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Your NACSDC Region 7 Representative:
Ms. Sheila O'Donnell
21W314 Briarcliff Rd., Lombard, IL 60148-5252
Contact your Region 7 Representative
for regional information, questions, and any other regional matters.
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The Chancery:
222 South Third St., Belleville, IL 62220
Telephone: 618-277-8181 FAX: 618-277-0387
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Worship and Family Life Ministry (Pastoral Services Dept.)
Catholic Pastoral Center, 2620 Lebanon Ave., Belleville, IL 62221
Sue Huett, Director
Telephone: 618-235-9601 ext. 144 FAX: 618-235-7416
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Next Chapter—Belleville. Next Chapter is a support group dedicated to individual recovery and rebuilding following a separation or a divorce. Painful though it is, this experience is a gift from God which may be used to come to a more perfect understanding of oneself, a greater maturity, and a closer union with the giver. The group reaches out in compassion to offer support and healing in this time of critical need. Meetings are each Tuesday at 7:30 P.M. at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Belleville (Bldg. 6 – Library). The second Tuesday of the month is a Speaker Meeting. Download their latest newsletter. For questions or comments please contact Bob @ 618-642-2429 or Pat @ 618-236-0566 — or send e-mail to nextchaptergroup@yahoo.com.
(Newsletter is in PDF format and requires Adobe Reader, available free from Adobe here.) |
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Mailing Address for Archdiocesan Centers:
PO Box 1979, Chicago, IL 60690-1979
Archbishop Quigley Center
835 N. Rush St., Chicago, IL 60611-2030
Telephone: 312-534-8200
Cardinal Meyer Center
3525 S. Lake Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60653-1402
Telephone: 312-534-8200
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Family Ministries Office
Cardinal Meyer Center
3525 S. Lake Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60653-1402
Telephone: 312-534-8351 FAX: 312-534-3858
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Divorce and Annulment Support Ministries
Family Ministries Office
Elsie Radtke, Associate Director
Telephone: 312-534-8353 FAX: 312-534-3858
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The Divorce and Annulment Support website has a wealth of excellent information, including many links—to upcoming events, a list of support groups, and more. Please visit the website or contact Divorce and Annulment Support Ministries for more information. |
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Diocese of Joliet |
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425 Summit St., Joliet, IL 60435-7193
Telephone: 815-722-6606
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Center for Family Ministry
Dr. James Healy, Director
Desirée Marciani, Associate Director
St. Charles Pastoral Center
402 S. Independence Blvd., Romeoville, IL 60446-2264
Telephone: 815-838-5334 FAX: 815-834-4045
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Single Through Loss - Catholic Networking — Initiated and Endorsed by the Center for Family Ministry of the Diocese of Joliet, Single through Loss is an inter-parish committee of the Diocese of Joliet. Committee members include peer support group leaders of "Divorce and Beyond," "Joyful Again" and other self-help groups in the diocese. Their mission is to provide spiritual, enrichment and networking opportunities for those with a Catholic faith foundation who have lost a signficant relationship due to divorce or death. Visit their website for more information. |
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St. Isidore—Bloomingdale. St. Isidore Catholic Church offers an ongoing support group that meets every other Monday. Several times per year St. Isidore, in conjunction with Corpus Christi parish in Carol Stream, also offers "Divorce & Beyond," a ten-meeting divorce peer support group. For more information contact Ané Berg St. Isisdore Parish office at 630-295-6890. |
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New Beginnings—Naperville. New Beginnings is a self-help group where people support people through the difficult experience of Separation, Divorce, Death, or Loss of a Significant Relationship. Their focus is on the Spiritual, Intellectual, Emotional, and Physical growth of their members and to provide an atmosphere where all feel safe in social situations. New Beginnings is sponsored by St. Raphael Catholic Church in Naperville, IL. Please visit their website for more informtion. |
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Diocese of Peoria |
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607 NE Madison Ave., Peoria, IL 61603
Telephone: 309-671-1550 FAX: 309-671-5079
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Office of Pastoral Services
Jeanne Whalen, Director
Sheen Pastoral Center
412 NE Madison Ave., Peoria, IL 61603
Telephone: 309-671-1550 FAX: 309-671-1595
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The Office of Pastoral services oversees a Widowed & Divorced Diocesan Advisory Board which meets monthly to give oversight and to implement the diocesan outreach to the widowed and divorced. The diocese also offers an annual Diocesan Mass for Widowed & Divorced celebrated by the Bishop for all widowed and divorced individuals. Please contact the Office of Pastoral Services for more informatuion on these and other services. |
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Diocese of Rockford |
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1245 N. Court St., PO Box 7044, Rockford, IL 61126
Telephone: 815-962-3709 FAX: 815-968-2824
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Office of Family Life
Bishop Lane Retreat Center
7708 E. McGregor Rd., Rockford, IL 61102
Telephone: 815-965-5011 FAX: 815-965-5811
Don & Lorrie Gramer, Directors
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Ministries within the Family Life Office include ministry to the Divorced and Separated. Family Life supports weekend retreats, days of healing, and similar programs. Details are not always found on the diocesan or retreat center websites. Please contact the Office of Family Life for details. |
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Diocese of Springfield in Illinois |
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Catholic Pastoral Center
1625 W. Washington St., PO Box 3187, Springfield IL, 62708-3187
Telephone: 217-698-8500
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Office for Marriage and Family Life
1615 W. Washington St., PO Box 3187, Springfield IL, 62708-3187
Deacon Patrick O'Toole, Director
Telephone: 217-698-8500 x121 FAX: 217-698-0802
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Divorce Recovery (a ministry of the Office for Marriage and Family Life
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The Family Life Office offers two programs to help you as you enter the process of dealing with the aftermath of your divorce. The first is a divorce support group that meets weekly for ten consecutive weeks entitled The Divorce Recovery Workshop. The second is a weekend retreat experience entitled the Divorced and Separated Koinonia or DASK for short. Both programs are entirely staffed and facilitated by others who have been through the divorce process. Visit the Family Life Office web page, or contact the office for more information. |
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Illinois Resources