This month's topic will be "Mining for Memories - Working Toward Acceptance and Recapturing Joy."  We will observe February birthdays, so if your loved one's birthday is in February, feel free to bring a photo or memento of them for the Birthday Table.  You may also wish to bring their favorite dessert without nuts to […]

This month's meeting will feature a Memorial Decoupage Candle project.  We will supply the candles and craft materials, you bring COPIES of pictures of your loved ones which you will cut and glue onto your candle. We will also be celebrating March birthdays, so if your loved one’s birthday is in March, feel free to […]

This month, long-time members and former chapter leaders Charles & Genie Dean will lead a discussion on How Men & Women Grieve Differently. We will observe April birthdays, so if your loved one’s birthday is in April, feel free to bring a photo or memento of them for the Birthday Table.  You may also wish […]

This month we are pleased to have Dr. Patrick O'Malley as our guest speaker this month.  He is a bereaved parent, a retired psychotherapist who specialized in grief counseling for over forty years, and the author of the book, Getting Grief Right with Tim Madigan. We will also observe May and June birthdays, so if […]

Our annual Butterfly Release will begin promptly at 7:00 pm, so try to arrive early to have time to put your potluck dish in Fellowship Hall before we all gather outside. Family and friends of all ages are welcome to join us at this event, and we ask that you bring a potluck dish to […]

We will observe July birthdays, so if your loved one’s birthday is in July, feel free to bring a photo or memento of them for the Birthday Table.  You may also wish to bring their favorite dessert without nuts to share. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DOORS OF THE CHURCH ARE AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED, SO WHEN ATTENDING […]

We are pleased to have Dr. Patrick O’Malley as our guest speaker this month.  He is a bereaved parent, a retired psychotherapist who specialized in grief counseling for over forty years, and the author of the book, Getting Grief Right with Tim Madigan. We will be meeting in Fellowship Hall, just around the corner from […]

We encourage anyone who would be interested in helping our chapter plan programs and meetings to join our Steering Committee. The meeting will take place in our usual monthly meeting room at Arlington Heights UMC.

This month our discussion topic will be Suggestions for Coping.  We will also be observing September birthdays, so if your loved ones' birthday is in  September, feel free to bring a photo or memento of them for the Birthday Table.  You may also wish to bring their favorite dessert or snack to share. Remember we are at our […]

Our discussion topic this month is How to Handle the Holidays. We will be celebrating October birthdays, so if your loved one's birthday is in October, feel free to bring a picture or memento of them to share with the group. You may also wish to bring their favorite snack or a birthday cake to […]