St. Mary's Bereavement Ministry is a safe haven where you can talk and cry.
It is a place to share our anger, guilt and fears with those who understand
and care. When we lose a loved one by death, we are wounded.
Just as a wound does, we need to heal from within by expressing
our thoughts and feelings, even when they seem crazy.
A bereavement ministry support group is to the grieving like a 
healing salve to a wound....it soothes and comforts us while we heal. 

If you have lost a loved one, our St. Mary's Parish offers you opportunities    to help you grieve including support groups, individual meetings,
and grief counseling.

When we lose a loved one by death, we are wounded. Just as a wound
does, we need to heal from within by expressing our thoughts and feelings,  
even anger, guilt, and fears with those who understand and care. 
Safe opportunities to heal are to the griving like a healing salve
to a wound....it soothes and comfort us while we heal.

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GRIEF COUNSELING:

Individual Grief Counseling for Adults and Teens – Catherine Cwiakala, LMSW and our
St. Mary’s Priests, Fr. Joe, Fr. Adolf, and Fr. Carmine and Deacons provide individual grief counseling for adults and teens.

Grief Play Therapy for Children - Catherine Cwiakala, LMSW provides grief play   
therapy for children.

Abbey Press CareNotes – Please contact Catherine at the Parish Office (845-896-6400)

St. Mary’s Grief Library – There is a large selection of bereavement books and CDs in the
St. Mary’s Grief Library, at St. Mary’s Office.

For Further Information:

Please contact Catherine Cwiakala, LMSW, Grief Counselor, or Fr. Joe or Fr. Adolf at                  St. Mary, Mother of the Church Parish, Box 780,103 Jackson Street, Fishkill, NY 12524,                or at 845-896-6400.