The Compassionate Friends RVA

our September, October & November meetings will be

in-person at St. Matthias' Episcopal Church

our December meeting will be via Zoom

Offering Understanding, Friendship and Hope to Bereaved Families

We are sorry for the reason you are here, but we are glad you have found us. The Compassionate Friends RVA is for bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents. Our purpose is to provide a safe place to share our experiences with each other so we can learn healthy ways to deal with our loss and to figure out how to integrate this new reality into our lives. While our lives have been forever changed, we have learned that that it is possible to have joy again – although it may not seem like it right now. We are here to offer you hope that things do get better.

"The Compassionate Friends is about transforming the pain of grief into the elixir of hope. It takes people out of the isolation society imposes on the bereaved and lets them express their grief naturally. With the shedding of tears, healing comes. And the newly bereaved get to see people who have survived and are learning to live and love again."

- Simon Stephens, founder of The Compassionate Friends

Click on map to get directions

we decide each month whether we will meet in person or via Zoom

WHEN we meeting in-person, it's at:

St. Matthias’ Episcopal Church

11300 W. Huguenot Road

Midlothian, VA 23113

two stoplights north of Robious

enter church parking lot off of Big Oak Ln

we meet in Morrison Hall

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Chapter Phone: (804) 458-9000

Chapter email:

tcfrva@hotmail.com

Chapter website: http://www.compassionatefriendsrva.org

The Compassionate Friends (TCF) national: http://www.compassionatefriends.org/

Next Meeting

September 27th

@ 7 pm

we'll be meeting in-person at St. Matthias' Episcopal Church

in-person meetings:

September 27

October 25

November 29

Zoom meeting:

December 27

Save the Date:

Candlelight Service

Sunday, Dec 11 @ 7 pm

Brochure: Click here for a chapter brochure.

We Light This Candle

Click here to view the slideshow from our 2021 candle light service

Rising Together in Grief and Hope

A Virtual Event with David Kessler

Click here to watch

Next Steering Committee Meeting:

TBD

Let us know if you'd like to attend and learn about volunteering