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SPECIAL NOTICE
Due to the continuing effects of Covid 19, we will continue to offer our Monthly Chapter Meetings via Zoom.
An email Invitation link will be sent out to join. Please sign in at 6:45PM.
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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.
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MEETING LOCATION & INFORMATION
The Potomac Chapter meets at 7:00 PM on the 1st Tuesday of every month. ![]() Potomac Presbyterian Church 10301 River Road, Potomac, MD 20854 MapQuest Directions 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. 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: Compassionatefriends.org 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 |
Potomac Maryland Chapter- The Compassionate Friends 798 Kimberly Court East, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 Oldedish@starpower.net 301-253-8740 |
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