VITAS Bereavement Support Groups
(as
of June 2008)
You are invited…A Caregivers’ Group
VITAS Innovative
Hospice Care®of
Suggestions for
other topics are welcome.
3rd Wednesdays
6:30 –
7:30 p.m.
Location:
407.862.6263
For more information
contact Kelly Perrin, Social Services Assistant at Florida Living 407.862.62663,
or Crystal Fox, VITAS Social Worker at 407.691.4590
Florida Living is
located on
Mondays, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
(ongoing)
Monday, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
(July 14
– August 18 - six weeks)
Saints Peter & Paul
Catholic Church
Tuesdays, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
(July 15
– August 19 - six weeks)
Nativity Catholic Church
3255 North 427
Wednesdays, 6– 7:30 p.m. (ongoing)
Aloma United
Fridays, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
(ongoing)
VITAS Office
5151 Adanson Street, Suite 200
Please note: Groups may be cancelled if
not enough participants are registered.
To register or for additional
information… call Elizabeth Knowlton, VITAS Bereavement Services Manager,
407.691.4579.
Please visit our website at
http://www.vitas.com
Other Helpful Resources
Crisis Counseling & Assistance*
Grief Line
(caring listeners who can make referrals
to support groups or counseling, as needed)
Please call: 407.447.3388
(available 24 hours)
Lifeline of
Please call: 407.425.2624
(available 24 hours) or
800.273.TALK (7255)
*For more counseling
resources, call
VITAS Bereavement Services, 407.691.4549
(one-to-one support
for people going through difficult times such as the death of a loved one, divorce,
illness or job loss)
At various church locations:
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All Saints Episcopal Church:
407.647.3413
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Aloma United Methodist:
407.671.2180
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First Presbyterian, Maitland:
407.644.3455
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First Presbyterian, Orlando
407.423.3441
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First United Methodist,
Orlando: 407.849.6080
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First United Methodist of
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St. Luke’s United Methodist: 407.876.4991
Church-Sponsored Groups
Tuesdays, 7 p.m.
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
Contact: Brother Francis
407.847.2500
Tuesdays, 6– 7 p.m.
October 9
– November 20
First United
Please call: 407.886.3421
Thursdays, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
St. Mary Magdalen
Catholic Church
(Gold Room of the
Please call: 407.831.1212
Griefshare
(13-week video series at various churches)
—
Aloma Baptist in
407.671.6851
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First Baptist in Ocoee:
407.293.4571 ext. 220
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First Baptist in Windermere:
407.876.2234
Hospice-Sponsored & Hospital-Sponsored Groups
1st Wednesdays, 7
p.m.
(6-week sessions offered
every odd-numbered month,
follow-up sessions offered
monthly)
Please call: 407.303.2670
1st Thursdays of
every quarter,
7 p.m.
(5-week sessions)
Emergency Room
Conference Room
Please call: 407.303.6822
(Spanish grief groups
offered quarterly)
2450 North Orange Blossom
Trail
Contact: Pastoral Care
407.933.6681
Hospice of
(call for locations)
Please call: 407.599.5079
Hospice of the Comforter
(in Seminole, Orange &
Osceola locations)
Please call: 407.682.0808,
ext. 115
(6-week sessions offered
two to three times a year)
Contact: Community Relations
407.892.2135
Specialized Groups
Widows & Widowers
Elderhostel
(an educational and travel organization
for adults 55+)
For a catalog, please call:
877.426.8056, or go to
L. I. F. T.
(monthly luncheons and day trips
for widowed persons)
(sponsored by Carey-Hand)
Contact: Mary Kloepper
407.228.4075
Men’s Breakfast Group, 9 a.m.
Beginning July 17
Perkins Restaurant
5320 North Orange Blossom
Trail
Facilitator: Chaplain Tom
McRee Participants are responsible for their own bill.
Information & RSVP:
407.691.4549
Widowed Persons Service
of Greater Orlando, Inc.
(for newly widowed persons in
(meetings and events are held
at various locations)
Please call: 407.290.1605
Parents
1st Tuesdays, 7 –
9 p.m.
The Compassionate Friends
(for parents who have lost a child
of any age for any reason)
Central Christian Church
Please call: 407.974.9933
(24-hour line) or go to
2nd Tuesdays, 7 p.m.
The Compassionate Friends
Heart of
Please call: 407.321.3126, or
go to
www.heartoffloridatcf.org
Thursdays, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Suicide Bereavement
(for those who have lost a
loved one or friend through suicide)
St. Luke’s
Please call: 407.876.4991
Children & Teens
Horizons
(multi-arts program facilitated
through school counseling)
(offered by Hospice of the Comforter)
Please call: 407.682.0808
(structured program for ages 4–18)
Contact: Tamari Miller,
Grief Program Director
407.599.0909 ext. 23
Rainbows
(for children & teens experiencing loss
through death or divorce)
(sponsored by the Catholic Diocese
of
Contact: Terri O’Sullivan
407.246.4867
Siblings (adult or older teens)
2nd Tuesdays, 7
p.m.
The Compassionate Friends
Heart of
Contact: Josh 407.383.2059, or via e-mail at
nolesfsu_99@yahoo.com, or go to
Online Resources
www.griefhaven.org – Providing support and resources to parents and others who have lost a child.