Bethany Bereavement Support Group

“Everyone else moved on.

They expected me to be able to do the same.

It wasn’t that easy”

The Bethany Bereavement support Group is a parish based ministry, which aims to help those bereaved and grieving who are asking for help. The name Bethany recalls the visit of Jesus to Martha and Mary on the death of their brother, Lazarus.

Why?

Death is a fact of life that we are all faced with, though circumstances may vary. All of us experience the death of someone close to us at some time, together with the grieving that follows. This will vary in time and intensity from person to person.

Whether death is sudden or expected, it is normal to experience feelings of loss, shock, disbelief, anger, guilt, depression, etc. – the circumstances of death and the age of the deceased have bearings on intensity of and ability to deal with bereavement.

What the group does

Members of Bethany Bereavement Support Groups:

• Offer support to bereaved – not counselling
• Are available to those who have been bereaved
• Accept those who are bereaved as they are
• Provide the bereaved the opportunity to talk in confidence with a trained listener
• Help the bereaved come to terms with death
• Help the bereaved to learn to live without the deceased
• Help the bereaved to move on with their lives
• Offer help with the liturgy at the time of death

Contact

Here in Tuam parish, we have several parishioners trained in Bereavement support. They provide a confidential and free service to anyone who needs a listening ear. You may phone a member of the team and they will be delighted to help.

 Helen  087  7972140                                          Máire  087  9305861