GriefShare is a safe place for grieving people.
GriefShare is a 13-week, Christ-centered support group that provides help and encouragement after the death of a spouse, child, family member, or friend. GriefShare aims to help hurting individuals on their journey by providing participants with resources and a caring, supportive community.
13 Session Topics
What To Expect
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GriefShare meets each week during the 13-week session. Our group meets on Thursdays from 9:30 to 11:30 in the Student Center and can be joined at any point. Each session is self-contained, so you do not have to attend in sequence. Our support group aims to be a warm, caring environment that will support you during this new journey.
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Each session features an encouraging, informative video featuring experts, ministers, and Christian counselors discussing grief and recovery subjects helpful to people in grief. Real people share their experiences from their grief journey.
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Each week, your group leader will have journaling and personal study exercises that relate to each week’s topic.
Get Involved
To register or find out more about GriefShare, contact the church office at 405-392-5500 to leave a message for the GriefShare Director.
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During this week, we focus on:
Why grief may be harder than imagined
Why are these emotions so intense?
There is a reason to hope!
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During this week, we focus on:
Understanding why pain may be so overwhelming
Some effects that grief can have on your mind, body, and spirit
Motivation
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During this week, we focus on:
Goal setting during your grief journey
Boundary setting and going through at your own pace
Typical experiences during the grief journey
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During this week, we focus on:
Setting goals for healing
Grief and events
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During this week, we focus on:
Mourning and friendships
The blessings and barricades of solitude
Community and grief
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During this week, we focus on:
Grief, God, and questions
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During this week, we focus on:
Grief and guild
Grief and relationships
Grief-related anger
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During this week, we focus on:
Grief and trauma
Grief-related nightmares and flashbacks
Thinking and emotion
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During this week, we focus on:
Breaking the “Grief Cycle”
Misconceptions that can hinder healing
Breaking the myth of the straight line
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During this week, we focus on:
Reasons that grief can be so painful
Why going to church can be so difficult
Healing through community
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During this week, we focus on:
Grief and identity redefinition
The myth of “grieving perfectly”
Grief and changing relationships
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During this week, we focus on:
What is heaven like?
Beliefs about Heaven
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During this week, we focus on:
The process of “moving forward”
The coexistence of peace and pain