The Mission Integration team at St. Thomas More Hospital is offering a 12-week grief, loss, and life transition support group starting from 3 to 4:40 p.m. on April 19 in the board room on the second floor of the hospital. STM is dedicated to whole-person care, which includes a person's mental health. The program addresses the difficulty of loss and grief many individuals face after the death of a loved one.
Deacon Marco Vegas, Director of Mission Integration, and co-facilitator, Jan Sciortino, are leading the support program. STM's grief, loss, and life transition support program is centered on Dr. Wolfelt's idea of 'companioning', where individuals journey together, versus the model of 'treating', which consists of pulling an individual through their grief. Participants are encouraged to find support in others, rather than grieving alone.
In a welcoming and confidential environment, participants will learn to reconcile through finding newness and continued meaning in life. The program offers reassurance and support with materials based on Dr. Wolfelt's texts, "Understanding your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones" and "Understanding your Grief Journal." The program fee is $25 and covers the cost of materials.
"We recognize the difficulty of losing a loved one, and hope to reassure individuals to seek help in our compassionate program," said Deacon Vegas. "This program offers the ability for participants to come together to help each other overcome their losses not only personally, but on a collective level as well."
The program is open to 12 members per group and participants are expected to attend each session, as the content of each class builds onto the last. Potential members will meet with Deacon Vegas for a registration screening to determine if the grief, loss, and life transition support program is an appropriate next step, as some may benefit more from individual counseling before entering a support group program.
For more information and to schedule your registration screening, please contact Deacon Marco Vegas at 719-285-2061 or marcovegas@centura.org.
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Fremont Center for the Arts Announces Schools of Fremont County Student Art Exhibit
FCA's art exhibit, "Explore, Schools of Fremont County"; will be on display from April 7 – April 28. The "First Friday" opening reception takes place from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on April 7.
"This student show is always well attended, especially by proud parents and grandparents," states Kevin Cundiff, FCA Executive Director. "Student artists of all ages and levels of artistic ability will impress members of the public with their colorful and creative work."
For more exhibit information, go to the FCA website fremontarts.org.
About Fremont Center for the Arts (FCA) FCA was founded in 1947 and is the oldest privately run art center West of the Mississippi River.
The FCA is located at 505 Macon Avenue, just a block north of Cañon City's historic Main Street. Hours are 10 to 4 Tuesday - Saturday and admission are free.
For more information, call (719)-275-2790, go to FCA@FREMONTARTS.ORG and
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