Bereavement Groups

Three of our parishes, Church of the Ascension in  Bradley Beach, St. Catharine's in Spring Lake and St. Mark's in Sea Girt, have Adult Bereavement Support Groups. The goal of these groups is to share our stories, to better understand the grief process, to learn ways of coping with a grieving heart, to learn to care for ourselves on our journey, to accept loss and explore ways to move on and grow in our lives, and to affirm our spiritual connection as a source of comfort If you have experienced the loss of a loved one.

Rainbows for All Children is a structured support group for youth ages 5 - 14 (and their parents or guardians) dealing with loss (death, separation, divorce, deployment, deportation, incarceration, special situations) at no cost to the families.  

Each program runs at different times of the year.  If you interested in healing through the support of those on the same journey, please contact one of these groups:

• St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Ascension Church, 501 Brinley Ave., Bradley Beach. Call the Rectory at 732-774-0456 to register. 
• St. Catharine's Church.  Please call Sister Margaret Tierney 732-449-5765 ext. 124 to register or if you have any questions. 
• St. Mark's, Sea Girt.  Please call Sue Nolan at 718-637-1162 or Peg Kraus 732-280-8752 for more information. 
• Rainbows for All Children is an international non-profit organization that fosters local groups to help children suffer a loss due to death, illness, divorce and other situations that they need to talk about.  Rainbows is based on support groups to provide the children as safe and non-judgemental space to talk about their loss.  Check https://rainbows.org website for nearest location.