Week of Events
*VIRTUAL* Death Café
*VIRTUAL* Death Café
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 – Tuesday Evenings
*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings
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 to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
NEW DATE: *VIRTUAL* The Five Invitations, discussion #1: Don’t Wait
NEW DATE: *VIRTUAL* The Five Invitations, discussion #1: Don’t Wait
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
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* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons
*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons
This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's 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* Take Charge! Two-part Advance Care Planning workshop
*VIRTUAL* Take Charge! Two-part Advance Care Planning workshop
Take Charge! Advance Care Planning 2-part workshop What matters most to you? If you were facing serious illness, what kind of care would you want? If you couldn’t speak for yourself, who would? Taking charge of your future care can bring peace of mind -- to you and your loved ones -- and is especially […]
*VIRTUAL* Author Talk: Claire Willis, Opening to Grief
*VIRTUAL* Author Talk: Claire Willis, Opening to Grief
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* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings
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.