• Hope after Heartache: Tools for Living with Loss
A four-week grief support group designed to provide you with the support you need and the tools to help you cope.
1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at Mount Olivet Cemetery, 4000 Elmwood Ave. Kenmore
2nd & 4th Monday of the month 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Pine Lawn Chapel, 2951 Harlem Rd. (corner of Harlem and Genesee)
• BOND – Bridging Out in New Directions
A social support group for those who are grieving. Take part in various activities with men and women who share similar thoughts and experiences.
Program dates and events vary. Call 873-6500 for more information.
• Lazarus Lecture Series
The Lazarus Center for the Bereaved offers monthly topics to educate and comfort those who grieve.
Series will resume in March, 2011.
• Bereavement Services
Certain times of the year prompt memories of your loved one. The Catholic Cemeteries recognizes this and offers memorial services
where families can join together in prayer, song and remembrance.
Please call 873-6500 for date of upcoming services.
• Laugh for the Health of It Laughter Club
Third Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. – Pine Lawn Cemetery Chapel
Benefit from an hour of breathing, stretching, laughing and learning. Enjoy the social support as well as the physical and attitudinal benefits
that therapeutic laughter can bring. Session can be done either seated or standing. Laughter helps to reduce stress, improve immune
functions, maintain emotional balance and is good for you. This program is not only for those who are grieving.
Call for specific details to determine if this program is appropriate for you.
Led by Certified Laughter Leader Nancy Weil.
• Spreading the Word
The Catholic Cemetery has professional staff that is available to address your group free of charge. We have a variety of topics we regularly
present from funeral and burial options to “Simply Live, Simply Love.” Please call if you need a speaker at your next community function or for
additional topics available.
All programs are open to the community at no charge.