Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
Our goal is not to request money or to sell you anything. We understand how deeply grief and loss hurt people and families, and we simply want you to know about our GriefShare group. It’s a place where many people have found they can begin putting their lives back together again.
Our goal is not to request money or to sell you anything. We understand how deeply grief and loss hurt people and families, and we simply want you to know about our GriefShare® group. It’s a place where many people have found they can begin putting their lives back together again.
GriefShare® is a professionally produced program lasting approximately 13 weeks. At each session a video will be aired featuring personal stories of people who are grieving the death of a loved one. After it is shown, a discussion will take place of the relevance it has to what is going on in group members’ lives. You need not be Catholic to attend. Please call the parish office at 813-645-1714 for more details and to register.
A GriefShare® Support Group is an ongoing series of weekly meetings consisting of viewing a DVD, discussing its contents and sharing current situations. Each participant has their own workbook that contains daily readings, questions and answers to reflect on, as well as Bible verses for study and meditation.
Anyone who is grieving the death of a loved one,, such as a spouse, parent, child, brother/sister, etc. is welcome to attend. No matter what the circumstances, grief recovery is a painful process. Grieving is all about helping you to heal from the hurt and to recover joy in living. GriefShare® meetings are a safe place where confidentially is honored, and it is perfectly OK to cry, and to cry a lot if needed.
If there is someone you know who needs to come to these sessions, please mention this series to them and offer to come with them. It is difficult to come the first time, so if you come with someone else who is grieving, it is a little easier.
Please call the Parish Office at (813) 645-1714 to register, for further information and so that adequate preparation can be made.
Grief can affect you in two ways — emotionally and physically.
Emotional
Many different feelings can be experienced in grief, including:
Sorrow And Sadness
Depression And Crying
Anger And Frustration
Guilt And Regret
Helplessness And Fear
Physical
Grief Can Also Give Rise To Physical Symptoms, Like:
Exhaustion And Restlessness
Tension
Insomnia
Loss Of Appetite
Loss Of Weight
A Natural Process
Grieving is a natural process, usually painful and of uncertain duration. Grieving is not an illness, but unless we allow ourselves to follow its course, it may bring risks to physical and mental health and possibly impair personal relationships. There are no fixed time limits for grieving; it is an individual process for example; the nature of the death, the circumstances of the bereaved person and their relationship with the person who has died.
The death of a loved one is one of the severest forms of stress. Coping with bereavement can be extremely difficult as intense and painful feelings are aroused. It can be a very isolating experience. Often friends and relatives find it difficult to support those who are bereaved and sometimes there is no one available to us.
Saint Anne Church GriefShare® Ministry