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: cc.itms@gmail.com

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 ktarralaska@gmail.com  907-306-3386	Birmingham, AL 35243 Mary Somerville Birmingham Chapter of the ITMS 3316 Timber Ridge Drive Vestavia Hills, AL 35243 newvista@bellsouth.net	Fayetteville, AR 72703 John King  NW Arkansas Thomas Merton Study Group 1923 E. Joyce Blvd. (Apt. 235) pooch21@msn.com	Sacramento, CA 95864 John Berger Northern California Chapter of ITMS 3736 Laguna Way bergerjh8@gmail.com
LA Area - CA Chris Machado, SSS Holy Spirit Retreat Center 4316 Lanai Rd. Encino, CA 91436 chris_testver@yahoo.com	Boulder, CO 80306-4740 James F. Kettering Leaders Network ITMS Chapter PO Box 4740 leadersnet@comcast.net	Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Rev. Roger Butts Thomas Merton Society-Colorado Springs  revrogerb@msn.com  719-433-3135	Lakewood, CO 80212 Gerry Prus 2626 Osceola St., Apt. 802W Denver, CO 80212  prusgt@juno.com
Granby, CT 06035 Mike Smoolca  8 Tennyson Dr.  msmoolca@hotmail.com  www.invialumen.org/northctitms.html	Washington, DC Maryle Ashley 9039 Sligo Creek Pkwy, Apt 1002 Silver Spring, MD  20901 tmsociety@fastmail.fm  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  maggie.winfrey@gmail.com   404-717-6815	Dubuque, IA 52001 Rev. Marilyn Hendricks (prior meetings on Zoom, upcoming in-person TBA) pastorhendricks@att.net  847-987-1714
Chicago, IL 60630-3013 Michael A. Brennan 4537 N. Melvina cc.itms@gmail.com  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 rbussan@smmsisters.org  309-912-2218 www.smmsisters.org/retreats	Indianapolis, IN 46208 Virgil Boyd and Mark Hudson Father Boniface Hardin Chapter vibojr@gmail.com  markchudson@gmail.com	Louisville, KY 40205 Ellyn Crutcher 1717 Clayton Rd   ellyncrutcher@aol.com  502-592-1167 merton.org/ITMS/Louisville/
Trappist, KY 40051 Br. Paul Quenon, OCSO Abbey of Gethsemani 3642 Monks Road paulquenon@monks.org	Shirley, MA 01464 Arthur Rogers - Catholic Chaplain Massachusetts Correctional Institution -Shirley PO Box 1218	Clinton Township, MI 48038 Mary T. Corcoran 43441  Pointe Dr. mtcorcoran@wowway.com	Grand Rapids, MI 49528-0104 Bill Murphy Merton Society - Grand Rapids  PO Box 120214  bill@ThomasMertonSociety-GrandRapids.org  ThomasMertonSociety-GrandRapids.org
Saint Louis, MO 63139 Rocco V. Erker St. Louis Area Chapter 6242 Columbia Avenue rocco@centerpointdr.com  314-645-1500	New Albany, MS 38652 Rev. John H. Staggs 1146 L-5 C.R. 135E  fatherlouis1@gmail.com	Apex, NC 27523 Jack Arnold 1320 Holt Road  jackarnold36@hotmail.com	Wall, NJ 07719 Greg Ryan St. Rose Parish Center, Belmar. 1619 Wight Street  GJRyan@WCCM.org
Santa Fe, NM 87501 Charles J. Flynn 561 Camino Tierra Alta charlesflynn@hotmail.com	Albany, NY 12205 Walt Chura 65 New Shaker Road  wwchura@yahoo.com	New Rochelle, NY 10801 Kathleen Deignan, CND Iona College 715 North Ave kdeignan@iona.edu	New York, NY 10027 ITMS Chapter Corpus Christi Church 529 W 121st St info@thomasmertonnyc.org  thomasmertonnyc.org
Rochester, NY 14618 Christine Bochen  Nazareth College 4245 East Ave	Sag Harbor, NY 11963 Maryann Calendrille Sag Harbor Merton Circle c/o Canio's Cultural Café 290 Main Street   mac@caniosbooks.com or  631-725-4926	Syracuse, NY 13208 Jim Krisher Spiritual Renewal Center 1118 Court St, Suite B jakrisher@gmail.com	Copley, OH 44321 Deacon Robin Adair Guardian Angels Church 1676 S. Cleveland-Massillon Rd. deacrobin@sbcglobal.net
Greater Cincinnati, OH / Northern KY Daniel Burr 226 Covington Ave Covington, KY 41011  burrda@uc.edu	Cleveland, OH Donna Kristoff, OSU 2600 Lander Road Pepper Pike, OH 44124  dkristoff@ursulinesisters.org	Mt. Angel, OR 97362 Therese Schroeder-Sheker The Chalice of Repose Project PO Box 169 dean@chaliceofrepose.org	Greater Philadelphia, PA and South Jersey Chapter Frederick C. Pratt  225 W Baltimore Ave  Lansdowne, PA 19050  fcpratt@yahoo.com
Memphis, TN 38152 Gray Matthews University of Memphis Dept. of Communications 3720 Alumni Ave matthews@memphis.edu	Seattle, WA 98105 Michael Lunde Blessed Sacrament Church. 5050 8th Ave NE mlunde64@gmail.com	Green Bay / DePere, WI 54115 Pamela W. Proietti St. Norbert Abbey DePere, WI 54115 pproietti@luc.edu	Charleston, WV 25311 Fr. Bill Petro WV Institute for Spirituality 1601 Virginia Street E frbpetro42@gmail.com

• ITMS CHAPTERS (Overseas)
Argentine Westlands Chapter Dra. Marcela Raggio Zapiola 1770 (5507) Mayor Drummond - Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza ARGENTINA marcelaraggioo@yahoo.com.ar	Australia - Melbourne, Victoria Dr Stewart Sharlow 12 Devon Street, Box Hill South Victoria 3128 AUSTRALIA australianthomasmertonsociety@gmail.com	Australia - Sydney, NSW Glenn Loughrey 1/3 Daintree Close Banora Point NSW 2486 AUSTRALIA redshoeswalking@bigpond.com.au
France Christine Hicks 4, rue Victor Hugo 66500 Prades FRANCE	Lithuania Augustė Žičkytė LITHUANIA a.zickyte@gmail.com	New Zealand Sister Eleanor Capper RSJ 9/446 Ferry Road / Woolston Christchurch 8023 NEW ZEALAND ecapper42@gmail.com
Norway Ørjan Aarmo NORWAY orjan.aarmo@gmail.com Phone: +47 91647480	Russia Andrei Kirilenkov 12-215 prosp Marshal Zhukova 123308 Moscow RUSSIA ankir57@mail.ru	South Africa - Johannesburg Elmor van Staden P.O. Box 7014  Cresta, 2118. SOUTH AFRICA Elmor.vanStaden@hds.com

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