Bereavement Support Group

St. John Paul II Parish Bereavement Group for Adults TO RE-LAUNCH THIS OCTOBER! 

The weekly meetings will occur from 5:30pm-7:00pm on Wednesday, October 4th and go until Wednesday November 29th (except for the 23rd, due to the Thanksgiving holiday).

This new program was led by Rita Thompson, funeral coordinator for St. John Paul II Parish, and parishioner Patricia Campbell, a volunteer facilitator at the Dempsey Center and longtime volunteer grief & loss group facilitator at the Cancer Community Center in South Portland (now the Dempsey Center).

"The bereavement gathering was a safe place to share my feeling and thoughts which I had not shared with others. It was a feeling of release and comfort as I journeyed within the grief." process." - S (initial of participant)

"I was apprehensive at first but drawn to each session after realizing I could share my grief and struggle to comprehend loss with others on the same journey. It was a comforting and rewarding experience." - H (initial of participant)

For more information about future programs, please contact Patricia Campbell at (207) 799-9758. This group is limited to 10 individuals and will be closed to new participants after week 3.

Click here to watch a news story about the program