Bereavement

This page comes with our love and prayers, especially if you are experiencing grief and sadness in your life. One of the privileges we have as a parish is to take funerals and to draw alongside the families of those who die to offer pastoral care and support. 

Bereavement is something which most people experience at some time in their lives, and we react to it in different ways. Grief is very painful and may give rise to feelings you did not expect. You may find the information in this page helpful. 

None of us can know the pain and hurt you must be going through inside at the loss of a loved one.   The only thing you can share with others are the memories and stories of a life shared together. 

For some this can be a lonely and frightening experience especially after the funeral has taken place.  Lonely because some feel they have no one to share their grief with and frightening because all sorts of 'out of the ordinary' things happen to us in our body and mind.   Both of these emotions are very natural in bereavement and these pages have been produced to help you understand what is happening.