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Grief support
 
Ele’s Place:
A healing center for grieving children in Lansing, 517.482.1315, http://www.elesplace.org/

Genesys Health System (view Web site)
Bereavement Support Group: Sponsored by Genesys Hospice. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday and Thursday of each month and are open to all. 810.636.5000.
Grief Recovery: Sponsored by Genesys Hospice. A five-week series to assist individuals coping with grief. 810.762.3875.
HOPING (Helping Other Parents in Normal Grief): Genesys Regional Medical Center, monthly meetings for parents of stillborns. 810.606.5895.

Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties (view Web site) 810.232.9950
Survivors of Suicide Group: A support group for people who have experienced the loss of a loved one through suicide. Meets the first and third Thursday from 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Individual Counseling: Provided by Master’s level counselors. Sliding fee scale. Call to make an appointment.

Community Home Health and Hospice
810.733.7250.
Healing Hearts Camp: Assists children, ages six to fourteen, in coping with the death of a loved one. Call: 810.733.7250 for information.
Caregiver Support Group: Individuals who are providing care to a chronically or terminally ill family member/loved one are invited to attend. Meets fourth Tuesday of the month from 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. at 2360 Stone Bridge, Flint.

Compassionate Friends, 810.732.1618: Monthly support group for parents who have experienced the death of a child.

Hurley Hospice Bereavement Services (view Web site) 810.341.9900
Children’s Grief Groups for age’s six to eleven are held within school systems and at hospice offices by referral.
Teen Grief Groups by referral for ages twelve to fifteen.


Catholic deaf/hard of hear ministry
, Rose Smith, 517.342.2532, rsmith@dioceseoflansing.org
 
Parishes can contact the Deaf/HH Ministry Office for information about Assistive Listening Devices to be installed in churches and church facilities to assist hard of hearing members.
Father Michael Depcik, OSFS has his own Web site called Fr. MD’s Kitchen Table, www.frmd.org, which consists of a visual blog in American Sign Language (ASL). The Sunday homilies, the rosary with each set of Mysteries; stories about saints and other links. www.frmd.org.
ASL interpreted liturgies in the Diocese of Lansing are at St. Agnes, Fowlerville, 517.223.8684; St. Gerard, Lansing, 517.323.2379; St. Joseph, Howell, 517.546.0090; St. Thomas, Ann Arbor, 734.761.8606; and St. John, Fenton, 810.629.2251.
Michigan statewide information for deaf and hearing impaired http://www.frmd.org/


Social ministry throughout the ten counties of the diocese
 
Catholic Charities of Lenawee,
Sue Lewis, Dir., 199 N. Broad St., Adrian, 49221, 517.263.2191; http://www.catholiccharitieslenawee.com/
Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County, Lawrence Voight, Pres., 4925 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor, 48108-1521, 734.971.9781; http://www.csswashtenaw.org/
Catholic Social Services of Livingston County, Mark Robinson, Dir.,2020 E. Grand River, Ste. 104, Howell, 48843, 517.545.5944.
Catholic Charities of Shiawassee & Genesee Counties, Vicky Schultz, Pres., Flint Office:
901 Chippewa St., Flint, 48503, 810.232.9950; Owosso Office: 120 W. Exchange St., Owosso, I 48867, 989.723.8239; http://www.catholiccharitiessg.org/
Catholic Outreach, Gregg Berent, Acting Dir., P.O. Box 815, Flint, 48501, 810.234.4693.
Catholic Charities of Jackson, Vince Gale, Exec. Dir., 1522 Joy St., Jackson, 49203,
517.782.2551; http://www.ccjax.org/
St. Vincent Catholic Charities of Lansing, Andrea Seyka, CEO, 2800 W. Willow Lansing, 48917, 517.323.4734; http://www.stvcc.org/
St. Vincent Home for Children, 517.323.4734.
Cristo Rey Community Center, John Roy Castillo, Dir., 1717 N. High St., Lansing, MI 48906 517.372.4700;
http://www.cristo-rey.org


Young adult ministry in the diocese
 
St. Thomas the Apostle, Ann Arbor,
Generation Christ: http://www.genchrist.net/
St. Agnes, Fowlerville, young adult Web site: (view Web site)
St. Francis of Assisi, Ann Arbor, young adult Web site: http://youngadults.stfrancisa2.org/

 

Vatican

  Vatican launches video news channel on YouTube
The channel offers news coverage o fthe main activities of Pope Benedict XVI and of relevant Vatican events. I tis updated daily. The video-news presents the Catholic Church’s position regarding the principal issues of the world today. The link to th echannel is
www.youtube.com/vatican.

 

Priests for Life

  http://www.priestsforlife.org
 

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