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CONTACT:
Cindy Hickey, Public Relations
330-489-1212
cindy.hickey@csauh.com
Mercy’s Free Grief Support Group To Start In September
‘Seeds of Hope’ offers comforting, confidential environment where those who have experienced the death of a loved one can share their stories
Canton, Ohio: Mercy Medical Center Grief Support Services will offer a free, eight-week bereavement support group, Seeds of Hope, beginning Sept. 11. Those who have experienced the death of a loved one are invited to share their stories in this comforting, confidential environment. Sessions are led by qualified, experienced facilitators.
Day sessions will be held at Mercy every Tues. from Sept. 11 through Oct. 30 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Evening sessions will be held every Tues. from Oct. 2 through Nov. 20 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Reservations are required and can be made by calling Mercy Pastoral Care at
(330) 489-1143.
For more than a decade, Seeds of Hope has been helping individuals journey toward healing and wholeness. The group is made possible through a grant from the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton.
Mercy Medical Center, along with the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine Health System and University Hospitals Health System, operates a 476-bed hospital serving Stark, Carroll, Wayne, Holmes and Tuscarawas Counties and parts of Southeastern Ohio. It has 550 physicians on its Medical Staff and employs 2,500 people. Mercy operates outpatient health centers in Carrollton, Jackson Township, Lake Township, Louisville and North Canton. A Catholic hospital, Mercy Medical Center upholds the mission and philosophy of the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine and continues to be responsive to the needs of the community, including the provision of care to all, regardless of their ability to pay. For more information, see www.cantonmercy.com.