This ministry reaches those who find themselves for any reason raising children as a single parent. Based on Jo Holt’s book, “Single and Raising Saints - Forming Single Parents as They Lead Their Children to God,” this scripture based Lectio Divina series helps single parents tackle challenges such as achieving balance, loneliness, finance and budgeting, parental discipline, and the dangers associated with pornography and technology. Led by a single parent lay minister, participants meet in a group setting once a week for nine weeks to study scripture, share and support each other on their parenting journey. The deacon attends each session to provide spiritual and prayer support. Single parents from all parishes are invited to participate in the existing program at Saint Thomas More parish or parishes may wish to obtain more information about establishing their own single parent ministry group.