Grief Support
St. Paul parish bereavement-consolation team offers support in a variety of ways. Volunteers are available to offer compassionate listening and to provide additional helpful assistance or providing a list of recommended books and other resources for those who are grieving. The consolation-bereavement ministry also provides CareNotes, which are short, faith-based pamphlets that address a variety of grief-related aspects.
If you would like a consolation-bereavement ministry team member to call you or offer assistance in any way, please contact Sharon Schmitz, Pastoral Care at the parish office (ext. 202).
Grief-Support Resources
~ HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital, Breese Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group. Contact Ann Deiters sharestjosephs@yahoo.com.
~ GriefShare offered in fall and spring at various, nearby locations: visit https://www.griefshare.org
~ Anderson Hospital (Maryville, Illinois) Grief Support Group - 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Anderson Hospital Chapel. Contact Bill Dempsey at 618.391.6456
~ Anderson Hospital (Maryville, Illinois) Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group. Call (618) 391-5984. Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support
~ Home - Heartlinks Grief Center (Belleville, IL), family and adult groups. On-going groups. Call for information (618) 277-1800
~ Mercy Heart Prints (Loss of a baby) 314-251-6878, Mercy HeartPrints | Mercy
~ National Share Support Group (Children lost by miscarriage, stillborn, newborn) St. Peters, MO (800) 821-6819, Home - Share Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support
~ SIDS (Loss of an infant to S.I.D.S.) Kirkwood, MO (314) 822-2323
~ The Compassionate Friends (Support after the death of a child) Madison County – Edwardsville, IL (618) 219-0612, Madison County Chapter - Compassionate Friends in Godfrey, IL
Web sites:
Creighton University Resources for Grieving: http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Grief/
Coping with Grief and Loss: www.helpguide.org/articles/grief-loss/coping-with-grief-and-loss.htm