Downpatrick Bethany Bereavement Group

Our Mission

The Bethany Bereavement Support Group is a voluntary parish based ministry which aims to help the bereaved and grieving.

​The name Bethany recalls the visit of Jesus to Mary and Martha on the death of their brother Lazarus.

• Although grieving is a natural process which can be helped by the sympathy and understanding of friends, sometimes one may need support to work through it in a positive way. Friends don’t always know how to help; they may be embarrassed by one’s grief; they may even avoid meeting one in the mistaken belief that a meeting may increase distress.
• It is quite normal to feel anger, guilt, fear and depression as well as the awful pain of loss. These feelings need to be expressed rather than repressed, to be talked out, cried over and put in some sort of perspective.
• It helps the healing process to talk with a trained listener and confront the very strong feelings associated with grief.

If you would like to speak to a member of the Bethany Group, please contact us on: 07735 891 562