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Ministry of Consolation
Training for Ministers to the BereavedCurrent Training Opportunities
Why Train?
- Helps to promote an awareness of grief and the needs of grieving people
- Helps to prepare comforters with the tools and education needed to be present to the bereaved
- Helps to develop parish-based comfort programs tailored to local needs and to use the gifts and talents of parish staff and members
- Helps to support on-going parish grief care programs through continuing education and expert resources
- Helps to care for grieving people by sponsoring support groups and individual grief counseling
- Helps to assist participants of this intensive training course to become skilled in training ministers of consolation in their local communities
- Helps to present to participants a "how-to" training manual at the end of the Conference
Focuses on:
- Order of Christian Funerals
- Communication and Listening
- Overview of Grief and Mourning
- Facilitating Skills and Support Groups
- Beginning Your Program
- Healing and Meditation
- Self Care for the Minister
Format for an NCMB Training
- National Training Faculty
- To become a host for an NCMB Training.
- Format for an NCMB Ministry of Consolation Training
- Schedule/Rates
For additional information or to schedule a training date, contact the NCMB office:
National Catholic Ministry to the Bereaved
PO Box 16353
St. Louis, MO 63125-0353
314-638-2638 • FAX 314-638-2639
E-mail: ncmbereave@aol.com
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PO Box 16353 • St. Louis, MO 63125-0353 • 314-638-2638 • Fax 314-638-2639
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