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       Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2157, Landover Hills, MD 20784-2157

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SDC Membership Dues End in March       

View the latest SDC News Email  

See Father Vince ‘s 2011 Retreat Welcome Video

Download one or both of the free “Spiritual Reflections” eBooks by Father Vince O'Brien 

Father Vince's Spiritual Reflections for February (and links to the past year's Reflections)


Pictures from SDC Events or SDC Participants at Other Groups’ Events

The 2007 SDC Annual Mass with Archbishop Wuerl as Celebrant 

The SDC 2010 Memorial Day Weekend Retreat

Father Vince June 15, 2010 - 55 Years as a Priest  

The SDC September 2010 Beach Trip in Ocean City

The SDC at the 2010 Bowie Halloween Dance


"Called to Life" by the Late Joan Pahl Morris

Pray the “SDC PRAYER” by Mark Boruta

The Archbishop's Blessing of the SDC Ministry

View the SDC Prayer Request Page


                     SDC Background Information

 

Articles of Incorporation for Separated and Divorced Catholics of the Archdiocese of Washington

A History of Separated and Divorced Catholics of the Archdiocese of Washington

Deceased Members and Supporters of Separated and Divorced Catholics of the Archdiocese of Washington

Who founded SDC?


                            The SDC Process

SDC’s mission is “to actively encourage the unique ministry of separated and divorced Catholics to each other (for example, to minister to the spiritual, emotional, and social needs of separated and divorced Catholics through personal interaction) and to call upon the Church to lend counsel and support to this ministry. ”  While each experience with SDC is unique, a natural progression of the supporting activities is available to all SDC members.    Here are those activities, in the order in which new members generally attended them:

 

·         Monthly Meetings.   Monthly meetings are information-gathering forums in a setting that ministers to the spiritual and emotional needs through personal interaction.  Facilitators present topics of interest or the SD&B program (see below).  Currently regular monthly meetings are being held only in Montgomery and Calvert Counties.

·         Separation, Divorce, and Beyond (SD&B).      An series of workshops of structured healing developed by Brother James Greteman, CSC and Leon Haverkamp, MSW, helps us work through the mourning period with others who know, understand and share our special problems and frustrations.  This program helps us gain a healthy perspective on our separation and/or divorce, understand some of our emotional responses, and find ways of coping that will lead to growth and the eventual restructuring of our lives. The program provides a safe place to meet other separated & divorced Catholics who are working toward the same goals.è  Monthly meetings in Montgomery County [See “Monthly Meetings”].

·         Together We Can Make It.   Similar to the above but presented in Charles County.  Temporarily inactive.

·         Rap Sessions.   Rap sessions provide opportunities to share thoughts and feelings in an atmosphere of friendship and understanding.   These sessions are especially valuable to new members.  The only current active rap sessions are held in Calvert County.

·         Individual Contact includes one-to-one counseling. 

·         Help for Children. Please call Deacon David Barnes (301)261-3573 for info about Rainbows, a program designed to help children recover from the loss of a love one—through divorce or death.  Also Lynn Cassella's Faith Journeys Foundation, Inc

·         Annual Retreat is a weekend designed to help the separated and divorced achieve closure on the past and move forward.     Next Retreat:  May 25-29, 2012 at Loyola Retreat House    Loyola website


MONTHLY MEETINGS: Local Meetings held on Sundays


CALVERT COUNTY:  February 19th at 7:30 pm.  

 

Directions: From beltway, take Rt. 4 S. to Prince Frederick. Turn L. at the Rt. 231 intersection onto Church St. Go to the stop sign & turn R. onto Main St. Go about ½ miles. At St. John Vianney Church turn L. and follow Holy Family Drive to the Parish Center. For info call Jerry 410-257-3267 (email-worrell@chesapeake.net).

 

Map to St. John Vianney's Church                             

Visit St. John Vianney's Website


MONTGOMERY COUNTY [“Separation, Divorce, and Beyond”]:  February 26th at 7:30 pm.

 

 Montgomery Deanery meetings are installments in the “Separation, Divorce, and Beyond” program, which provides a Catholic-based assistance to fellow Catholics wrestling with the effects of this unwanted change an unwanted change in their lives.   The sessions taken from the book, "Divorce and Beyond"  by Brother James Greteman, CSC and Leon Haverkamp, MSW, which is available online from Acta Publications for $9.95,   However, we will have copies available at the meeting for $10 - saving you the shipping.  No registration or great time commitment. You can join the group for any or all the sessions. Two trained facilitators guide each session. Please bring a snack or beverage to share.  If you or someone you know is recently separated or divorced, these meetings may be an aid to their recovery. For info call Greg at 301-906-9422 or Donna 301-598-2642. 

 

This month:  Session Four, “Anger”.  

 

Order the Book "Divorce and Beyond"

Directions/Map to St. John the Evangelist's School

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Official SDC Business


SITES FOR SEPARATION OR DIVORCE 

North American Conference of Separated and Divorced Catholics (NACSDC)

Annulment Guidance for the Archdioceses of Washington and Baltimore and the Diocese of Arlington

Coping and Rebuilding in Northern Virginia

The de Chantal Group of Singles and Single Again at Holy Trinity

Catholic Alumni Club of Washington

Catholic Alumni Club of Baltimore

Prime Time Single Catholics of Northern Virginia

New Beginnings

Changing Focus

Other Singles Groups' Web Sites

Marie Craig's "Well Life Coaching & Counseling" website

Lynn Cassella's Faith Journeys Foundation for the Children of Divorce

Divorced Catholic

Collaborative Divorce Web Site

Divided Family Schedule Coordination

Andrea Hughes' Singles Wholeness and Abundant Living Counseling in Washington, DC


OTHER CATHOLIC SITES

Considering separation or divorce, but want to stay married - Catholic Retrouvaille Program

Contact POST CANA, the Washington Archdiocese Peer Ministry to Widows and Widowers

Are You or Your Family in a CRISIS Situation? Check with Catholic Community Services

Archdiocese of Washington

St. Ann's Infant and Maternity Home

Archdiocese of Baltimore

Diocese of Arlington, VA

The Catholic Standard

El Pregonero, un semanario católico de la comunidad hispana del área metropolitana de Washington

Bill O'Brien's Nathaniel Center for Spiritual Growth

Father Joe Breighner's Website

Sacred Space: Irish Jesuit website to enhance one's prayer life and reduce stress.

Mass Times


Curator: Greg Becker . . . . Site last updated: 1/30/2012