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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

 

TCF NATIONAL CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP

The TCF North Shore-Boston Chapter is offering four $500 scholarships (1 per family) for members who are planning to attend the National TCF Conference this year.  These will be awarded based upon the order of submission.  Details about the scholarship can be found on the application form.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact David Paul at:  tcfnoshoreconnect@gmail.com

 

To access the application form, click here: 

2025 TCF National Conference Scholarship Application

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR MEMBERS

We will be volunteering at this soup kitchen on Saturday, July 5, 2025:

The Dwelling Place
523 Main Street
Woburn, Ma. 01801


If you can make it, please arrive around 4:00 PM.
All are welcome, including children, as long as they are accompanied by an adult.

If you are planning on attending or have any questions, please contact:   

Pat Powell
Booklovr@aol.com

847-308-0331

WALK TO REMEMBER

TEE SHIRTS

The TCF North Shore-Boston Chapter annual Walk To Remember will take place on 9/21/25.  More information regarding this event will be posted on our website in July.  If you would like to order a tee shirt for this year’s Walk To Remember, click on this link: 

Walk To Remember Tee Shirts

This link will be active from 5/29/25 through 8/29/25.  The shirts that are ordered will be shipped to Tim Glendinning.  Tim will then distribute the tee shirts at Ipswich River Park in North Reading before the Walk begins.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Tim:

tglendinning@crownuniform.com

(908) 902-8631

 

CHAPTER UPDATES

Our chapter holds two in-person meetings and two online video meeting per month.  The in-person meetings are held on the 1st Monday and 3rd Wednesday of each month.  The sibling online video meeting is held on the third Wednesday of each month.  The parent online video meeting is held on the fourth Wednesday of each month.

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

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 would like to inform all of our members that we no longer mail hard copies of our monthly chapter newsletter.  Our newsletters are accessible electronically through this link:  Chapter Newsletters

 

If you have any questions, please contact our chapter leader, David Paul.  You may access his contact information through this link:

https://tcfnoshore-boston.org/contact-us.aspx

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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 June in loving memory of:

 

 

REBECCA KNIGHT

 

Dearest Rebecca,

It has been eleven years now

since you crossed over to Heaven.

Even though we so terribly miss

your physical form,

we are so wonderfully aware

of your spiritual presence!

Thank you babygirl

for the abundance of signs and for

helping Grammy with her recent ordeal.

You are a gift from God

and we cherish the memories

and savor the communications.

 

With grateful hearts,

Mom and Dad

   

 

 

JASON M. DIXEY

 

Jay,

Happy heavenly birthday.

You are so very loved

and will forever be

on our minds and in our hearts.

Love,

Mom, Dad, Adam and Riley

   

 

Meeting Updates

 

Our June 2025 chapter meetings will be held on:

 

 
Monday - 6/2/25 
 In-Person Meeting - 7:00 PM 
Please contact
if you would like to attend
Topic:  The Emotional Roller Coaster
 
 
 
Wednesday - 6/18/25
In-Person Meeting - 7:00 PM
Please contact
if  you would like to attend
Topic:  Open Sharing Session
-and-
Sibling Online Video Meeting - 7:30 PM
(Email invitation to follow) 
You may also contact Aimeeb15@gmail.com
to request an invitation
Topic:  Secondary Losses
 
 
 
Wednesday - 6/25/25
Online Video Meeting - 7:00 PM
(e-mail invitation to follow)
You may also contact
if  you would like to attend
Topic:  Family Dynamics
 

Click here for our 2025 schedule: 
Meetings & Events

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

Event Updates

 

See information below on upcoming TCF events:

 

 

SUMMER BBQ

 
 

SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2025

11:30 AM

Stage Fort Park

Gloucester, MA


Click here for additional information:

Summer BBQ

TCF 48th NATIONAL CONFERENCE

 
 

JULY 11 - JULY 13, 2025

BELLEVUE, WA

 


Click here for additional information:

TCF National Conference