Struggling with grief?

CRIB AND CROSS FRANCISCAN MINISTRIES offers during the Fall-Winter seasons two group workshop series - From Death to New Life: A Christian View of Loss.

For persons struggling with a significant loss, such as the death of a loved one, divorce or other difficult change. Practical tools for working through bereavement will be presented in talks, reflections and discussions are centered on the healing power of faith, hope and love. Led by Deacon Richard Boileau, with more than 15 years experience assisting people in grief.

When: Fridays, January 20 to April 6, 2012 and September 21 to November 30, 2012 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Where: Location: TBD.

Cost: $90, includes printed materials.

Contact: Information & registration - (514) 697-9813 or write richard.boileau@videotron.ca

"Brother Sun, Sister Death" Retreats and Missions

Retreats and Missions focused on the grace of journeying through loss with God by our side can be booked in your own church or centre.

As loss is part of the human experience, we can all benefit from learning more about how to cope with it. Practical tools for working through bereavement are presented in talks, reflections and discussions led by Deacon Richard Boileau, Franciscan, who has more than 10 years experience assisting people dealing with loss through death, divorce or other significant life changes.

Retreats and missions are centred on the healing power of faith, hope and love.

Topics include symptoms of grief, understanding suffering, dealing with anguish, the experience of abandonment, adjusting to loss, choosing between hope and despair, reinvesting energy, and healing from within.

For details, call (514) 697-9813 or write richard.boileau@videotron.ca