In National Grief Awareness Week and following the vote on Assisted Dying, AtaLoss’s community bereavement support, The Bereavement Journey® is needed more than ever and taking the UK by storm. The 7 sessions of films and facilitated peer group discussion, offered by churches for their communities, is not just popular, but early findings from feedback, […]
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Remembering at Christmas
Christmas can be a difficult time for those who have lost a loved one, or who are lonely, or struggling with any kind of pain or loss. As we look around, everything tells us that it’s not right to be sad at this time of year. But the truth is – some of us are. […]
AtaLoss is thrilled to have been awarded £92,540 by the Benefact Trust to support the charity’s Loss and HOPE project for 3 years. The project trains and equips churches to provide bereavement support for their communities, in particular through the delivery of its acclaimed 7-session bereavement support programme, The Bereavement Journey®, which has already helped thousands […]
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Knitted hearts
We recently met the Rector of St Martin’s Church, East Horsley at one of our Bereavement Friendly Church webinars and he told us about this lovely initiative. One heart is offered to the family of someone who has died, while one remains with the person who has died, creating a feeling of lasting connection. St. […]
Hosted by Louisa Lockwood, Editor of Preach magazine with guest speakers: Cassius Francis from the Wesleyan Holiness Church and Loss and Hope, speaking on preaching and leading about grief; Katy Tutt, Project Manager at Loss and Hope, speaking on resources and courses available; Judith Brashaw of Oundle Baptist Church and Bereavement Team leader and specialist, […]
Thatcham Baptist Church have been running The Bereavement Journey®, and shared this super feedback with us, from a guest who benefitted from having a safe space to process their bereavement.
Recent research by the Church of England showed that 91% of people have experienced a bereavement in the past 5 years. Over 2/3rds think the church might be there for them with spaces and places and people. In this webinar, Head of Life Events Sandra Millar was joined by Katy Tutt, Loss and Hope Project Manager, […]
Loss & HOPE, a coalition formed to encourage and equip Christian communities to support the bereaved, is calling for an ‘army’ of volunteers to help with the national relief effort now required to support bereaved people due to the coronavirus pandemic. As this article was published (Dec 2020), the number of UK Covid-related deaths had […]