Webinar offers tips on organizing a mental health ministry team

"Cultivating Hope Through Mental Health Ministry" is an hour-long webinar revealing how a compassionate group of parishioners turned that sentiment into action and organized a vibrant mental health ministry team at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville.

The webinar, including valuable insights for organizing such a group, will be available at 1 p.m. CDST, Tuesday, Oct. 31, at registration link: bit.ly/45oBjSt.

Produced in cooperation the Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers, the webinar highlights how the ministry at St. Thomas Church was launched, some of its success stories and the impact of the group's efforts.

Also included are steps to starting a mental health ministry, and practical strategies and resources. The webinar concludes with a question-and-answer session.

Additional information about "Cultivating Hope Through Mental Health Ministry" is available by contacting Susan Kearney, behavioral health coordinator at St. Thomas at (630) 355-8980, ext. 108, or sdkearney@comcast.net.

St. Thomas the Apostle, a parish of the Diocese of Joliet, strives to bear the Good News of God's unconditional love to all generations through worship, faith formation, witness and service.

Organized in 1984, the St. Thomas faith community numbers more than 3,400 households of more than 10,750 people. Complete news and information on parish events, guest speakers and special programs is available at www.stapostle.org. For general parish information, call (630) 355-8980.