Thursday, March 3, 1:00 p.m.

At the WPS office, 4211 Clyde Park SW, Wyoming. “Hope Through Crisis”. Join us as we view a 20 minute video and discuss how to find hope in the grieving process Facilitated by Sandy James Ashley. (Directions: West of 131, North of 44th Street; park in the parking lot with the State Farm sign at the top and walk up the sidewalk between the two buildings to the second door on the left.) Please RSVP to the WPS office, 538-0101.

“Hope Through Crisis”. Join us as we view a 20 minute video and discuss how to find hope in the grieving process. Facilitated by Nancy Castiglione and Paula Benjamin. Location: Heather Hills Retirement Village, 1055 Forest Hills Ave SE. (Directions: Take the Cascade Rd exit, 40B, off I-96. Turn East on Cascade Rd. Drive 1/2 mile then turn right on Forest Hill Ave. Pass the front of the Heather Hills building and turn right on the first street (Medical Park Drive), then right into the parking lot. Enter on the south end of the building.) Please RSVP to the WPS office, 538-0101.

Friday, March 11, 7:30 p.m.

“Looking At The Factors That Make Your Grief Journey Uniquely Yours”. “I know just how you feel” is one of the most inappropriate comments people can make after your spouse has died. He/she was your spouse, not theirs. This grief is your grief, not theirs. While there certainly are common elements among those who are grieving, in this meeting we will talk about a number of factors that make your grief unique from everyone else’s. We will look especially at how women and men grieve differently and how those differences affect the grief journey. Facilitated by Kathy Van Stensel and Jim Van Stensel. Location: Hager Park Reformed Church, 2635 Bauer Road, Jenison. (Directions: From Chicago Drive—head north on Main Street in Jenison. Turn left at Baldwin Street. Take the second right onto Cottonwood Drive. Turn left at Bauer Road-Church will be on the right in 1.8 miles. Drive to the back of the parking lot to the office entrance.) Please RSVP to Joann, 616-516-6194.

“True Comforts to Ease the Pain”. False comforts prevent us from seeing clearly. True comforts are like night vision; they enable us to see what might otherwise be too painful to view. True comforts may not erase the pain, but they can certainly ease it, and they can offer us hope. Facilitated by Kathy Van Stensel at the WPS office.  (Directions: West of 131, North of 44th Street; park in the parking lot with the State Farm sign at the top and walk up the sidewalk between the two buildings to the second door on the left.) Please RSVP to the WPS office, 538-0101.

Louis Larson’s Activity Club House at Leonard Gardens Estates, 4524 Leonard NW (on Leonard west of Wilson). Please bring a dish to pass (with serving utensil). RSVP to Louis, 435-9163, or Peggy, 827-1061.

YOUNGER WIDOWED GROUP (pre-retirement)

River City Improv, located at the Ladies Literary Club building, 61 Sheldon Blvd SE, Grand Rapids. Tickets are $9 and available at the door one hour before the show. Show time is 7:30pm—please come well in advance to make sure you get a ticket. Fro more information, visit www.rivercityimprov.com. Please RSVP to bvandyke@cac-kent.org or 336-5197.

At Cracker Barrel, 4340 Kenowa Avenue (I-196 and 44th Street). RSVP to Mary, 551-3873, or Marilyn, 785-9159.

MOVIE and a BITE—ALL AGES WELCOME

Celebration Cinema South, 1506 Eastport Drive SE (off Kalamazoo between 60th and 68th). Call Margo on or after February 10th for movie and time, and to RSVP, 554-3030.

At Florentine’s Ristorante, 3245 28th Street SW, Grandville. Wearing of the green rewarded, look for the leprechaun. RSVP to Mary, 453-0147 or Marlene, 457-4485.

At Faith United Church of God, 3290 Walker NW (North of 96). Please bring a dish to pass (with serving utensil). RSVP to Peggy, 827-1061 or Nancy, 583-9522.