Still in the mood of International Day of the Deaf (IDD) 2007, we present you a brief history of SCDC - What, Who, When, Where, How?
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Singapore Catholic Deaf Community (SCDC)
Singapore Catholic Deaf Community (SCDC), formerly known as Singapore Catholic Office of the Deaf (SCOD), was established on August 9, 1978 with a small group of Deaf Catholic members at Canossian School for the Hearing-Impaired (CSHI - former Canossian School for the Deaf), Jalan Jurong Kechil together with three interpreters Magdalene Chan, Betty and Teresa Tan who were from the Legion of Mary, Church of the Holy Family. There were two locations: one in the east at Church of the Holy Family and the other in the west at CSHI. In 1985, both groups merged at Church of St Alphonsus (Novena Church). In late 1988, the group moved to its new premises at the Archdiocesan Religious Education Centre at Queen Street. In 1994 SCDC moved to Singapore Pastoral Institution at Highland Road.
Since then Sr. Angela Garavaglia, Bro. Jeffrey Chan, Bro. Derek Lazaroo, Fr. Thomas Coughlin, Fr. Cyril Axelrod (England), Fr. Harry Stocks (Canada), Bro. Bernard Heaney, The Sowers, ex-Chaplains SCDC Father Edward Lim, Fr. Brain Russell and Father George Bertrand and 'advisor' Friar Michael De Cruz - to name but a few - helped SCDC to grow through the years.
Find out the answers below...
Singapore Catholic Deaf Community (SCDC)
Singapore Catholic Deaf Community (SCDC), formerly known as Singapore Catholic Office of the Deaf (SCOD), was established on August 9, 1978 with a small group of Deaf Catholic members at Canossian School for the Hearing-Impaired (CSHI - former Canossian School for the Deaf), Jalan Jurong Kechil together with three interpreters Magdalene Chan, Betty and Teresa Tan who were from the Legion of Mary, Church of the Holy Family. There were two locations: one in the east at Church of the Holy Family and the other in the west at CSHI. In 1985, both groups merged at Church of St Alphonsus (Novena Church). In late 1988, the group moved to its new premises at the Archdiocesan Religious Education Centre at Queen Street. In 1994 SCDC moved to Singapore Pastoral Institution at Highland Road.
Since then Sr. Angela Garavaglia, Bro. Jeffrey Chan, Bro. Derek Lazaroo, Fr. Thomas Coughlin, Fr. Cyril Axelrod (England), Fr. Harry Stocks (Canada), Bro. Bernard Heaney, The Sowers, ex-Chaplains SCDC Father Edward Lim, Fr. Brain Russell and Father George Bertrand and 'advisor' Friar Michael De Cruz - to name but a few - helped SCDC to grow through the years.
