Finding your heart through loss and grief
Have you experienced loss? If so, you’re not alone. We are all awash in grief as we cope with the last couple of years on top of the losses, deaths, transitions and difficult emotional times that we experience in our own lives. Perhaps your heart feels heavy or your shoulders feel weighted down. Perhaps you wonder whether or not you are normal, and where God is in all of this. Come away with us for a pilgrimage of healing, hope and peace. Pray together, learn why you’re feeling as you do, and explore the spirituality within your experience. The doors are open; all you have to do is walk through.
Speaker: Amy Florian
Amy Florian is a nationally recognized speaker, teacher, and retreat director who uses her personal experience, advanced education, and knowledge from over 30 years of parish liturgy and bereavement ministries for her engaging and dynamic presentations. Amy holds a Masters Degree in Pastoral Studies and she is a Fellow in Thanatology (the highest level of certification in the field of death and grief studies). She taught in the graduate ministry department of Loyola University in Chicago for almost 10 years. She founded Corgenius (a company that teaches professionals how to serve people in times of transition and loss). The winner of multiple awards for her work, she published over two hundred articles and four books, including “A Friend Indeed: Help Those You Love When They Grieve.” Amy has a passion for helping people heal, explore their faith, and live fully.
Julie Berggren is a graduate of Loyola University. She is a spiritual director, hospital chaplain, retreat leader and long-time friend of the Shrine. For many years, Julie has facilitated grief groups. As chaplain at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, she walks with families and patients in all stages of life.
Program Includes: Presentation by Amy Florian,
Small Group Discussion with Facilitators Amy Florian and Julie Berggren,
Liturgies by Father Fragomeni
$15 Paid Registration (Includes Lunch) Click Here.
Call: 312.421.3757 * Mail payment to The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii,
1224 W. Lexington St., Chicago, IL 60607
Questions? Email: carl@ourladyofpompeii.org