Families During Times of Difficulty

Loss of a spouse due to death, divorce, or separation

The Beginning Experience 

Level (support) groups and a weekend experience to help heal from loss of a spouse through death, divorce, or separation. The cost of a weekend registration is $125 including non-refundable deposit.

Weekends:
  
     November 3 - 5, 2006
            Fatima Renewal Center, Dalton 

Information and registration: Scranton/Taylor: Mark, 562-0860 Exeter: Shirley, 654-9523 Tobyhanna: Millie, 894-9665 http://www.beginningexperience.org

                 Beginning Experience Support group (Level I)
                       Third Friday every month, 7 - 9 P.M.
                       St. Ann Parish Center
                       1200 St. Ann Street, Scranton 
                       For information and registration, call 342-5166.

Special programs and events      Winter gathering for divorced, widowed, and separated persons      Summer picnic for divorced, widowed, and separated persons      Occasional educational programs as announced

Diocesan Marriage Tribunal 
          For information, call 207-2246.

If you are contemplating separation or divorce without having sought    
competent help for your marriage, please consider these possibilities:

Retrouvaille A weekend and follow-up sessions for stressed marriages put on by trained priest and married couples who have survived marital difficulties; not counseling or group therapy. A registration deposit is required and a donation will be requested; finances should not prevent attendance.   September 22 - 24, 2006 February 9 - 11, 2007 Individual or marriage counseling through Catholic Social Services Ask your pastor or the Family Life Director for the name of a Catholic counselor in private practice.

Bereavement Support Groups

Carbondale, Marian Community Hospital
For information call 281-1000

Clarks Summit, Our Lady of the Snows Parish
First Wednesday of each month, 10:00 A.M.
Every other Sunday (January 8, 2006, etc.) 2 P.M.
Convenes at Our Lady of Snows Parish Center (301 S State Street/US 6 & 11, church lower level)
Registration not required; for information call 586-1741 and ask for Nettie Goldate.

Mountaintop, St. Jude Parish
May and November series
For information contact the parish office, 474-6315  

Pittston, Parish Community of St. Casimir, St. John the Evangelist, and St. Joseph
Healing Hearts
Tuesday evenings May 2–June 20, 7:00 pm
Tuesday evenings Sept 12–Oct 24, 7:00 pm
Convenes in the Parish Dining Room
For information, call 654-0053

Pocono Pines, Our Lady of the Lake Parish
Second Wednesday of every month, 9:00 a.m.
Convenes in Maloney Hall, lower level of the Church
For information, call 646-6424 (weekdays) or 839-9346 (evenings)

Scranton, Mercy Hospice
Second Wednesday of every month, 2:45 P.M.
Convenes at Immaculate Conception Parish Center (801 Taylor, church lower level)
For information and registration call 340-4979

Shavertown, St Therese
Periodic
For information contact the parish office, 696-1144

West Hazleton, Transfiguration Parish Rectory (213 W Green St., West Hazleton)
Booster Club for those suffering a death of family or friends; 9 sessions
Registration is required. Call 570-454-3933 between 8 A.M. and 4 P.M. weekdays.

Wilkes-Barre, Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish
Annual series in November
For information, contact the parish office at 824-7832.

Bereavement support for parents
Our Lady of the Snows, Clarks Summit
Contact Susan Brier, 586-2162

Grief times "National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved" "Ministry of Consolation Training" for Members of Parish Bereavement Teams  November 3–5, 2006 St. Gabriel Retreat Center, Clarks Summit Conducted by the Diocese of Scranton in conjunction with the National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved. For further information contact the Family Life Director.