Events

The staff of George Funeral Home & Cremation Center is always looking for new ways to serve the members of our community. With that thought in mind, we have developed a series of interesting, informal workshops to get information to those who need it. 

Posted 11/3/2010 

Everyone Welcome:

"Coping With The Holidays"

presented by: Linda Gill, RN, MSN, MA, LPC 

"Joy in the Mourning" Center for Life Losses

Thursday, December 2, 2010

10:00am

George Funeral Home & Cremation Center 

211 Park Ave. SW Aiken 

Light refreshments will be served.

Posted 5/30/2010

Regency Hospice of Aiken 

conducts two Greif Support Groups. 

Both Groups are free and open to the public. 

Each 3rd Thursday 

10:30-11:30 AM 

Cumberland Village 3rd Floor Library 

3335 Wise Creek Lane, Aiken, SC 

Each 4th Thursday 2:30-3:30 PM

Croft House Meeting Room 

356 York Street, Aiken, SC

For additional information contact 

Mark Hudson, Bereavement Coordinator

mhudson@regencyhspice.com

803-648-2117 

Posted 1/27/2010

Bereavement Group

Discovery is a place for gentle conversation, sharing, learning and moving beyond painful symptoms of grief. It is a time for personal discovery through the winding and difficult path of grief. 

Please join us as Dexter Lambert, Masters in Divinity/Hospice Chaplin, leads our Bereavement Group. The group will meet on the 3rd Monday of each month at Harbor Chase Assisted Living Facility, 1385 Silver Bluff Rd, Aiken, SC. 

For more information or to join our group, please contact our Director of Community Relations at 803-642-8444.

Posted 1/22/2010

Christine Byrne, CPA specializing in Senior-Elder Care Accounting & 

Aiken Attorney, Arthur "Buzz" Rich.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 

10am and 7pm

  Both session indentical

George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Inc. 

211 Park Ave. SW Aiken, SC 29801 

803-649-6234 

This 60 minute presentation will assist the newly bereaved and those that find themselves having to assist seniors with their financial and legal matter with practical information.

No need to RSVP...just show up and bring a friend that needs to 

hear this information. Light refreshments will be served. 

Posted 1/14/201

"Joy in the Mourning"  Center for Life Losses 

Grief Recovery 101 Program 

If you have experienced the death of a loved one within the past year, this 6-week program is especially for you. It has been designed specifically for those who have experienced the recent loss of someone important in their lives. Each week we will discuss a different topic about what to expect during the time of grief and mourning and also things to do that will help you move through your grief. Time will be allowed for questions and discussion.

This program is not a therapy group or a support group. It is offered as a non-threatening class in which you can simply listen, learn, and ask questions about what to expect as you are working through your grief. We don't want you to worry that you will be expected to bare your soul. 

When: January 14, 21, 28 & February 4, 18, 25, 2010 

Thursday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Where: Joy in the Mourning  Center 

             2220 Lake Murray Blvd. 

              Columbia, SC 29212 

Get Directions Online: www.joyinthemourningcenter.org/contact.html or call (803) 407-3185.

Payment is required on or before the first session 

Cost: $150 per person (averages $25 per class session)

  $ 50 for each additional person from the same family.

Please let us know if there are different payment  arrangements that need to be made. We do not want financial difficulties to keep you from attending. 

Pre-registration is required How to register or get more information: 

• By Phone: Call (803) 407-3185. Choose Mailbox Option #3. Leave your name, phone number (include area code if you are not in the Columbia local calling area), and a message that you want to register or get more information for the Grief Recovery Program. We will return your call within 24 hours or the next business day.   
• From our website: www.joyinthemourningcenter.org/request.html. Request more information about the Grief Recovery Program. We will call or email you within 24 hours or the next business day.

The "Joy in the Mourning"®  Center is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to assisting people as they heal from the losses of life. We are registered with the Secretary of State as a South Carolina charity. All contributions made to the organization are used in fulfilling the missions and ministries of "Joy in the Mourning" Center for Life Losses and are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Posted 10/28/2009

Everyone Welcome: 

"Coping With The Holidays" 

presented by: Linda Gill, RN, MSN, MA, LPC

"Joy in the Mourning"® Center for Life Losses 

Thursday, December 3, 2009 

10:00am  

George Funeral Home & Cremation Center 

211 Park Ave. SW Aiken

Light refreshments will be served.

Posted 6/3/2009

George Funeral Home & Cremation Center presents the next in a series of community seminars: 

"Getting Through the First Year After the Death of a Loved One" 

Thursday, June 25th at 10:00am

George Funeral Home & Cremation Center 

211 Park Ave. SW Aiken, SC 29801

803-649-6234

Light refreshments will be served.

Presented by: Linda Gill Linda Gill has Master's degrees in both Clinical Counseling and Parent-Infant Nursing. She has specialized in grief, loss, and crisis since 1987. 

In 2006, she launched "Joy in the Mourning" Center for Life Losses. The Center is a non-profit faith-based organization that provides education, programs, and consultation related to grief and loss for the purpose of helping those who have experienced significant life losses to mourn their losses and return to the joy of life. 

*** All members of the community are always welcome to attend our seminars and reservations are not needed. 

** Linda Gill Biography**

  Linda Gill has Master's degrees in both Clinical Counseling and Parent-Infant Nursing. She has specialized in grief, loss, and crisis since 1987. She has a clinical nursing background in intensive care for adults, children, and infants, and worked from 1989 to 2005 as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in family crisis and bereavement intervention. 

In 1996 she founded “Joy in the Mourning”®. She has been in private practice as a Licensed Professional Counselor since 2003, specializing in grief and crises related to loss, and providing services for clients who have experienced any kind of life loss. She also works part-time as a therapist at Three Rivers Behavioral Health in West Columbia, SC. 

In 2006, she launched "Joy in the Mourning" ® Center for Life Losses. The Center is a non-profit faith-based organization that provides education, programs, and consultation related to grief and loss for the purpose of helping those who have experienced significant life losses to mourn their losses and return to the joy of life. 

Some of the kinds of losses Linda works with are:

• Death of an Infant or Child
• Death of a Spouse
• Death of a Sibling
• Death of a Parent 
• Death of a Loved One or Friend 
• Death following a Fight or Separation 
• Death due to Suicide, Murder, or Homicide
• Sudden Unexpected Loss (accident or sudden death) 
• Separation, Divorce, or Relationship Loss 
• Death of a Pet
• Permanent Injury or Disability
• Kidnapping or disappearance of a loved one 
• Chronic Illness
• Terminal Illness
• Miscarriage or Stillbirth 
• Infertility • Adoption 
• Abortion 
• Loss of a job
• Loss of Self-Confidence or Security

Posted on 2/18/2009

You are invited to attend the first of these sixty-minute workshops, "Safety & Security in 2009" which will be held at George Funeral Home & Cremation Center on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 10:00am. The workshop will be lead by Aiken resident, Mr. Dennis Simonson, a retired Tampa, FL police officer with extensive experience in crime prevention. Topics to be covered will include telephone & Internet, general home and community safety and security concerns. Light refreshments will be served.