However, there is no specific time frame in which one suffers the pain of grief. Therefore, anyone who feels the need for support is welcome to attend. As the group meets, handouts may be provided, in the form of educational material, experiences of other bereaved individuals, poems, etc. Agendas are used for certain sessions. However, much of the group time together is directed by the perceived needs of the group members.
Participants are free to share their thoughts and feelings from their own grief experience.
No one is coerced or pressured into speaking if they do not wish to do so. Our meeting place is the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Room in the church office at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. This room has been provided as a service to the community through the generosity of the church. It is also a location that is rather easy to find and near Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Although we meet at a Catholic church, persons of any belief or denomination are welcome.