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Life-Giving Wounds Support Group - Boise
The Boise chapter of Life-Giving Wounds will host a hybrid support group on Wednesday evenings, from Weds. September 18 until Weds. January 15. There will be two in-person meetings (the first and last meetings) at the St. Paul Student Center at Boise State University; the other meetings will be over Zoom.
Full details and registration can be found HERE.
Questions? Contact local organizer Jay Wonacott: jwonacott@rcdb.org
Support Group - Maryland/DC
This hybrid support group (with a mix of in-person and virtual meetings) is for people in the MD/DC/VA area.
In-Person Orientation and Holy Hour: Saturday, September 28, 2024, 9:00-11:30 AM (St. John the Evangelist, Clinton, MD)
Online: Thursdays, Oct. 10 and 24, Nov. 7 and 21, Dec. 5 and 19, Jan. 2, 7:30-9:00 PM
In-Person Wrap-up with Confessions and Mass: Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, 9:00-11:30 AM (St. John the Evangelist, Clinton, MD)
Details and registration can be found here: www.lifegivingwounds.org/mddc-2024-support-group
Questions? Please contact Lacy Prebula at lacy@lifegivingwounds.org
Support Group - Metuchen
Initial Session - Saturday, December 7: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, 32 Elm Avenue, Metuchen, NJ, 08840 (8 am Mass, followed by one-hour kick-off)
Seven Zoom sessions - Thursdays Dec 12 and 19; Jan 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, from 8:00 - 9:30 pm ET.
Final Session - Saturday, February 8: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi (8 am Mass, followed by final chapter discussion and social time)
Register here: https://diometuchen.org/adult-children-of-divorce
Support Group - Maryland/DC
This hybrid support group (with a mix of in-person and virtual meetings) is for people in the MD/DC/VA area.
In-Person Orientation and Holy Hour: Saturday, September 28, 2024, 9:00-11:30 AM (St. John the Evangelist, Clinton, MD)
Online: Thursdays, Oct. 10 and 24, Nov. 7 and 21, Dec. 5 and 19, Jan. 2, 7:30-9:00 PM
In-Person Wrap-up with Confessions and Mass: Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, 9:00-11:30 AM (St. John the Evangelist, Clinton, MD)
Details and registration can be found here: www.lifegivingwounds.org/mddc-2024-support-group
Questions? Please contact Lacy Prebula at lacy@lifegivingwounds.org
Support Group - Metuchen
Initial Session - Saturday, December 7: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, 32 Elm Avenue, Metuchen, NJ, 08840 (8 am Mass, followed by one-hour kick-off)
Seven Zoom sessions - Thursdays Dec 12 and 19; Jan 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, from 8:00 - 9:30 pm ET.
Final Session - Saturday, February 8: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi (8 am Mass, followed by final chapter discussion and social time)
Register here: https://diometuchen.org/adult-children-of-divorce
Support Group - St. Augustine, FL
Adult (18+) children of divorce, separation, or family brokenness are invited to attend a monthly, 9-week virtual support group for reflection and healing among peers. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. from November 12, 2024 through January 28, 2025 with breaks for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The cost to participate is $35 and includes a copy of Life-Giving Wounds: A Catholic Guide to Healing for Adult Children of Divorce or Separation by Dan and Bethany Meola and the companion workbook.
More information, including registration, can be found here: https://family.dosafl.com/adult-children-of-divorce/
Life-Giving Wounds Support Group - Boise
The Boise chapter of Life-Giving Wounds will host a hybrid support group on Wednesday evenings, from Weds. September 18 until Weds. January 15. There will be two in-person meetings (the first and last meetings) at the St. Paul Student Center at Boise State University; the other meetings will be over Zoom.
Full details and registration can be found HERE.
Questions? Contact local organizer Jay Wonacott: jwonacott@rcdb.org
Support Group - Metuchen
Initial Session - Saturday, December 7: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, 32 Elm Avenue, Metuchen, NJ, 08840 (8 am Mass, followed by one-hour kick-off)
Seven Zoom sessions - Thursdays Dec 12 and 19; Jan 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, from 8:00 - 9:30 pm ET.
