Bereavement

BEREAVEMENT RESOURCES

RESOURCES: Grieving the death of a loved one can be a long and painful journey. There is no time table for the mourning that one feels. Grief work is the process that involves learning to live with the emptiness, creating meaning out of the loss and rejoining life to live more openly and fully. There are a number of grief support groups throughout the diocese.

Catholic Cemeteries Grief Support Services:

Indoor Bereavement Programs are offered year round to help you navigate the journey of grief. The variety of programs allows you to select the ones that fit you best. All programs are offered as part of our community outreach and are open to anyone in need. Unless otherwise indicated, there is no charge.

Hope After Heartache – Tools For Living With Loss
General Bereavement Support Group – All are welcome (RSVP helpful for communication)

When: 1st Monday of each Mont from 5:15-6:30 and 3rd Monday of each month from 4-5:30pm
Where: St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parish Hall/Cafeteria (Use Door G) 157 Cleveland Drive, Cheektowaga, NY. 

When: 1st Tuesday of the each month from 7:00-8:30pm
Where: St. John the Baptist Reina Community Center, 1085 Englewood Ave. (near Highland Pkwy.), Tonawanda

When: 3rd Wednesday of the each month from 7:00-8:30pm
Where: St. Paul’s Community Center, 33 Victoria Blvd. (Off Delaware Ave.), Kenmore

Contact Maryanne Hubert, Director of Bereavement Support Services at the Catholic Cemeteries for information about grief support groups and current program schedule of events www.buffalocatholiccemeteries.org or (716)873-6500.

Bereavement Hotline: 716-332-0202

RELATED PROGRAMS FOR HEALING

BEGINNING EXPERIENCE: is a weekend created to help people who have worked through the first stages of grief after death or separation/divorce of one’s spouse. For more information check out the website at https://beginningexperience.org/