Events
Faith & Grief Online Support Gatherings
During this time of Covid-19 recommendations, Faith & Grief is offering support gatherings on various days of the month.
For the safety of their participants, they and their host sites will not be hosting in-person support gatherings for the time being,
please check for updates on future in-person support gatherings. Here are the dates for the upcoming online grief support gatherings:
Tuesday, December 1st @ 12:00 pm CST
Tuesday, December 15th @ 6:00 CST
Thursday, December 17th @12:00 pm CST
They will be posting updates on their website and Facebook page.
You can also join their Facebook Online Gathering Group for daily prayers & resources.
Please register and you will receive an email confirmation with the meeting access link & dial-in instructions.
https://www.faithandgrief.org/gatherings/
During this time of Covid-19 recommendations, Faith & Grief is offering support gatherings on various days of the month.
For the safety of their participants, they and their host sites will not be hosting in-person support gatherings for the time being,
please check for updates on future in-person support gatherings. Here are the dates for the upcoming online grief support gatherings:
Tuesday, December 1st @ 12:00 pm CST
Tuesday, December 15th @ 6:00 CST
Thursday, December 17th @12:00 pm CST
They will be posting updates on their website and Facebook page.
You can also join their Facebook Online Gathering Group for daily prayers & resources.
Please register and you will receive an email confirmation with the meeting access link & dial-in instructions.
https://www.faithandgrief.org/gatherings/
Soaring Spirits Festival of Hope
September 13, 2020 - January 9, 2021
Soaring Spirits Festival of Hope is a FREE year-end program that we are offering not only to their widowed community, but to all of their friends and family, too.
The Festival of Hope will be an uplifting celebration of diversity, meaningful traditions, and the power we each have to choose hope not only over fear,
but in the face of fear. During the Festival of Hope we will walk together, hand in hand through the last seventeen weeks of 2020.
Their intention is to support you through the holidays and rituals during which you may be especially missing your person, and during a time
when you may not have access to your usual avenues of support and encouragement.
Registration is open now, FREE of charge, and available to anyone who would benefit from this type of support.
https://soaringspirits.org/events/festival-of-hope
The Festival of Hope will explore and celebrate: *Rosh Hashanah *Fall Equinox *Yom Kippur *Canadian Thanksgiving *Journaling to Process Emotions
*What will you plant? *Halloween *Dia de los Muertos *Veteran’s Day *Diwali* Creating a Gratitude Practice* US Thanksgiving
*Developing a Kindness Practice *Festivus for the rest of us *Chanukah *Winter Solstice *Christmas *Kwanzaa *New Year*Three Kings Day
September 13, 2020 - January 9, 2021
Soaring Spirits Festival of Hope is a FREE year-end program that we are offering not only to their widowed community, but to all of their friends and family, too.
The Festival of Hope will be an uplifting celebration of diversity, meaningful traditions, and the power we each have to choose hope not only over fear,
but in the face of fear. During the Festival of Hope we will walk together, hand in hand through the last seventeen weeks of 2020.
Their intention is to support you through the holidays and rituals during which you may be especially missing your person, and during a time
when you may not have access to your usual avenues of support and encouragement.
Registration is open now, FREE of charge, and available to anyone who would benefit from this type of support.
https://soaringspirits.org/events/festival-of-hope
The Festival of Hope will explore and celebrate: *Rosh Hashanah *Fall Equinox *Yom Kippur *Canadian Thanksgiving *Journaling to Process Emotions
*What will you plant? *Halloween *Dia de los Muertos *Veteran’s Day *Diwali* Creating a Gratitude Practice* US Thanksgiving
*Developing a Kindness Practice *Festivus for the rest of us *Chanukah *Winter Solstice *Christmas *Kwanzaa *New Year*Three Kings Day
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ORA Loss & Living Program - Fall Program 2020
ORA Loss & Living Program is an outreach initiative dedicated to helping individuals and groups move through grief and loss in order to lead full, and fulfilling lives. This includes exploration into ways of creating space for conversations around grief, sharing basic information and reassurance about loss, grief and change in a non-threatening, participative way, with sensitivity to those in challenging situations. Check out their amazing Fall Program for 2020 and share with anyone you think might be interested in these events. For more info on their events/workshops or to register visit Eventbrite at: https://tinyurl.com/ORAloss Note: The policy of the ORA Loss & Living Program is that financial hardship should never be an obstacle to participation. If you would like to discuss options about fees for events (sliding scale, sponsorships, etc.), please contact them at info@ora-mtl.org. http://oramontreal.org |
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Women's Support Group for Those Who Have Lost Their Spouse, Domestic Partner, or Significant Other to Death.
