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The following resources are books we have in inventory and are available at list price. (Membership discount not applicable.) You may order online, by phone, e-mail, or using our resource order form. The NCMB organization will benefit by these books being ordered from ACTA through NCMB.

To order Books from inventory and Brochures available for purchase, see the Resources Store or the Resources Order Form.

To see a list of Videos in the VTR Lending Library, see the Video Loan Form.

To see more Bereavement resources, see Other Resources or go to the WPCC Resource Guide.

A Catholic Funeral - Patricia Rice - This booklet is intended to help readers plan the funeral rites of someone they love, and also help those who would like to plan their own funeral as a final gift to their loved ones.
Blessed Are They That Mourn - Zastrow
Harvesting Your Tears - Susan Blum Gerding
Healing the Broken-Hearted - Terence P. Curley, DMin - This book gives tips on how to organize a parish program to console the grief-stricken.
Healing: Questions & Answers for Those Who Mourn - Terence P. Curley, DMin - The emphasis throughout is on the spiritual needs that must be met and the comfort that come from a deep personal relationship with the Lord when we suffer the loss of a loved one.
Helping Bereaved Celebrate Holidays (Group) - James E. Miller - This book guides you in planning and producing “preparing-for-the-holidays” events for the recently bereaved. Topics include defining the needs of your community, coordinating the event, handling marketing, and overall design of the program. Many original and gathered ideas for services of remembrance are provided.
How Will I Get Through the Holidays (Ind.) - Miller
I Have Seen Your Tears - Bernard Harding, CSsR - Notes of support from a fellow sufferer who gives consolation to the sick and stretches out a helping hand to those who look after them.
Order of Christian Funerals: Study Edition - This Study Edition is a replication of the official text used in the liturgy. It will allow the ministers involved to aquaint themselves with the changes in the rite and its multiple uses.
Planning The Catholic Funeral - Terence P. Curley, DMin - This book clearly and carefully takes the bereaved through the significant moments in the ritual for funerals by providing an overview of the funeral, as well as space to write down decisions while going through the planning process.
Process/Planning Spiritual Retreats - Maureen O'Brien, OP - A manual that goes through the steps to plan a retreat; from reasons for offering a retreat, budget planning and preparation, to checklists and “Where do we go from here?”
Six Steps for Managing Loss, A Catholic Guide through Grief - Terence P. Curley, DMin - This book aids to managing the effects of the loss of a loved one rather than to allow the loss to manage you.
The Ministry of Consolation -Terence P. Curley, DMin - This book is written as a parish guide for comforting the bereaved.
The Ministry of Consolers -Terence P. Curley, DMin - The Ministry of Consolers will help you find your place within the grief ministry, as well as plan the ministry from first response to spiritual guidance. Curley pays attention to all the factors contributing to a grief minister’s multifaceted work.
The Rewarding Practice of Journal Writing - James E. Miller - Learn concrete, tested ideas for starting and maintaining this life-giving, life-affirming practice. This book contains illuminating quotations from people who have written about their personal lives through the years. It’s an easy-to-read, sure-to-encourage resource for new journal keepers, and lapsed ones too.
 

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