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CalendarPlease select your city below to view local events. AtlanticOur on-going support group is called 'Sharing the Journey' it meets the first Monday of each month from 12:00 -1:00 p.m., at 1504 E. 7th Street, Atlantic. How Do I Go On?* focuses on a five-step process (feel, explore, let go, embrace, and live) for those times when loss is life-changing, if not life-threatening. Participants will be encouraged to refer to their own experiences and develop their own insights. Offered: February 8, 2010 5:00-7:00p.m. Threads of Love, Threads of Comfort - Come together to create a shawl in memory of a loved one using colors, fibers, and techniques that will create memories of comfort and remembrance. This is a time for relaxation and support. Offered: February 9, 2010 6:00-8:00p.m. A Stitch of Time - Come help make a table runner to remember our loved through the seasons. Using different materials and patterns to celebrate the memories of loved ones we can create a treasure to display all year. Memorial Service - Come celebrate and remember our loved ones through this non-denominational service that provides us with hope, peace and fellowship with others who share in our grief. Invincible Summer*, provides beautiful photography depicting four phases of grief. Music, beauty, and a comforting voice help the bereaved work through their grief. This is suited for individuals, families, and children. When Mourning Dawns* uses wise quotations and photographs from nature. The pattern of grief is compared to the rhythm of the seasons. Specific suggestions and practical help are offered for working through each of grief’s natural seasons. This is a four week work shop, and pre-registration is required. Photo Journaling Workshop - Remembering loved ones who have passed away is a crucial aspect of grieving. Come learn how to preserve memories in a creative and fun way through the process of photo journaling. Longest Night Service - Christmas can be a difficult time of year for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Sometimes the usual Christmas programs, with their up-beat music and “joy to the world” message, may not quite fit with the sadness we’re feeling inside. But that doesn’t mean the holidays can’t still be meaningful. Longest Night is a different kind of holiday service-held on the evening of the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year; this ecumenical and interfaith service focuses on themes of “light in the midst of darkness” and “hope in the midst of sadness”.
Service is held on December 21, 2010 at 6:00p.m. at River of Life Church, 703 E. 14th Street, Atlantic, Iowa. All workshops are held at the Iowa Hospice Office at 1514 E. 7th Street, Atlantic, Iowa unless otherwise specified. BurlingtonWe have an on-going support group called ‘Sharing the Journey’ that meets the second Wednesday of every month from 11:00-noon at the Burlington Public Library - Small Group 2 located at 210 Court Street Burlington. Photo Journaling Workshop - Remembering loved ones who have passed away is a crucial aspect of grieving. Come learn how to preserve memories in a creative and fun way through the process of photo journaling. Please bring several photos that remind you of your loved one to the workshop. The workshop will be held on April 14th at 6:30 pm at the Burlington Public Library-Meeting Room B located at 210 Court Street Burlington. The Bucket List Workshop - When grief slows us down, the movie the Bucket List can remind us that there are goals out there each one of us wants to achieve. Join us for a time to consider what it can mean when (even in grief) there is a future to consider. The workshop will be held on September 8th at 6:30 pm at the Burlington Public Library-Meeting Room B located at 210 Court Street Burlington. CarrollOn going support group the first Thursday of each month from noon -1:00 p.m., at 831 N. Griffith Road, Carroll, Iowa. Rockwell City on going support group meetsfirst Thursday of each month from noon -1:00 p.m., at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Rockwell City. Scrapbooking Workshop - Come and learn how to preserve you pictures and memories of your loved one. Please bring pictures of you loved one in order to create a special scrapbook. Offered March 18th at the Carroll Office. Annual Memorial Service - May 4, 2010. Cedar RapidsSharing the Journey - Meets the third Tuesday of each month from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m., at 800 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids. Creative Writing Workshop - March 31st, 2010 – Finding ways to express oneself is an important part of the grieving process. Come learn about the healing benefits of expressing yourself in writing, and learn how to get started for yourself! Workshop will be held March 31st at 6:30 p.m. at the Iowa Hospice Office: 800 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. Jungle Journey, a Children’s Book Reading & Discussion - July 15th, 2010 – Children of all ages are invited to attend the reading of Jungle Journey, a children’s book about the process of grieving, and the need for each of us to do it in our own unique way. The reading will take place July 15th at 4 p.m., at the Cedar Rapids Public Library. Photo Journaling Workshop - September 22nd, 2010 Remembering loved ones who have passed away is a crucial aspect of grieving. Come learn how to preserve memories in a creative and fun way through the process of photo journaling. The workshop will be held September 22nd at 6:30 p.m. at the Iowa Hospice Office: 800 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. Holiday Grief Workshop - December 2010 - TBA The workshop provides ideas on how to cope through the holidays, how to find joy though the heartache, give and receive support from one another, and relate, remember, and reach out. Flyers and information will be distributed at a later date. Annual Memorial Service - January 2011 – TBA – Iowa Hospice provides an Annual Memorial Service in each location. The memorial services are a time when