• *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café

    Virtual Event

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss – 2nd/4th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café

    Virtual Event

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • *VIRTUAL* End-of-Life Care in the Age of COVID, with Barbara Karnes, RN

    Virtual Event

    Barbara Karnes, RN, has been providing clear, easy to understand, and wonderfully insightful information about the dying process, end-of-life care, and how to navigate the needs of the dying for more than 30 years. Now she is talking with people and organizations around the country about providing this same kind of care in the age […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café

    Virtual Event

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Author Talk: Charles Fontenot, In Search of My Soul

    Virtual Event

    Part of our FREE series of readings, workshops, and discussions to help explore what it means to live and die well. Charles M. Fontenot, In Search Of My Soul: just looking for me. A father's collection of poems, coming full circle from grieving loss to truly celebrating life. The honesty and vulnerability of Chuck's writing […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Understanding Complicated Grief with Dr. Katherine Shear

    Virtual Event

    Founder of Columbia University’s Center for Complicated Grief, Dr. Katherine Shear will lead this workshop about complicated grief for community members and professionals. A natural response to loss, grief is complex, varying, and multifaceted. While everyone grieves in their own way, for most people, grief diminishes as they as find ways to accept the death […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café with Bay Area Cancer Connections

    Virtual Event

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Grief Book Club

    *VIRTUAL* Grief Book Club
    Virtual Event

    This free *virtual* monthly book club (2nd Wednesday of the month, October 14, 2020 - March 10, 2021) is for those who like to read and discuss how stories relate to their own grief experience. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients and all bereaved individuals living in the the San […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Movies@Mission Hospice: Departures

    Virtual Event

    Part of our FREE series of films about how we live and die. Departures Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film, Departures follows a young man who returns to his hometown after a failed career as a cellist and stumbles across work as a traditional Japanese ritual mortician. He is subjected to prejudice from […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss – 2nd/4th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café

    Virtual Event

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café

    Virtual Event

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss – 2nd/4th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café

    Virtual Event

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Exploring Endings with Frank Ostaseski

    Virtual Event

    "Tenderly, I now touch all things, knowing one day we will part" - St. John of the Cross How do you meet endings in life? Do you go unconscious around them? Maybe endings are very emotional for you? Do you wait for others to acknowledge the end, or do you jump the gun? Most of […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons

    Virtual Event

    This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients and all bereaved individuals living in the the San Mateo and Santa Clara County area. Please contact facilitator Isabel Stenzel, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café with Coastside Adult Day Health Center

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Grief Book Club

    *VIRTUAL* Grief Book Club
    Virtual Event

    This free *virtual* monthly book club (2nd Wednesday of the month, October 14, 2020 - March 10, 2021) is for those who like to read and discuss how stories relate to their own grief experience. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients and all bereaved individuals living in the the San […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss – 2nd/4th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café with Seniors at Home

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Winter Solstice Sound Bath

    Virtual Event

    To commemorate the first day of winter, and the return of the light, Mission Hospice invites you to join us for some music to warm the heart. We are grateful to offer music from our Mission Hospice community, and our dear friends at The Peninsula Threshold Choir. Please note that this will not be a […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café

    Virtual Event

    At a Death Café, people – often strangers – gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment…with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss – 2nd/4th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café

    *VIRTUAL* Death Café
    Virtual Event

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • Conversation with Ken Ross: How it all began

    Virtual Event

    Our first Community Conversation of 2021 will take us back to the beginnings of the hospice movement, and the work done by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross to change the way people die in the US. Ken Ross, son of Dr. Kübler-Ross, will present on his mother’s work and legacy. Growing up, he accompanied his mother on […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss – 2nd/4th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café

    *VIRTUAL* Death Café
    Virtual Event

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Grief Book Club

    *VIRTUAL* Grief Book Club
    Virtual Event

    This free *virtual* monthly book club (2nd Wednesday of the month, October 14, 2020 - March 10, 2021) is for those who like to read and discuss how stories relate to their own grief experience. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients and all bereaved individuals living in the the San […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Redefining Hope at the End of Life

