Counseling Resources
There are many counseling resources and support groups for the separated and divorced available throughout the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. For more information or assistance, contact us below.
New Horizons - A Day of Healing: Beyond Divorce
New dates are coming in 2025! Be on the lookout for more information as it becomes available.
The New Horizons retreat is an opportunity for reflection, personal work, and celebration to help people embark on a new phase of life after divorce. This retreat is for men and women who are divorced or separated with no chance of reconciliation. Those divorced, recently or for years, will find the day rewarding. While the day is a ministry of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, members of all faiths are welcome.
For more information about these retreats, please contact Edell Schaefer at 262-439-8690 or via e-mail at ballintra@gmail.com.
Parish-Based Support Groups
Path to Healing
St. James | 7219 S 27th St, Franklin, WI 53132-9469
Mondays (Once a Month) | 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Path to Healing is a support community for those who have experienced the trauma of divorce, whether recently or years ago The goal is to provide a welcoming space for both parish members and the surrounding community to support one another in the healing process and address the challenges that come with divorce. You are invited to join the support group at St. James and do not need to be a member of the Parish to participate.
For more information about the group or to register, please contact Steve Fluur at 414-761-0480, x113 or via e-mail at sfluur@stjames-franklin.org.
St. John Vianney | 1755 N Calhoun Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005-5036
Thursdays (every other week) | 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Single Again Divorce Ministry is a support community for those who are separated or divorced. Meetings are free, with no registration required. Come to make new friends, learn, and find healing. It is open to all men and women from any parish or none.
For more information about the group, please contact Edell Schaefer at 262-439-8690 or via e-mail at ballintra@gmail.com.
Community-Based Support Groups
Washington County Separated, Divorced, and Widowed Men and Women
Kettle Moraine YMCA | 1111 W Washington Ave, West Bend, WI 53095-2433
Mondays | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm and Mondays w/ Potluck Meeting | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Washington County Separated, Divorced, and Widowed Men and Women is a support community that provides a means to share ideas, concerns, support, love, and fellowship from a Christian perspective. They have guest speakers, panel discussions, small group sharing, and other activities.
For more information about the group, contact one of the Board Members: President: Fred Chlupp 262-629-9019, Vice President: Mary Ciocarelli 262-334-3766, Treasurer: Keith Yahn 262-844-4671, Programs: Leroy Bauer at 262-338-0470 / bauerlroy@gmail.com, Board Member: Jackie Sneen 262-339-1220.
Schedule of Activities: October - December 2024 January - March 2025