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Family
Support Ministries
Family Ministries
The death of a loved one is unlike any other loss. Whether the death was sudden and tragic or one with warning and preparation, the reality of death leaves most of us in a state of shock, confusion, and sadness. We invite you to participate in our Grief Support Ministry where you can heal in a safe and caring environment. Bi-monthly support group healing sessions and eight-week workshops are available. Let us accompany you on your healing journey each second and fourth Thursday, through March 24, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Seton. The healing sessions are from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. In addition, we offer caring workshops each Spring and Fall that meet for eight consecutive weeks at St. Elizabeth Seton from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm on Thursdays starting April 7, 2011. The remaining workshop dates are:
Pre-registration is required because space is limited. A one time $15.00 donation is requested. Please call Mary at 846-5377 for any questions and for registration. After the workshop, the bi-monthly healing sessions will resume each second and fourth Thursday, beginning June 23, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Seton. The healing sessions are from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. Contact: Mary, 846-5377 Bereavement Reception Ministry A ministry
of parishioners who assist bereaved families with setting up receptions
following funerals at the parish. A Special Mass for Cancer Survivors and their families and friends with the celebration of the Anointing of the Sick - A Mass of Hope and Gratitude Wednesday, March 25 Father Padraig Greene will be the celebrant. For more information please call: Mary Merucci – (925) 846-8436 Breast Cancer - Prayer & Support Group Have you been diagnosed
with or are you a survivor of Breast Cancer? Divorced/Separated Healing Ministry It Need Not Hurt Forever… Divorce and/or Separation are
shattering life experiences. There are two losses: One is the loss of
a person; the other the loss of the dream in which you invested - You are not alone Come and join others who have lost a marriage and begin to build your new life again. Dates and Times: Bi-Monthly Wednesday
Evenings Location: St. Elizabeth Seton
Chapel This workshop is open to all, regardless of religious affiliation. Please contact Lisa at 925/600-1765 or lisafairchild@sbcglobal.net to register or to obtain further information. Registration is required. “And the time came when
the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it
took to blossom” ~ Anais Nin
Marriage Care Ministry May 29 - 31, 2009 - Married Couples: Experience a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend! What makes us both truly human and truly like God? It is Love, the love of a married couple, which is unselfish, undying, and wholly directed to the good of others. It is love that unites us in an unbreakable bond of fidelity and fellowship with others. Jesus loved his own until the very end of his passion and death on the cross (John 13:1). Experience a weekend being held in Pleasanton the weekend of May 29 - 31, 2009 and discover God's meaning more fully. For more information,
call Ray & Roberta Montes @ 916.806.4601 or Joe & Sue Talarico
@ 925.680.7767. Ministry
to Engaged Couples
An
informational meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 from
7-8pm at St. Elizabeth Seton, Room B Parents of Gay and Lesbian Children Meet for
mutual support on a monthly basis with other parents in our community
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