Growing Through Loss

Tuesdays, September 15 – October 13
6:30 - 8:15 PM 
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road | Apple Valley

Where & When

Tuesdays, September 15 – October 13
6:00 PM | Registration
6:30 PM | Speaker
7:30 PM | Support Groups


Each session is complete in itself. You are welcome to attend one or all.  

Suggested Donation: $5 per session (All proceeds support the Growing Through Loss Ministry).

What to Expect

Growing Through Loss provides: 

  • Support for adults who have experienced a loss  
  • Information about the grieving process  
  • Care and support from others who are also grieving  
  • Share memories and feelings in a confidential setting  
  • One-on-one support  

Support for the following losses: 
  • loss of spouse  
  • loss of child  
  • loss of parent  
  • loss of other loved ones  
  • loss through suicide  
  • life transitions: job loss, loss of health, broken relationships, mid-life changes

Growing Through Loss is an Interdenominational Coalition of South Suburban Churches, comprised of 14 churches "south of the river," including Shepherd of the Valley.

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September 15

"Good Grief — An Overview" 
Pastor Brandon Newton | Chaplain, MN Veterans Home
September 22

September 22

"Music, Poetry & Stories from Grief" 
Kjersten Dysthe & Kara Millerhagen | Sister Presents Windflower
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September 29

"Blessed & Not Cursed" 
Pastor Corey Fuhrman | Senior Pastor, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
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October 6

"When the Ground Shifts: Grief's Impact on Our Closest Bonds" 
Brenda DeMotte | Bereavement Educator & Grief Counselor
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October 13

"Service of Remembrance" 
Pastor Lindsey Bina | Pastor, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church