"Circle Of Friends" is a group of people in
spiritual, or emotional pain who gather on the
second Wednesday of each month from 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in
Room 109. It is open
to all St. Cecilia parishioners, their families and friends.
"Circle Of Friends" is a facilitated gathering
of men and women who are at various stages of
loss in their lives who come together to pray with one another, and
support one another.
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- The loss of a loved one through death whether it
was anticipated or unexpected.
- The loss of a child through miscarriage,
abortion, crib death, illness or accident.
- The break up of a marriage or long time
relationship.
- The loss of a job or sudden career change.
- Any life change that leaves one feeling empty,
alone, afraid ... in need of comfort and support.
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"Circle Of Friends" is a group that offers an
opportunity to talk with, pray with, and listen to others who may have
experienced a loss similar to yours.
- The group can be comforting and supportive.
- The group can help you understand your feelings,
so you feel less alone.
- The group can help you strengthen old ties and
begin new ones.
- The group can help you recover and maintain your
emotional and physical health.
- The group can provide hope.
- The group can provide a spiritual connection
through prayer.
Even Jesus experienced deep sorrow and wept. Why
should we be any different?
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- Grieving is to be in sorrow, to feel distress, to
mourn.
- Grieving is a process of sorrowing deeply over a
period of time.
- Grieving is a series of painful experiences into
which one enters and lives for a period of time before there is
healing.
- Grieving comes and goes in spasms, lurking for a
time before erupting again and again and again.
- Grieving may produce feelings of fear, anger,
great regret, guilt, shame, an abiding sense of uselessness,
loneliness or an inability to focus.
- Grieving eventually ends because we only have so
much capacity to carry sorrow, and because we are also able to
gather new resources for living.
- There is no right or wrong way to grieve.
- All of us grieve in our own way and time -- the
way and time that is right for us.
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