Bereavement Care Support Programs

The Bereavement programs are open to all who live and work in Montgomery County. All the programs are free, except for the Six-week Support Groups. For these groups, there is a $25 non-refundable registration fee for community persons (who are not Montgomery Hospice family members.) Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis, so call and register early.

Please call 301-921-4400 for further information.

One-time Drop-in Groups on Grief

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If you are mourning the death of a loved one....please feel free to join one of these small group discussions about grief and healing:

• Afternoon sessions
  Montgomery Hospice 1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville
  • Wednesday, June 25, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, July 30, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, August 27, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
• Evening sessions
  Hughes United Methodist Church 10700 Georgia Ave., Wheaton
  • Tuesday, July 8, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, August 5, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, September 9, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Workshops

• When Bad Things Happen to Good People
  Thursday, July 17, 2008 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
  Wednesday, July 23, 2008 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
  (repeat of 7/17/08 workshop)
  More information
  Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville
• The Healing Journey Of Grief
  Saturday, August 9, 2008, 10:30 a.m. to noon
  Saturday, August 16, 2008, 10:30 a.m. to noon
  More information
  Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Homes, Inc. 300 W. Montgomery Ave Rockville
• For Men Only: Picking up the Pieces Through Grieving
  Thursday, September 18, 2008 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
  More information
  Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville
• Charla Informal Sobre Pena y Luto
  Jueves, 25 de Septiembre del 2008 de 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
  Para mas informacion
  Oficina de Montgomery Hospice 1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100 Rockville

Six-week Support Groups

• Grupo de Apoyo Para Personas de Luto
  El grupo comenzará a reunirse el Jueves, 25 de Septiembre del 2008, y continuará por seis semanas a partir de esa fecha.
  Para mas informacion
  Este grupo se reunirá cada semana por la tarde de 6:30-8:00 p.m. en la Iglesia de Woodside United Methodist Church localizada en el 8900 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring
  
  
• Fall 2008 English Support Groups
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  • Afternoon Grief Support Group
    Group meets each Tuesday from 1:00-2:30 p.m. beginning Tuesday, October 7
    Trinity Lutheran Church, 11200 Old Georgetown Road, North Bethesda
  • Parent Loss Group
    For adults who have experienced the death of one or both parents. Group meets each Thursday from 6:30-8:00 p.m. beginning Thursday, October 2
    Hughes United Methodist Church, 10700 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring
  • Evening Grief Support Group
    Group meets each Wednesday from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 15
    North Bethesda United Methodist Church, 10100 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda
  • Child, Adolescent and Teenager Grief Support Group
    For children (4 years old) through teens who have experienced the death of a parent or sibling. Parent/Guardian Group meets at the same time. Both groups meet every Wednesday evening from 6:00-7:30 p.m., beginning on Wednesday, October 15
    Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Dr. Rockville

Conferences

• Lessons of Loss: Grief and the Quest for Meaning with Robert A. Neimeyer, Ph.D.
  Friday, November 7, 2008
  8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  The Universities at Shady Grove Conference and Event Center

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