Support Groups
Caregiver Support Group
Second Monday of Each Month, 6:30 p.m., Room 123
A support group for those who are caring for an aging parent or spouse. Our monthly speaker, Pam Brandon, is from the Texas Area Agency on Aging. For more information, email Donna Fenwick.
June 10 - Setting Boundaries
Grief Journey Workshop
Dealing with the overwhelming emotions that accompany the death of a loved one can be extremely difficult and painful. The workshop is intended for anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one and addresses a range of issues including:
- What to expect in the grief process
- How to attend to your needs while grieving
- What is necessary to resolve your grief
- Adjusting to life without your loved one
- Honoring the life of your deceased loved one
This 5-week Workshop is led by Ruben Gomez and is open to church members and non-church members alike.
- Registration is required.
- Attendance on the first morning is necessary.
- Workshop is limited to 12 participants who have experienced a loss in the last 2 years.
- There is no charge for the workshop.
Our next workshop will be in the Fall. If you have questions, email Donna Fenwick or call 214-291-8011.
Families Anonymous
Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m., Room 233
Families Anonymous is a fellowship of parents, relatives and friends who have faced up to the reality that a loved one's addiction to alcohol, drugs, or harmful behaviors is seriously affecting our lives and ability to function. Just about every one of us has made the same statement at one time or another: "But I'm not the one who needs help!" It seems obvious when someone else has a problem. On reflection, we might ask ourselves: If the other person has the problem, how come my life seems unmanageable, and I feel like I am going insane?
Participants of Families Anonymous are dedicated to doing something constructive about our approach to someone else's problem. We begin to learn from our own experience and benefit from the shared experiences of others in the fellowship. We realize that we are not alone, and that we can know a new freedom from worry and despair. We can know peace. Join us.
Contact David Ashburner for more information.
Treasured Times Alzheimer’s Support Group
Treasured Times is a respite ministry of Custer Road UMC designed to provide care to those in the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) or related dementia in a safe, secure and caring environment, allowing those with the disease to enjoy socialization outside the home and their caregivers to enjoy time to themselves free from worry and responsibility. St. Andrew supports this caring mission and those with family or friends needing this respite ministry. If you would like to volunteer to serve in this wonderful initiative, please contact Steve Love at wstevelove@aol.com, or click here for more information.
Other Support Groups
This support group also meets at St. Andrew:
Autism Society of Collin County (ASCC)
Monthly on First Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.
Contact: www.autism-ascc.org