Widow / Widower Group

MEETING
March 21, 2020

Our group will meet in the Social Hall at 10:00 AM.  Deb will be on hand to talk to us about our taxes.  She has good information to share with us.  If we ask, she will also help us to understand the new auto insurance changes.  Since this info is pertinent to all, we invite all parishioners to attend.  It is probably a good idea to write down your questions and concerns and bring them with you.
 
Our April meeting will be a joint venture with the Seniors of SEAS.   We will be breaking bread together at Luckich Family Restaurant.

February 15, 2020
10:00 am in the Social Hall
 
Attention:  All parishioners, especially Seniors.

 
We are hosting a speaker, Colleen Konwinski, on Nutrition at our meeting this month.  She will be giving us the low down on what our bodies need to keep us in good shape.  We also expect she will be able to give us food prep tips as well as shopping tips.  We are very excited to have her expertise available to us.  Please do join us with your questions.  Come and See!

WIDOW-WIDOWER MEETING
December 14, 2019

      Please note that our December meeting is on the second Saturday instead of the third Saturday of the month.  The meeting starts at 10:00 AM.
     We have planned entertainment for our meeting. We ask each of you to bring cookies, 6, 12, or a batch. We will have them with our coffee and then divvy them up to bring home.
     Our meeting will be held in Room 3-4 of the classroom wing.  You may enter by that outside door. We will not have a January meeting.  Nutrition and taxes are subjects for 2020.

WIDOW-WIDOWER  MEETING
November 16, 2019

 
     We invite all parishioners whose spouses have passed into eternity to join us on Saturday, November 16 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel for a prayer service.  Enter by the South door as we regularly do and sign in.  Then proceed to the chapel.  We need to be in our seats by 10:00 a.m.
     As a part of the service we will have a chance to state the name of our loved one and the date of their death.
     After the service we will meet in the Social Hall for refreshments.
     We sincerely hope you will join us.

Saturday, October 19, 2019
     We will meet in the Social Hall at 10:00 a.m.  This is our Outreach meeting.  We will be crafting placemats for our SOS (South Oakland Shelter) guests for their Thanksgiving meals.
     We have the placemats to be decorated by all of us.  Please bring your scissors, glue, and any appropriate decorations such as seals, stickers, pictures as well as markers, colored pencils and crayons.
     For our November 16^th meeting we will have a prayer service in the Chapel for our deceased spouses.

FYI
     Widows/Widowers is a new group meeting here at SEAS.  We started with widows only and discovered that widowers bring a great dimension to the group, so we are inviting them to join us.
     We hope to share our experiences of moving on alone with each other.  We have had a speaker in to educate us on grief and mourning.  An estate specialist is on tap and we are looking for a nutrition expert.
     Fr. Norm has graciously agreed to our inviting non-parishioners to meet with us as well as anyone who has been in a caregiver role and their person has passed away.
     We are discovering that we all experience the loss of a spouse in a different manner.  We also noted the benefit of being able to discuss with other members of our faith community our feelings and what we find helpful.
     Our meetings are scheduled for July 20, August 17, September 21, October 19, and November 16 at 10:00 AM in the church hall.  If you have a particular need, come and share it with us.  We can seek out a specialist to come and address it.  And if you have a special talent that would benefit us or enhance our meetings let Terri Konwinski know and she will forward to the co-facilitators.  We will be most happy to schedule you to come and share.

Come and See
Widow’s Organizational Meeting
June 15^th 10:00 a.m. in the Social Hall

 
Our Bible has several instances of God sending someone to come to the aid of a widow in distress.  As a parish, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton would like to offer an opportunity for our widows to come together and provide support to one another.  A group of widows have been meeting for the past few months. Spending time with others in the same circumstances, grief and mourning counseling, discussing service people we can trust, nutrition, and how to navigate the world alone are some of the needs we have identified.  We hope you will join us for this meeting and share your insights, needs and observations as we go forward.  S. and J. have agreed to be co-facilitators of our group.

Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
The next Widows’ group meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 23rd at 10:00 am in the Social Hall. This gathering is open to any and all widows here at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Our guest at this meeting will be Ron Gries, the author of Through Death to Life. A man chronicles his journey through the suffering and death of his wife, and his healing, sharing the testing of faith, the sadness of loss and the triumph of spirit. Ron will have his book available for you to purchase for the price of $20.00. After purchases, he turns any monies from the sale of the book right back to the parish where he is speaking! It would be great to have a good gathering for what sounds like a wonderful talk of love and faith. Hope to see many of you there.

Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.
 

Come and See
Widow’s Organizational Meeting
June 15^th 10:00 a.m. in the Social Hall

 Our Bible has several instances of God sending someone to come to the aid of a widow in distress.  As a parish, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton would like to offer an opportunity for our widows to come together and provide support to another.  A group of widows have been meeting for the past few months. Spending time with others in the same circumstances, grief and mourning counseling, discussing service people we can trust, nutrition, and how to navigate the world alone are some of the needs we have identified.  We hope you will join us for this meeting and share your insights, needs and observations as we go forward.  S. and J. have agreed to be co-facilitators of our group.

Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, September 21, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 10:  a.m.