 💔July is Bereaved Parents Awareness Month💔
Bereaved Parents Awareness Month is a month dedicated to raising awareness of the support necessary when one endures the loss of a child. Bereaved Parents Day will take place on Wednesday, July 3rd, to raise awareness for all parents who have lost a child of any age and from any circumstance. This day of support was initiated in 2020 by the UK charity A Child of Mine after they realized there wasn't a specific day honoring bereaved parents from all walks of life. The theme this year is "Love Lives On". The aim is to unite every bereaved parent from all walks of life and to break the silence around loss. Sadly, babies and children die, but it's time to stop the taboo and start talking about death and loss and show up with empathy for bereaved parents.Please join us to help spread the message, keep the conversation going, and show the bereaved parent community that they are NOT alone. Participate by lighting a candle on Wednesday, July 3rd, at 7:00 PM in your timezone to remember all of the children who have lost their lives too soon. If you would like to share a photo on social media to show your support, please use the hashtags: #nationalbereavedparentsday2024 #bereavedparentsday2024 #achildofmine #LoveLivesOn #NBPD24 Let's come together to honor and support parents who have faced the unimaginable loss of a child by spreading love and compassion. Let's raise awareness, foster understanding, and provide a community of comfort and healing. Share stories, lend a listening ear, or simply light a candle to show that no one has to grieve alone. Learn more at: https://achildofmine.org.uk/national-bereaved-parents-awareness-day/
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 International Bereaved Mother's Day Ceremony
Sunday, May 7, 2023, at 2:00 PM MDT Join the International Bereaved Mother's Day Ceremony on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at 2:00 PM MDT to honor Mothers who have experienced pregnancy, infant loss, and child loss hosted by Kelly Hurley. You are welcome from wherever you are living, as all bereaved mothers will be honored through spoken word, ritual, and music. Join the LIVE online broadcast through McPherson Funeral Services. To watch the ceremony, please go to the www.mcphersonfh.com 'Home Page.' To honor yourself as a loving mother or your beloved baby in the ceremony, please email the first names to Kelly Hurley at [email protected] before May 5th. 3/25/2023 4th Annual Bereaved Mother's Day Brunch & Conference: A Healing Collective - 7 May 2023Read Now 4th Annual Bereaved Mother's Day Brunch & Conference: A Healing Collective
Sunday, May 7, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM At Terrace 167 in Richfield, WI In-person & virtual options available. Experience the transformational healing power of community at this annual brunch & conference designed and created specifically for bereaved moms by a bereaved mom. Remember and honor your child while honoring both your grief & life --- heart, mind, body & soul! For more information, visit: www.bereavedtogether.org USE CODE SOUL10 TO SAVE $10.00!  Beauty for Ashes Gathering 2022
Save the Date - October 1, 2022 October 1, 2022, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM CST Hurst Conference Center, 1601 Campus Drive, Hurst, Texas 76054 Virtual Option is Available! Gathering Hope is a collective experience for bereaved mothers, held each October to both remember our children and honor our unique motherhood. As fellow survivors, they invite you to join them for powerful speakers, uplifting worship, and a sacred, intimate atmosphere where you are regarded as a truly honored guest. Inspired by Isaiah 61, we are excited to share this year’s theme, BEAUTY FOR ASHES. "He has sent me to...bind up the brokenhearted...to comfort all who mourn...to give them a crown of beauty in place of ashes..."Isaiah 61:1-3. Gathering Hope has hosted an annual Gathering for miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss survivors since 2015. This year, they are thrilled to announce that we have THREE different ways where you can connect with the people who understand you most…other moms. 1. Their first ever FULL DAY CONFERENCE! You will experience worship, be encouraged by guest speakers, intentionally connect with other women, attend breakout sessions, meet with specially selected vendors and MORE. 2. Attend Gathering 2022 Virtually. You’ll be able to simultaneously view the worship session, our speakers *and* gather in breakouts rooms with other attendees, just like we do at our in-person Gathering. 3. Gather with other loss moms in your area. By streaming the Gathering 2022 worship & speaker sessions and using the Leadership Kit as your guide, you’ll be empowered to host a Gathering! How will YOU join them for Gathering 2022? You matter, Mama. Your baby matters. Your story matters. SAVE THE DATE and register at www.gatheringhope.org Visit the Facebook Event at https://www.facebook.com/events/353153200036029  The Compassionate Friends, Great Boise Area Chapter
The Compassionate Friends is an emotional support group for those suffering from child loss. Parents, grandparents and siblings (age 12 and above) are all welcome. They are a self-help group and all of their leaders are bereaved parents. They are a non-profit, non-denominational support group with no religious affiliation. The group meets inside the Meridian Senior Center at Julius M. Kleiner Park in Meridian, Idaho at The Village, every 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM MST. Next Meeting: May 12, 2022 at 7:00 PM MDT. Check out the Live Series of YouTube videos with Co-Chapter Leaders, Kristina & Steffanie. They recently started a blogcast called Sunflowers & Red Feathers as well. Watch the YouTube videos or read the blog here. They are active on their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/TCFSouthernIdaho and on their Private Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/634712763985467 http://www.tcfboise.org Chapter Leader: Kristina Cunningham, [email protected]  Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group - Boise, Idaho
