Please call or email the contact person to be certain of all the details before attending. If you have any questions or would like to add a group to the list, please contact Dr. MaryAnn Wallen, Director of the Office of Religious Education and Marriage and Family Life at 302-573-3130- mwallen@cdow.org
Iron Hill Deanery
Church of the Good Shepherd (Meetings are held at St. Agnes)
The meetings are held on the First and Third Mondays of each Month from 7PM to 8 PM. The meetings are open to anyone who is experiencing loss and grief. Contact Bill and Anne Fazio at 410-378-2092 or anne.fazio@zoominternet.net
The meetings are held at: St. Agnes Church Basement
150 S. Queen Street
Rising Sun, MD 21911
Holy Family
Bereavement Ministry – Mom’s Bereavement Group’s meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10:30am. Please contact Melissa at Melissa@spicermullikin.com or call 302-368-9500 if you would like to sign up for the meeting. This bereavement group is for Mothers who have lost children.
The meetings are held at: the Holy Family RE/FF Center
21 Gender Road
Newark, DE 19713
St. Joseph Parish – Middletown
St. Joseph Parish Bereavement Support Group is called Seasons of Hope and is open to all who have experienced a loss (parishioners and non-parishioners). This is an open forum group where anyone can openly share their feelings, difficulties and struggles over their loss. The group meets on Wednesdays for 1-1.5 hours beginning at 11am. There are 4 sessions with each session meeting for 6 weeks before a short break may occur. The next sessions begin on August 2, 2023.
St John the Baptist-Holy Angels Parish
At Holy Angels in Newark, we have a Grief Support Group that meets twice monthly, the second and fourth Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. The group is open to anyone needed support, whether Catholic or not, and attendees do not need to be parishioners.
The meetings are held at: St. Michael’s Chapel – Holy Angels Church
82 Possum Park Road
Newark, DE 19711
Ocean Deanery
St. Ann, Bethany Beach
691 Garfield Parkway
Bethany Beach, DE 19930
Contact David D. Cowell, MD, MLS, DLFAPA at 302-537-0769. The meetings are held in only one series in the Fall/Winter. Dr. Cowell, a physician and board-certified psychiatrist, is welcoming any parishioner (not limited to St. Ann’s) or members of any Faith tradition who are struggling with a loss within the previous 5 years
The series focuses on losses of any kind (eg. via suicide, dementia in a family member, divorce, deaths of parents sibs, friends; even murders of family members, etc.). As a physician and board-certified psychiatrist the doctor does his best – as a parish volunteer without any remuneration of any kind – to provide what help is needed to as many folks as he can.
St. Edmond Church
403 King Charles Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
Contact Connie Benko at cbenko@comcast.net
The meetings are held on the second Friday of every month at 11:00 am In Room 1 of the Parish Education Building. All are welcome; not limited to parishioners.
St. John Neumann
11211 Beauchamp Road
Berlin, MD 21811
(Meetings are held at Ocean Pines Community Center) (See address below)
Contact Jo Alexander at 410-208-6424 or Cindy Ostrowski at 410-208-3858. The Widows/Widowers Support Group meets the second Monday of each month at 2 PM at the Ocean Pines Community Center. The address is 235 Ocean Parkway Ocean Pines, MD 21811.
St. Jude the Apostle
The New Normal – It is specific group for bereavement loss of a loved one, not just for parishioners but it is definitely a Catholic faith-based group. Contact Deacon Barry Taylor at 302-545-0813 or dkinbarry@aol.com. Any questions can be directed to the parish at 302-644-7300.
152 Tulip Drive
Lewes, DE 19958
Silver Lake Deanery
St. Dennis
153 N. Main Street
Galena, MD 21635
Contact Ann Ganley at 610-608-2223
Meeting information is posted in the Parish Bulletin. The annual six-week course will begin September 9th at 9:15 AM in the Parish Hall. Then, subsequently on September 16, 23, 30, and October 7, 14. These times can be made flexible if necessary.
The purpose of the bereavement course is to learn the many phases of grief and how the Lord is with us on this journey. Also, there is a social support group for those following participation in our instructional series.
St. Polycarp Church
Pathway to Peace meets on Saturday afternoons at 1 pm in Room 8. Please contact the parish office if you are considering joining us. 302-653-8279 or office@saintpolycarp.org
55 Ransom Lane
Smyrna, DE 19977
Eastern Shore Deanery
St. Christopher
The bereavement group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the Month at 2:00pm-3:30pm.
1861 Harbor Dr, Chester, MD 21619
Contact: bereavement@stchristopherski.org or Linda Haney – haneylinda42@yahoo.com