Bereavement Gatherings & Events

October 9 2023 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering

This will be held as a virtual gathering.  When we lose a loved one, we move from a relationship of presence to a relationship of memory. And according to C.S. Lewis, “. . . suddenly at the v...
By Dar Bellissimo
Friday, August 25, 2023

Tuesdays, September 19, and October 17, 2023 - Med-Knit-ations: Knitting Our Hearts Back Together

Koch Funeral Home has partnered with Centre Region Parks & Recreation. When we're grieving a loss, our hearts can feel like they've been broken apart. Here is an opportunity for you to knit yo...
By Dar Bellissimo
Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Third Monday of Each Month - A Virtual Death Café

Death Café - A Virtual Gathering This will be held as a virtual gathering. Please join us in the comfort of your own home for our monthly Death Café. You can sip on coffee and tea, eat ...
By Dar Bellissimo
Monday, July 31, 2023

September 18 2023 - #MondaysMoments at Sunset Park

Koch Funeral Home has partnered with Centre Region Parks & Recreation. When we bring our grief and mourning to nature, it can help decrease our pain in the moment while also helping us heal in...
By Dar Bellissimo
Sunday, July 30, 2023

September 13 2023 ~ Virtual Grief Healing Circle

This will be held as a virtual gathering. If you have lost a loved one, this is an opportunity to share what is on your heart and mind right now, to listen, and be listened to deeply and generousl...
By Dar Bellissimo
Saturday, July 29, 2023

Tuesdays - September 12, September 26, October 10 and October 24, 2023 - Stories of Loss

Koch Funeral Home has partnered with Juniper at Brookline. When we lose a loved one, having support helps us on our healing journeys. It is powerful to realize you are not alone and to learn how o...
By Dar Bellissimo
Friday, July 28, 2023

September 12 2023 - ACAP - Medicaid 101: Know if you Qualify (Join us for pizza!)

ACAP is holding an event, "Medicaid 101: Know if you Qualify (Join us for pizza!)" This event will be held online or in-person at the Centre Region Active Adult Center located in the Nittany M...
By Dar Bellissimo
Thursday, July 27, 2023

Previous Posts

Tuesdays, September 12 - October 10 2023 - A Walk with Grief

Koch Funeral Home has partnered with Centre Region Parks & Recreation. A Walk with Grief is not an exercise program but instead a time of coming together with others who are grieving a loss an...

September 5 2023 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering

This will be held as a virtual gathering. Due to the holiday on Monday this event will be held on Tuesday.  Grief is a spiritual journey to the center of your being. The root of the word surr...

Tuesday - August 22 2023 - Stories of Loss

When we lose a loved one, having support helps us on our healing journeys. It is powerful to realize you are not alone and to learn how others make it through. In this grief education and support g...

August 8 2023 - ACAP - Strategies for Effectively Managing Medications (plus an ice cream social)

ACAP is holding an event, "Strategies for Effecitvely Managing Medications (plus an ice cream social)". This event will be held online or in-person at the Centre Region Active Adult Center located ...

August 7 2023 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering

This will be held as a virtual gathering.  There are many different beliefs about what happens to someone after they die. But what is universal is the death remains in the memory of the livin...

July 13 2023 - ACAP - Keeping Loved Ones Safe and Engaged From a Distance

ACAP is holding an event, "Keeping Loved Ones Safe and Engaged From a Distance". This event will be held online or in-person at the Centre Region Active Adult Center located in the Nittany Mall. To...

July 10 2023 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering

This will be held as a virtual gathering.  Many of us try to push our grief away. We don't like to feel the heavy emotions. But emotions are e - energy that needs to move - motion (e + motion...