Light for Our Grief: An Advent Study & Worship Series

Light for our Grief: An Advent Study and Worship Series

Wednesday, Dec 01, 15, and 22 (7 – 8:15 pm)
Note: Wednesday, Dec 08 – Come cook a meal for Bread of Life (6 to 8 pm) @ Hillside (Kids welcome)!

12/01 – The Pandemic and our Grief – Virtual Only Here (zoom access)

• In the 2021 Stephen Daldry raw, intimate and heart wrenching film, “Together” — a husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the COVID-19 lockdown. One critic writes of the film: “Love and Loathing in London – it is hard to watch with its unflinching bickering and accusations, yet it is poignant in it’s recollection of the uncertainty, fear, and grief we have all had through the pandemic.”
• Please watch the film Together (2021) at home on hulu, prime, or apple tv (before Wed, Dec 01); using our Faith and Film discussion we will consider our own experience of grief during the pandemic through the lens of this film.

• Additional Resources for Reading
  • You Can’t Outrun Pandemic Grief | Cognoscenti
  • COVID Has Put the World at Risk of Prolonged Grief Disorder
  • How We Can Acknowledge And Recognize Pandemic Grief

12/15 – The Process of Grief  – Virtual Only Here (zoom access)

•  with guest, Rev. Sarah Hathaway, Spiritual & Bereavement Care Coordinator at Pioneer Valley Hospice and Palliative Care

12/22 – The Longest Night/Blue Christmas Service – In-Person at Hillside (144 North Street, Medford) and on Zoom Here

• A Service of Solace for our Mourning and Light for our Souls