Bereavment and Funerals at St. Nicholas Church
Although the Churchyard at St. Nicholas is closed, a funeral service can
be held in the Church and then go on to either a cemetery or crematorium.
Having the main service in Church means there are no constraints on time.
St. Nicholas is a significant building for many people especially those
who have lived in Laindon for a while, or who were married or baptised
here.
If you would like to hold a funeral service at St. Nicholas please contact
Diane, the Vicar, (revd_diane_ricketts@hotmail.com)
or let your chosen Funeral Director know so that they can contact us.
Alternatively Diane or
Helen (hbryan@talktalk.net) will always be pleased to conduct a funeral service at a crematorium.
If you have recently been bereaved and you would like some support during
this difficult time, please contact
Diane to find out more about HOPE
(Helping Overcome People's Emotions in grief). HOPE is a unique
support group, which offers a combination of education and interaction
in a safe and friendly environment, where your feelings and emotions
will be respected. This is not a counselling session but together,
the group
explores the grief process and works through its many emotions to help
people cope with adjustments to life in the future.
Losing someone you care about can be one of life's most difficult experiences.
There are no easy answers when trying to help a bereaved family come to
terms with their loss. Every situation is unique and people react in different
ways.
The six week support programme is offered at no cost to those attending
and is designed to help support people and show there is hope for the future.
Among the topics discussed are:
The experience of grief.
What is grief?
Grief is an emotional response to a loss.
Confronting our emotions - guilt, anger and loneliness.
Making adjustments.
Grief attacks.
The HOPE support group is a six week support programme which runs about three times a year meeting in the Laindon Community Centre and if you would like to find out more, please contact Diane here or by phoning on 01268 411190
'While we must never minimise the pain and the difficulty of grief, we need to hold on to the hope that some day the pain will subside and life will have meaning again.' Dr Bill Webster, Grief Journey.
Images: Views of St. Nicholas Church
