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2 Corinthians 1:3-4 reminds us that God comforts us so that we may comfort others:
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God”

If you are grieving or if you would like to help someone who is in need of comfort, our congregation has a number of resources available on the table in the overflow area of the Sanctuary.

The booklet “Do You Know Someone Who Is In Need of Comfort?” offers suggestions and reminders compiled by some members of our church who have lost loved ones and have given thought to the many ways that we can all be comforters. Remember, this booklet is not intended for those who are grieving, but is for those who wish to comfort others.

For those who are grieving we have a wide selection of Abbey Press CareNotes pamphlets which provide help in the healing process. Some of the many titles are: “Prayers That Bring Comfort in Times of Grief,” “Five Ways to Get Through the First Year of Loss,” “Grieving the Loss of Your Parent,” “Healing Thoughts to Soothe a Grieving Heart.” Please take as many as you would like.

We also have a variety of books in our Grief Resource Collection that are available for the congregation to borrow. They range from ones with practical suggestions to ones which offer comfort or insight. There are books for those who have lost a spouse, for those who have lost a parent, books for and about children and teens, as well as books for those who are grieving the death of a pet, among many others.

HospiceCare offers Grief Recovery Support Groups on Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at HospiceCare’s main office, 1606 Kanawha Blvd., W., Charleston. The series of groups begin on the first Tuesday of each month and are led by licensed professional counselors. The groups are free and available to all, not just for families of Hospice patients. In addition, HospiceCare hosts a Teen Grief Recovery Support Group on Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the same location.

To register please call (304) 768-8523. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, various options are now available and are shown on their website.

More information is available on their web site, please click here to view the additional information or visit their home page for this and other additional services www.hospicecarewv.org.

A Grace Disguised – How the Soul Grows Through Loss by Jerry Sittser

Getting Through the Night – Finding Your Way After the Loss of a Loved One by Eugenia Price

Good Grief – A Faith-based Guide to Understanding and Healing by Granger E. Westberg (2 copies)

Healing a Spouse’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt

Healing the Adult Child’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Parent Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt

Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical Ideas and Simple Tips for Understanding and Expressing Your Grief by Alan D. Wolfelt

How to Survive the Loss of a Love – 58 Things to Do When There Is Nothing to Be Done by Melba Colgrove, Harold Bloomfield and Peter McWilliams (2 copies)

Just in Case You Ever Wondered by Max Lucado

Living with Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

On Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Questions and Answers on Death and Dying by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Safe in the Shepherd’s Arms by Max Lucado

Traveling Through Grief – Learning to Live Again After the Death of a Loved One by Susan Zonnebelt-Smeenge and Robert De Vries

Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart by Alan D. Wolfelt

When Your Spouse Dies – A concise and practical source of help and advice by Cathleen L. Curry

When Your Pet Dies: A Guide to Mourning, Remembering, and Healing by Alan D. Wolfelt

What Can I Do? Ideas to Help Those Who Have Experienced Loss by Barbara A. Glanz

What Can I Say? How to Talk to People in Grief by Roger F. Miller

Who Cares? Simple Ways YOU Can Reach Out by Marcy Heidish

Your Journey from Mourning to Joy – an example of using a journal to help with grief by The Grief Share recovery support groups

BOOKS FOR AND ABOUT YOUNGER CHILDREN

Cat Heaven by Cynthia Rylant

Dog Heaven by Cynthia Rylant

Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One – a Guide for Grownups by William C. Kroen, Ph.D. (2 copies)

Water Bugs and Dragonflies Explaining Death to Young Children by Doris Stickney

When Your Grandparent Dies – a Child’s Guide to Good Grief by Victoria Ryan