ITMS Chapters and Affiliates

The number and variety of programs carried out by various ITMS local and regional Chapters reflect the impact that Thomas Merton has on people of all ages, creeds, economic status, and geographic location. Listed below are Chapters (in the USA and overseas) and Affiliated Societies with the names of their Directors.

ITMS Chapters Coordinator:
Michael A. Brennan
4537 N. Melvina
Chicago, IL 60630-3013
E-mail: [email protected]

There is also an ITMS Group on Facebook.

• ITMS CHAPTERS (U.S.A.)
Anchorage, AK 99507 Kathleen Tarr Alaska Chapter of the ITMS 2303 East 52nd Avenue [email protected]  907-306-3386	Birmingham, AL 35243 Mary Somerville Birmingham Chapter of the ITMS 3316 Timber Ridge Drive Vestavia Hills, AL 35243 [email protected]	Fayetteville, AR 72703 John King  NW Arkansas Thomas Merton Study Group 1923 E. Joyce Blvd. (Apt. 235) [email protected]	Sacramento, CA 95864 John Berger Northern California Chapter of ITMS 3736 Laguna Way [email protected]
LA Area - CA Chris Machado, SSS Holy Spirit Retreat Center 4316 Lanai Rd. Encino, CA 91436 [email protected]	Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Rev. Roger Butts Thomas Merton Society-Colorado Springs  [email protected]  719-433-3135	Boulder, CO 80306-4740 James F. Kettering Leaders Network ITMS Chapter PO Box 4740 [email protected]	Lakewood, CO 80212 Gerry Prus 2626 Osceola St., Apt. 802W Denver, CO 80212  [email protected]
Granby, CT 06035 Mike Smoolca  8 Tennyson Dr.  [email protected]  www.invialumen.org/northctitms.html	Washington, DC Maryle Ashley 9039 Sligo Creek Pkwy, Apt 1002 Silver Spring, MD  20901 [email protected]  www.facebook.com/Thomas-Merton-Society-of-Washington-155831121105772/	Atlanta, GA Maggie Winfrey  Atlanta Merton Study Group  6851 Roswell Road NE, Apt. K-4 Sandy Springs, GA 30328  [email protected]   404-717-6815	Dubuque, IA 52001 Rev. Marilyn Hendricks (prior meetings on Zoom, upcoming in-person TBA) [email protected]  847-987-1714
Chicago, IL 60630-3013 Michael A. Brennan 4537 N. Melvina [email protected]  https://ccitms.blogspot.com/	Rock Island, IL 61201-7649 Sr. Bobbi Bussan, OSB Benet House Merton Discussion Group meets virtually the 3rd Monday of the month ($15/month suggested) current members from: MO, IA, Peoria, IL and outside Rock Island [email protected]  309-912-2218 www.smmsisters.org/retreats	Indianapolis, IN 46208 Mark Hudson [email protected]	Louisville, KY 40205 Joyce Van Berkel [email protected]  502-899-2738 merton.org/ITMS/Louisville/
Trappist, KY 40051 Br. Paul Quenon, OCSO Abbey of Gethsemani 3642 Monks Road [email protected]	Shirley, MA 01464 Arthur Rogers - Catholic Chaplain Massachusetts Correctional Institution -Shirley PO Box 1218	Grand Rapids, MI 49528-0104 Bill Murphy Merton Society - Grand Rapids  PO Box 120214  [email protected]  ThomasMertonSociety-GrandRapids.org	Clinton Township, MI 48038 Mary T. Corcoran 43441  Pointe Dr. [email protected]
Saint Louis, MO 63139 Rocco V. Erker St. Louis Area Chapter 6242 Columbia Avenue [email protected]  314-645-1500	New Albany, MS 38652 Rev. John H. Staggs 1146 L-5 C.R. 135E  [email protected]	Apex, NC 27523 Jack Arnold 1320 Holt Road  [email protected]	Wall, NJ 07719 Greg Ryan St. Rose Parish Center, Belmar. 1619 Wight Street  [email protected]
Santa Fe, NM 87501 Charles J. Flynn 561 Camino Tierra Alta [email protected]	Sag Harbor, NY 11963 Maryann Calendrille Sag Harbor Merton Circle c/o Canio's Cultural Café 290 Main Street   [email protected] or  631-725-4926	Syracuse, NY 13208 Jim Krisher Spiritual Renewal Center 1118 Court St, Suite B [email protected]	Rochester, NY 14618 Christine Bochen  Nazareth College 4245 East Ave
New York, NY 10027 ITMS Chapter Corpus Christi Church 529 W 121st St [email protected]  thomasmertonnyc.org	New Rochelle, NY 10801 Kathleen Deignan, CND Iona College 715 North Ave [email protected]	Albany, NY 12205 Walt Chura 65 New Shaker Road  [email protected]	Greater Cincinnati, OH / Northern KY Daniel Burr 226 Covington Ave Covington, KY 41011  [email protected]
Mt. Angel, OR 97362 Therese Schroeder-Sheker The Chalice of Repose Project PO Box 169 [email protected]	Greater Philadelphia, PA and South Jersey Chapter Frederick C. Pratt  225 W Baltimore Ave  Lansdowne, PA 19050  [email protected]	Memphis, TN 38152 Gray Matthews University of Memphis Dept. of Communications 3720 Alumni Ave [email protected]	Houston, TX John Gillespie Greater Houston Area Chapter of the ITMS Meeting at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church Kingwood, Texas 77339 [email protected]
Seattle, WA 98105 Michael Lunde Blessed Sacrament Church. 5050 8th Ave NE [email protected]	Green Bay / DePere, WI 54115 Kathie Tilot The Center for Spirituality at St. Norbert Abbey DePere, WI 54115 [email protected]	Charleston, WV 25311 Fr. Bill Petro WV Institute for Spirituality 1601 Virginia Street E [email protected]