Final Session - Saturday, February 8: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi (8 am Mass, followed by final chapter discussion and social time)
Register here: https://diometuchen.org/adult-children-of-divorce
Support Group - St. Augustine, FL
Adult (18+) children of divorce, separation, or family brokenness are invited to attend a monthly, 9-week virtual support group for reflection and healing among peers. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. from November 12, 2024 through January 28, 2025 with breaks for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The cost to participate is $35 and includes a copy of Life-Giving Wounds: A Catholic Guide to Healing for Adult Children of Divorce or Separation by Dan and Bethany Meola and the companion workbook.
More information, including registration, can be found here: https://family.dosafl.com/adult-children-of-divorce/
Life-Giving Wounds Support Group - Boise
The Boise chapter of Life-Giving Wounds will host a hybrid support group on Wednesday evenings, from Weds. September 18 until Weds. January 15. There will be two in-person meetings (the first and last meetings) at the St. Paul Student Center at Boise State University; the other meetings will be over Zoom.
Full details and registration can be found HERE.
Questions? Contact local organizer Jay Wonacott: jwonacott@rcdb.org
Support Group - Metuchen
Initial Session - Saturday, December 7: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, 32 Elm Avenue, Metuchen, NJ, 08840 (8 am Mass, followed by one-hour kick-off)
Seven Zoom sessions - Thursdays Dec 12 and 19; Jan 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, from 8:00 - 9:30 pm ET.
Final Session - Saturday, February 8: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi (8 am Mass, followed by final chapter discussion and social time)
Register here: https://diometuchen.org/adult-children-of-divorce
Retreat - Kansas City
This retreat will be Friday evening, January 17, 2025, to Sunday afternoon, January 19, 2025, at Savior Pastoral Center, Kansas City, KS.
Limited scholarships are available for residents of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in KS.
For details on scholarships or for other inquiries contact Brad DuPont at bdupont@archkck.org
Registration and other information can be found here.
Support Group - Maryland/DC
This hybrid support group (with a mix of in-person and virtual meetings) is for people in the MD/DC/VA area.
In-Person Orientation and Holy Hour: Saturday, September 28, 2024, 9:00-11:30 AM (St. John the Evangelist, Clinton, MD)
Online: Thursdays, Oct. 10 and 24, Nov. 7 and 21, Dec. 5 and 19, Jan. 2, 7:30-9:00 PM
In-Person Wrap-up with Confessions and Mass: Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, 9:00-11:30 AM (St. John the Evangelist, Clinton, MD)
Details and registration can be found here: www.lifegivingwounds.org/mddc-2024-support-group
Questions? Please contact Lacy Prebula at lacy@lifegivingwounds.org
Support Group - St. Augustine, FL
Adult (18+) children of divorce, separation, or family brokenness are invited to attend a monthly, 9-week virtual support group for reflection and healing among peers. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. from November 12, 2024 through January 28, 2025 with breaks for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The cost to participate is $35 and includes a copy of Life-Giving Wounds: A Catholic Guide to Healing for Adult Children of Divorce or Separation by Dan and Bethany Meola and the companion workbook.
More information, including registration, can be found here: https://family.dosafl.com/adult-children-of-divorce/
Support Group - Metuchen
Initial Session - Saturday, December 7: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, 32 Elm Avenue, Metuchen, NJ, 08840 (8 am Mass, followed by one-hour kick-off)
Seven Zoom sessions - Thursdays Dec 12 and 19; Jan 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, from 8:00 - 9:30 pm ET.
Final Session - Saturday, February 8: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi (8 am Mass, followed by final chapter discussion and social time)
Register here: https://diometuchen.org/adult-children-of-divorce
Support Group - St. Augustine, FL
Adult (18+) children of divorce, separation, or family brokenness are invited to attend a monthly, 9-week virtual support group for reflection and healing among peers. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. from November 12, 2024 through January 28, 2025 with breaks for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The cost to participate is $35 and includes a copy of Life-Giving Wounds: A Catholic Guide to Healing for Adult Children of Divorce or Separation by Dan and Bethany Meola and the companion workbook.
