Sunrise Grief Peer Support Group

Grief is complex, but you don’t have to walk through it alone.
Join us for a 6-week Christ-centered grief support group designed to offer spiritual encouragement and practical tools for navigating loss. Whether you're mourning the death of a loved one, facing a difficult transition, or carrying grief that feels too heavy to name, this space is for you.

Each session includes reflection, Scripture, prayer, light refreshments, and group discussion. You'll receive weekly handouts, guided prompts, and biblically grounded exercises to help you process grief at your own pace (as needed).

We’ll explore:

• Common myths about grief
• The five commonly recognized stages of grief
• Emotional, physical, and spiritual reactions to loss
• How to identify and confront the lies the enemy tells us about grief
• Ways to find hope and healing in Christ while honoring your unique grief story

🕊️ Led by: Carrie Suter, LMHC – Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 4 years of experience facilitating grief work and support spaces that are faith-informed, trauma-sensitive, and deeply compassionate.

In the Sunrise Grief Peer Support Group, “sunrise” isn’t just a pretty metaphor, but it’s a process of emergence, renewal, and hope. Through Scripture, Connection, and Safety, we gently guide one another out of the fog of grief and toward the warmth of healing light.

📖 Scripture: God’s Word anchors each session, offering comfort, wisdom, and truth in seasons of sorrow. Whether you're familiar with Scripture or just starting, we explore passages that speak to loss, lament, and the promise of joy after mourning.

🤝 Connection: You don’t have to grieve alone. We create a community where you can share (or simply listen) without judgment. Hearing others’ stories reminds us that our pain is real, but also, so is hope.

🛡️ Safety: Emotional safety is sacred here. This group isn’t therapy, but it is therapeutic. We protect each other’s vulnerability with respect, confidentiality, and grace, creating space to process honestly.

Sunrise means this: we honor the night you’ve been through, and walk with you as light begins to break again.

Victory in Christ Cathedral
1444 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
Upstairs Dining Hall

On Saturdays
🕥 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM
☕ Light refreshments served
📅 Begins: October 4th, 2025
📆 Runs through: November 8th, 2025
📝 Attending all sessions is encouraged but not required.

• Understanding Grief Through the Lens of Faith
• Common Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual Grief Reactions
• Myths of Grief: What the Bible Really Says
• Coping When Others Don’t Understand
• Honoring Loss Without Losing Yourself
• Navigating Special Dates & Holidays
• Finding Purpose & Hope After Loss
• Scripture Reflection and Encouragement

FREE – No registration fee required.
We kindly ask that you RSVP in advance so we can prepare enough handouts and refreshments for everyone.

Donations are welcome but never expected.
All contributions will go directly toward providing refreshments and covering the essential needs that help keep this group running with care and intention.

This group is open to adults of all ages experiencing grief of any kind — including the loss of a loved one, job, identity, relationship, or dream.
Whether your loss is fresh or distant, Christ offers healing, and community offers space to process.

This group is a space for faith-based grief support, but it should not be used as a substitute for professional counseling or emergency mental health services.

If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts or feeling unsafe, please take immediate steps to care for yourself:

📞 Call or text 988 – Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (available 24/7)
📞 Call 911 – for immediate emergency support
🏥 Or visit your nearest emergency room

While we walk through grief together in this space, we ask that anyone in need of urgent mental health care contact the appropriate crisis support services. Your life and safety matter deeply — please don’t wait to reach out.

Host or Publisher Victory In Christ Cathedral