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GRIEF SUPPORT MESSAGE & MEETINGS
GRIEF SUPPORT MESSAGE

December 2024

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Holidays that come with this last month of the year, Christmas, and New Years Eve. Each celebration brings families and friends together.
 

For many, along with the joy of the season, there is also sadness. It is impossible to experience the death of a spouse without a spiritual struggle and a sense of separateness while all the “Holiday Joy” surrounds us.
 

We can surrender to sadness and believe that nothing good can come from this terrible loss and believe that there can never be love or happiness in the future. I have read in many books, and I believe it to be true… “Whatever beliefs we create for ourselves, we will gather evidence to support them.”
 

The author, Henri Nouwen, offers this thought though, “Those who expect joy to come out of sadness can discover the beginnings of a new life in the center of the old.”
 

We cannot change our past, but the remarkable thing is, we have a choice to believe that our life is worthy of warmth, love, friendship, and happiness.
 

What is life?...Life is an opportunity; benefit from it…Life is beauty; admire it…Life is bliss; taste it…Life is a dream; realize it…Life is a challenge; meet it…Life is a duty; complete it…Life is a game; play it…Life is a promise; fulfill it…Life is a sorrow; overcome it…Life is a song; sing it… Life is a struggle; accept it…Life is a tragedy; confront it…Life is an adventure; dare it. Life is luck; make it…Life is too precious; do not destroy it…Life is life; fight for it…Mother Teresa.
 

Give yourself the Christmas gift of choosing to give yourself a life that goes forward by going to one or more of our Grief Support Series starting in January 2025. If you feel you cannot attend alone, bring a friend or family member with you. As members of WPS, each of us can be thankful for the support, love and understanding of this incredibly exceptional group of widowed people who have helped us to learn to live in this new life we did not ask for.
 

My wish to all of you is that behind all the holiday chaos there will be a time of quiet reflection filled with special memories bringing peace and joy. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
 

Hugs!

Ruth Turner, Outreach Chairman and Certified Grief Support Facilitator

GRIEF SUPPORT SCHEDULE 2025

All Support Meetings are 2:30 to 4:30 pm on

Sunday.

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Following each session, those who wish to go meet at a nearby restaurant for dinner, which provides a good opportunity to get to know each other. 

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*NOTE: Any changes to this schedule will be announced in both the newsletter
and on our Facebook page, so check each month for any changes. For any other information on Grief Support, call the WPS office 817-551-2922 Mon-Fri, 10AM-2PM or Ruth Turner 817-713-9372.  If no answer at either number, please leave a voicemail and your call will be returned as soon as possible. There will be 2 at the same time in June, 1 in Hurst and 1 in Mansfield. Substitute Facilitator Arlyne Clements.
 

JAN 12, 19, 26; FEB 2, 9 : Pleasantview Baptist Church, 4400 Pleasant View Dr, Arlington. Facilitator: Merryl Kloster.

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FEB 16, 23; MAR 2, 9 (Daylight Saving) 16 : First Baptist Church, Burleson, 317 W Ellison St, Burleson. Facilitator: Ruth Turner.
 

MAR 23, 30, APR 6,13, (skip 20) 27: Pleasantview Baptist Church, 4400 Pleasant View Dr, Arlington. Facilitator: Marcia Devoll.

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*JUN 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; St. John Lutheran Church, 1218 E. Debbie Ln., Mansfield, Facilitator: Phyllis Weisheit.
 

*JUN 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Rd., Hurst, Facilitator: Sharon Ellershaw.

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JUL 13, 20, 27; AUG. 3, 10 : To Be Announced Facilitator: Ruth Turner.
 

AUG 17, 24, (skip Aug 31) SEP 7, 14, 21 : Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Rd, Hurst. Facilitator: Sharon Ellershaw
 

SEP 28, OCT 5, 12, 19, 26: University Christian Church, 2720 S. University Dr., Fort Worth. Facilitator: Merryl Kloster.

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HOLIDAY GRIEF SUPPORT : NOV 2 (Daylight Saving): 2:30 - 4:30 PM. University Christian Church, 2720 S. University Dr., Fort Worth​

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CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL SERVICE : NOV 9: 3:00 PM, St. John Lutheran Church, 1218 E Debbie Ln, Mansfield.

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