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Welcome To The Compassionate Friends
Potomac Maryland Chapter
Katherine Bloom - Chapter Leader / Nancy Frank and Mary Mandeville - Co-Leaders
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SPECIAL NOTICE
Due to the continuing effects of Covid-19 and Maryland Guidelines, we will hold our Monthly Chapter Meeting via ZOOM on Tuesday, June 2nd. An email Invitation will be sent out to join. Please sign in at 6:45PM.
For those not yet on our Email List, please call Katherine Bloom @ 301-847-9906 or email me at katherinx@aol.com
and your email will be added to our distribution list and you will receive an Invitation.
During this difficult time, grief can be compounded with the day to day news of the spread of the virus,
self-quarantining, grocery shortages, and just getting through one day after another. It is important to stay in touch
with loving and supportive people in your circle. We urge you to follow the guidelines issued by your local and Federal officials.
For support, I recommend you sign into the TCF Facebook Pages, where there are individuals who can help you through your grief and this current situation. You will be asked a couple questions to confirm you are bereaved,
which is to ensure the group is not subject to outsiders, trolls,etc.
Also, if you want to talk directly with someone from our Chapter, the people noted below are available 24/7
for conversation.
Katherine Bloom
Chapter Leader
301-847-9906 Home
301-928-9023 Cell
Barbara & George Beall
301- 253-8740
Rob Goor
248-561-9881
Please check this website for future updates.
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The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a national, self-help organization for families that have experienced the death of a child, regardless of the age of the child or the cause of death. There are over 600 local chapters in the United States. We have no religious affiliation, and welcome parents, siblings and other family members whose children have died from any cause.
We offer support, understanding, and hope to bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents who are grieving, and provide a safe and caring environment for listening and sharing.
It takes great courage to attend a first meeting, but we have a support system that only other bereaved families can offer. As seasoned grievers reach out to the newly bereaved, energy that has been directed inward begins to flow outward and both are helped to heal. Our vision is that everyone who needs us will find us and everyone who finds us will be helped.
Meetings are held every month and you are welcome to come unannounced and to bring a friend if you wish. Every meeting can be different and we encourage you to try 3 meetings before deciding if the Program is beneficial to you.
The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive. There are several TCF Chapters in the Washington D.C. Metro area, and information regarding their specific meeting dates and times can be found on the Chapter Locator on the national website at: www.compassionatefriends.org.
For further information about our Chapter, please call Barbara or George Beall at 301-253-8740. Or you may email your thoughts to us anytime at info@tcfpotomacmd.com
MEETING LOCATION
Potomac Presbyterian Church
10301 River Road,
Potomac, MD 20854
The Potomac Chapter meets at 7:00 PM on the 1st Tuesday of every month.
Inclememt Weather Alert-
A Chapter meeting will be postponed if Montgomery County Schools are CLOSED or have Early Dismissal due to inclement weather. In that event, please check back to this website for rescheduling date or call Katherine Bloom, Chapter Leader @ 301-847-9906.
As always, your safety is paramount, so if you feel the weather presents unsafe driving conditions, please wait until our next regularly scheduled meeting to attend.
MapQuest Directions
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MEETING INFORMATION
Our meetings include a time together in a full circle where we briefly introduce ourselves and share current activities, and then we break into smaller sharing groups on topics where we can get to know other bereaved parents or siblings and learn coping skills and strategies from each other's experiences. At our December meeting, we have a special family program called Candle Lighting, which is a time of remembering our children/siblings/grandchildren with a meaningful program and ceremony.
Potomac Chapter has a lending library of helpful books and other materials, and publishes a newsletter several times a year, and you may read the current issue by clicking on the Newsletter Link at the left.
NATIONAL OFFICE:
The Compassionate Friends has over 600 local Chapters nationwide. The National Website contains valuable information on Grief for Child, Sibling and Grandchild loss, with links to resources to help us in the journey through grief.
The Compassionate Friends, Inc.
P.O.Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696
Toll Free: 1-877-969-0010
Phone: 630-990-0010
Compassionatefriends.org
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