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Pastor Carol Peters 
Phone: 480-948-1234, extension 1105
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Grief Support Groups

Sign-up for the next grief support group

Sign-ups continue at the Adult Education Table or call the church office at 480-948-1234.

The Grief Support Group will meet on Tuesdays for eight weeks from March 4 to april 22. There will be a choice of a morning session from 10:00am-11:30am or an evening session from 6:00pm-7:30pm. Anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one is welcome to come, whether or not they are members of our congregation.

Informational materials and the book, Finding Your Way Through Grief, a guide for the first year by Marty Tousley, will be given out at the first session. You are welcome to take the eight-week sessions for a second time. Call Susan Bettcher with any questions at 602-996-4027.

If you are a newly grieving person (the first year), the first four meetings pertain more to coping skills and to where you are in the grieving process. The last four meetings discuss more about moving forward and building a strong foundation in your life (Christ, Bible study, family, friends, and helping others), which occur in tiny baby steps at your own pace. Therefore many of you may not be at the point we are discussing until the second time you take one of the eight-week sessions.

For those of you taking the group sessions a second time, a different book will be provided. Please take this time for yourself. Grieving is difficult work. You do not need to do it alone. You may come just to listen; you are not required to participate.

There is also an on-going support group which meets the third Tuesday of each month at the same times as above.

To sign up for the Grief Support Group just call the church office at 480-948-1234.

Grief Support Group meetings

There will be a morning session from 10:00-11:30 or an evening session from 6:00-7:30. Grief, the internal response to loss and mourning, is the external process of working through that loss. The support group provides:

  • Understanding of the grief process
  • Information on managing your grief
  • Information from surviving to transcending your grief

Informational materials and the book Finding Your Way through Grief, a Guide for the First Year, by Marty Tousley will be provided. You may take the eight-week session for a second time.

Call Susan Bowen Bettcher with any questions at 602-996-4027.

Where two or three come together in my name, there I am with them.
    -- Matthew 18:20

 
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