Living & Growing Through Loss

Southwest Grief Coalition

A coalition of churches providing faith based grief support in the southwest suburbs of the Twin Cities, Minnesota.

Losing someone we love is one of life’s most challenging passages. Understanding the grieving process and having the opportunity to explore one’s feelings with others can be helpful and can lead to personal growth and healing.

Seven area churches partner to offer this seven-week series to provide education and support to help individuals involved in the grieving process. Each of the seven sessions will provide information and presentation of a topic of interest, as well as a time for sharing in small groups.

Living & Growing Through Loss: Fall'22

Mondays, October 3 to November 14 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 6 - 7:45 p.m.

A six-week spring series will be hosted at St. Andrew Lutheran Church. The evening will include a large group education session (6 - 6:30 p.m.) as well as small group supportive sessions designed to offer listening and care to your type of loss:

• We are offering a hybrid model so sessions can be attended in person or via Zoom.
• There is no cost to participate but you must register in advance.
• For more information, look for the SWGC brochure in the resource rack by the reception desk, or SWGC website www.swgriefcoalition.org, which includes links to local grief resources and suggested bibliographies about death.
• Questions can be directed to MaryKay, 952-230-0359

Grief Group Facilitators Needed

The Southwest Grief Coalition is in need of people who would like to be trained as facilitators. The training will take place in early September and facilitators would participate in the Fall Grief Coalition sessions. If you feel you would be a good candidate to help others navigate their way through the many stages of grief, please contact Carla Beach for more details: cbeachcoaching@gmail.com or 952-681-2233.