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Have Suffered A Loss...
After you have lost someone you love, often you find
yourself in a state of shock and disbelief. We have provided
for your use a
practical checklist of suggestions to make the days and
months ahead of a little smoother. This is a down to
reality, nuts and bolts list of things that you may never
have thought of, but may want to tend to.
Grief is a long, difficult, yet, human process that
affects everybody at various times in their lives. If you
find yourself on this journey now, you know how difficult it
is mentally, spiritually, emotionally and physically. You
find yourself on a journey you did not ask to be on…nor
would ever choose. You are trying to regain balance in your
life, facing hard work with little energy. This is a time
to rely upon those around you to help you regain your
balance, strength and hope.
When you are ready, know that there are
resources to walk with you through your healing time. Grief
needs to be embraced, not delayed or denied. Doing so sets
up delayed grief that often comes out in unhealthy ways.
Avoiding grief only postpones recovery. The expression of
grief is essential for good emotional and physical health.
To that end, our Bereavement Ministry offers to
you sources that will help you journey this difficult road.
Often grievers are comforted by a note of encouragement each
day. Please visit
www.griefshare.org and sign up for their daily email
messages of inspiration and encouragement. There is no cost
for this service. You will find many thoughts and words that
will help you make it through each difficult day.
St. Thomas More offers a
Bereavement Group that meets on Thursday evenings at
6:30 p.m. in Room #8 of our Community Center. We hold a
13-week session in the Spring and Fall of each year.
Additionally, we maintain an
Area Resource
Guide for other support groups in the Las
Vegas/Henderson area that are known to us.
The Bereavement Ministry at St. Thomas More plans and hosts
a Memorial Mass each November to honor and remember those
that have passed during the past year. Announcements
regarding dates and times will be published in the church
bulletin beginning in October.
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