Mental Health Ministry

A Mental Health Ministry was launched in the Fall of 2024 as a direct result of the suicide of St. Ignatius' beloved parish priest Fr. Art Wehr, S.J.  The Ministry launched with a series of Listening and Sharing sessions about how suicide and mental health issues have touched the lives of parishioners. 

Currently, the Ministry provides resources, information, and hosts programming to help those struggling with their mental health, as well as family members and friends who have lost loved ones to suicide.  The leadership team includes Ann Edwards, Megan Hackard Geremia, Kent Meyers, David Nelson, Susannah Nelson, Susan Siravo, Anna-Marie Stouder, Mark Warren and Fr. Tom Lucas, S.J..  The Parish’s Mental Health Ministry has also partnered with the International Association of Catholic Mental Health Ministers (ACMHM) and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Phoenix who are national leaders in the Catholic Mental Health Movement.