family, friends, and community members come together to remember and honor those who have died in the past year. Information and invitations will be mailed at a later date. DubuqueWe have an on-going support group called ‘Sharing the Journey’ that meets the first Wednesday of each month from 11:00 am-noon at 120 Bryant St., Suite 100, Dubuque. Photo Journaling Workshop - Remembering loved ones who have passed away is a crucial aspect of grieving. Come learn how to preserve memories in a creative and fun way through the process of photo journaling. Please bring several photos that remind you of your loved one to the workshop. The workshop will be held on April 14th at 6:30 pm at the Burlington Public Library-Meeting Room B located at 210 Court Street Burlington. The Bucket List Workshop - When grief slows us down, the movie the Bucket List can remind us that there are goals out there each one of us wants to achieve. Join us for a time to consider what it can mean when (even in grief) there is a future to consider. The workshop will be held on September 8th at 6:30 pm at the Burlington Public Library-Meeting Room B located at 210 Court Street Burlington. Please RSVP so enough materials will be available: 563-583-5136. JohnstonThe monthly support group in Johnston will be the first Thursday of every month from 5:30-6:30pm. Brunch Club – Join us for good food, conversations and support throughout the grieving process. We will discuss various topics related to losing a loved one, and how we can get through the journey in order to preserve memories and find renewed strength and growth through it all. Brunch Club meets the first Monday of every month at Panera Bread at 4150 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines, Iowa. Anyone can come and bring a friend! Contact Iowa Hospice at (515) 276-6696 for further information. Beads of Love, Beads of Remembrance – Come together to create a meaningful keepsake in memory of a loved one. Beads of many different colors and textures will be used, along with charms that add special meaning as we remember our loved ones. No previous experience necessary – anyone can be taught! Bring a friend; this is a time for creativity, relaxation and support. This will take place in the Iowa Hospice office located at 5650 NW Johnston Drive, Suite E, Johnston, Iowa 50131 on Thursday, April 22nd from 5:30pm – 7:00pm . Please RSVP so that we can ensure adequate supplies at (515) 276-6696. Children’s Story Hour: When Dinosaurs Die – Children ages 6-11 are invited to attend the reading of When Dinosaurs Die, a children’s book about losing a loved one and the process of grieving. The book addresses how we all have a need to grieve in our own unique way and ways we can cope with feelings assoicated with our loss. An activity will follow the reading. This will take place at the Clive Library located at 1900 NW 114th St., Clive, Iowa 50325 on May 22nd from 10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. Paper Tearing Workshop – Join us in a creative workshop utilizing the paper tearing technique to remember loved ones lost. Part of the grieving process is remembering loved ones who have passed on by preserving memories of them. Create a beautiful keepsake with papers of different design, texture and color that include quotations, favorite sayings of your loved one, or lyrics from one of their favorite songs. The possibilities are endless and no previous experience is needed – anyone can be taught! Bring a friend for this fun and meaningful workshop. This will take place in the Iowa Hospice office located at 5650 NW Johnston Drive, Suite E, Johnston, Iowa 50131 on Thursday, September 16th from 5:30pm – 7:00pm. Please RSVP so that we can ensure adequate supplies at (515) 276-6696. MarshalltownOur on-going support group is called ‘Sharing the Journey’ it meets the second Thursday of each month from noon-1:00 p.m., at 2 W Main Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158. Creative Writing Workshop - Finding ways to express oneself is an important part of the grieving process. Come learn about the healing benefits of expressing yourself in writing, and learn how to get started for yourself! Workshop will be held March 30th at 7 p.m., at the Iowa Hospice Office: 2 W Main Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158. Jungle Journey – Children’s Book Reading and Discussion - Children of all ages are invited to attend the reading of Jungle Journey, a children’s book about the process of grieving, and the need for each of us to do it in our own unique way. The reading will take place June 23rd at 4 p.m., at the Ames Public Library. Photo Journaling Workshop - Remembering loved ones who have passed away is a crucial aspect of grieving. Come learn how to preserve memories in a creative and fun way through the process of photo journaling. Workshop will be held September 21st at 7 p.m. in the Marshalltown Office: 2 W Main Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158. Longest Night Service - Christmas can be a difficult time of year for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Sometimes the usual Christmas programs, with their up-beat music and “joy to the world” message, may not quite fit with the sadness we’re feeling inside. But that doesn’t mean the holidays can’t still be meaningful. Longest Night is a different kind of holiday service – held on the evening of the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, this ecumenical and interfaith service focuses on themes of “light in the midst of darkness” and “hope in the midst of sadness”. The service will be held December 21st at 7 p.m. (location to be announced). MuscatineOn-going support group called ‘Sharing the Journey’ that meets the third Wednesday of each month from 10:30–11:30 am at the Wesley Methodist Church located at 400 Iowa Ave Muscatine. Photo Journaling Workshop - Remembering loved ones who have passed away is a crucial aspect of grieving. Come learn how to preserve memories in a creative and fun way through the process of photo journaling. Please bring several photos that remind