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The Compassionate Friends
North Shore - Boston Chapter

Grief Support after the Death of a Child


This website is dedicated to the memory of all of our children.

 

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.

We are a national, nonprofit, self-help organization that offers friendship, understanding and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. Our meetings are open to all family members who are grieving the death of a child, grandchild or sibling. There is no religious affiliation and no dues or fees.

WE NEED NOT WALK ALONE 

WE ARE THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS

 

CHAPTER UPDATES

Since April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our chapter stopped holding in-person meetings and began holding bi-monthly online video meetings.  Starting in January 2021, we added one in-person meeting per month to our meeting schedule.  

In recent months, our in-person meetings have received greater attendance than our online video meetings. Because of this change, we have decided to hold two in-person meetings and one online video meeting each month, starting in June 2024.

The in-person meetings will be held on the first Monday and third Wednesday of each month.  The online video meetings will be held on the 4th Wednesday of each month.  If any of the meeting dates conflicts with a holiday, the meeting will be rescheduled.

Sibling online video meetings will continue to be held on the third Wednesday of each month.

More detailed information about our upcoming chapter meetings can be found below in the chapter Meeting Updates column

An email invitation will be sent to members prior to each meeting.  You may also request an invitation by emailing tcfnoshoreconnect@gmail.com to let us know that you would like to participate.

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We are currently in need of help with managing our chapter website. If anybody has interest in helping out, please contact our Website Manager via email: tcfnoshoreweb@gmail.com

Also, in order to help cover our chapter website fees, we invite our members to sponsor our website for 1 month in memory of their children, grandchildren or siblings.  The monthly website sponsor donation is $25 per member and the maximum number of sponsors per month is 2.  Sponsors may post a message to their children, grandchildren or siblings; this message will be displayed in the Website Sponsor column on the Home page of our website and will also appear in our chapter newsletter.

If you would like to sponsor our chapter website, please contact our Website Manager via email:  tcfnoshoreweb@gmail.com

Website sponsor signup sheets are also available at our in-person meetings.

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OPTIONS

In addition to our chapter meetings, other support options are listed below:

 

1) TCF Live Chats  

The National TCF website offers scheduled Live Chat sessions on different days and with different topics.  The details can be found here: 

 National TCF Live Chat Schedule

 

2) Private Facebook Groups  

TCF offers several private Facebook groups facilitated by bereaved parents, grandparents or siblings. They can be accessed here: 

TCF Private Facebook Groups

 

3) TCF North Shore-Boston

             Facebook Page  

Our chapter has its own Facebook page that is active with members from our chapter. You can access it here:  

TCF North Shore-Boston

Facebook Page

 

Website Sponsor Messages

Our website is sponsored this October

in loving memory of:




 

KORY ADAM OUELLETTE

10/22/02 - 08/27/23

Happy 22nd birthday in heaven.

 

We miss and love you

more than words can express.

You live on in our hearts and minds.

We carry the wonderful memories

of you that we all shared together

each and every day

until we meet again.

We love you so much Kory ❤️,

Love,

Mom, Dad, Kyle and Ryan..

Maya and Simba too!

 

 

 

 TIMOTHY GLENDINNING

A Birthday Wish for Timothy

 

October 27th will be 28 years since that magical day we first met. That night your mom and I were going to a Halloween Costume Party across the street from our house. We were dressed as vampires, with capes; your mom liked the cape because it hid your baby-bump. The one neighbor didn’t believe mom was pregnant until she opened up her cape, and there you were. The party ended, we walked across the street, we walked in the front door and you made a splash right there. About 14 hours later, you and I met and it was magical, you were perfect.

We had 20 birthdays together, and each time we had a cake with candles, and birthday wishes as you blew out the candles. You might’ve gotten some of those wishes, and maybe more of them, not so much? I always wanted to give you more, but as the years ticked by you would say, having us together was what counted; I thought that was your gift to us from you.

This birthday, we will still have a cake, candles and as we blow out your candles and make a wish...it will be your wish for us…having us together. This will be our 8th birthday without you blowing out your candles, but making your wish will carry on for many years. One day we will all gather at your table, and once again we will all be together again, just as you wished to be.

We miss you, and love you, especially on this day, I think your wish is my wish for everyone.


Love Mom, Dad and Katherine

 

 

Meeting Updates

Our October 2024 chapter meetings will be held on:


 

Monday - 10/7/24 - 7:00 PM 

In-Person Meeting

(E-mail invitation to follow)

You may also contact 

David Paul

to request an invitation

Topic:  When People Ask, "How Are You?" or "How Many Children Do You Have?"

 
 
 

Wednesday - 10/16/24 

In-Person Meeting - 7:00 PM

(E-mail invitation to follow)

You may also contact 

David Paul

to request an invitation

Topic:  Open Sharing Session

-and-

Sibling Online Video Meeting   

7:30 PM

(E-mail invitation to follow)

You may also contact Aimeeb15@gmail.com 

if you would like to participate

Topic:  Favorite Things About

Your Sibling

 
 
 

Wednesday - 10/23/24  

Online Video Meeting - 7:00 PM

Please contact 

David Paul

if you would like to attend

Topic:  Staying Connected to

Our Children

 

 

Click here for our 2024 schedule:

Meetings and Events

In the event of inclement weather, necessitating the closing of North Reading public schools, our chaper meeting will also be canceled.

Event Updates

See information below on upcoming TCF events:


 

CANDLELIGHT REMEMBRANCE SERVICE

 
 

SUNDAY

12/8/24

6:30 PM

Aldersgate United Methodist Church

235 Park Street

No. Reading, MA

 

 

Click here for additional information:

 
Candlelight Service