Grief is our natural response to loss. It is the emotional suffering one feels when someone or something we love is taken away from us. The pain from grief can be overwhelming. As humans, we have the capacity of love for others. With this capacity, grief follows. Mourning is our external way of dealing with grief. In other words, mourning is our grief gone public. An example of mourning is attending a grief support group.

Walking Through Grief Together is a group that Our Lady of Lourdes sponsors and meets the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. The support group is for adults experiencing grief after the loss of a loved one due to death and/or any kind of loss. The group provides a safe and confidential setting for sharing and finding support with others who are also experiencing loss whether the loss is within the last few weeks, months, a year or a few years ago. Give yourself permission to share your pain and explore healing with others. Experienced group leaders offer knowledge and guidance and will facilitate group discussion to help participants work and heal through their grief journey. This group is for church members and non-members. See the session information below.

2024 Dates

11:00 am–12:15 pm in Room 3

  • June 1
  • June 15
  • July 6
  • July 20
  • August 3
  • August 17
  • September 7
  • September 21
  • October 5
  • October 19
  • November 2
  • November 16
  • December 7
  • December 21

Grief is the price
we pay for love.

The only cure for
grief is to grieve.

Grief never ends
but it changes.

 Other Support Group Information

Do you know of a child, young adult or grandparent in need of a grief support group? Or someone in need of a cancer support group? Healing Hearts of Southeast Wisconsin offers an array of age appropriate support groups for those dealing with life altering events such as death, divorce, incarceration, military deployment, and cancer diagnosis

Access the link below to view support group options at Healing Hearts:

Healing Hearts of Southeast Wisconsin (healingheartswisconsin.org)

You can send an inquiry to Healing Hearts using the link below:

https://www.healingheartswisconsin.org/contact/

Feel free to contact the Parish Office for details.