If you have experienced the loss of your spouse, domestic partner, or significant to other to death, then this group hosted by Eric's House, is designed to support your very unique needs. Throughout 8-sessions, you will talk with peers who are loss survivors who understand how difficult it is to navigate family and friends after losing your love partner. You will also be going through exercises using Dr. Alan Wolfelt’s “The Understanding Your Grief Journal” and his book “Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart”, as a guide to help your experience with the ten essential touchstones.
This group will start on Friday, October 30, 2020, from 5:30 pm-6:30 pm (PT)/8:30 pm-9:30 pm (EST), and it will run virtually every week from 10/30-12/18.
Cost: $45.00 - Limited Spots Available After you register you will receive a zoom meeting invite.
Pre-screening is required. Please be sure to email Mari Marquez first at marisela@ericshouse.org, to be sure this group is right for you.
Once you confirm with Mari that this is the right group for you, please register at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ericshouseinc/428506
If you have experienced the loss of your spouse, domestic partner, or significant to other to death, then this group hosted by Eric's House, is designed to support your very unique needs. Throughout 8-sessions, you will talk with peers who are loss survivors who understand how difficult it is to navigate family and friends after losing your love partner. You will also be going through exercises using Dr. Alan Wolfelt’s “The Understanding Your Grief Journal” and his book “Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart”, as a guide to help your experience with the ten essential touchstones.
This group will start on Friday, October 30, 2020, from 5:30 pm-6:30 pm (PT)/8:30 pm-9:30 pm (EST), and it will run virtually every week from 10/30-12/18.
Cost: $45.00 - Limited Spots Available After you register you will receive a zoom meeting invite.
Pre-screening is required. Please be sure to email Mari Marquez first at marisela@ericshouse.org, to be sure this group is right for you.
Once you confirm with Mari that this is the right group for you, please register at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ericshouseinc/428506
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November is Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month
November is Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month, so please take some time to reach out to someone you know who has lost a sibling(s), acknowledge the loss and show them that you care. The loss of a sibling often causes deep pain and heartache that nobody can imagine who has not gone through it themselves. Sibling grief is often misunderstood and marginalized and siblings are sometimes called 'the forgotten mourners." The focus of the loss is usually on the parents, child, or spouse of the deceased, and rightly so, but the siblings may feel like their grief is overshadowed by the grief of other family members. Siblings suffer tremendously when they lose one another, especially so if the death is sudden or out of order. Often times surviving siblings feel survivor's guilt, abandonment, loss of innocence, family dysfunction, somatic symptoms, fear and anxiety when their brother or sister dies. Sibling relationships often hold deeply complex, rich attachments, so when one dies the other is often left feeling untethered and like they have had a limb amputated. Their memory keeper and life witness has suddenly disappeared forever. Often our siblings hold truer knowledge of us than anyone else, perhaps even ourselves. With the death of a sibling the shared history they had, and hoped for future they wanted to have with them is lost and that creates a great deal of uncertainty, insecurity and anxiety, and that usually goes unacknowledged and misunderstood by others. There is a saying that rings true that, "When a parent dies, you lose the past. When a child dies, you lose the future. When a sibling dies, you lose the past and the future." This November make an effort to connect with someone you know who has lost a sibling… even if it was years ago. Let them know you’re thinking about them and how sorry you are for the pain of their loss. |
UK National Grief Awareness Week 2020
December 2 - 8, 2020
The second annual UK National Grief Awareness Week 2020 (NGAW) runs from 2nd-8th December.
Check out FREE webinars, videos and articles from www.griefuk.org.
