Greetings from Pastor Monica:
I would like to invite you to our grief support ministry sponsored by The Continental United Methodist Churches. This is a positive, uplifting, caring group in which you can learn how to deal with the emotions and challenges that come when a loved one dies. Please feel free to print or forward the information below to others who are grieving the death of a family member or friend. They too are welcome and will benefit by joining us. Continental United Methodist Churches – GROUP BEGINS May 14th and will run through August 6th.
Anyone who has experienced the death of a family member or friend is invited to attend our new GriefShare series. The sessions are held each week on Wednesdays from 6:30 -8:30 at Chrust UMC located at 311 S. Main Street, Continental Ohio. GriefShare is a grief support group that focuses on helping people who are delaing with a loved one’s death. Each weekly video session features nationally respected grief experts and real-life stories, followed by small group discussion about the topics presented. Each person receives a participant guide with valuable exercises, journaling, tools, and articles for dealing with the daily challenges of grief. At each GriefShare session you will find encouragement and help in grieving the death of your loved one. No matter the cause of your loved one’s death, this is an opportunity to be around people who understand what you are feeling. You’ll learn how to recognize the symptoms of being stuck in grief and how to cope with the emotions that come when grieving a death.
You will learn valuable information on facing life situations, and you’ll gain renewed hope for the future. These sessions are open to any adult regardless of whether your experience is recent or in the past. The group is led by individuals who have personally experienced grief due to a loved one’s death. Each leader is trained in facilitating a GriefShare support group.
The $20.00 registration fee includes materials. (Please don’t allow this fee to keep you from attending; we do have scholarships available.) Information about the weekly topics can be found on the GriefShare website at griefshare.org. You can register for the group at griefshare.org/findagroup. You will find them informative and comforting. For additinal information, contact Pastor Monica 419-306-5988 or any of our leaders: Diane Dukes, Kelly Louiselle, Bobbi Scott or Heather Weller.
