Parish Bereavement Group.
Our Bereavement Group take responsibility for organising two Masses per year when we honour our loved ones who have gone to be with God and to support members of our community who are coping with long and short periods of bereavement. Our Masses provide an opportunity to engage in conversation with others who are going through the same process and creates a safe environment where we can feel understood and not hurried in dealing with our sense of loss.
Also.
Our Bereavement Group take responsibility for the Remembrance Tree at Christmas time when we offer the opportunity to add the names of your deceased relatives to our tree as we recall past years when we enjoyed their company and we feel comforted in remembering them and leaving them in the loving arms of God.
You are welcome to contact our Bereavement Group
via the parish website email address.
contactus@goodshepherdindownham.co.uk
for support
Advice
Offers of help
The Mariposa Trust
is a leading support charity primarily working within the field of baby loss and bereavement.
Established in 2012, and officially becoming a charity in 2013, the Mariposa Trust has grown to become a forerunner in support, services and as campaigner for change in the UK and globally. In 2014 the charity launched ‘Mariposa International’, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit in the US.
The aims of the Mariposa Trust remain as follows:
- Creating global services of remembrance that allow people to grieve in a supportive environment;
- Creating a comprehensive support structure, allowing people to access the support they need;
- Improving the care and support of anyone going through loss;
- Changing the taboo nature of baby loss, allowing for more open discussion, acceptance and support.
Contact Information
The Mariposa Trust, C/O CCEM, PO Box 6885,
Stratford Upon Avon, CV37 1WG
Telephone:+44 (0)300 323 1350
General Email:info@mariposatrust.org
Press/Media/PR Email:press@mariposatrust.org