Author Archives for Jackie Kieszek

Joyful Voices-Tim Roos

February 19, 2026 3:23 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek Leave your thoughts

Bridge’s Spiritual Connections has started something new this year! We are calling it “Joyful Voices” and it is a platform... View Article

Surviving the Holidays- Disability Edition

December 15, 2025 10:34 am Published by Jackie Kieszek Comments Off

The Holiday Season is a time of magic— the decorations, lights, music, food, gatherings, people, and presents.

Low-cost Accessibility for Any Church

November 6, 2025 4:00 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek Comments Off

Anytime “Accessibility” comes up for discussion, it is immediately met with the dreaded “But how much will it cost?” In this blog I would like to offer a public service announcement that creating a more accessible space does not have to be expensive or difficult.

Church Accessibility Audits

September 23, 2025 1:25 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek Comments Off

This past summer I conducted an accessibility audit on my field education parish where I am currently serving an internship. This church has a long-standing culture of welcome and inclusion, including accessibility for people with disabilities.

Social Stories for Church Services

May 7, 2025 11:03 am Published by Jackie Kieszek Comments Off

Recently, the Holy Celebration of Easter disrupted the predictable worship service with bells as we all exclaim: “Alleluia, the Lord is risen indeed!”

Raging with Compassion

February 21, 2025 1:32 pm Published by Jackie Kieszek Comments Off

It is forbidden that "any person, who is diseased, maimed, mutilated or deformed in any way, so as to be an unsightly or disgusting object, to expose himself or herself to public view."