group facilitator, at [email protected] or 215.791.5113 or at the Facebook group "Families of Children with Disabilities." https://www.facebook.com/groups/1707900489450500
Accommodations
St. Thomas of Villanova Parish
is a parish family where everyone fully belongs.
We provide:
  • Ample handicapped parking in front of church with additional designated spaces on weekends
  • ADA-compliant bathroom
  • Assistive Listening Devices
  • Low-gluten Hosts

Please ask in the Sacristy before Mass for Braille readings, low-gluten Hosts or ALD.  We have
just ordered 2 counter height
chairs for Rosemont Chapel for
those who cannot sit in the pew.

If you or a loved one is unable to attend Mass, please call the Parish Center  to schedule a Communion visit: (610) 525.4801.

If we can assist you in any way, please call the Parish Center at (610) 525.4801 or email Peggy Schumann  [email protected]

Office For Persons With Disabilities
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
222 N. 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-587-3530 phone, 267-507-1215 video phone, or
​e-mail [email protected]

COMING UP

Sacrament Preparation
St. Thomas of Villanova offers sacramental preparation for children and youth of all ages with physical and intellectual disabilities. The REP program is pleased to offer Adaptive Parish Religious Education Program materials. Parents may choose to enroll students into the REP program or homeschool with adaptive materials. To learn more, visit our PREP page or contact Tara Penza, Director of Religious Education, at (610) 525-4801 X 204 or [email protected]  
Around the Archdiocese: For Sacramental Preparation options and other pastoral services elsewhere in the Archdiocese, please contact the Archdiocesan Office for Persons and Disabilities and The Deaf Apostolate.

RESOURCES

Villanova’s Office of Disability Services
Office of the Provost
College for Students with Disabilities: A Guide for Students, Families and Educators
Autism & Intellectual Disabilities 
Developmental Programs Division of Catholic Social Services offers a continuum of care to adults and children with intellectual disabilities through  residential and community based programs
Download a brief overview of CSS Developmental programs and services here.​
The Deaf Apostate of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia provides pastoral care, sacramental preparation, religious education, and a regular schedule of Masses in American Sign Language withe the Catholic community who are deaf or hard of hearing.
​Click for a full schedule of Deaf Community and ASL Masses in the Archdiocese.
For Physical & Intellectual Disabilities
CADES is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities
Cerebral Palsy Guidance was created to provide answers and assistance to parents of a child with cerebral palsy.
United Cerebral Palsy provides resources, programs, services, advocacy and information for individuals with cerebral palsy and their families.