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.
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