Learn more abut bereavement and how to support others and life after loss.
Together we can "bravely bust the taboo" and support each other through grief and bereavement!
https://www.griefuk.org/shareyourstory/
December 2 - 8, 2020
The second annual UK National Grief Awareness Week 2020 (NGAW) runs from 2nd-8th December.
Check out FREE webinars, videos and articles from www.griefuk.org.
Learn more abut bereavement and how to support others and life after loss.
Together we can "bravely bust the taboo" and support each other through grief and bereavement!
https://www.griefuk.org/shareyourstory/
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Loving Your Griever Through the Holidays
November 30, 2020 at 6:00 PM MST / 8:00 EST. Crystal Webster of Sharing Solace is hosting a FREE webinar via Zoom, "Loving Your Griever Through the Holidays," ... you can be your own griever, and you are invited! Bring your cup of hot tea or cocoa and 'Remember. You're not alone.' Don't let the holidays bring out down. Let's join together for anevening of solace and meaningful ways to honor your loss during this bittersweet time of year. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/LovingGriever |
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Hope in the Holidays: Celebrating Without Our Loved One
December 5th at 2:00 PM CST The Grief Plus Hope Journey presents this free virtual event is designed to give tips and tools to navigate the holiday season after losing a loved one! Hosted by Maya J. McNeary, she and these amazing panelist, La'Keisha Allen of A Sibling To Love, Andrea A. Moore of From Grief to Grind, and Sara J. Cobb of My Grief Connection, are going to share their personal stories of grief along with professional advice on how to manage it! You do not want to miss this event! It’s time to have Hope in the Holidays! Make sure you register on Eventbrite for your FREE tickets! https://tinyurl.com/HopeInTheHolidays |
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Navigating the Holidays While Grieving: A Workshop For Grievers & Those Who Love Them
Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 3:00 PM EST This time of year finds a lot of us grieving those we love. Mourning for those who used to be a integral part of our holiday traditions. And now with the pandemic, many of us are grieving and mourning the fact that this is NOT going to be like any holiday season we've ever experienced. These times are complicated and so are our feelings and emotions. That's why Sherrie Dunlevy, of Graduating Grief, is offering something that can help us all get through this together. Won't you join in for this special zoom? There is NO CHARGE but you do NEED TO REGISTER as seats are limited. If you know someone really having a difficult time, invite them and then attend with them. Sometimes its nice to not feel so alone and to know there are others feeling the same way too. Here is the link to register: https://tinyurl.com/NavigatingHolidays |
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Annual Worldwide Candle Lighting Ceremony - Boise, Idaho Event
Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 6:30 PM MST 385 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, Idaho 83706 Gather at Parkcenter Park in Boise, Idaho at 6:30 pm. After candles are lit at 7:00 pm, the group will walk around Parkcenter Pond shining the light of our children and sharing our memories with family, friends, and strangers united in loss. Please join The Compassionate Friends Boise, Idaho in conjunction with The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting® at Parkcenter Park to honor and remember children who have passed from this world. Annually, families united in loss, light candles for one hour during this event, held on the second Sunday in December. Candles are lit at 7:00 pm in each time-zone, and as they begin to burn down, others are lit in the next, creating a 24-hour wave of light around the world. This light shines as a reminder that although they are no longer with us, the light of our child's life will continue to inspire and guide others. Join the Facebook Event at: https://www.facebook.com/events/687487151893807/ |
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Updated 27 November 2020
– at no extra cost to you. I only promote things I have have either personally tried or strongly believe are beneficial. Any commissions earned helps keep this
website going. Thank you for using our affiliate links to help My Grief Connection to continue helping grievers find help & hope.
Not responsible for the content, claims or representations of the linked sites, videos, movies, podcasts, groups, events, books, articles, etc.
This site provides links and general grief support information and is not intended to serve as or replace professional counseling, guidance or treatment.
If you are thinking about hurting yourself or someone else, please contact 911 or the suicide hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
For any type of crisis situation you can text CONNECT to 741741 to chat with a Crisis Text Line counselor.
My Grief Connection - Created 04 July 2019
Updated 27 November 2020
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