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SPRED - Special Religious Education Program
SPRED is a special religious development program sponsored by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis under the auspices of the Office of Catholic Education. It is specifically designed to meet the spiritual needs of developmentally disabled persons and those with special needs.
SPRED invites and trains up to eight volunteers from a parish to prepare a special place: a small community of faith, specifically formed to welcome persons with developmental disabilities. Within these communities of faith, participants discover friendship in one-on-one relationships, a place where they belong, and their own giftedness and dignity.
Parish SPRED centers welcome persons with developmental disabilities according to chronological age. There are four groupings:
| Children | 6-10 |
| Youth | 11-16 |
| Young Adults | 17-21 |
| Adults | 22 and older |
SPRED provides training and opportunities for observation; SPRED materials and resources for catechesis and special liturgies
You can contact the SPRED Coordinator through the Office of Catholic Education, 236-1430 or (800)382-9836 ext. 1430 or SPRED@archindy.org. The SPRED Center for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis is located at St. Andrew and St. Rita Catholic Academy, 4050 E. 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46218.
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