“Handling Grief Through the Holiday Season” Presentation by Compassionate Friends and Open to Hope

Some of you may be unable to attend a local Holiday seminar, so here is an opportunity for you to participate from the comfort of your home.

“Handling Grief Through the Holiday Season” Presentation by Compassionate Friends and Open to Hope

Some of you may be unable to attend a local Holiday seminar, so here is an opportunity for you to participate from the comfort of your home.

“Handling the Holidays” Seminar at St. Christopher Catholic Church’s Bereavement Group on Thursday, November 14

If, for some reason, you will be unable attend the Monday, November 11, “Handling the Holidays” Seminar at St. Joseph Hospice (see previous blog post for details), you will have another opportunity. I (Kim Smith) will be presenting a slightly shorter version of the seminar for the Bereavement Group of St. Christopher Catholic Church.

When? Wednesday, November 14 at 6:15pm

Where? St. Christopher Parish Center (next to church), 3900 Derbigny St. , Metairie, Louisiana 70001

You do not have to be a regular member of their group to attend the seminar.

Link to “Getting Through Halloween after Child’s Death” by Cathy Seehuetter

“Getting Through Halloween after Child’s Death” by Cathy Seehuetter

Community Opportunity: GriefShare “Surviving the Holidays” Event

GriefShare, a Christian-based grief ministry, will be offering a “Surviving the Holidays” seminar:

St. Matthew's Methodist Church, 6017 Camphor Street, Metairie, LA 70003
Saturday, Nov 09, 2013
9:00 am – 11:30 am

GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays from Church Initiative on Vimeo.

December 7 Memorial Service Invitations

The invitations for our December 7, 2013 Memorial Service your loved ones who went in the mail on Wednesday, October 9. If your loved one passed between April 1, 2013-September 30, 2013 and your family has not received an invitation yet or it has been misplaced, please call Kim at (504) 734-0140 or e-mail stjosephnober@yahoo.com to request another be sent. The deadline for RSVP’s is Friday, November 8, 2013.

Upcoming Seminar on Monday, November 11: “Handling the Holidays”

Each year we receive more questions about how to deal with the holidays than about any other topic. As a result, we have devoted 2 monthly seminars to that topic. Have you seen specific dates coming on the upcoming calendar and cringed? Are you planning to “escape” the holidays? Please attend either one or both of these seminars and consider “attacking the holidays” instead of allowing them to “attack you.”

When?—November 11 from 6pm-7pm

Where?--LCCU Conference Room (#140) Louisiana Central Credit Union Building at 824 Elmwood Park Blvd.

Thanksgiving Dinner 2013 Invitation

Upcoming Seminar on Monday, October 14—“Cherished Memories”

When you think of your loved one, what comes to mind—a special vacation, your wedding day, the day she was born, his graduation day, Mardi Gras parades, picnics by the lakefront…? We are going to discuss the importance of cherishing those memories and some practical suggestions of how that can be done. Please be thinking about some special memories as you prepare to come to this seminar.

When?—October 14 from 6pm-7pm

Where?--LCCU Conference Room (#140) Louisiana Central Credit Union Building at 824 Elmwood Park Blvd.