Hospice & Community Care and the Pathways Center for Grief and Loss will offer several programs. They will be free and open to the public, but registration is requested unless noted otherwise. Programs will be held at the Ann B. Barshinger Hospice Center, 235 St. Charles Way, Suite 250, York, unless otherwise noted. For more details or to register, readers may call the Pathways Center at 717-391-2413 or 800-924-7610.
Adult drop-in groups will include a presentation and informal time to speak with others. Registration is not required. The Coping With the Loss of a Spouse or Companion group will meet on Wednesday, March 4, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and on Tuesdays, Feb. 18 and March 17, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
A three-week program series for the newly bereaved will be held on Wednesdays, March 11, 18 and 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This free series provides an overview of common grief responses and will help attendees begin to identify coping tools. The registration deadline is March 4.
The Women's Giving Circle will hold a social on March 11 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Wyndridge Farm, 885 S. Pleasant Ave., Dallastown. This will be an opportunity for women to mix and mingle while learning about the group. Attendees will discover how it provides families facing serious illness with the support they need. For more information, readers may call 717-295-3900.
A Christian service of remembrance will take place on Sunday, March 22, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster. This service will be in memory of loved ones who died in 2019. Hospice & Community Care chaplain Kevin Frain will provide words of reflection. No registration is needed.
Hospice & Community Care will host a new volunteer orientation on Tuesdays, March 24 and 31, and Thursdays, March 26 and April 2, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Essa Flory Center, 685 Good Drive, Lancaster. No special skills or experience is required to join hundreds of others volunteering with Hospice & Community Care. Readers may contact the volunteer department at 717-295-3900 for more information and to register by Tuesday, March 10.
A secular service of remembrance will take place on Sunday, March 29, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Kuhner Associates Funeral Directors, 863 S. George St., York. This service will be in memory of loved ones who died in 2019. Frain will provide words of reflection.
"Growing Through Grief" will be a six-week series offered on Thursdays from April 16 to May 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. Adults grieving a death that occurred at least nine months ago will explore the impact of their loss, who they are apart from their loved one, and how they continue to reorganize their life. Interested individuals will first meet with a bereavement counselor to determine if the group will meet their needs. The registration deadline is Thursday, April 9.
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