Support & Healing

Al Anon is a support group for loved ones of those suffering from alcohol addiction.
Al Anon Website

*AA: 260-489-3537 x 3
*AA (women only): 260-229-3166, 260-466-3939

AA is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.  The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.  There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions.  A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization, or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes.  Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.  Two AA Support Groups meet at St. Vincent’s – one is an open meeting for women only.

Fort Wayne AA Website

Judy Mockenhaupt | 489-4875

If you are going through the annulment process or are thinking about it, help and support are available.  Your questions and concerns will be addressed.

Jill Houlihan: houlio2b@gmail.com; 260-437-6752

The Bereavement Support Group helps individuals who have experienced a loss to understand the process of grief and mourning, normalize feelings, and facilitate the healing process in a Catholic setting.  Our group provides a safe place to express feelings and share experiences by offering companionship for the journey of grief.  In a time of loss, it is important to know that there is a place where you can be with others who understand your pain.  Support group sessions meet for seven weeks.  Your loss need not be recent for the sessions to be helpful. 

Michelle Nolan: 260-312-3556

Cancer Support Ministry is a monthly gathering for all who are currently or have been affected by cancer.  These meetings offer some knowledge and information, as well as encouragement for dealing with life’s circumstances. 

Bryon Scott: (260)385-6386 or Renee Scott: (260)385-6387; reneebryon@aol.com

Chronic Joy® is a support group for those suffering from chronic illness and their caregivers. The group provides a safe space for those experiencing the pain, anxiety, and isolation of living with chronic illness to connect, share and support one another. Chronic Joy will meet on the 2^nd and 4^th Monday of the month, 6:30-8:00 in Spiritual Center Room G (enter through door # 4.) As there is no formal program, meetings are open to members attending as they are able. 

Parish Office: 489-3537 x 3

Sound Catholic counselors are available to parishioners seeking help and/or support for personal or family difficulties.  The cost for these services will be determined on an individual basis and confidentiality will be strictly maintained.  Call the Parish Office for contact information, 489-3537 x 3.

Dorothy Schuerman: dschuerman@saintv.org, 489-3537 x 207

The Disabilities Ministry assists those special people in our parish with challenges to take part as fully as possible in parish community life.  Once a year, in the spring, this ministry sponsors a day retreat open to persons in the diocese with various disabilities. Disability Ministry members also refer people to the Diocesan initiatives for those who have special needs and want to attend the liturgy best suited for their particular situation or need.  

260-241-6009

Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength, and hope, are recovering from compulsive eating.  We welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively.  There are no dues or fees for members; we are self-supporting through our own contributions, neither soliciting nor accepting outside donations.  OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology, or religious doctrine; we take no position on outside issues.  Our primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors and to carry the message of recovery through the Twelve Steps of OA to those who still suffer.

staugustinefwsb@gmail.com

The Saint Augustine Men’s Group, a diocesan ministry, with chapters in Fort Wayne and South Bend, seeks to free men from the shackles of pornography and sexual sin to live according to God’s plan of chastity. 

Divine Mercy Ministry is a Catholic ministry devoted to the healing of all women suffering from the wound of abortion.  
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Diane Ort: Unboundstvfw@gmail.com

Unbound Ministry is a safe, loving, simple, and reproductive prayer model that addresses areas of pain, sin, and weakness and leads us to lay claim to the freedom that is ours through our baptism.  It helps us personally and helps us help others to move beyond the spiritual obstacles that prevent us from moving forward in our relationship with Jesus Christ and with those He has placed in our lives.  Contact Diane to schedule a time for prayer.