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GRIEF SUPPORT MESSAGE & MEETINGS
GRIEF SUPPORT MESSAGE

October 2024

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Good morning, Dear Friends. If you are recently widowed or have friends who are recently widowed, try our Support Group. It takes a lot of courage to walk into a Support Group the first time, but grief is a terrible burden to carry alone. You have a choice… It is comfortable (even though miserable and lonely) to curl up and let the world go on without you…or…you can choose to make a new but different life. Commit to living and let a support group show you the way.
 

If there is ever a time when we need others to support and nurture us, it’s when that spouse we love dies. Sharing the devastation that results won’t make the hurt go away, but it does make it more bearable. In thinking about this critical importance of seeking support, we can learn from the natural instincts for support and companionship demonstrated by “Wild Geese.”

 

When flying in formation, if any goose has a problem, two other geese will always drop out of formation and follow the wayward goose to help support and protect it. They stay present to the goose that has special needs until it is able to continue the journey on its own. If we humans can learn from the wisdom of geese, we will always companion each other in difficult times. Receiving help from others who have been or are on a similar journey strengthens the bonds of compassion and
love that help us survive when we are overwhelmed by our loss.
 

“There is strength in numbers,” one saying goes. This is a time in your life when you need to let other people in. Seek out people who encourage you to be yourself and who acknowledge your many thoughts and feelings. In an ideal world, this is your family and friends. If this is not true for you, my hope is that you will seek out other sources of support such as attending our “Grief Support Series” as many times as you wish.
 

September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27 at Pleasantview Baptist Church in Arlington will be our last 5 week cycle for this year, and we will start up again January 2025. Do something good for yourself or others! Keep up that “attitude of gratitude” every day and don’t forget…Kindness Matters! Happy Halloween.
 

Hugs!
 

Ruth Turner

Ruth Turner, Outreach Chairman and Certified Grief Support Facilitator

GRIEF SUPPORT SCHEDULE 2023

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-Thu, 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.
 

JAN 14, 21, 28; FEB 4, 11 : Pleasantview Baptist Church, 4400 Pleasant View Dr, Arlington. Facilitator: Merryl Kloster.

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FEB 18, 25; MAR 3, 10, 17 : First Baptist Church, Burleson, 317 W Ellison St, Burleson (park behind church). Facilitator: Ruth Turner.
 

MAR 24; (SKIP 31), APR 7,14,21,28: St. John Lutheran Church, 1218 E Debbie Ln, Mansfield. (in Youth Bldg at back of church.) Facilitator: Phyllis Weisheit.

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JUN 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; Pleasantview Baptist Church, 4400 Pleasant View Dr, Arlington. Facilitator: Arlyne Clements.
 

JUL 14, 21, 28; AUG. 4, 11 : WPS Office, 2906 SE Loop 820, Suite A, Fort Worth. Facilitator: Ruth Turner.
 

AUG 18, 25; (SKIP SEP 1) SEP 8, 15, 22 : Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Rd, Hurst. Facilitator: TBA
 

SEP 29, OCT 6, 13, 20, 27 : Pleasantview Baptist Church, 4400 Pleasant View Dr, Arlington. Facilitator: Merryl Kloster.

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HOLIDAY GRIEF SUPPORT : NOV 3 : 2:30 - 4:30 PM (note Daylight Saving Time change). Pleasantview Baptist Church, 4400 Pleasantview Dr, Arlington.

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NOV 10 : CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL SERVICE : 3:00 PM, St. John Lutheran Church, 1218 E Debbie Ln, Mansfield.

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