Many people find that sharing their grief with those who
have also experienced the loss of a loved one can bring
comfort, encouragement and healing. Following are a list
of grief support groups operating Adoray’s service area,
all are free of charge:
Amery – Grief Share
Location: St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Date and Time: Thursday Evenings 6:30 – 8:00pm. Beginning again in February 2020, please check back for the date.
This group meets weekly for 13 weeks and participants may join in at any time. Please contact the group facilitator to confirm dates and time, to register, or for more information about GriefShare.
Contact: Rosemary at 715-651-5684
Baldwin – Paths to Peace Support Group Six Week Session
Location: Village Church Offices, 990 Hillcrest Street, Baldwin
Date and Time: Mondays, March 16 – April 20 6:00-7:30pm .
Please consider joining us...Paths to Peace Grief Support Group offers a caring environment and helpful strategies for taking a few more steps toward healing our broken hearts. This support group is facilitated by Kathleen Helgeson, MA CFLE, in partnership with the O’Connell Family Funeral Homes.
Contact: O’Connell Funeral Home 715-385-3725 or info@oconnellfuneralhomes.com
Dresser – Grief Share
Location: New Life Christian Community Church
Date and Time: Mondays, January 27 – April 27, 2020 from 2:00 – 3:30pm and Thursdays, January 30 – April 30, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:30pm.
This group meets weekly for 13 weeks and participants may join in at any time. Please contact the church office or group facilitator to confirm dates and times, to register, or for more information about GriefShare.
Contact: Connie at 715-201-2295 or conjoh1@gmail.com
Hudson – Community Grief Support Group
Location: Marie Blakeman Community Center, 1320 Wisconsin Street, Hudson
Date and Time: Meets weekly on Thursdays, 7:00 to 8:30pm.
This is a non-denominational group for grieving adults which meets on a regular basis. Contact the group facilitator with questions or to confirm a meeting date.
Contact: Bonnie at 715-381-3099 or 715-381-5120
Hudson – Paths to Peace Support Group Six Week Session
Location: Faith Community Church, 777 Carmichael Road, Hudson
Date and Time: Mondays, March 16 – April 20 1:00 – 2:30pm.
Please consider joining us...Paths to Peace Grief Support Group offers a caring environment and helpful strategies for taking a few more steps toward healing our broken hearts. This support group is facilitated by Kathleen Helgeson, MA CFLE, in partnership with the O’Connell Family Funeral Homes.
Contact: O’Connell Funeral Home 715-385-3725 or info@oconnellfuneralhomes.com
New Richmond – Bakken-Young Six Week Session
Location: New Richmond United Methodist Church, 209 E Second Street, New Richmond, WI 54701. Use entrance off alley.
Date and Time: Mondays, February 3, 10,17, 24, March 2, 9, 2020 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services offers a six-week grief support group for adults who are grieving the death of a loved one. Anyone is welcome to participate in the group and the sessions are free. To register please rsvp by email at: julia.rajtar@bakken-young.com or text or call: 715-781-4003 by Friday, January 31, 2020.
Contact: Julia Rajtar, M.A.P.S., BCC Grief Support Coordinator. To register please rsvp by email at: julia.rajtar@bakken-young.com or call: 715-781-4003
New Richmond – Grief Share
Location: Cornerstone Assembly of God | 1350 Heritage Drive, New Richmond, WI
Date and Time: Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30PM | September 3 - November 26, 2019.
Help and encouragement after the death of a spouse, child, family member, or friend.
Each participant will receive a workbook that will guide through the series. E-mail pre-registration accepted. A $20.00 registration fee is requested to cover the cost of materials.
Contact: Call 715.505.8136 or email griefshare@cornerstonenr.org
Prescott – O’Connell Benedict
Location: The Senior Gathering Place, 1220 St. Croix Street, Prescott
Date and Time: Please check back for Spring 2020 dates or contact O’Connell Benedict Funeral Home .
Anyone is welcome to participate in the group. Registration is not required but appreciated.
Contact: O’Connell-Benedict Family Funeral Home 715-262-5404
River Falls – Bakken-Young Six Week Session
Location: St. Bridget Catholic Church, 211 East Division Street, River Falls
Date and Time: Mondays, March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm.
Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services offers a six-week grief support group for adults who are grieving the death of a loved one. Anyone is welcome to participate in the group and the sessions are free. To register please rsvp by email at: julia.rajtar@bakken-young.com or text or call: 715-781-4003 by Friday, March 20, 2020.
Contact: Julia Rajtar, M.A.P.S., BCC Grief Support Coordinator. To register please rsvp by email at: julia.rajtar@bakken-young.com or call: 715-781-4003
St. Croix Falls – Grief Support Group Six Week Session
Location: St. Croix Falls Regional Medical Center, 235 E State St, St. Croix Falls
Date and Time: Thursdays, January 30 – March 5, 2020. Afternoons from 1:00pm to 2:30pm or Evenings from 6:00pm – 7:30pm.
You are invited to join us for support and encouragement along the way as you work through your journey of grief and loss. Afternoon meetings are held in the Valley Conference Room and the Evening’s first meeting will be held in the Glacier Conference Room. Pre-registration is requested and for questions or more information, please contact the group facilitator, Kevin Schumann.
Contact: Kevin Schumann, SCRMC Chaplain. To register please rsvp call: 715-483-3261 ext. 2016 or email at: kevin.schumann@scrmc.org
If you know of other bereavement support groups in the community and would like
to be listed as a resource, please contact Dorothy Washington at 715.629.1888
or 800.359.0174 or email her at d.washington@adorayhomecare.org.
Grief can shake us to our very core. Yet, it is an experience common to all
of humanity. Remembering together can be a significant part of finding our
way along the grief journey and fostering continuing bonds with our loved ones.
Each year, Adoray sponsors events to honor the lives of those who have been
important to you. Remembering is made up of so much — happy times, sad times,
lessons taught, lessons learned, the things we are grateful for as well as the
things we could have done without. All of these thing are part of keeping memories
real and alive in our hearts and minds.
Annual Memorial Service:
Adoray’s Annual Memorial Service is a beautiful non-denominational
service and remembrance. During this memorial celebration we listen
to healing music and readings, and share stories about our loved ones
who’ve had life endings.
Held in May - 2020 Date Coming Soon!
Location: The Deerfield – Chapel
We encourage family and friends alike to join us for this
special event as we honor loved ones with music, messages, readings, and prayers.
*THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*
If you have any questions about this event please contact Dorothy Washington at 715.629.1906.
Silent Nights: Holiday Help for Grieving Hearts:
When the holiday season is touched with the grief of a recent or past loss,
moments shared with family and friends or encountered alone can be tender,
bittersweet, sorrowful, peaceful, lonely, comforting…
These paradoxes of the grief experience can be a new and
disconcerting part of your holiday experience. Adoray offers a holiday
grief support event which includes information about preparing for the
holidays, an opportunity to share about your loved one and create a memento
in their honor.
Thursday, December 5th 5:30-7:00PM & Monday December 9 6:00-7:30pm
Location: Thursday Dec. 5th at St. Croix Regional Medical Center (Riverbend Conference Rm) & Monday, Dec. 9th at Western Wisconsin Health (Conference Rm 1)
*THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC*
If you have any questions about this event please contact Dorothy Washington at 715.629.1906.
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