Spring/Summer 2026

 

First Christian Church

SpringHouse Ministry Center

610 W. 28th Street

Minneapolis

Note:  due to construction, there is no parking on 28th Street. Please give yourself extra time. Parking is available on Lyndale, Garfield, Harriet, or 27th Street.  

 

May 2, 2026   Ted Bowman    Honest Hope While Grieving

May 9, 2026    Ed Holland   Family Matters: The Impact of Change, Loss & Grief on Families

May 16, 2026   Paul Johnson  The Transformational Nature of Grief

May 23, 2026    Wendy Brown Baez   Writing Through Grief

May 30, 2026    Paul Johnson   Understanding the Basic Characteristics of Grief

June 6, 2026   Renée Garpestad   The Courage to Ask: Embracing Help on the Path to Healing

June 13, 2026   Ted Bowman     Grandpa, Stories Work

June 20, 2026    James Sewell     Good Mourning Dance Suite

June 27, 2026    Mary Marcoux    The Process of Grief

July 4, 2026    Ellen Hufschmidt    Regrets and Guilt versus Compassion

July 11, 2026    Brenda Demotte     Grief Demystified

July 18, 2026    Chris Lewis    Grief and PTSD

July 25, 2026    Nancy Slothower    Factors Involved In How We Grieve

August 1, 2026    Ryan Moravetz    The Tasks of Mourning

August 8, 2026    Brenda Demotte    Moving from Stress to Balance

August 15, 2026    Nina Guertin    A Death Doula’s Rituals for Grieving

August 22, 2026    Jacqueline Werket    Delayed and Acute Grief

August 29, 2026    Picture Day

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9:30 am – Registration 
10:00 am – Speaker
10:30-11:30 am – Small Group discussion*

*At 10:30, we break into small groups, each led by experienced, trained facilitators:
Spouse or Partner loss
Family or Friend loss
Child loss

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***please note that childcare services are not provided***