LAFAYETTE, Ind. — St. Elizabeth Hospice will offer two 12-week grief support meetings. The group is open to anyone who is grieving the loss of a loved one. The sessions will be facilitated by Melissa Nelson, hospice bereavement coordinator.

Daytime meetings will be held weekly on Fridays from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in a private conference room at MCL Cafeteria in West Lafayette. The group starts on Sept. 5 and ends on Nov. 23.

The evening group meets weekly on Mondays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Lone Star Steakhouse, 405 Sagamore Parkway South in Lafayette. The group starts Sept. 8 and ends on Nov. 24.

Materials include a workbook and Understanding Your Grief, Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart, by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. The workbook is free of charge from St. Elizabeth Hospice. The book will be on loan; a $12 deposit is required. Participants may purchase the book if desired.

Registration is required and can be made by calling Melissa Nelson at (765) 423-6732 by Tuesday, Sept. 2.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The St. Elizabeth Regional Hospice in Lafayette has scheduled their summer hospice volunteer training classes for new volunteers to work with hospice patients and their families in your area.

Class sessions will be on the following dates and times:

• Saturday, July 19: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Monday, July 21: 5 to 8 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 23: 5 to 8 p.m.
• Monday, July 28: 5 to 8 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 30: 5 to 8 p.m.

All sessions will be held at the Kathryn Weil Center for Education. The Kathryn Weil Center for Education is located in the Medical Arts Building, 415 N. 26th St., Suite 400 in Lafayette on the Home Hospital campus.

Volunteers provide non-medical services to hospice patients and their families that include a break for caregivers, patient companionship, listening and emotional support, basic bedside comfort measures or assisting with shopping, yard or household chores. Volunteers can be a wonderful support for families during this difficult time.

Those who have lost loved ones within the last year are strongly encouraged to wait for at least one year before volunteering for direct care with our hospice families; however interested persons could volunteer to provide office support.

For more information, to request an application packet or to register for the class, please contact Diana Salazar, St. Elizabeth Hospice volunteer coordinator, at (765) 423-6924 by July 12.