"Grieving...the Journey to Healing"

Location Great River Medical Center
Spruce Room / Garden Level
1221 South Gear Avenue
West Burlington, Iowa 52655
Ample parking is available.
Date October 8, 2007 and the 8 following Mondays
Time 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Event Information This excellent grief support class is  a nine session program that over 800 people have attended in the past fifteen years. The program is designed to help survivors recognize and accept the reality of death, share their feelings, learn coping behaviors and diminish their grief.

The program is sponsored by Great River Medical Center aned led by Hospital Chaplains.

The group approach helps you feel less alone and less “crazy” with your feelings. You will be traveling that road of grief with others who understand some of your feelings, who will listen and who will care. All sessions are confidential.

There is no fee for “Grieving...the Journey to Healing” and is available to anyone. Pre-registration is required. To register or obtain further information, call the Spiritual Care Department at 319-768-4060.

 

Compassionate Friends

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Great River Medical Center
Spruce Room / Garden Level
1221 South Gear Avenue
West Burlington, Iowa 52655
Ample parking is available.
Date 2nd Sunday of Every Month
Time 7:00 p.m.
Event Information Compassionate Friends is a voluntary, nondenominational self-help organization composed of parents who have experienced the death of a child. It matters not whether he/she died recently or many years ago. There are no dues, formal commitment and no time table for recovery.
Note:  If you wish to received a monthly copy of the local Compassionate Friends Newsletter and have your child included in the monthly remembrance list, just call  Tammy Herr at 319-850-0069, Becky Mettler at 319-367-5151 or Sharon Martindale at 319-754-6014

 

17th Annual Christmas Memorial Service

Location Lunning Chapel
Date December 2nd, 2007
Time 2:00 PM
Event Information Invitations for this uplifting service of remembrance will be sent out to families we have served in the last twelve months.  Please make plans to share this time with us and others.  As always, we will have a Memorial Christmas Tree with a personalized ornament of your loved one for you to take home with you.