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.
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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. |
Next monthly meeting will be on
Sunday, January 29th, 2012.
Lil Meyers, our program chairperson, will
lead the program which will be “Ask in the Basket.”There will be a basket for
you to put in a written question you would like answered, but prefer not to ask
it yourself. If you have a question that you have been wanting to ask, or if
there has been something that has been bothering you, this will be an
opportunity for you to share it with other bereaved parents.
The purpose of this kind of meeting is to show parents that others have many of
the same problems despite the age of the child or the cause of death. If you
have something positive that you have experienced since the death of your child,
this will afford you an opportunity to also share this with our TCF friends and,
perhaps, help another Compassionate Friend.
Special Sharing on Sunday,
January 29, 2012.
There will NOT be special sharing.
In addition, there will be similar interest group
sharings 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 monthly meeting will be
on
Sunday,
February 20, 2012.
Our Speaker will be decided later.
Special Sharing on
Sunday, February 20, 2012
The topic for
sharing will be decided later.
In addition, there will be similar interest group
sharings 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).
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