Sunday Mass is interpreted in sign language each week at the 9:00 a.m. at St. Vincent DePaul Church in Andover, at the 9:30 a.m. Mass at Church of the Magdalen in Wichita and at the 10:00 a.m. Mass at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Schulte. Mass will also be signed every Wednesday evening at 6:30 at St. Thomas Aquinas parish in Wichita.  Assistive listening devices for those who have hearing impairments are available in many parishes.  Ask an usher at Mass to assist you. Contact your pastor if sign language interpretation is needed for funeral Masses, rosaries, weddings or other special liturgies. The monthly newsletter, EPHPHATHA, is available. To receive the newsletter, contact Angela Graf at 316-269-3900 ext. 157 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .'; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text87083 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //--> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it The EPHPHATHA newsletter is now available on our website. Read the latest issue here.

American Sign Language Available

Each week, the Liturgy of the Word is interpreted in American Sign Language for individuals to view online. Please visit www.transfiguration.com, click on the Video Media tab and then select the Liturgy you wish to view.

Video Relay System Available

The National Association for the Deaf has been working hard to advance access to Video Relay Service (VRS).

To use VRS, a deaf or hard of hearing individual must have video conferencing equipment or a videophone, and a broadband (high speed) Internet connection. VRS enables a deaf or hard of hearing person to make a receive telephone calls through a communications assistant (CA) who is qualified American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. For many deaf and hard of hearing individuals, VRS is closer to "functionally equivalent" telephone services than any other form of relay service. For ASL users, VRS conversations flow so much more smoothly, naturally, and faster than communicating by typing. For many people, including deaf senior citizens and children, no other form of relay service is comparable.

Video conferencing equipment and videophones have additional benefits. They can be used for direct communication between deaf and hard of hearing people with their hearing family and friends who know ASL. They can also be used by deaf and hard of hearing people who do not know ASL, but who benefit rom access to visual communication cues, including speech reading.

Source URL: http://www.nad.org/issues/telephone-and-relay-services/relay-services/video-relay-service-vrs 

The Chancery Office and Ministry with Persons with Disabilities are familiar with VRS. To access VRS, dial 711.