Chapter

Red Bird Ministries has created a page to help bring together all the resources you need to guide your chapter.

Diocese of Wichita, KS

424 North Broadway Wichita, Kansas 67202
316-685-5240 | Website

Red Bird Chapter Advocate:
Mary Liebl Johnson
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Chapter Leaders

Each chapter has a group of leaders to assist in implementing and facilitating Red Bird Ministries grief support programs. Scroll to find your chapter leaders and their parishes.

Meet Your Chapter Leaders

  • Mary Liebl Johnson

    Chapter Advocate

    Saint Catherine of Siena

    Email

  • Joe and Carolyn Spexarth

    Companion Couple

    The Diocese of Wichita, KS

    Email

  • Peg Tichacek

    Spiritual Director

    The Diocese of Wichita, KS

    Email

  • Lisa Butler, LSCSW

    Counselor

    Cana Catholic Counseling

    Phone: 316-264-8344

    Email

  • Teresa McDonald, LSCSW

    111 S. Whittier, Suite 4000-C

    Wichita, 67207

    Email

For immediate support, download our branded app.

You are welcome to join the first Catholic-focused grief support app and community haven for families of child loss to find solace and resources.

Families of child loss now have a safe haven and community platform to connect with families going through similar situations. It's easy and effortless to navigate different resources, watch videos, and connect during weekly check-ins, family support office hours, prayer plans, monthly webinars, quarterly retreats, and more.

It also provides resources for family members and parochial leaders who desire to serve these families in a supportive faith-based environment.

Member Special Features

+ Join a community group to connect with other members around a shared journey of loss

+ Join a Red Bird Chapter or Flock community hosted by your diocese or parish

+ Mini-courses for bereaved parents, family & friends, and parochial leaders

+ Daily reflections, prayer resources, prayer intentions, and daily readings

+ Referrals to find trusted Catholic counselors and spiritual directors

Plus Premium Content

A $9.99 monthly subscription to go deeper into our Family Support Toolbox, where you’ll find:

+ Access to the resource library of grief talks, book studies, prayer plans

+ Weekly (day and night) check-in calls, comfort calls, family support office hours with our director of family support

+ Quarterly virtual retreats, monthly webinars, workshops, and more

To access the Family Support Toolbox, click on the family support toolbox button once you are a member of the online community to subscribe.

Monthly subscription proceeds directly support the Red Bird families we serve.

Programs that Red Bird Ministries Offers

  • Couples Workshop

    Our workshops are designed for grieving couples and lead by grieving couples. We partner like losses so that our families can find commonality and similarities in other families’ stories.

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  • Grief Group

    Finding The Passion Of Christ In Our Story is centered on Scripture, and follows the Church's philosophy of journeying together through the Passion of Christ to help one another find Christ in our sorrows.

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  • Dad's Retreat

    Men who have experienced any form of child loss are invited including miscarriage, still birth, and the loss of an infant child, adolescent, or adult child.

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  • Mother's Retreat

    Women who have experienced any form of child loss are invited including miscarriage, still birth, and the loss of an infant child, adolescent, or adult child.

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  • Restoring Love

    This 33-guide is a consecration to the Holy Family. We take you on a walk with modern-day saints, St. Louis and St. Zelie Martin, along with us modern-day sinners, toward healing and restoration.

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  • Online Community

    Red Bird Ministries brings an online community network of flocks to soar together through their grief journey related to the type of loss. Join your flock today.

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Annual Retreats

  • Restored

    A Grieving Mother’s Retreat

    Women who have experienced any form of child loss are invited including miscarriage, stillbirth, and the loss of an infant child, adolescent, or adult child.

    For more information, click here.

  • Follow Me

    A Grieving Dad’s Retreat

    Men who have experienced any form of child loss are invited including miscarriage, still birth, and the loss of an infant child, adolescent, or adult child.

    For more information, click here.

Calendar of Events

Program Materials

 
 

  • For 18 years, I never felt like I was going to be okay with the idea that Adam had to suffer, and suffering. But when we left the Red Bird workshop, I turned to Grant and told him, “we are going to be okay.”

    — Grant & Nicky Pecoraro

  • From the first meeting I instantly lost that feeling of being alone in a room full of people. It’s an indescribable peace that comes along with opening up and listening to others who have been dealt this cross to bear. The friendships I have gained are priceless and I look forward to continuing on this journey with them.

    — Brady & Amanda Boyer

  • "My grief journey has led me down so many paths, many of which I could not have navigated without the support of Red Bird. In the past four years since we lost our son, Griffin, I've found myself searching for answers, for truth. I've always been able to find it in the prayers, the heart-felt talks, the tears, and the laughter I've found with my Red Bird family. Yes, laughter. What I've learned in support groups and retreats is that I CAN laugh again. I can find joy in knowing that Griffin is filled with nothing but joy and peace, and I will forever be grateful for Red Bird helping me to see that.”— Michelle LeBlanc

Red Bird was created by our family for your family.

Ryan and Kelly Breaux, Founders of Red Bird Ministries