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Our Bereavement Cafe is a new initiative that is following on from the Bereavement Course. Grief is a natural response to a loss, and it affects everyone differently. By being able to offer a comfortable environment to discuss and share your experience of grief with others without fear of judgement and scrutiny, regardless of how long ago your loss occurred, we felt this was a very important part of our community to be able to offer this to anyone within our benefice. |
The aims of this group, is to demystify the topic of grief and remove its status as a taboo subject and to equip everyone with the self-assurance necessary to engage in a meaningful conversation with those grappling with loss, focusing primarily on active listening. These sessions will be managed by trained group bereavement facilitators. |
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From January 2025 onwards, we will be offering a monthly meet-up in the Canterbury Room at St Thomas' Church for some peer-to-peer support, with the opportunity of meeting others from our villages, who are going through similar situations. This can also offer some friendship, advice and hope. We also will be offering tea, coffee and refreshments. |
The dates and times, starting in 2025, are:
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Sunday 19th January
Sunday 16th February
Sunday 16th March
Sunday 13th April
Sunday 18th May
Sunday 15th June |
...from 3pm - 4pm. More dates will be given later in the New Year for July onwards. |
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We look forward to seeing you there.
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