GRIEF SHARE SUPPORT GROUP
September 28 - December 21, 2024
Saturdays | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
The Group will meet via ZOOM
Grief is complicated for everyone impacted by a death. Everyone grieves differently, and one person’s loss cannot be considered worse than another’s. GriefShare Support Group is a 13-week Christ-centered video-based ministry. GriefShare is built around three components:
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video seminar (offers expert teaching on topics important to people in grief)
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small group discussion (allows participants to discuss how the video concepts relate to their own experiences) and
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workbook (provides a video note-taking tool and a daily bible study for personal study, journaling, and application of concepts presented in the videos).
Revival Temple does a great job of caring for grieving people in the congregation in the immediate days surrounding a death and funeral. Meals are provided, a service is conducted, and cards or flowers are sent. However, the griever needs more. Most people surrounding the griever return to daily routines a few days after the funeral. They don’t understand the profound, prolonged impact caused by the death of a spouse, child, family member, or close friend. The griever needs ongoing support and encouragement, lasting months or even longer. That’s the reason for GriefShare.
GriefShare Support groups are designed to meet year-round, providing the sustained support a grieving person needs. Because GriefShare groups are led by caring lay people from the church congregation, this ongoing support can be offered without adding a significant workload for pastors and church staff. By offering GriefShare for three 13-week cycles per year, Revival Temple will be known as a place that understands the need and is available to help. The weekly sessions are designed to be “self-contained” and “open,” meaning that a person can join the group at any point during the 13-week cycle.
At each GriefShare session, you will find encouragement and help in grieving the death of your loved one. No matter the cause of your loved one’s death, this is an opportunity to be around people who understand what you are feeling. You will learn how to recognize the symptoms of being stuck in grief and how to cope with the normal emotions that come when grieving a death. You will learn valuable information on facing life situations and gain renewed hope for the future. These sessions are open to any adult regardless of whether your experience is recent or not so recent. The group is led by an individual who has personally experienced grief due to a loved one’s death. The leader is trained to facilitate a GriefShare support group.
There is a $20.00 registration fee, which includes a participant workbook. Registration and Information about the weekly topics can be found on the GriefShare website at www.griefshare.org/findagroup. Search for Revival Temple Church or put 20020 as the zip code to register.
Revival Temple Church
2431 Shannon Place S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20020
Overseer Rodney L. Carter, Sr
Senior Pastor