Our desire is to comfort those who have lost loved ones just as through Christ we are comforted.

Funerals:
We ask that family members notify us when there is a death. The Congregational Care Pastor will help plan and make arrangements for facilities, audio, and video needs and also coordinate with Funeral Homes and pastors when necessary.

Meals:
A meal for the family will be provided by volunteers who work in teams to prepare and serve the food. Trinity Church Benevolent Ministry provides the meat dishes and the volunteers contribute  the vegetables and desserts. If you would like to serve as volunteer for food or serving the families during these times, please call 792-3363.
 
Grief Share:
Grief Share is a special seminar and support group for people grieving the loss of someone close. It is lead by a pastor or trained volunteers who understand the grief process and desire to help others. The sessions include a video seminar featuring top experts on grief and recovery subjects. Class discussion and encouragement follows.

We currently do not have a Grief Share class in session. Please contact Pastor Verne Rhoads for more information at 792-3363.

GRIEF RESOURCES

GRIEF SHARE

www.griefshare.org

RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY

General Grief:

• Tada Eareckson,Joni, When God Weeps, Zondervan Publishing.
• Keefauver, Larry, When God Doesn’t Heal Now, Thomas Nelson Publishers.
• Rando,Therese, Grieving, How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies, Lexington, Mass., Lexington Books.
• Schwiebert/DeKlven/Bills, Tear Soup, Grief Watch Portland, Oregon USA.
• Sittser, Gerald , A Grace Defined, Zondervan Publishing
• Wright, H. Norman, Recovering From The Losses Of Life, Spire Publishing.
• Westburg, Granger E., Good Grief, Fortress Free Press.

Death of a Baby:

• Sherokee, Illse, Empty Arms – Coping after Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death, Available from The Compassionate Friends, P.O. Box 3696, Oak Brook, Ill. 60522-3696.
  

Books for Children:

• Hammond, Janice M., When My Dad Died, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Cranbrook Publishing,n.d.
• Hammond, Janice M., When My Mommy Died, Ann Arbor Mich.; Cranbrook Publishing, n.d.

Young Children:

• Tangvald,Christine Harder, Someone I Love Died, (Chariot Books) David C. Cook Publishing.