By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
The loss of a spouse or family member is hard, but Griefshare is here to help you through it.
The Loss of Spouse Seminar is an introduction to the Griefshare program and will be held this Sunday at Brookdale Church in St. Joseph.
Volunteer Debbie Lyons says the seminar is a good introduction to the 13-week Griefshare program.
"Once they attend this then they see the format, they see how we utilize the workbooks, what our sessions do, how the discussion works, and they understand it's a safety net," Lyons tells KFEQ Hotline host Barry Birr. "And that does then get most, probably 98%, that will join in our 13-week session."
Volunteer Mary Noel Owens says the course, while being God based, is non-denominational and open to anyone.
"It doesn't make any difference whether your loss came 30 years ago or three weeks ago, it doesn't matter you are always welcome," Owens says. "And even if you don't get to start on September 8th, it doesn't matter you can come in at any point, we've had people come in at the 12th week and that's ok it's fine, just whenever you can come to us."