you of your loved one to the workshop. The workshop will be held on April 14th at 6:30 pm at the Burlington Public Library-Meeting Room B located at 210 Court Street Burlington. The Bucket List Workshop - When grief slows us down, the movie the Bucket List can remind us that there are goals out there each one of us wants to achieve. Join us for a time to consider what it can mean when (even in grief) there is a future to consider. The workshop will be held on September 8th at 6:30 pm at the Burlington Public Library-Meeting Room B located at 210 Court Street Burlington. New HamptonOn going support group 2nd Tuesday of each month at 12:00 p.m.. Book Club - Book 90 Minutes in Heaven - Located at New Hampton Public Library, September 9, 16 and 23rd Prayer Shawl - Thursdays starting March 4-April 8 from 4-6 pm. Come together to create a shawl, or a small lap blanket in memory of a loved one using colors, fibers, and techniques that will create memories of comfort and remembrance. Beginners welcome! Anyone can be taught! Bring a friend; this is a time for relaxation and support. Holiday Grief - The workshop provides ideas on how to cope through the holidays, how to find joy though the heartache, give and receive support from one another, and relate, remember, and reach out. Flyers and information will be distributed at a later date. Nov 10th at 6 p.m. at New Hampton Office. Blue Christmas - Dec 22nd - Christmas can be a difficult time of year for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Sometimes the usual Christmas programs, with their up-beat music and “joy to the world” message, may not quite fit with the sadness we’re feeling inside. But that doesn’t mean the holidays can’t still be meaningful. Blue Christmas is a different kind of holiday service – held on the evening of the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, this ecumenical and interfaith service focuses on themes of “light in the midst of darkness” and “hope in the midst of sadness.” OskaloosaOur on-going support group is called ‘Sharing the Journey’ it meets the first Tuesday of each month at 1:00 at St James Church in Washington, Iowa and the second Tuesday of each month at 10:00 at the Iowa Hospice office at 201 High Ave E in Oskaloosa Iowa. Scrapbooking Workshop - Come and learn how to preserve you pictures and memories of your loved one. Please bring pictures of you loved one in order to create a special scrapbook. On Thursday April 22 at 1:00, at the Oskaloosa office. Scrapbooking Workshop - Come and learn how to preserve your pictures and memories of your loved one using online scrapbooking. A demonstration will be given as to how to use the internet to create a scrapbook. Wednesday May 19 at 3:00. Threads of Love, Threads of Comfort, I & II - Come together to create a shawl, or a small lap blanket in memory of a loved one using colors, fibers, and techniques that will create memories of comfort and remembrance. Beginners welcome! Anyone can be taught! Bring a friend; this is a time for relaxation and support. August 30 at 10:30 at the Oskaloosa office. Holiday Grief Workshop - The workshop provides ideas on how to cope through the holidays, how to find joy though the heartache, give and receive support from one another, and relate, remember, and reach out. September 30 at 3:00 at the Oskaloosa office. PanoraOur on-going support group is called ‘Sharing the Journey’ it meets the first Monday of each month from noon -1:00 p.m., at 5399 Chimra Road, Panora. Threads of Love, Threads of Comfort, I & II - Come together to create a shawl, or a small lap blanket in memory of a loved one using colors, fibers, and techniques that will create memories of comfort and remembrance. Beginners welcome! Anyone can be taught! Bring a friend; this is a time for relaxation and support. The Bucket List, I & II - When grief slows us down, the movie the Bucket List can remind us that there are goals out there each one of us wants to achieve. Join us for a time to consider what it can mean when (even in grief) there is a future to consider. We are going to place new experiences and old memories in photo journal form. Beginners welcome! Bring a friend! Iowa Hospice Office Spirit LakeOn going support group meets the 3rd Thursday of every month, Noon to 1:00 PM at the Spirit Lake Office. Invincible Summer*, provides beautiful photography depicting four phases of grief. Music, beauty, and a comforting voice help the bereaved work through their grief. This is suited for individuals, families, and children. How Do I Go On?* focuses on a five-step process (feel, explore, let go, embrace, and live) for those times when loss is life-changing, if not life-threatening. Participants will be encouraged to refer to their own experiences and develop their own insights. Offered: August 11, 2010. Holiday Grief Workshop - The workshop provides ideas on how to cope through the holidays, how to find joy though the heartache, give and receive support from one another, and relate, remember, and reach out. November 18, 2010. Annual Memorial Service September 23, 2010. WaterlooOn going support group 2nd Monday of each month at 6 pm Waterloo Office. Book Club- Book 90 Minutes in Heaven-Location Waterloo Public Library. Children’s Story Time - Jungle Journey Children of all ages are invited to attend the reading of Jungle Journey, a children’s book about the process of grieving, and the need for each of us to do it in our own unique way. Paper Tear Workshop - Join us in a creative workshop utilizing the paper tearing technique to remember loved ones lost. Part of the grieving process is remembering loved ones who have passed on by preserving memories of them. Create a beautiful keepsake with papers of different design, texture and color that include quotations, favorite sayings of your loved one, or lyrics from one of their favorite songs. The possibilities are endless and no previous experience is needed – anyone can be taught! Bring a friend for this fun and meaningful workshop. Holiday Grief - Nov 8th 6 pm Waterloo office  |
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