More information, including registration, can be found here: https://family.dosafl.com/adult-children-of-divorce/
Support Group - Metuchen
Initial Session - Saturday, December 7: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, 32 Elm Avenue, Metuchen, NJ, 08840 (8 am Mass, followed by one-hour kick-off)
Seven Zoom sessions - Thursdays Dec 12 and 19; Jan 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, from 8:00 - 9:30 pm ET.
Final Session - Saturday, February 8: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi (8 am Mass, followed by final chapter discussion and social time)
Register here: https://diometuchen.org/adult-children-of-divorce
Dan + Bethany Talk in Guilford, Indiana
Life-Giving Wounds founders Dr. Daniel and Bethany Meola will speak at All Saints Parish in Guilford, Indiana about forgiveness, communion in marriage, healing from wounds, and more.
More information to come.
Questions? Contact local organizer Claire: clairekeck.asp@gmail.com
Support Group - Metuchen
Initial Session - Saturday, December 7: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, 32 Elm Avenue, Metuchen, NJ, 08840 (8 am Mass, followed by one-hour kick-off)
Seven Zoom sessions - Thursdays Dec 12 and 19; Jan 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, from 8:00 - 9:30 pm ET.
Final Session - Saturday, February 8: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi (8 am Mass, followed by final chapter discussion and social time)
Register here: https://diometuchen.org/adult-children-of-divorce
Keynote Talk by Dan at North Dakota State University
Life-Giving Wounds co-founder Dr. Daniel Meola will give a keynote address to college students at North Dakota State University, at the invitation of the St. Paul’s Newman Center at NDSU. Dan’s talk will focus on “finding freedom in forgiveness” among other topics. It will be followed by a Q&A session, a book signing, and fellowship with students.
2025 Online Support Group
Our 2025 Online Support Group takes place over the course of seven weeks, on Thursdays from March 6 to April 10, and on Wednesday, April 16. All sessions take place from 8:15-10:00 PM EST via Zoom. To be notified when registration opens, please send an email to info@lifegivingwounds.org.
2025 Online Support Group
Our 2025 Online Support Group takes place over the course of seven weeks, on Thursdays from March 6 to April 10, and on Wednesday, April 16. All sessions take place from 8:15-10:00 PM EST via Zoom. To be notified when registration opens, please send an email to info@lifegivingwounds.org.
Retreat - Evansville IN + Owensboro KY
The local Life-Giving Chapter will run a weekend retreat in collaboration with the Diocese of Evansville (IN) and the Diocese of Owensboro (KY). Registration and more information will be available closer to the event.
Questions: contact Danny May (Owensboro) at Danny.May@pastoral.org or Megan Knies (Evansville) at mknies@evdio.org
2025 Online Support Group
Our 2025 Online Support Group takes place over the course of seven weeks, on Thursdays from March 6 to April 10, and on Wednesday, April 16. All sessions take place from 8:15-10:00 PM EST via Zoom. To be notified when registration opens, please send an email to info@lifegivingwounds.org.
Retreat - Louisville
The Life-Giving Wounds traveling retreat team will run a launch retreat in Louisville, in collaboration with the Family Renewal Project and St. Louis Bertrand parish. Registration and more information can be found here.
Questions? Contact the local organizers Donna (donna@familyrenewalproject.com) and Fr. John Baptist, OP (john.baptist.hoang@opeast.org).
2025 Online Support Group
Our 2025 Online Support Group takes place over the course of seven weeks, on Thursdays from March 6 to April 10, and on Wednesday, April 16. All sessions take place from 8:15-10:00 PM EST via Zoom. To be notified when registration opens, please send an email to info@lifegivingwounds.org.
Southern CA - Retreat
The Southern California chapters of Life-Giving Wounds (San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles) will host a retreat at the Lestonnac Retreat Center. All information and registration is available here.
