Congregational Care
Timberlake's Congregational Care Team provides care for the Timberlake community by nurturing one another. We express God’s love for others spanning the phases of life from birth to death. Our team of volunteers offers support through card ministry, visits, educational materials, encouraging phone calls, lending library, and more!. Our crafters make prayer shawls and neck pillows for the bereaved. Loved ones can be memorialized through donations to the grief ministry at Timberlake or a book gift to our lending library.
For more information on our Congregational Care Team, please contact Joe Elmore, Pastor of Visitation, at 540.926.6255 or click the button below and email him.
NEED CONGREGATIONAL CARE OR
PRAYER?
Are you struggling and want to talk with a team member at Timberlake? Have a friend that needs some spiritual help?
Need prayer?
Click the button below to fill out the form, and someone from our team will contact you.
GRIEF MINISTRY
The Grief Support Ministry is designed to facilitate the grieving process and the healing of the heart and soul of Timberlake Church parishioners who experience the loss of family loved ones, health, or abilities. Volunteers are welcome to join our team. The team meets to plan and facilitate the avenues of the ministry. For more information about the Grief Support Ministry, contact Ann Shupe at 434.609.4045.
Click the links below to view some resources from GriefWords Library:
Grief: General
These thoughtful articles provide guidance and direction for anyone touched by grief. Click the links below to access the article.
Grieving Children & Teens
Children and teenagers have special needs following the death of a friend or family member. The following articles provide wonderful insight in helping children and teens understand and express their grief. Click the links below to access the articles.
Helping Children Cope with Grief
Helping Teenagers Cope with Grief
Helping Infants and Toddlers When Someone They Love Dies
Helping Children with Funerals
Helping Children Understand Cremation
Helping a Child Who is Seriously ill
For Hospice and Other Care Givers
Caregivers have special needs of their own. The following articles are designed to help caregivers take care of themselves as well as those who are suffering from loss. Click the links below to access the articles.
Companioning the Bereaved: An Introduction
Tenet 1: Companioning Principle
Tenet 2: Companioning Principle
The Awesome Power of "Telling The Story": Why I'm Proud to be a Grief Counselor
Caregiver as Gardener: A Parable
Companioning vs. Treating: Beyond The Medical Model of Bereavement Caregiving
Growing Through Grief: The Role of Support Groups
Helping Other's With Grief
A friend has experienced the death of someone loved. How can you help? The following articles provide many practical suggestions for helping others with grief. Click the links below to access articles.
Helping a Friend Who is Seriously Ill
Helping a Suicide Survivor Heal
Helping a Homicide Survivor Heal
Helping a Grandparent Who Is Grieving
Helping a Grieving Friend in the Workplace
Helping Your Family When a Member is Dying
Helping Your Family When a Member is Seriously ill
Helping Your Family Cope When a Pet Dies
Helping Your Family Decide if Organ and Tissue Donation is Right for You
Helping Yourself With Grief
Someone you love has died. You are now faced with the difficult, but important, need to mourn. Mourning is the open expression of your thoughts and feelings regarding the death and the person who died. It is an essential part of healing. The following articles provide many practical suggestions to help you move toward healing in your unique grief journey. Click the links below to access articles.
Mustering the Courage to Mourn
Love and Grief: In Communion and Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts
Will I Befriend My Feelings Or Will I Deny Them
Helping Yourself Heal When Someone Dies
Helping Yourself Heal When Your Child Dies
Helping Yourself Heal When Your Spouse Dies
Helping Yourself Heal When a Parent Dies
Helping Yourself When a Baby Dies
Helping Yourself Heal During the Holiday Season
Helping Dispel 5 Common Myths About Grief
Helping Yourself Live When You Are Seriously ill
Helping Yourself Live When You Are Dying
Exploring the Uniqueness of Your Suicide Grief
Healing Your Traumatized Heart: Seeking Safety, Understanding, and Peace Part 1
Healing Your Traumatized Heart: Seeking Safety, Understanding, and Peace Part 2
Healing Your Grieving Body: Physical Practices for Mourners
The Spiritual Path to Healing: An Introduction
The Spiritual Path to Healing: Mourning Ideas, Part 1
The Spiritual Path to Healing: Mourning Ideas, Part 2
The Spiritual Path to Healing: Mourning Ideas, Part 3
The Spiritual Path to Healing: Mourning Ideas, Part 4
Dispelling the Misconceptions About Suicide and Grief and Mourning
The Capacity to Love Requires the Necessity to Mourn
Funerals, Memorials, Cremation, and Related Topics
The days following the death of a loved one can be filled with sadness and confusion. The following articles can help you understand the importance of the rituals surrounding death. Click the links below to access the articles.
Helping Your Family Personalize the Funeral
Helping Create a Meaningful Eulogy
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