Overview
The Office of Laity & Family Life offers a variety of resources to the separated, divorced and widowed, as well as to those who minister to them. We offer training and support for those who facilitate peer support groups in our parishes or community. Facilitator training is held at the Cardinal Rigali Center.
We provide a current listing of peer support groups functioning in parishes of the St. Louis Archdiocese and the local community.
Groups and Organizations
Other Resources:
- Catholic Family Counseling – Professional counseling agency of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. 314.544.3800
- Kids in the Middle – Counseling and consulting agency for children of separated, divorced and stepparent families. Offers group and individual therapy for children ages 3-18, family therapy for single and stepparent families, and workshops and educational programs for single parents. 314.909.9922 www.kidsinthemiddle.org
- Retrouvaille - (French for "Rediscovery") A lifeline to troubled marriages. A peer ministry by married couples to hurting couples, using a weekend experience and series of follow-up sessions. Contact Dave and Beth Sweeney at 314.837.8576. You can also look online at www.helpourmarriage.com. (Notice: the site listed as www.retrouvaille.org is no longer in service.)
- Additional Web Sites:
www.griefwork.org (National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved)
www.DivorceResourceCenter.com
www.nacsdc.org (North American Conference of Separated & Divorced Catholics) - Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of St. Louis- Information about marriage tribunal procedures regarding annulments (declarations of nullity.) 314.633.2280 www.archstl.org/tribunal
- Life Crisis Services –A United Way agency that provides free confidential telephone support 24 hours a day, every day. Will discuss issues of grief, depression, unemployment, finances, children/parents, addictions, suicide, abuse, etc. 314.647.4357 (HELP). www.lifecrisis.org
- Once Catholic.Org – A site sponsored by the Franciscan Friars to help those who are struggling with the teachings of the Catholic Church. www.oncecatholic.org
While not affiliated with Office of Laity & Family Life, ARISE Ministry, a large area-wide support organization, meets monthly at the following locations. Each of these groups provides spiritual, social and educational activities.
- Festus Area/Jefferson County
Meets every Sunday - 6 pm
Sacred Heart Church
555 Bailey Road
Crystal City, MO 63019
Carol 636.282.3014
Steve 636.937.7796 - North County
Meets 3rd Monday - 7:00 pm
St. Norbert Church
16455 New Halls Ferry Rd.
Florissant, MO 63031
Cecilia 314.972.9859
Pete 314.921.8809 - West County
Meets 2nd Tuesday - 7 pm
Incarnate Word Church
13416 Olive Blvd.(just East of Woods Mill Rd.)
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Nancy 314.638.7912
Jeanette 314.631.0046 - St. Charles/CARL
Meets 2nd Thursday - 7:15 pm
St. Cletus Church
2705 Zumbehl Rd.
St. Charles, MO 63301
Lee 636.946.7782
George 636.447.8323 - South County
Meets 4th Thursday
St. Catherine Laboure Church
9740 Sappington Road
St. Louis, MO 63128
Tom 314.846.8186
Jean 314.704.1870
