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Loss & New Life Ministries

History
In March of 2001, three people, all touched by the loss of a loved one, began meeting to share memories and to care for each other in their journey through grief.  From these meetings the “Loss & New Life” support group became a ministry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

Mission
To support one another in the grieving process. We come together from different circumstances and walks of life – in different stages of grieving – to offer love, companionship and hope in the healing process and to offer the assurance that WE ARE NOT ALONE in our sadness.

 “Our grief lives with us as long as we live.  It changes.  It has rhythms.  Sometimes it is present in its absence and sometime it is absence that makes our grief present.  Sometimes we are strong and fearless in the face of our grief and sometimes we are frightened and vulnerable.  It is all part of the tapestry of our lives and by the very act of weaving our losses in that tapestry; we insure that our losses are part of our wholeness.  And so we heal.” - from Good Grief by Deborah Coryell

We Welcome New Friends
Please call us

Pat Pitman – Coordinator ~ 726-3646
Ginny Costlow ~ 728-4027
Anne Eastman ~ 726-6870
Rosemary Green ~ 240-1847
Mary Lou Hill ~728-2688
Barbara Martin ~ 728-6548
Fran & Frank Rock ~ 728-4163
Susan Stumbaugh ~ 728-1557
Patty White ~ 504-3261

“In the meetings I share my memories of my husband… the funny things we did together… the things I miss the most.  I share the multitude of problems I face and the solutions others have reached help me.  My friends in the group have all been touched by the death of a loved one… they listen and share my tears.  I always come away from the meetings knowing that I am being healed through the love and support of friends.”

– a member of the
Loss & New Life
Support group

You are invited to join “Loss & New Life” every third Thursday of

(***) the month at 2:00 PM.

Unless otherwise notified, the meetings are held at St. Paul’s Parish House in the Library. You need not speak if you wish not to and all

(***) words shared are confidential. You will find comforting support, understanding and hope to help you through your grief. You Are Not Alone.

Coping with Loss

• Make your spiritual life your source of strength
• Share your feelings – express your emotions with people you know who will understand your loss.
• Keep people a part of your life – in your grief you might be tempted to shut yourself away and “suffer alone.”  Stay connected!
• Participate in an activity that will be of service to others: helping a shut-in with shopping or transportation, volunteering with a non-profit organization, helping at a school with reading, etc., delivering meals to the elderly, etc.  “Get outside yourself.”
• Keep your daily routine – it is important to keep to a schedule – the tendency is to do nothing.
• Take care of your health: eat regular healthy meals, get exercise, get enough sleep – rest is important.

Member of the Diocese of East Carolina
215 Ann Street ~ Beaufort, NC  28516 ~ Phone:  252-728-3324  ~ Fax:  252-728-1904