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SUMMARY:December Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our discussion topic this month will be A Bereaved Parent’s Wish List.  We will be celebrating November and December birthdays\, so if your loved one’s birthday is in November or December\, 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 honor them. \n 
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/december-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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SUMMARY:January Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We will have the picture button machine at this month’s meeting.  If you would like a picture button\, please bring a 4”x6” copy of your loved one’s picture. \nOur discussion topic this month will be sharing our holiday experiences – what worked/what didn’t.  We will be celebrating January birthdays\, so if your loved one’s birthday is in January\, 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 honor them.\n \n\n\nOur meetings are at Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd\, Fort Worth\, TX 76107.  Please park in the lot just West of the church on Hillcrest St.\, and cross the crosswalk to the door under the canopy.  Ring the bell and another chapter member will let you in.
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/january-meeting/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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SUMMARY:February Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This month\, Steering Committee member and butterfly gardener Sharon Austry will show us all how to start rooting seeds in a milk jug to start our own butterfly gardens.  Bring any size of empty\, clean\, translucent or transparent jug with you.  Seeds\, dirt and all other supplies needed will be provided. We will have a few extra jugs too. \nWe will be celebrating February Birthdays\, so if your loved one’s birthday in in February\, 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 honor them. \nOur meetings are at Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX 76107.  Please park in the lot just west of the church on Hillcrest St.\, and cross the crosswalk to the door under the canopy.  Ring the bell and another member will let you in.
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/february-meeting/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260310T190000
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SUMMARY:March Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This month our discussion topic will be “Dos and Don’ts for the Early Days\, What Helped and What Didn’t\,” led by Virginia Solis. \nWe will be celebrating March Birthdays\, so if your loved one’s birthday in in March\, 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 honor them. \nOur meetings are at Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX 76107.  Please park in the lot just west of the church on Hillcrest St.\, and cross the crosswalk to the door under the canopy.  Ring the bell and another member will let you in.
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/march-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260414T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260414T210000
DTSTAMP:20260329T231410Z
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SUMMARY:April Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This month we will be decorating rocks in memory of our loved ones. Tony Pena will bring an engraving tool\, Ariem and Virginia Solis will provide rocks and decals and they will all share with us how they have been using rocks for dealing with their grief.\nWe will be celebrating April Birthdays\, so if your loved one’s birthday in in April\, 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 honor them. \nOur meetings are at Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX 76107.  Please park in the lot just west of the church on Hillcrest St.\, and cross the crosswalk to the door under the canopy.  Ring the bell and another member will let you in.
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/april-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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SUMMARY:Steering Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/steering-committee-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260512T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260512T210000
DTSTAMP:20260509T213939Z
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SUMMARY:May Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This month Steering Committee member Juan Sosa will lead a discussion on “How Men Grieve Differently.” \nWe will be celebrating May and June Birthdays\, so if your loved one’s birthday is in May or June\, 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 honor them. \nOur meetings are at Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX 76107.  Please park in the lot just west of the church on Hillcrest St.\, and cross the crosswalk to the door under the canopy.  Ring the bell and another member will let you in. \n 
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/may-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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SUMMARY:June Meeting - Annual Butterfly Release & Potluck
DESCRIPTION: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. Family and friends of all ages are welcome to join us at this event\, and we ask that you bring a potluck dish to share afterwards. Meat and drinks (and the butterflies!) will be provided by a grant from Hitachi in memory of Brandon Hamilton\, long time member Summer Hamilton’s brother. \nAny and all donations are always appreciated for our Chapter to be able to put on these special events.\n\nOur meetings are at Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX 76107.  Please park in the lot just west of the church on Hillcrest St.\, and cross the crosswalk to the door under the canopy.  Ring the bell and another member will let you in.
