Chapter Meeting : Saturday, July 19, 2008 , at 4:00-6:00 PM Venue is at the Greenhills Christian Fellowship, Ruby Corner Garnet Sts, Ortigas Center , Read details here .
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Calendar includes The Compassionate Friends chapter events and known national events by other grief support groups in the Philippines that may be of interest to our members. The placement on calendar of events outside The Compassionate Friends will be indicated and does not necessarily mean an endorsement by The Compassionate Friends Philippines.
December 9, 2007
World Wide Candle Lighting Event
Where: Ateneo de Manila, garden across Church of Gesu & Bellarmine Hall,
Loyola Heights, Quezon City Date: Sunday , December 9, 2007 Time: 5:00 to 8:00 PM
Ongoing Grief Share seminars start September 29, 2007
Hector Guballa and Cathy Babao-Guballa were lead to start a new ministry that seeks to help other bereaved persons move on after a loss. GRIEFSHARE is a 12-week recovery program that tackles the different aspects of the grief experience and provides the participant with tools for moving on. The program runs for two hours every Saturday and begins on September 29, 20007 at the Greenhills Christian Fellowship in Ortigas.(Address: Ruby corner Garnet Rds.,Ortigas Center, Pasig City (Behind Galleria) _ Information on Griefshare can be found at -- Grief Is A Journey http://mourningtojoy.blogspot.com
For registration, use this contact information please email me at
September 24, 2007
"Understanding a Child's Grief" on September 24, 2007 at 6:30 PM at the Greenhills Christian Fellowship, Ruby corner Garnet Sts, Ortigas Center. The two hour session will be especially helpful to families who have children between the ages of 5-18 who have experienced loss through death, to educators or to anyone interested in helping grieving children. There is no fee. Call Cora Lagda at 632-1354 to 56 or email
to register.
January 20, 2007
A video presentation from Grief share Your family and grief with special emphasis on the death of a child
Venue of Regular Monthly Meetings
Venue:Room 112,Ground Floor, Greenhills Christian Fellowship (GCF)Address: Ruby corner Garnet Rds.,Ortigas Center, Pasig City (Behind Robinson's Galleria)Time: 4:00 to 5:30 PM
Ask-It Basket: Members will anonymously write a question on a piece of paper and add it to the basket. Questions will be selected from the basket and discussed by the group.
September 16, 2006
Sharing our Children
Bring an item related to your child that has special meaning, Suggestions include a letter, a piece of artwork, an article of clothing, a favorite toy, or a memento from their birth to help other members get to know their child.
October 21, 2006
Unexpected Sadness
In what situations have you been surprised by unexpected sadness? Can we "see" these situations coming? How did you cope with these siutations that catch you off guard? Are there ways to avoid these situations?
Third Quarter to Fourth Quarter 2006
November 11, 2006
Handling the Holdiays Video/Open discussion
November 18, 2006
Hector Guballa and Cathy Babao-Guballa were lead to start a new ministry that seeks to help other bereaved persons move on after a loss. GRIEFSHARE is a 12-week recovery program that tackles the different aspects of the grief experience and provides the participant with tools for moving on. The program runs for two hours every Saturday and begins on November 18, 2006 at the Greenhills Christian Fellowship in Ortigas.(Address: Ruby corner Garnet Rds.,Ortigas Center, Pasig City (Behind Galleria) _
There is no charge to participate and it is open to everyone who has lost a loved one - spouse, child, parent, grandparent, friend. All we ask is that you register ahead of time as we are trying to limit the class size. Information on Griefshare can be found on my new grief education site at -- Grief Is A Journey http://mourningtojoy.blogspot.com
For registration, use this contact information please email me at
Venue: to be announced Door opens at 6PM, Program begins at 6:30 PM
In lieu of the December meeting and in conjunction with the 10th Annual Worldwide Candle lighting, you and your family are invited to our Annual Candle Lighting Program on Sunday, December 10, 2006
Highlights of the night include readings, music, a slide presentation of our children and sharing time
Slide Show Presentation of our children
A slide show (Powerpoint) Presentation will be incorporated into the program. The show will contain photographs of our children with their name and birth and death dates. We feel this simple, yet special way to visually include all our children in the evening. If you would like you child included whether you plan to attend or not, please email a digital version to
All photos must be received by December 1. Pleases not, it will NOT be possible to insert photos on the night of the program. If you don't have a photo of your child due to miscarriage, stillbirth or any other reason, please consider sending in their name, birth and death date and a slide will be created with a butterfly symbol. We hope you will choose to include your child in this special tribute.
First Quarter 2006
March 18, 2006 (4:00 PM)- Regular Monthly Meeting (Topic: "Caring For Yourself") with a Journalling Session by Leah Eriguel.
February 25, 2006(4:00 PM) - Regular Monthly Meeting (Topic: "Creative Ways to Remember your Loved Ones" by Alma Miclat)
January 21, 2006 (4:00 PM)- Regular Monthly Meeting (Topic : "Facing the New Year" by Hector Guballa)
December 17, 2005- First Chapter Meeting,"I'm not Ready for Christmas" by Cathy Babao-Guballa
December 11, 2005- WorldWide Candle Lighting at 7:00 PM -Light a candle for all the Children who have died . The local ceremony includes the candle-lighting at 7 p.m. in conjunction with the worldwide candle-lighting. The idea is that, as candles burn down in one time zone, they're lit in another, creating a 24-hour memorial. More information on the Worldwide Candle Lighting Event
The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive.
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Chapter Meeting
Our monthly support group meeting is the heart of TCF. These gatherings provide a caring environment in which bereaved parents and adult siblings can talk freely about the emotions and experiences they are going through and receive the understanding support of others who have "been there." Read more.
TCF Principles
TCF offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents.
TCF believes that bereaved parents can help each other toward a positive resolution of their grief.
TCF reaches out to all bereaved parents across barriers of religion, race, income or ethnic group.
TCF understands that every bereaved parent has individual needs and rights.
TCF helps bereaved parents primarily through local chapters.
TCF chapters belong to their members.
TCF chapters are coordinated nationally to extend help to each other and to individual bereaved parents everywhere.
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