Bereavement Support
When someone dies...
When you lose someone close to you, at first you may
feel numb. Afterwards you may experience a bewildering range of emotions and
some of these can be powerful and scary. Some people find that talking through
difficult feelings can help them to see a way forward.
Sharing your feelings
It’s not always easy to share these feelings with
family or friends. You may feel too close to them to be entirely open about how
you feel; they may also be trying to deal with their own feelings of loss.
If you’re having painful feelings that are troubling
you, you might find it easier to talk, in confidence, to someone you don’t know
quite so well — even a complete stranger.
Support in bereavement
Much Wenlock Parish Church has a team of bereavement
visitors who are trained to offer emotional support to people who are bereaved.
They will listen in confidence and gently help you to share and explore your
feelings — however scary. They won’t judge you and they won’t tell you what to
do or try to change you.
What to do
You don’t have to go to church or have any religious
belief in order to have a visit from a member of the bereavement team — there
are no conditions.
In the weeks following the funeral a bereavement
visitor will phone you to arrange to visit you, if that’s what you’d like.
Instead you may prefer just to talk to them on the phone — or not at all. It’s
up to you.
If you’d like to talk to someone sooner then simply
ring 01952 727396.
You can also request a visit on behalf of someone else
whom you think may find it helpful to talk in confidence about their loss.
All members of the bereavement support team from the
Parish Church carry photo-identity cards and will introduce themselves by name
when they first make contact with you by phone. Before admitting anyone to your home please satisfy
yourself as to their identity.