• Grief is a normal and natural reaction to the death of a loved one. Most of us are not prepared for the long journey of grief which is sometimes devastating, frightening, and often lonely.
  
• Grief has been likened to a raw, opened wound. With great care, it will eventually heal, but there will always be a scar. Life will never be the same, but eventually it will get better.
  
• No two people grieve the same way.
  
• In order to move through grief, one must do "grief work." There are no choices; you must go through it.
  
• The best grief therapy is to find someone to listen to you tell your "grief story."
  
• Working through grief often takes much longer than you expect. The only thing that seems to help is to take one hour ..., one day ... at a time.

Come and join us!

The Bereavement Support Group at St. Joseph Parish is a group of people who are willing to listen, understand, nurture and love you through your journey of grief to healing.

Support sessions are available at St.Joseph Parish, using the "New Day" program. Eight week sessions are held on Monday evenings in the Religious Education office located in the school. Dates of program and registration information are available by calling the Religious Education Office at 860-582-2888. All are welcome! Help is just a phone call away.

Our bereavement support group offers an environment that includes stories of personal loss, confidential sharing, and embracement of both broken heart and spirit. Our experiences in losses include loss of parent/grandparent, spouse, child, sibling, aunt/uncle and friends.

Support sessions are available at St.Joseph Parish, using the "New Day" program. Eight week sessions are held on Monday evenings in the Religious Education office located in the school. Dates of program and registration information are available by calling the Religious Education Office at 860-582-2888. All are welcome! Help is just a phone call away.

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