Family Life
Grief and Consolation Ministry
Blair County
Saint Michael the Archangel Parish, Hollidaysburg
Mary Jo Lanzel
(814) 934-6793
mjlanzel9@gmail.com
Centre County
Saint John the Evangelist Parish, Bellefonte
Barbara Materna, Bereavement Support
(814) 359-0354
minnscpo@verizon.net
Cambria County
Holy Name Parish, Ebensburg
Sister Margie McGuire, CCW
(814) 472-8315
Our Mother of Sorrows Grief Ministry, Johnstown
Diana Tyger
(814) 535-7646
ddtyger@atlanticbb.net
My Loved One Has Just Died - What Do I Do Now?
Free Bereavement Counseling in the Area
Grane Hospice Care
Offers counseling to anyone in the community, regardless of whether they have used their hospice services.
Contact Head of Counseling, Mike Larrimore:
mlarrimore@granehospice.com / 1-800-379-0129
Interim Hospice Care
Offers counseling to anyone in the community, regardless of whether they have used their hospice services.
Contact Chaplain Services, Stephanie Betsa:
sbetsa@interim-health.com / (814) 262-8305
The Healing Patch
via Home Nursing Agency
A peer support program based in Altoona and Ebensburg, designed specifically for children and their families who have suffered the death of a loved one, such as a parent, sibling, grandparent, or close family member.
Professional Counseling Services
Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities provides a caring, professional response to individuals who find themselves experiencing emotional and spiritual life situations, such as depression, anxiety, other mental health issues, bereavement, marital and family conflicts, abuse or neglect, and more.
Catholic Counselors of America
Rose Trexler, a compassionate counselor in Cambria County, offers counseling services in the areas of depression, anxiety, and anger issues:
Telecounseling
via Catholic Counselors
Based out of western Pennsylvania, the Catholic Counselors offer telecounseling services to families in need of help. They can offer help for marital struggles, parenting issues, addiction, depression, spiritual crises, and more.
Miscarriage/Infertility
Catholic Miscarriage Support
Offers practical and spiritual support for Catholics who have lost a child to miscarriage.
Heaven's Treasure Box
Red Bird Ministries
Red Bird was founded on helping parents address the profound healing that needs to happen while also honoring the memory of the child. Attention is given to protect the individual, the marriage, and other relationships from a spectrum of issues that can compound and lead to dysfunction.
Springs In The Desert
A website for those couples dealing with the challenge and grief of infertility.
Family Life Office
Andre McCarville
Director
amccarville@dioceseaj.org
Maureen Roberts
Administrator
mroberts@dioceseaj.org