    Many health care professionals and laypeople equate hope at the end of life with hope for a cure, and some physicians don’t discuss end-of-life care for fear patients will lose hope. But hospice and palliative care providers can help guide patients and their families to redefine what hope means at the end of life. Psychology […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café

    *VIRTUAL* Death Café
    Virtual Event

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • *VIRTUAL* LGBTQ+ Support Group

    *VIRTUAL* LGBTQ+ Support Group
    Virtual Event

    People in the LGBTQ+ community who have lost a loved one often have unique aspects of their grief experience. Sharing grief with others who understand the LGBTQ+ perspective can help them feel less alone. This free *virtual* eight-week support group (Tuesdays, January 20 – March 10, 5-6:30pm), co-sponsored by the San Mateo County Pride Center, […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss – 2nd/4th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group focused on spouse/partner loss is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café

    *VIRTUAL* Death Café
    Virtual Event

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • NEW DATE: *VIRTUAL* The Five Invitations, discussion #1: Don’t Wait

    Virtual Event

    This study group, based on Frank Ostaseski’s The Five Invitations will be a facilitated exploration of what death can teach us about living fully. Each month we will discuss one of the Invitations, with the expectation that participants will have read that chapter before joining us. The sixth month will be a closing discussion with […]

  • *VIRTUAL* LGBTQ+ Support Group

    *VIRTUAL* LGBTQ+ Support Group
    Virtual Event

    People in the LGBTQ+ community who have lost a loved one often have unique aspects of their grief experience. Sharing grief with others who understand the LGBTQ+ perspective can help them feel less alone. This free *virtual* eight-week support group (Tuesdays, January 20 – March 10, 5-6:30pm), co-sponsored by the San Mateo County Pride Center, […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Author Talk: Claire Willis, Opening to Grief

    Virtual Event

    All of us, at some time, experience heartbreaking loss. Alone, shocked, and confused, we are no longer tethered to the life we had, and do not yet recognize a new landscape for our days. Opening to Grief: Finding Your Way From Loss to Peace is a guide to this tender time. With the demeanor and […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café

    *VIRTUAL* Death Café
    Virtual Event

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • *VIRTUAL* LGBTQ+ Support Group

    *VIRTUAL* LGBTQ+ Support Group
    Virtual Event

    People in the LGBTQ+ community who have lost a loved one often have unique aspects of their grief experience. Sharing grief with others who understand the LGBTQ+ perspective can help them feel less alone. This free *virtual* eight-week support group (Tuesdays, January 20 – March 10, 5-6:30pm), co-sponsored by the San Mateo County Pride Center, […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Spiritual and Emotional Concerns at the End of Life, Hank Dunn

    Virtual Event

    In his many years as a chaplain in a nursing home, a hospital, and with hospice, Hank has learned valuable lessons about living while navigating a serious illness. As difficult as it can be, what seems most important is to live each day as fully as possible. He has seen people live a life of […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    *VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group

    This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings

    Virtual Event

    This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area.  Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.

  • *VIRTUAL* Death Café

    *VIRTUAL* Death Café
    Virtual Event

    At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Grief Book Club

    *VIRTUAL* Grief Book Club
    Virtual Event

    This free *virtual* monthly book club (2nd Wednesday of the month, October 14, 2020 - March 10, 2021) is for those who like to read and discuss how stories relate to their own grief experience. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients and all bereaved individuals living in the the San […]

  • *VIRTUAL* LGBTQ+ Support Group

    *VIRTUAL* LGBTQ+ Support Group
    Virtual Event

    People in the LGBTQ+ community who have lost a loved one often have unique aspects of their grief experience. Sharing grief with others who understand the LGBTQ+ perspective can help them feel less alone. This free *virtual* eight-week support group (Tuesdays, January 20 – March 10, 5-6:30pm), co-sponsored by the San Mateo County Pride Center, […]

  • *VIRTUAL* Symbolic Language at the End of Life, Wilka Roig

    Virtual Event

    In our progression through grief and toward the end of life, dreams, visions, and the symbolic therein reveal what needs to be explored, considered, tended to, and healed. Understanding and identifying symbolic language can help guide us through the end-of-life process. As human beings who go experience loss, let us reclaim our capacity to abide […]