June 10, 2018

GriefShare

GriefShare meetings suspended 8-27-19

Our GriefShare meetings are suspended until further notice.
Thank you,
St. Edward’s Grief Support Ministry Team

Loss of Spouse, a GriefShare seminar, August 13 at St Edward’s!

St. Edward’s GriefShare team will host the Loss of Spouse seminar on Tuesday evening, August 13. This seminar is for anyone experiencing grief after the death of a spouse or partner. Come join our 2 hour seminar at 7:00 pm in the chapel. There is a $5 fee for the work book.

New GriefShare Support Meetings

GriefShare at St. Edward’s is pleased to announce our groups. We continue to offer these seminars for those in grief who need the support of others who experience the loss of loved ones. These faith based programs will give you practical ways to deal with grief. As always, we are here to serve. You may contact us at anytime through our email, griefshare@stedwardsonline.org. Yours in peace,
Frances Hart, Michael Lyons, Hillary Saunders
Leaders for St. Edward’s Grief Support Ministry

Calendar for 2019 and 2020
Event Surviving the Holidays
November 19, 2019 Tuesday 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Event Loss of Spouse
August 13, 2019 Tuesday 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
January 10, 2020 Friday 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Group From Mourning to Joy
Aug 20, 2019 – Nov 12, 2019 Tuesdays 7:00 pm

For more information, go to:

Surviving the Holidays
Loss of Spouse
GriefShare: From Mourning to Joy

Grief Support Ministry Annual Report 2018

Grief Support Ministry 2018
St. Edward’s Grief Support Ministry Team:
Frances Hart, Ministry Chair and GriefShare Program Coordinator
Michael Lyons, Co-Chair and Leader
Hillary Saunders, Leader
We have had a successful 2018, in spite of our low numbers. We diversified our GriefShare program by using materials from other sources. We developed a program of Special Days of Remembrance which was well received by our participants. This activity caused us to change the name of our ministry from GriefShare to St. Edward’s Grief Support Ministry. We have added “Loss of Spouse” by GriefShare, a book study series on “Option B” by Sheryl Sandberg. We plan to offer GriefShare on Friday mornings in January 2019. We hope to serve the people who do not get out at night.

In 2018 we offered the following events:
March – May 2018 Our 3rd series of GriefShare. We started with 4 participants and ended with 2.
May 2018 Special Days of Remembrance. We developed this event with the help of Barbara Rozier, former GriefShare leader for First United Methodist Church. We had a guest panel of 3 former participants, with Barbara serving as moderator. There were 12 participants at this seminar.
August 2018 Our 4th series closed after our single participant decided not to remain with us.
September 2018 We offered our 1st Loss of Spouse, a one night seminar. We had 5 participants.
October 2018 We offered a book study for 4 weeks of Option B by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant. We had 2 participants attend from our Loss of Spouse workshop. One has attended church services.
November 2018 We held our 2nd Surviving the Holiday Program. We had 5 participants. They all expressed interest in future events. 3 participants were returning from previous groups.
December 2018 We will hold our 2nd Loss of Spouse, a GriefShare program. We expect 2 -5 persons.
Looking to 2019: Our team will offer the following events, depending on interest:
January – April 13-week series, From Mourning to Joy, will be offered on Friday mornings
February We are working on a night program but will be announced at a later date.
May Special Days event #2 will be offered at the close of our January session.
July Loss of Spouse will be offered in advance of our August program.
August – November From Mourning to Joy, 13 week program, may be offered, day/time tbd.
September Loss of Spouse, 1 night seminar, may be offered to support our August series
October 4 week book study related to Dealing with Grief, book to be determined
November Surviving The Holidays will be offered

Your Grief Support team is committed to this ministry. We hope by offering a variety of seminars and workshops, we can reach out to people in ways that help them deal with grief.
Respectfully submitted,
Frances Hart, Grief Support Ministry Chair and GriefShare Program Coordinator

Loss of Spouse December 7 10:00am

Come join us for GriefShare’s newest program, Loss of Spouse. This 2 hour seminar is designed for those who have lost a spouse, recently or years past. There is no end to the void in our lives when we lose our spouse. Come join us Friday, December 7, 10:00 am in the chapel.
Loss of Spouse Video

Surviving the Holidays November 13 7pm

Come Join us on November 13, 7pm, Tuesday for Surviving the Holidays! We will meet in the Chapel of St. Edwards. No Charge for this event!

Check out these upcoming seminars!

Click on these links to see our upcoming seminars for our GriefShare seminars: Loss of Spouse and Surviving the Holidays. Come join us!

LOSS OF SPOUSE

SURVIVING THE HOLIDAYS

St. Edward’s Grief Support Group New Schedule

We are proud to announce these exciting changes to our Grief Support Ministry:
Loss of Spouse, GriefShare, Tuesday September 25, 7-9 Chapel

Grief Support Meeting, October 2 through October 30, 7-9 Chapel

Surviving the Holidays, GriefShare, November 13 7-9 Nickelson Hall

Loss of Spouse, GriefShare, Friday December 7, 10-12 Chapel

GriefShare From Mourning to Joy, January 11 through April 5, Chapel

St. Edward’s Grief Support ministry will offer seminars and workshops throughout the year to help you deal with your grief. Share our ministry schedule with your friends and family who struggle with the loss of loved ones.

Contact griefshare@stedwardsonline.org for more information.

GriefShare at St. Edward’s is changing!

Please note that our meetings on Tuesday have been temporarily suspended.
We will announce a new schedule as soon as possible.
Thank you, St. Edward’s Grief Support Ministry Team

Welcome to GriefShare

We welcome you to our Grief Support Ministry group. We will help you find your way through the loss of a family member or friend. It is our hope that you will join us for one of our Grief Support workshops and share your story as you navigate through the years of being without those you love.

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