Additional Resources for Grief

 

Resources:

 

Resources for Grieving: Creighton University’s resource page for grief and grieving ministry.  http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Grief/  This website can be used to handle one’s own grief or support someone who is grieving.  It includes:

• Prayers for Grieving
• A talk on grief : “Seeking God When We Seem
  Lost in Grief” by Mary Ann Vail, coordinator of the Ministry of EMBRACE, the grief ministry for Mary Our Queen parish, Omaha, Nebraska. The death of her 18 year old daughter to leukemia nine years ago, prompted Mary Ann Vail to reach out in compassion to others and become involved in grief ministry. This presentation offers presence and support for those who have lost loved ones.  The talk offers suggestions, support and resources for a faith-based approach to grief and loss.  It covers:

• The Grief Process
• Sharing the sorrow
• Anger and confusion in faith in grief
• Reaching out to others
• Resources for support

• Resources for Those Who are Grieving or Supporting Others in Grief:
  • Helping Yourself Through Grief
  • Grieving During the Holidays
  • Avoiding the Cliches of Grief
  • Ways to Support Those Who Are Grieving
  • Care for the Caretaker
  • How to Help Those in Grief

Other Resources Online:

• Prayer preparing for Christmas after a loss
• Rainbows: Resources to help children in grief
• How to Grieve by Larkin Warren, AARP Magazine
• Office Memorials by Rachel Blythe Kodanaz
  From Good Grief Resources
• Crisis, Grief & Healing Pages
• Red Bird Ministries is a Catholic Grief Support Ministry for those who have experienced the loss of a child, from pregnancy through adulthood.