Bereavement Gatherings & Events

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 ...
By Dar Bellissimo
Monday, July 3, 2023

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...
By Dar Bellissimo
Friday, June 16, 2023

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...
By Dar Bellissimo
Monday, June 12, 2023

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...
By Dar Bellissimo
Tuesday, June 6, 2023

June 13 2023 - Communicating with Someone With Dementia

Every Community is unique and every family situation is unique. This introductory presentation will provide an overview of the array of residential options and resources available to people in your...
By Dar Bellissimo
Thursday, April 20, 2023

June 5 2023 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering

This will be held as a virtual gathering.  After the death of a loved one, we continue to hold onto our love for them. However, this love changes just as we do while we engage in healthy prac...
By Dar Bellissimo
Tuesday, April 18, 2023

May 7 2023 - FITF - A Gathering in the Garden: Honoring the Parents

A Gathering in the Garden: Honoring the Parents - As we approach Mother's and Father's Days, this is a time to honor those parents who have experienced a pregnancy or infant loss, wh...
By Dar Bellissimo
Thursday, March 23, 2023

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March 12 - ACAP - Downsizing: Why? When And How?

ACAP is holding the event "Downsizing: Why? When? And How?". It will be online or in-person at the Centre Region Active Adult Center located in the Nittany Mall. To learn more and register for this...

March 11 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering

This will be held as a virtual gathering.  One of the need of mourners is to develop a new self-identity. Our roles change and it takes time to adjust. Please click here to RS...

February 19 - (SOTS) State of the Story - Love Lives On

Learning to Live: What’s Your Story? and State of the Story present an evening of MOTH-style storytelling about the love that lives on after loss. When: February 19, 2024 Time:  7:0...

February 13 - ACAP - Knowing Your Limits and Creating Balance as a Caregiver

ACAP is holding the event "Knowing Your Limits and Creating Balance as a Caregiver". It will be online or in-person at the Centre Region Active Adult Center located in the Nittany Mall. To learn mo...

February 5 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering

This will be held as a virtual gathering.  Our hearts often feel broken when we’ve lost a loved one. So how do we love ourselves in this brokenness? Some say the healing comes from within. Jo...

January 15 - #MondaysMoments Virtual Gathering

This will be held as a virtual gathering.  Grief can be exhausting. And it’s important to take care of ourselves when we’re grieving. How do we best care for ourselves when we’re feeling empt...

December 31 - Luminaria Memorial Display

Koch Funeral Home invites the public to join them in honoring the over 235 individuals and families they served in 2023. Each candlelit bag on their lawn along South Atherton Street will signify on...