Griefshare

GriefShare Comfort for the Grieving Heart

You Don’t Have to Go Through it Alone!

St. Patrick Church will be offering “GriefShare” a seminar and support group for our parish and the local community. This is a weekly seminar/support group for people grieving the loss of a close personal relationship by death. It’s a place where you can be around people who understand how you are feeling and are able to offer you encouragement. At GriefShare, you’ll learn valuable information that will help you through this difficult time in your life.

The afternoon sessions will meet in the St. Patrick Church undercroft, 409 East Main St. (use the ramp side door off Crawford St.) from 1-2 PM each Wednesday. The evening sessions will meet in the St. Patrick Paris Center, 444 East Water St. upstairs Room 3 from 7-8 PM. Sessions meet each Wednesday for 13 weeks.

If you have any questions please contact Pat Smith at 937-335-2833, ext 105 or rsmith3055@aol.com.

Fall sessions will begin on September 15th.

If you know someone who can benefit from GriefShare, please pass this information along.

St Patrick GriefShare Support Group Offers:

Loss of Spouse Seminar

Grieving the death of a spouse? Your life has changed forever. The daily emotions and challenges can seem too hard to bear. The Loss of Spouse seminar is for people grieving a spouse’s death. It will be held at St. Patrick Parish Center, 444 East Water St, Troy, upstairs in Room 3, on Saturday, June 19 from 10 - Noon. The seminar features video interviews with counselors, grief experts, and widowed men and women. They offer helpful insights on:

What to expect in the days to come?

How to deal with the loneliness?

What to do with your spouse’s belongings?

Why it won’t always hurt this much?

And other practical help for dealing with the challenges of widowhood.

Everyone who attends will receive a booklet with over 30 short readings on how to live with grief and eventually rebuild your life.

Registration is not necessary and there is no cost.

Our GriefShare Team will be in attendance to help answer questions and give their support.

More information Contact Pat Smith at the Parish Office (937-335-2833, ext 105) or rsmith3055@aol.com

Please pass this information along to anyone who may benefit from it.

Surviving the Holidays: November 6th from 10 am to 11:30 am. Watch for details.