Bereavement Support Groups (as of June 2008)

VITAS Innovative Hospice Care^® of Orange County has compiled this list of support groups in your community for your convenience; it is not an endorsement of any organization. Most of the groups are free of charge. Our best efforts were made to include up-to-date and accurate information does change regularly,however so we suggest that you call the phone numbers listed prior to attending. If you discover information that needs correction, or groups that have not been listed, please contact Linda McMahon, VITAS Bereavement Services Manager, 220 Commerce, Suite #100, Irvine, CA 92602, 714.734.2753.

Please join us…

Missing Our Mothers

A four-week grief support group for
women who recently experienced
the death of their mother/mother figure

Thursdays

6:30 – 8 p.m.

June 19, 26, July 10 & 17

(no new members after the second session)

VITAS Office

220 Commerce, Suite 100

Irvine, CA 92602

(directions on back panel)

No charge for participation. Ample free parking is available.

Hot and cold beverages provided; participants are welcome to bring a sandwich or microwavable meal.

RSVP by June 16:

Linda McMahon, VITAS Bereavement Services Manager

714.734.2753

Please know…

Whether you are able to attend or not, we at VITAS continue to hold you
in our circle of care and concern; we are available for conversation and support at any time.

VITAS Office

220 Commerce, Suite 100

Irvine, CA 92602

Directions:

From 5 South: turn left on Jamboree, then…

From 5 North: turn right on Jamboree, then…

… turn right on El Camino Real;
turn right on Commerce;
turn right at the stop sign.

Building 220 is the first one on the right—Suite 100.
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Please join us…

VITAS Innovative Hospice Care^® of Orange County is sponsoring a free support group for those who have lost a loved one and who welcome an opportunity to safely share their grief experiences. The on-going program, led by VITAS Volunteer Idelle Hoffman, MFT-Retired, is open to new members at any time.

Discussion topics will include The Grief Process, Life After Loss, Depression, Loneliness and Positive Transitions.

WEDNESDAYS

Beginning August 27, 2008

2 – 3:30 p.m.

Address: First Baptist Church

14200 Goldenwest

Westminster, CA 92683

Ample free parking

Directions: Call the church at 714.379.3870 for recorded directions or contact Linda McMahon directly at 714.734.2753.

RSVP: Linda McMahon,VITAS Bereavement Services Manager

714.734.2753

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ALISO VIEJO

Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8 p.m.

(8-week session)

Grief Recovery – an action program for moving beyond loss (class format, handbook, group discussions)

Coast Hills Community Church

5 Pursuit

Contact: Sandie Moore
949.362.0079 (church)
949.496.1597 (home)

ANAHEIM

Mondays, 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Knott Avenue Christian Church

315 S. Knott Avenue

Please call: 714.527.5195

ANAHEIM HILLS

1^st & 3^rd Saturdays

9 a.m. (for adults)

San Antonio Catholic Church

5800 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road

Contact: Barbara Jou-Jan Roche
714.281.1721

Costa Mesa

2^nd & 4^th Tuesdays

2–3:30 p.m.

Jewish Family Services Office

250 E. Baker, Suite #G

Please call: 714.445.4950

Fullerton

Mondays, 12:30 – 2 p.m.

(open group co-sponsored by VITAS Innovative Hospice Care^®)

Fullerton Senior Center

340 W. Commonwealth Avenue

Contact to pre-register: Vicki
714.738.6305

Lake Forest
Monday 7:00 -9:00pm
(Please call for start of next 13 week session; group has religious component)
Saddleback Church
1 Saddleback Pkwy
Contact: Elaine Quickle 949-609-8392

Tuesdays, 7:30 – 9 p.m.

(for men and women of all ages; group has a religious component)

First Evangelical Church

2801 N. Brea Blvd., Bldg. B-207

Contact: Bob Lawther
(714) 990-2287 or

Church, 714.529.5544

Wednesdays, 2 – 3:30 p.m.

(open group co-sponsored by VITAS Innovative Hospice Care^®)

Fullerton Senior Center

340 W. Commonwealth Avenue

Contact: Vicki, 714.738.6305

3^rd Wednesdays, 7 – 9 p.m.

Compassionate Friends

(for the loss of a child)

Call for meeting location:

Roy Redman, 714.993.6708

Garden Grove

3^rd Mondays, 7 p.m.

Bereaved Parents of the USA

(for family members who are grieving the death of a child; one group in English and one in Spanish; special sessions also offered for siblings)

Crystal Cathedral

12141 Lewis Street

(Robert Schuller Center, 235)

Contact: Linda Moore at 714.750.9237 or Martinez Lopez, 563.692.3107

Thursdays, 7 p.m.rsdays, 7 p.m.

The Unwelcome Journey

(for those who have recently lost a spouse; group has a religious component)

Crystal Cathedral

12141 Lewis Street

(Robert Schuller Center 232A)

Please call: 714.971.4032

1^st & 3^rd Sundays, 1:30 p.m.

