Summer Grove Baptist Church

GriefShare

It may be hard for you to feel optimistic about the future right now. If you’ve lost a spouse, child, family member or friend, you’ve probably found there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel.

This can be a confusing time when you feel isolated and have many questions about things you’ve never faced before.

GriefShare groups meet weekly to help you face these challenges and move toward rebuilding your life. Each GriefShare session has three distinct elements:

Video Seminar with Experts

Each week your GriefShare group will watch a video seminar featuring top experts on grief and recovery subjects. These videos are produced in an interesting-to-watch television magazine format featuring expert interviews, real-life case studies, dramatic reenactments and on-location video.

Support Group Discussion with Focus

After viewing the video, you and the other group members will spend time as a support group, discussing what was presented in that week’s video seminar and what is going on in your lives.

Work-Book Based Personal Study and Reflection

During the week you will have the opportunity to use your workbook for further personal study of the grieving process and to help sort out your emotions through journaling. Your group will spend time discussing questions and comments from the workbook study.

When to Join a GriefShare Group

You are welcome to begin attending the GriefShare group at any session. Each is “self-contained,” so you do not have to attend in sequence. You will find encouragement and help whenever you begin. You will be able to continue with GriefShare through the next 12-week cycle and view any of the videos you have not seen.

Who Should Come…Who Should Not

GriefShare is for people grieving the death of a loved one. Many other life situations bring deep grief, such as separation and divorce, a loved one who is dying, estrangement, loss of a loved one to a cult, loss of custody of a child through divorce and more. If you are struggling with a loss not due to a death, GriefShare is not designed to meet your grief needs for healing. We encourage you to ask your pastor or a church leader for guidance in finding a support group or counselor.

Date and Times

GriefShare will resume on January 13, 2010 at 6:15pm in Room 2S.

DivorceCare

DivorceCare groups meet weekly to help you face these challenges and move toward rebuilding your life. Each DivorceCare session has two distinct elements:

A Seminar with Experts

During the first 30–40 minutes of the meeting, each DivorceCare group watches a video seminar featuring top experts on divorce and recovery subjects. These videos are produced in an interesting-to-watch television magazine format featuring expert interviews, real-life case studies and on-location video. 

A Support Group with Focus

After viewing the video, DivorceCare group participants spend time as a support group, discussing what was presented in that week’s video seminar and what is going on in the lives of group members.

Active Groups

Divorce Care

Every Sunday at 4:30 pm in Room 2 S. Learn valuable information about healing and looking toward the future. Come be with people who understand what you are feeling.  Each week is a different subject.

You do not have to be a member of SGBC.

Enter at entrance 2 (beside the children’s playground) then 3rd door on the left is 2S. Last Sunday is March 28th. Free childcare, call 686-1470.

Facilitators: Gayle Russell, Vicki Glisson 7 Sherry Dyess.

GriefShare

Every Wednesday at 6:15 pm in Room 2 S. Join us for a Seminar and support group for people grieving the loss of someone close.

Open to members and non-members. Enter at entrance 2, then 3rd door

On the left is 2S. Last Wednesday is March 31st. Free childcare, call
686-1470.

Facilitators: Dr. Quinn & Jeanne Nyman

Contact

Amelie Jackson by email amelie@summergrove.org or by phone at 318.686.1470 for more information.