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Blessed are they who mourn,
for they will be comforted
- Mt 5:4
 

Bereavement Facilitator Training Course

Fall 2022 course dates are as follows:  six consecutive Wednesday evenings from 7PM-9 PM starting Sept. 14th-Oct. 19th.

The Archdiocese of Newark's Office for Family Life Ministry offers a Bereavement Minisitry Support Training Course at multiple times throughout the year.  The course will be offered ONLINE and there will be added content related to grieving and grief support in light of the pandemic.  This six-session parish-focused program is designed for those who wish to become facilitators for existing parish bereavement support groups or for those who wish to begin a bereavement support ministry.

Topics include:

• Overview of Loss, Grief & Mourning and current theories
• Grief in special circumstances, including grief during pandemic
• Assessing the need for referral
• Importance of bereavement ministry for the parish
• Reaching out to those on the peripheries, especially those feeling lost and alone
• Counseling skills: How to listen and ask questions that facilitate healing
• How to start up  & facilitate a parish based bereavement support group
• The impacts of covid on grief and ministry

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