Survivors of Suicide

(for adults who have lost a loved one to suicide; group has a religious component)

Crystal Cathedral

12141 Lewis Street (2^nd floor of Tower)

Please call: 714.971.4032

24-Hour Crisis Hotline

Crystal Cathedral Care Ministries

12141 Lewis Street

(phone lines open 24 hours; has a religious component)

New Hope Hotline: 714.639.4673

Teen Line: 714.639.8336

Huntington Beach Various Times

(8-week session; general support group for widows/widowers; $25 fee)

St. Simon & St. Jude
Catholic Parish

(Multi-Purpose Room)

20444 Magnolia

(must register for this closed -week group that meets every other week)
Call for schedule: 714.962.3333, ext. 236

Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.

St. Bonaventure Church

(Teacher’s Lounge)

16400 Springdale Street

Contact: Sister Annunciata

714.846.3359

Irvine

Mondays

2 – 3:30 p.m.

(sponsored by Jewish Family Services of Orange County)

1 Federation Way, Suite 220

(pre-registration is required)

Please call: 949.435.3460 or 714.445.4950

2^nd & 4^th Wednesdays

1 – 2:30 p.m.

Living with the Loss of a Spouse

Lakeview Senior Center

20 Lake Road

Contact: Sue Roth

714.253.5701

1^st Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m.

Compassionate Friends

(for adults grieving the loss of a child)

Rancho Senior Center

3 Ethel Coplen Way

Please call: 949.552.2800

Various Times

Missing Our Mothers

(for adult women who recently experienced the death of their mother; 6 weeks; closed after 2^nd week)

VITAS Office

220 Commerce, Suite 100

Call Linda McMahon for

dates of next session: 714.734.2753

“Grief 101”

(for those whose loved ones have died within the past 12 weeks; 1 hour conversation over coffee)

Please call for a meeting site in your local community.
714.734.2753

Mariner’s Church

5001 Newport Coast Dr

Call Carol Collins for dates

and times: 949.854.7030, extension 899

LAGUNA BEACH

Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m.

South Coast Medical Center

31872 Pacific Coast Highway

Contact: Ron Hrychuck

949.598.3041

LAGUNA HILLS

Mondays, 2:30-4 p.m.

(Sponsored by Saddleback Memorial Medical Center & Hospice of Saddleback Valley)

Saddleback Memorial Hospital

24551 Health Center Dr

Contact: Joan Jackson 949.598.3041

LAKE FORREST

2^nd & 4^th Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.

Santiago de Compostela

Catholic Church

21682 Lake Forest Dr

Contact: Mary 949.380.7520

Fridays, 7-9 p.m.

(call for start of next session; 10 week session; closed after 2^nd week; group has religious component)

Saddleback Church

1 Saddleback Pkwy

Contact: John or Judy Kreider

949.609.8411, ext. 7373

LA MIRADA

Healing After a Loss

(call for start of next session; 6 week session;
Hospice of Presbyterian

15050 Imperial Highway

Call: 562.947.3668

LOS ALAMITOS

Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m.

(8-week session sponsored by the Cancer Support Foundation of Los Alamitos)

Spouse Bereavement Group

(for those who have recently lost a spouse)

Los Alamitos Community Center

10911 Oak Street

Please call: 562.594.9977

MISSION VIEJO

Thursdays, 7-9 p.m.

(group has a religious component; all denominations welcome)

St Killian Catholic Church

26872 Estanciero

Contact: Jeanette O’Connor

949.582.1022

Various Times

(call for start of next session; 10 week series; three times a year; registration is required)

Living Life Again

Mission Hospital Regional

Medical Center

22700 Medical Center Road

Contact: Chaplain Howard Young 949.364.1400 ext. 5399

Various Times

Grief Recovery

(call for specific information on dates and times of the next group) >

Presbyterian Church of the Master

25051 Marguerite Parkway

Contact: Karen Carson 949.768.7652

MISSION VIEJO

1^st & 3^rd Mondays, 6-7 p.m.

Gary’s Place for Kids

(grief support for children ages 3 -18 who have experienced the death of a loved one and for their parents/other significant adults in their lives open on-going September - June no fee)

Mission Hospital
Conference Center

26726 Crown Valley Parkway

Contact: 949.348.0548

NEWPORT BEACH

Wednesdays,5:30-7:00 p.m.

Facing Forward

(general bereavement group; must be 18 or older; no registration required)

Hoag Conference Center Building, Conference Room 3

Call Marilyn for additional

information: 949.764.8358

Thursdays, 5:30- 7 p.m.

(for grieving family members & friends)

Hoag Cancer Center

Conference Room A

4000 West Coast Hwy

Call: 949.764.5542

Saturdays, 9:30-11 a.m.

Life Goes On

(limited support group meeting for 10 consecutive weeks only; regular attendance required; must pre-register)

Hoag Conference Center Building, Conference Room 3

Call Marilyn to register:
949.764.8358

Saturdays, 9:30-11 a.m.

Growth Through Grief

(attending Life Goes On or another bereavement group is a prerequisite)

Hoag Conference Center Building, IS Conference Room

Call to register: 949.764.8358

Various Times

(6 week session; group has religious component; optional $15 materials fee)

Growing in Christ Through Grief

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

600 St. Andrew’s Road

Contact: Betty Adkinson

949.673.5725 to register

Orange

Mondays, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

(6-week session; $60 fee)

Community Counseling Services/
St. Joseph Hospital

1100 West Stewart Drive

Please call: 714.771.8243