jzimmerman@stapostle.org
630.355.8980 ext.108
1500 Brookdale Road, Naperville, IL 60563
Jane joined the staff at St. Thomas in the summer of 2025. She may be a new staff member, but she’s an old pro at spiritual direction and pastoral care. In her role as pastoral care associate, Jane’s roles include providing Spiritual Direction, facilitating a “Hope Cafe,” where people experiencing loss or grief can stop by on a drop in basis for support, and providing classes on “Finding God in the Present Moment through Centering Prayer and Mindfulness.”
- Offers Individual Spiritual Direction
- Facilitates the “Hope Café”
- Leads classes and workshops
- Provides pastoral support and compassionate listening
- Fosters spiritual growth and healing
More About Jane
Jane was trained in spiritual direction at the Claret Center in Chicago in 2010. She also practices and coaches others in the practice of the Presence of God. She loves meditation as part of her spirituality and is a believer in the healing touch of the Holy Spirit.
She and her husband reside in Naperville, where she is an avid reader in her spare time.
Jane on St. Thomas
Jane hopes that parishioners will keep up their spirit of welcoming. She loves that the parish exudes the belief that all are God’s children and therefore, all are welcome.
“I love being with people on their spiritual journey, to offer them presence and sacred listening.”
– Jane Zimmerman
