Bereavement Groups

Three of our parishes, Church of the Ascension in  Bradley Beach, St. Catharine's in Spring Lake and St. Mark's in Sea Girt, have Bereavement Support Groups.  If you have experienced the loss of a loved one and are interested in healing through the support of a group, please contact one of these groups:

• The St. Catharine-St. Margaret Bereavement Ministry will be meeting again on Thursday afternoon, March 31st at 2PM in St. Catharine’s Convent located at 211 Essex Avenue, Spring Lake NJ. Sister Margaret Tierney and Dr. Jack V. Kirnan will facilitate the second of our 6 session Bereavement Program that follows a well-developed and respected format from Renew International entitled Grieving the Death of a Loved One. We provide all course materials for the Program, and it is our hope that if you are grieving the loss of a loved one that you prayerfully consider joining us as we help each other move through the grieving process. If you missed our first session on March 10^th and would like to attend our remaining 5 sessions for this current Program cycle, please contact Jack Kirnan at [email protected] or via text at (609) 647-5431.  
• Church of the Ascension will be meeting on  Wednesday evenings at 6:30 PM in O’Hara Hall (under the Rectory), on April 11^th ,18^th, and 25^th, May 2^nd, 9^th, and 16^th.  Please call the Rectory at 732-774-0456 to register. If you have any questions, you may speak to Deacon John or Karen Kopcak. 
• St. Mark's, Sea Girt, meet on Wednesdays at 11 AM in St. Mark's Rectory.  Please call Sue Nolan at 718-637-1162 or Peg Kraus 732-280-8752 for more information.