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Monthly Meetings

Format of our monthly meeting
Compassion and grief support are primary objectives of our monthly meetings. Our meetings start with lighting candle in remembrance of our children so that their "Light may be with us always in our lives'. Then the co-leaders request every member of the audience to introduce themselves by name, where they are from and most importantly their child's / grandchild's / sibling's name(s). We not only want to listen to every child's name but also to let the child's sweet name and memory relive with member's own words.

After reading the TCF Credo and TCF Sibling Credo, members are encouraged to read poetry or other other materials which they would like to share with the audience.

Program Leader will introduce the day's program and the speaker. After the speech, the newcomers are given a brief encouragement to find solace in the company of 'The Compassionate Friends'.

Introduction to our library and other announcements follow; the meeting recesses for refreshments. Subsequently, the members form small cohesive similar interest groups like "First Time attendees", "Newly Bereaved up to one year", "Grieving more than a year", "Siblings over 16 years", "Angel Babies - Miscarriage", and "Stillbirth and Infant Loss".

Please note that any happening or information about the members or the children never released to the public or media and they stay with TCF chapter members only. The confidentiality is assured. Members are encouraged to inform the chapter leaders the concerns. Only the speeches are recorded onto tapes; the tapes are in the custody of the chapter; the tapes are available only to members.

Please note!
All new members, first time attendees are requested to arrive before 2.00pm to sign in and then join the regular meeting at 2.30pm.

Celebrating 30 years of service!

Next meeting is on Sunday, June 29th, 2008, 2.30pm

Program:

Gary Greisinger will speak on “A Father’s Grief.” Gary’s daughter, Cathy, died in a house fire when she was 27 years old. He has since incorporated a non-profit organization to help others in the Pittsburgh Area in her memory called Cathy G Charities. Mr. Greisinger also published a book posthumously of poems Cathy wrote when she was alive.

Special Sharing by 4.00pm

1. "Men Only" in observance of Father’s Day which falls on Sunday, June 15th this year, and on

2. “Suicide”

Regular Sharing by 4.00pm

The regular small similar interest groups like Newly Bereaved, "First Time attendees", "Grieving less than a year", "Grieving more than a year", and "Siblings over 16 years", Angel Babies (Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Loss).

Subsequent meeting is on Sunday, July 27th, 2008, 2.30pm
Program:

Pauline Hoffman will speak on "Journaling". She is the sister of Teddy Grodecki. Pauline and her mother, Pauline Grodecki joined TCF when their son and brother died 12-04-1993.

Special Sharing by 4.00pm

"Sudden Accidents, Auto, ATV's, drowning and falls"

Regular Sharing by 4.00pm

The regular small similar interest groups like Newly Bereaved, "First Time attendees", "Grieving less than a year", "Grieving more than a year", and "Siblings over 16 years", Angel Babies (Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Loss).