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/june-meeting-annual-butterfly-release-2/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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SUMMARY:July Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This month our discussion topic will be “Grieving – What’s Time Got To Do With It?” Whether you have been on this journey for days or years\, we hope you will join us to share or learn from others. \nWe will also be celebrating June and July Birthdays\, so if your loved one’s birthday is in June or July\, 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 honor them. \nOur meetings are at Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd\, Fort Worth\, TX 76107.  Please park in the lot just West of the church on Hillcrest St.\, and cross the crosswalk to the door under the canopy.  Ring the bell and another chapter member will let you in. \n\nHope to see you there! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/july-meeting/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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SUMMARY:August Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our topic this month is mementos\, so you are encouraged to bring anything that is a memento of your loved one to share with the group. It could be ANYTHING:  a toy\, a piece of clothing\, a song\, a poem\, a picture\, or something your loved one made for you or gave you\, or something you made or gave to your loved one. If you don’t have a memento of your loved one\, you may wish to share a special memory of them.\n\n\nWe will also be celebrating  August Birthdays\, so if your loved one’s birthday is in August\, 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 honor them.
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/august-meeting/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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SUMMARY:September Meeting
DESCRIPTION:In September our discussion topic will be Journaling.  We will have small notebooks for everyone and some prompts to practice writing in them.  Many of our members have found this to be helpful in their grief journey. \nWe will also have the picture button machine at this month’s meeting.  If you would like a picture button\, please bring a 4”x6” copy of your loved one’s picture. \nFor you butterfly gardeners\, we will have cuttings of blue mist and passion vine to take home. \nWe will be celebrating September Birthdays\, so if your loved one’s birthday is in September\, 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 honor them. \nOur meetings are at Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd\, Fort Worth\, TX 76107.  Please park in the lot just West of the church on Hillcrest St.\, and cross the crosswalk to the door under the canopy.  Ring the bell and another chapter member will let you in. \n\n 
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/september-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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SUMMARY:October Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our discussion topic this month is Ideas for Handling the Holidays. \nWe will also have a short talk about How to Plant a Monarch Butterfly Waystation. \nWe 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 honor them. \n 
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/october-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261110T190000
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SUMMARY:November Meeting - Annual Remembrance Memorial
DESCRIPTION:We will be holding our annual Memorial Event on Tuesday\, November 10th at 7:00pm in Fellowship Hall.\n\n  \nIf you have not previously attended\, the format is different from our standard monthly meetings.  This program includes a slide presentation of our lost loved ones\, and a candle lighting.  If you want your loved one’s picture included in our memorial presentation\, please email one photo to tcffortworth@gmail.com and include the following information in the email: \nYour Name\, Your Loved One’s Full Name ( as you want it read) \nRSVP whether you can attend and include # of Attendees in your Group \nPlease title the email “NOVEMBER REMEMBRANCE MEMORIAL” to ensure we include everyone who wishes to submit a photo.  Please send this information NO LATER THAN THURSDAY\, OCTOBER 15TH to make sure your information is included in the program. \nIf you participated and sent a photo for last year’s program and would like to use the same photo\, please email and let us know and include the name of your loved one. \nWe will have and a dinner following the memorial\, and this event is open to you and your family members.  It is a special event for sharing our loved ones leading up to the holidays. \nThe Fort Worth Chapter Steering Committee will provide the meat and desserts for the dinner.  We ask that everyone attending bring a side dish. \nThe program will begin promptly at 7:00 pm so please try to arrive early.  You should also bring a framed photo (no larger than 8×10) to share during the event – we will be lighting votive candles and placing them in front of each photo.
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/november-meeting-annual-remembrance-memorial/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261208T190000
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SUMMARY:December Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our discussion topic this month will be a book review of It’s OK You’re Not OK. \nWe will also be celebrating November and December birthdays\, so if your loved one’s birthday is in November or December\, 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 honor them. \n 
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/december-meeting/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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SUMMARY:January Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our discussion topic this month will be sharing our holiday experiences – what worked/what didn’t.  \n\nWe will also be celebrating January birthdays\, so if your loved one’s birthday is in January\, 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 honor them.\n 
URL:https://thecompassionatefriendsfw.com/event/january-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights United Methodist Church\, 4200 Camp Bowie Blvd.\, Fort Worth\, TX\, 76107\, United States
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