WIDOWED PERSONS SERVICE
of Tarrant County, TX
"Touching the lives of widowed persons every day"
GRIEF SUPPORT MESSAGE & MEETINGS
GRIEF SUPPORT MESSAGE
May 2025
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Good Morning to you.
Now that Spring is really here and Summer is close at hand, I have become very aware of all the rebuilding and growth that nature provides for us to see. I came across a large and very complex SPIDER WEB. My first instinct was to sweep it away! But, as I looked at this complex delicate web, I wondered how many webs a spider builds in a lifetime only to have them swept away and destroyed in an instant.
Isn’t it that way with our life? We work so hard at building and strengthening our relationships with the special people in our lives, such as our husband or wife. This relationship is our world, our reason for existence. We go to a great deal of effort to build our “web.” Sometimes it is very fragile, and we build strength into this web of our life. But then our web is torn apart. Like that spider, we begin to rebuild our web, a different weave. It is very fragile at first, but we do rebuild our web of life.
During this period of weaving and rebuilding, it is important to remember that help is available during the web weaving process. WPS is there…With 46 years of experience and trained grief Facilitators, our in-person Support Groups work!!
What about online grief support groups? While there are many benefits, traditional in-person groups help widowed individuals get through their loss by providing support in a real-life social context. With our changing social climate, it is now more challenging to find in-person widowed support.
Do you know the average age of widows in the USA is fifty-nine? Many still work, so your WPS is starting an evening class. See below for details.
I know it’s hard, but go back and remember that heartbreaking time your spouse died and pay it forward with letting others know about us and how our Grief Support classes and WPS worked for you.
Thank you. Happy Mother’s Day! Remember Memorial Day as we remember our military men and women who died for us.... 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.
*This year there are two Grief Support sessions scheduled at the same time in June, one in Mansfield and one in Hurst.
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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*NEW* APR. 30, MAY 7, 14, 21,28 NIGHT CLASSES, WEDNESDAYS, 6-8PM, St Barnabas United Methodist Church, 5011 W. Pleasant Ridge Rd., 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 : Trinity Episcopal Church, 3401 Belaire Dr S, Fort Worth. 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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