Christ Presbyterian Church, PCA, Nashville, TN

GRIEF SHARE

Christ Presbyterian Church currently offers an evening group on Tuesday evenings at 7pm beginning February 2, 2010. The group will meet in the Shepherding Center at the Hope House.

www.griefshare.org

It may be hard for you to feel optimistic about the future right now. If you’ve lost a spouse, child, family member or friend, you’ve probably found that there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel.

That’s the reason for GriefShare, a special seminar and support group for people grieving the loss of someone close. This group is sponsored by people who understand what you are experiencing and want to offer you comfort and encouragement during this difficult time.

Each GriefShare session includes a video seminar and group discussion. A GriefShare workbook assists you with note taking, journaling and grief study. The videos feature top experts on grief recovery, dramatic reenactments about living with grief and real-life stories of people who have experienced losses like yours. The videos are hosted by David and Nancy Guthrie, who are members of Christ Presbyterian Church.

During the small group discussion time, you’ll have the opportunity to interact with others who have experienced a recent loss, learn about their experiences and share your own.

GriefShare is a nondenominational group and features biblical teaching on grief and recovery topics. Please join us for the next GriefShare session.

Contact Mary Sue at 301-3507 or mcurtis@christpres.org for more information or to register for the next class.

From a thankful participants in GriefShare:

“I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.”
Jeremiah 31:13

“GriefShare is a safe haven. It is a place to go and express my feelings in whatever way I choose (sharing, silence and tears) and feel accepted. It is a place of slowing down and relaxing because it is a place I can be sad without feeling uncomfortable, guilty or that I just need to ‘get over it.’ Each week it is also a place of hope in a difficult world, because I am reminded each week that my ultimate hope is in Christ.”

“But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope.”
I Thes. 4:13

“I can’t begin to tell how GriefShare affected my life. I discovered I could actually relate to others who know how I feel and loved each one in my group. The hurt we all feel is real and was so perfectly expressed in the videos. There is still a great amount of pain and loneliness, but I am trusting God through it all.”