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Offering Understanding, Friendship and Hope to Bereaved Families
We are sorry for the reason you are here, but we are glad you have found us. The Compassionate Friends RVA is for bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents. Our purpose is to provide a safe place to share our experiences with each other so we can learn healthy ways to deal with our loss and to figure out how to integrate this new reality into our lives. While our lives have been forever changed, we have learned that that it is possible to have joy again – although it may not seem like it right now. We are here to offer you hope that things do get better.
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"The Compassionate Friends is about transforming the pain of grief into the elixir of hope. It takes people out of the isolation society imposes on the bereaved and lets them express their grief naturally. With the shedding of tears, healing comes. And the newly bereaved get to see people who have survived and are learning to live and love again."
- Simon Stephens, founder of The Compassionate Friends
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Click on map to get directions
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we meet the last Tuesday of the month at
St. Matthias’ Episcopal Church
11300 W. Huguenot Road
Midlothian, VA 23113
two stoplights north of Robious
enter church parking lot off of Big Oak Ln
we meet in Morrison Hall
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Chapter Phone: (804) 458-9000
Chapter email:
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Have Questions? Please call or email us. Chapter Brochure Click here for a brochure. 2024 Meetings: January 30 February 27 March 26 April 30 May 28 June 25 July 30 August 27 September 24 October 29 November 26 December: no meeting We Light This Candle
Click here to view the slideshow from our 2023 candle light service (and also slideshows from previous years)
Rising Together in Grief and Hope
A Virtual Event with David Kessler
Next Steering Committee Meeting:
TBD
Let us know if you'd like to attend and learn about volunteering
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