Compassionate Friends of Northern Lake County, Illinois

05/31/2022

Compassionate Friends Zoom meeting Thursday June 2, at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Dear friends our Zoom meeting is Thursday June 2, 2022. If you have any questions or need help joining the zoom meeting, please call, or text me. I hope to offer a safe place for you at our meetings. We come to our meetings to share, to cry, to laugh, to offer support, to listen and to be in the company of those who understand. Remember to have a cherished item, gesture, or gift from your loved one to share at our meeting.
Grief is the reminder
That love was present,
And that even if it’s no longer
In its original form, that love still exists.
Michelle Marcos

If you would like to join the meeting, please contact me for the zoom link.

[email protected]
847.366.9375

Take care,
Susan Banks
Westley’s mom
Northern Lake Co IL Chapter Leader
The Compassionate Friends

03/01/2022

10/01/2021

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08/03/2021

Upcoming meeting information.

The first Thursday meeting of the month will remain a Zoom meeting only. Chapter leader, Susan Banks, will send you a link so that you can join the meeting remotely. If you have questions or need the link, please call Susan at 847-366-9375.

The third Thursday of the month meeting will remain as an in-person only meeting. The location is at the Millburn Congregational Church 19073 West Grass Lake Road, Lake Villa, IL 60046. 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Park in the parking lot behind the church, enter through the double glass doors. Doors are opened at 6:30 pm. Please wear a face covering and we will practice social distancing. You may bring your own refreshments. We do have a Keurig, coffee pods and tea bags, single packaged snacks, and bottled water.

~ HeART Remembers: The HeART Remembers Creating art in memory of our loved one(s). Thursday September 16, 2021 at 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Location is the Milburn Congregational Church 19073 West Grass Lake Road, Lake Villa, IL 60046. 7:00pm – 8:30pm. Park in the parking lot behind the church, enter through the double glass doors. Doors are opened at 6:30 pm. Please wear a face covering and we will practice social distancing. We will have our Compassionate Friends meeting and during the meeting we will complete an art project. We will have small smooth pebbles for you to write your loved one’s name and if you like a small symbol. You can put the pebble in a small gift bag and take the pebble with you.

Please contact Susan Banks, chapter leader, by phone, text, or email with any questions: 847-366-9375 [email protected]

07/30/2021

Sibling loss is real…

Sometimes it’s difficult for us to understand what it feels like to loose a brother or a sister.

But you are not alone. There is a place just for you.

The Sounds of the Siblings is a page only for those who have a lost a sibling. Click the link below for more information or to join the group.

The Sounds of the Siblings: https://www.facebook.com/groups/21358475781/
TCF SIBS: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcfsibs/


The Compassionate Friends also offers a newsletter with local meetings and times just for sibling loss. Click the link below to find out more.

~ TCF Sibling Newsletter link for registering for the weekly newsletter containing the TCF SIBS meeting information and meeting link: https://mailchi.mp/782a053d4bbe/tcf-sibs

You matter too. There is a place for you to feel comforted, and also heard. 💛

07/30/2021

Sometimes it’s difficult for us to understand what it feels like to loose a brother or a sister.

But you are not alone. There is a place just for you.

The Sounds of the Siblings is a page only for those who have a lost a sibling. Click the link below for more information or to join the group.

The Sounds of the Siblings: https://www.facebook.com/groups/21358475781/
TCF SIBS: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcfsibs/


The Compassionate Friends also offers a newsletter with local meetings and times just for sibling loss. Click the link below to find out more.

~ TCF Sibling Newsletter link for registering for the weekly newsletter containing the TCF SIBS meeting information and meeting link: https://mailchi.mp/782a053d4bbe/tcf-sibs

You matter too. There is a place for you to feel comforted, and also heard. 💛

07/14/2021

Dear Friends,

We will have our in-person meeting Thursday 7/15/2021. We will meet at the Millburn Congregational Church 19073 W. Grass Lake Road Lake Villa, IL 60046. The entrance is in parking lot behind the church. Enter through the double glass doors. There will be a Compassionate Friends sign at the entrance to the parking lot. If you need any assistance, please call or text me at 847.366.9375

I will open the doors at 6:30 pm, we can casually visit and get seated for the meeting. Everyone will need to fill out an attendance form for the church, as we are following their COVID guidelines. We will socially distance, masks are optional. You are welcome to bring your own snack and beverage. We will have a Keurig machine with coffee pods and tea bags. We will have bottled water and a few individually wrapped cookies.

I invite you to bring a picture of your loved one you have lost and a memory you would like to share with the group. It’s fine if the picture you share is on your phone.

May you have a nice day, hope to see you at our meeting.

Susan Banks

Westley’s mom

Northern Lake Co IL Chapter Leader

The Compassionate Friends

[email protected]

847.366.9375