November 2018
Trust your Grieving Heart
Losses weave their way throughout our lives, influencing the next path we take. Grief is our built-in response to loss, our ally in traveling the confusing, painful and transformative Land of Loss. This program gently supports those with recent loss and provides us all with a template for the losses yet to be. Tangible ideas will be offered to help navigate the Land of Loss, with key reminders about our path toward healing. Current bereavement teaching and spiritual wisdom are shared, affirming that grief is, indeed, a sacred journey
Find out more »Trust your Grieving Heart
Losses weave their way throughout our lives, influencing the next path we take. Grief is our built-in response to loss, our ally in traveling the confusing, painful roads. This program follows the New Britain Council of Catholic Women's annual Remembrance Mass, gently supporting those with recent loss, and offering a template for losses yet to be. Tangible ideas will be offered to help navigate the Land of Loss, with key reminders about our path toward healing. Current bereavement teaching and spiritual wisdom are shared, affirming that grief is, indeed, a sacred journey.
Find out more »Comfort for the Grieving Heart during the Holidays
Loss and the grief that follows are particularly difficult during the holiday season. We have mixed feelings due to our loved one's absence, unmet expectations, traditions that need revision. Come to the soothing spaces of Mercy-by-the-Sea to receive comfort and support. hear suggestions to include your loved one's memory into holiday activities. Share in a time of remembering as your loved one's name is spoken and his or her life is honored. This day of reflection will include the support of community, prayer, ritual and quiet - each valuable resources for healing a grieving heart.
Find out more »Comfort your Grieving Heart during the Holidays
Loss and the grief that follows are particularly difficult during the holiday season. We have mixed feelings due to our loved one's absence, unmet expectations, and traditions that need revision. Share in a time of reflection, receive comfort and support, and hear suggestions for holiday activities. A time of remembering will be included, as your loved one's name is spoken and his or her life is honored. Trust grief and let Love be present in your Christmas season.
Find out more »March 2019
A Quiet Lenten Morning
How do grief and hope co-exist in our hearts? How is that possible? Some of us deny the seeds of hope in our grieving hearts, thinking we must remain faithful to our loved one’s memory. Hope is as alive as our grief. It does not take away the pain, but lives alongside it. Hope sustains our wounded heart as as we find our way though the land of Loss. This contemplative day is being offered privately for the Companions of the Holy Cross in Connecticut.
Find out more »Hope in the Land of Loss
Losses weave their way throughout our lives, influencing the next path we take. Grief is our built-in response to loss, our ally in traveling the confusing, painful and transformative Land of Loss. This program gently supports those with recent loss and provides us all with a template for the losses yet to be. Hope and tangible ideas will be offered to help navigate the Land of Loss, with key reminders about our path toward healing. Current bereavement teaching and spiritual wisdom are shared, affirming that hope accompanies our grief.
Find out more »April 2019
Grief and Hope – Companions on our Journey through Loss
How do grief and hope co-exist in our hearts? How is that possible? Some of us deny the seeds of hope in our grieving hearts, thinking we must remain faithful to our loved one’s memory. Hope is as alive as our grief. It does not take away the pain, but lives alongside it. Hope sustains our wounded heart as as we find our way though the land of Loss. This day of reflection will include the support of community, prayer, ritual and quiet - each valuable resources for healing a grieving heart.
Find out more »Grief’s Lessons of Loss and Promptings of Hope
"Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it the road comes into existence." Lin Tuang This where we being in the Land of Loss. Hope reveals itself when we rely upon it. With every step we take, we etch the path of hope into our lives. When we develop an intentional relationship with hope, we increase our capacity to see hope's flowering along the way. Our time together at Mercy by the Sea's safe and sacred setting will include the support of community through the shared experience of grief, prayer, ritual an quiet - each valuable resources for healing. We will explore how our vulnerability is our ally, a secret passageway that leads to a strong, beautiful and hopeful heart. We will reflect on lessons of loss and promptings of hope to honor conscious grieving, self-compassion and trust the healing process. This day program is open to those experiencing loss of all kinds.
Find out more »June 2019
Directed Retreat
Retreats, especially silent directed retreats, allow us to withdraw from the busyness of life and to reflect on and deepen our relationship with God. Directed retreats offer an experience grounded in solitude, silence, prayer and daily meetings with a spiritual director. Directed silent retreats call for receptivity to the movements of the spirit and are adapted to the needs of each individual. Mercy by the Sea, located on the shores of Long Island Sound with 33 acres of grounds, offers a safe sacred space in which to explore who we are and who God is.
Find out more »September 2019
Healing Hearts Support Group
This monthly group meets at the Red Barn in Durham, CT, facilitated by Michelle Pellin, MS, MA, LPC, CBIS, LLC, provides support for those whose loss was sudden, violent or traumatic. Lisa Irish will share her understanding of grief with a special focus on self-care through the transformative process of this unique experience of loss.
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