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Are you sitting at home and thinking you should be doing something for our great parish but you don’t know what you can do and stay safe in the process? Consider joining our grief support group which sends out the Stephens Ministry Series books to families, following a death. All you need do is contact Mary Ann Isaac at 724-971-8539 or misaac@hsplc.org to discuss what is involved. Then you can discern if God is calling you to do it!
Holy Spirit Parish has nearly 300 families now receiving books during their first year of grieving for a loved one who has died. We also have 46 who have now received the final book in the series. We’ve received several notes of appreciation stating how much the books have helped them through a tough year.
The first book goes out 21 days after a death. The second one is sent at three months, with the third following at six months. We send the final book one month before the anniversary of the death.
Grieving is a process and people grieve at different rates, but there is a typical pattern. The Christian approach to grief can be a relief to an individual who needs to know that what they are experiencing is “normal.”
God bless you!