2025 Online Support Group
Our 2025 Online Support Group takes place over the course of seven weeks, on Thursdays from March 6 to April 10, and on Wednesday, April 16. All sessions take place from 8:15-10:00 PM EST via Zoom. To be notified when registration opens, please send an email to info@lifegivingwounds.org.
Retreat - Fargo
The Fargo chapter of Life-Giving Wounds will host its annual retreat at the Maryvale Retreat Center. Registration is available here.
Questions? Contact Jennie Korsmo: jennie.korsmo@fargodiocese.org
2025 Online Support Group
Our 2025 Online Support Group takes place over the course of seven weeks, on Thursdays from March 6 to April 10, and on Wednesday, April 16. All sessions take place from 8:15-10:00 PM EST via Zoom. To be notified when registration opens, please send an email to info@lifegivingwounds.org.
2025 Online Support Group
Our 2025 Online Support Group takes place over the course of seven weeks, on Thursdays from March 6 to April 10, and on Wednesday, April 16. All sessions take place from 8:15-10:00 PM EST via Zoom. To be notified when registration opens, please send an email to info@lifegivingwounds.org.
Retreat - Toronto
The Toronto chapter of Life-Giving Wounds will host a retreat at St. Augustine Seminary. Registration will open soon.
Questions? Contact Maria at lgwtoronto@proton.me
Retreat - Maryland/DC
Join the Maryland/DC chapter for our annual Life-Giving Wounds retreat. This year the retreat will be held at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Clinton, MD. Housing is not provided, but we are happy to recommend a hotel close by. Registration is not yet open for this retreat, but please contact Lacy Prebula with any questions: lacy@lifegivingwounds.org.
Retreat - New Orleans
The Life-Giving Wounds traveling retreat team, in collaboration with the Archdiocese of New Orleans, will give a retreat June 6-8 at Notre Dame Seminary. Details and registration are available here.
Questions: please contact local organizer Chris O’Neill, coneill@arch-no.org
Retreat - Austin
The traveling retreat team of Life-Giving Wounds will run a launch retreat in collaboration with the Diocese of Austin, at the Cedarbrake Catholic Retreat Center. Registration and other information is available here.
Questions? Contact local organizers Brian Egan (brian-egan@austindiocese.org) and Luisa de Poo (luisa-depoo@austindiocese.org).
Cincinnati - Retreat
The Life-Giving Wounds traveling retreat team will host a launch retreat in Cincinnati in collaboration with St. Xavier Church. Registration and additional information will be available closer to the event.
Questions? Contact the local organizers at ternst@stxchurch.org.
Advent Webinar on the Heart of Jesus
Join us for a free live webinar with Fr. Luke Leighton CFR, an LGW alum and chaplain. Fr. Luke will break open for us Pope Francis’ newest encyclical Dilexit Nos, on the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
The webinar is free but registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Register here.
Support Group - St. Augustine, FL
Adult (18+) children of divorce, separation, or family brokenness are invited to attend a monthly, 9-week virtual support group for reflection and healing among peers. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. from November 12, 2024 through January 28, 2025 with breaks for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The cost to participate is $35 and includes a copy of Life-Giving Wounds: A Catholic Guide to Healing for Adult Children of Divorce or Separation by Dan and Bethany Meola and the companion workbook.
More information, including registration, can be found here: https://family.dosafl.com/adult-children-of-divorce/
Detroit - Morning of Reflection
The Detroit chapter of Life-Giving Wounds will hold a morning of reflection on the theme “Navigating the Holidays as an adult child of divorce or separation.” Find all the information and registration here.
Support Group - Metuchen
Initial Session - Saturday, December 7: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, 32 Elm Avenue, Metuchen, NJ, 08840 (8 am Mass, followed by one-hour kick-off)
Seven Zoom sessions - Thursdays Dec 12 and 19; Jan 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, from 8:00 - 9:30 pm ET.
Final Session - Saturday, February 8: in person at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi (8 am Mass, followed by final chapter discussion and social time)
Register here: https://diometuchen.org/adult-children-of-divorce