Family life ministries and support groups

Several parishes and ministries within the Diocese of Phoenix offer support groups for Catholics experiencing divorce, separation, or grief.

St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Chandler hosts a support group for the divorced and separated. St. Patrick Catholic Community in Scottsdale provides a ministry for divorced and separated Catholics. St. Timothy Catholic Church in Mesa offers a Catholic divorce recovery program called Surviving Divorce: Hope & Healing for the Catholic Family.

Grief and bereavement support is available through multiple programs. St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Chandler runs Seasons of Hope, a six-week adult bereavement support group. Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Ahwatukee hosts the Seasons of Grief Support Group in partnership with St. Benedict Parish. Our Lady of Joy Catholic Church provides The Journey Begins for those in the initial stages of grief and The Journey Continues as a transition from that program. The Franciscan Renewal Center in Scottsdale offers a therapy, support and counseling ministry for grief and loss.