• ITMS CHAPTERS (Overseas)
Argentine Westlands Chapter Dra. Marcela Raggio Zapiola 1770 (5507) Mayor Drummond - Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza ARGENTINA [email protected]	Australia - Melbourne, Victoria Dr Stewart Sharlow 12 Devon Street, Box Hill South Victoria 3128 AUSTRALIA [email protected]	Australia - Sydney, NSW Glenn Loughrey 1/3 Daintree Close Banora Point NSW 2486 AUSTRALIA [email protected]
France Christine Hicks 4, rue Victor Hugo 66500 Prades FRANCE	Lithuania Augustė Žičkytė LITHUANIA [email protected]	New Zealand Sister Eleanor Capper RSJ 9/446 Ferry Road / Woolston Christchurch 8023 NEW ZEALAND [email protected]
Norway Ørjan Aarmo NORWAY [email protected] Phone: +47 91647480	Russia Andrei Kirilenkov 12-215 prosp Marshal Zhukova 123308 Moscow RUSSIA [email protected]	South Africa - Johannesburg Elmor van Staden P.O. Box 7014  Cresta, 2118. SOUTH AFRICA [email protected]

• ITMS AFFILIATED SOCIETIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
Belgium and Netherlands Jan Glorieux  p/a secretary Kapellestraat 53 B 8573 Tiegem [email protected]  www.thomasmerton.nl	Brazil Cristóvão de Sousa Meneses Júnior Estrada Almirante Paulo Meira, 8201 Petrópolis, RJ 25725-029 [email protected]  www.merton.org.br	Canada Judith Hardcastle Apt. 904, 108 E. 14th North Vancouver, BC, V7L 2N3  [email protected] www.merton.ca
England Fiona Gardner 4 Chilton Road, Bath BA1 6DR. [email protected] www.thomasmertonsociety.org.uk	Germany Detlev Cuntz Margeritenstrasse 19B, 91074 Herzogenaurach, [email protected]	Ireland Scott Peddie 2 Regent Gardens, Ballyclare, Antrim BT39 9LF [email protected] mertonfellowshipireland.wordpress.com
Italy Mario Zaninelli c/o Monastero di Fonte Avellana 61040 Serra sant'Abbondio (PU)- Italy [email protected] www.thomasmerton.eu	Korea Young-suk Simon Moon  Kangnam University, 40 kangnam-Ro, Kihung-gu, Yong In, Gyonggi-do. 446-702. Korea. [email protected]	Poland Krztsztof Bielawski ul. Paulinska 8/10 31-065 Krakow [email protected]
Spain Fernando Beltran Llavador C/Pico de Jalama, 11 37008 Salamanca [email protected]	Sweden Lars Adolfsson  Vansö Prästgård 645 92 Vansö [email protected]
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