2nd Thursday of the month from 7:00 to 9:00 PM MDT 717 N. 11th Street, Boise, Idaho 83702 The group meets continuously throughout the year at First United Methodist Church (Cathedral of the Rockies), in the Bishop's Lounge at 717 N. 11th Street, Boise, Idaho 83702. Meetings are held in person on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 7:00 to 9:00 PM MST. Next meeting is on May 12, 2022. Group Facilitators: Kirby or Susan Orme, (208) 342-2139, [email protected]  Mother's Day 2022 Mother's Day reminds some people of losses they don't often speak of, like death, separation, divorce, infertility, illness, unfulfilled longing, disability, estrangement, neglect, rejection, abuse, and abandonment. If this day is difficult for you, for any reason, be extra kind and soft with yourself. Sending lots of love and wishes for a gentler Mother's Day than expected to all feeling tender from loss.  Bereaved Parents Awareness Month
July is recognized each year as Bereaved Parents Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to raising public awareness of the support required when one endures the death of a child at any age. If you are a parent who has lost a child, our hearts and thoughts are with you this month, and always. Some terrific grief resources and organizations that support and assist bereaved parents are: Alive Alone - https://www.alivealone.org/ Bereaved Parents of the USA - https://www.bereavedparentsusa.org/ The Compassionate Friends - https://www.compassionatefriends.org/ The COPE Foundation - https://copefoundation.org/ Dads of Steele Grief Support Group - https://dadsofsteele.org/grieving-dads/ David's Hope Pregnancy Loss Ministry - www.davidshopeministry.org Grieve. Breathe. Believe. - https://www.betternotbittermom.com/offers/Byd2z2bi Grieving Dads - To the Brink and Back - https://grievingdads.com/ Infant Loss Resources, Inc. - http://infantlossresources.org/ Jonathan's Giving Tree - https://jonathansgivingtree.org Mamie's Poppy Plates -https://mamiespoppyplates.com/ The MISS Foundation - https://missfoundation.org/ The Morning - http://www.themorning.com/ The National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children, Inc. - http://pomc.com/ SHARE Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support, Inc. - http://nationalshare.org/ Sharing Solace - https://sharingsolace.com/ Still Birth Day - https://stillbirthday.com/ Sunshine After the Storm - https://sunshineafterthestorm.org/ TEARS Foundation - https://thetearsfoundation.org/  2nd Annual Bereaved Mother's Day Virtual Conference 2021 Save the Date: Sunday, May 2, 2021 from 9:00 AM - 4 PM CST. Celebrating and honoring the beautiful BeReAVEd mother that you are! Guest Speakers/Experts in the Field of Grief & Bereavement - Healing Sound Bath - Guided Meditation - Powerful Yoga Flow - Therapeutic Art - Writing through Grief - Special Performances - Prize Giveaways and MORE! Honor yourself and the life of your child as you connect with other grieving moms from around the world and experience healing! Feel refreshed and empowered to navigate your grief journey with purpose and possibility! Invite your best girlfriends & supporters to join you as they will learn ways to support you. *Proceeds benefit the Bereavement Fund at Children's Hospital Wisconsin and each guest speaker's individual charity of choice Every purchase through April 18 receives a FREE card deck set of 52-Week Affirmations for Grieving Parents (a $20 value) delivered to your door! Don't wait... these are only available for purchases made by April 18! Click the images below to purchase tickets or learn more information. Use the discount code CONNECTION20 to get $20 OFF your registration fees.  Jonathan's Giving Tree - Life After Loss of a Child Support Group
Thursday's at 7:00 PM PST via Zoom. This group provides a safe space and supportive environment to further explore the stages of grief and is open to anyone that has loss a child or a adult sibling and grandparents. It provides an opportunity to meet other grieving parents and share experiences and coping strategies. Zoom Meeting ID: 811 5824 0458 Password: OKMD4t For more information, contact Marcia Arreola at 949-342-6547. https://jonathansgivingtree.org  The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting
The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting on the 2nd Sunday in December unites family and friends around the globe in lighting candles for one hour to honor the memories of the sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, and grandchildren who left too soon. As candles are lit on December 13th, 2020 at 7:00 pm local time around the world, hundreds of thousands of people commemorate and honor the memory of all children gone too soon. Now believed to be the largest mass candle lighting on the globe, the annual WCL, a gift to the bereavement community from The Compassionate Friends, creates a virtual 24-hour wave of light as it moves from time zone to time zone. TCF’s WCL started in the United States in 1997 as a small internet observance and has since swelled in numbers as word has spread throughout the world. Hundreds of formal candle lighting events are held, and thousands of informal candle lightings are conducted in homes, as families gather in quiet remembrance of children who have died and will never be forgotten. You can join in with the TCF virtual worldwide candle lighting memorial service on Dec 13th for EST, CST, Mountian & PST Zones. Register now to attend the candle lighting at 6:45 PM for each time zone: https://tinyurl.com/TCFcandle |
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