TWIN CITIES
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS & EVENTS
WINTER/SPRING 2026
Child Loss Retreat - Grandparent Weekend
The Child Loss Foundation is hosting a Grandparent Weekend as part of their Child Loss Retreat from March 26-29, 2026. This retreat is designed specifically to honor the unique grief of grandparents and to provide a supportive, healing environment among others who truly understand this loss.
This is an all-inclusive retreat, and space is limited. Reservations are required.
Cost for the entire weekend is $500 (one room / double occupancy). Financial assistance is available.
The weekend includes:
One page event flyer here:
The Child Loss Foundation is hosting a Grandparent Weekend as part of their Child Loss Retreat from March 26-29, 2026. This retreat is designed specifically to honor the unique grief of grandparents and to provide a supportive, healing environment among others who truly understand this loss.
This is an all-inclusive retreat, and space is limited. Reservations are required.
Cost for the entire weekend is $500 (one room / double occupancy). Financial assistance is available.
The weekend includes:
- Group therapy sessions
- Individual therapy opportunities
- Massage and gentle yoga
- Memorial and remembrance activities
- Time in nature and space for quiet reflection
One page event flyer here:
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ONGOING GRIEF SUPPORT
Bittersweet
A support group for parents who have experienced the death of a twin or other multiple. Meets the third Tuesday of each month. For details, contact Barb Schaack at 952-854-1997 or [email protected].
A support group for parents who have experienced the death of a twin or other multiple. Meets the third Tuesday of each month. For details, contact Barb Schaack at 952-854-1997 or [email protected].
Bloomington-Richfield Grief Coalition
www.brgriefcoalition.com
612-735-2839
Spring 2026
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Thursdays, April 9 - May 28
Peace Lutheran Church
8600 East Bush Lake Road
Bloomington, MN 55438
[email protected]
www.brgriefcoalition.com
612-735-2839
Spring 2026
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Thursdays, April 9 - May 28
Peace Lutheran Church
8600 East Bush Lake Road
Bloomington, MN 55438
[email protected]
Brighter Days Family Grief Center
Brighter Days Family Grief Center is a family-focused grief center serving Minnesota families. Brighter Days provides free grief support resources, programs and services for youth, young adults, adults and families who are grieving the death or terminal diagnosis of a beloved family member.
brighterdaysgriefcenter.org/
15764 Venture Lane
Eden Prairie MN 55344
952-303-3873
Brighter Days Family Grief Center is a family-focused grief center serving Minnesota families. Brighter Days provides free grief support resources, programs and services for youth, young adults, adults and families who are grieving the death or terminal diagnosis of a beloved family member.
brighterdaysgriefcenter.org/
15764 Venture Lane
Eden Prairie MN 55344
952-303-3873
Capital City Grief Coalition
Contact: Lois Knutson, 651-227-4430
Contact: Lois Knutson, 651-227-4430
Caregiver Support Group
A support group for caregivers meets the third Thursday of every month from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. at St. John Neumann Church, 4030 Pilot Knob Road in Eagan, MN. If you are feeling the stress of care giving, please join us as we support one another. Questions? Please contact [email protected] or call 651-334-3207.
A support group for caregivers meets the third Thursday of every month from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. at St. John Neumann Church, 4030 Pilot Knob Road in Eagan, MN. If you are feeling the stress of care giving, please join us as we support one another. Questions? Please contact [email protected] or call 651-334-3207.
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Child Loss Foundation
The Child Loss Foundation supports parents grieving the death of a child with resources, connection and guidance as they navigate their individual grief journey. Visit the website at: www.childlossfoundation.org
Contact: Shelly, Director of Programs at: 612-400-6228
[email protected]
2026 retreat schedule here:
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Children's Minnesota
Living with Grief: Parent Program
Living with Grief: Youth Program
www.childrensmn.org/services/family-services/bereavement/
For information, contact: Bereavement Services at [email protected] or 612-813-7216.
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Group - Co-sponsored by Allina Health and Children’s Minnesota
The Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group helps parents whose baby has died through ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death (shortly following birth or during an NICU stay). The group is made up of parents and is led by staff members from both Allina Health and Children’s Minnesota. For information, please call or email Bereavement Services at [email protected] or 612-813-7216.
Living with Grief: Parent Program
Living with Grief: Youth Program
www.childrensmn.org/services/family-services/bereavement/
For information, contact: Bereavement Services at [email protected] or 612-813-7216.
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Group - Co-sponsored by Allina Health and Children’s Minnesota
The Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group helps parents whose baby has died through ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death (shortly following birth or during an NICU stay). The group is made up of parents and is led by staff members from both Allina Health and Children’s Minnesota. For information, please call or email Bereavement Services at [email protected] or 612-813-7216.
Companions in Grief
This four-week series provides information and support for those on the journey of grief. Participants may join the series any time during the four weeks and attend as often as they are able. The location alternates between St. Mary of the Lake and St. Pius X, both in White Bear Lake.
There is no need to register and no fee.
Contact: Kathleen Finn [email protected] 651-429-7771, option 1.
This four-week series provides information and support for those on the journey of grief. Participants may join the series any time during the four weeks and attend as often as they are able. The location alternates between St. Mary of the Lake and St. Pius X, both in White Bear Lake.
There is no need to register and no fee.
Contact: Kathleen Finn [email protected] 651-429-7771, option 1.
Cottage Grove Grief Care Group
This group is for anyone who has lost a loved one. It offers grief education support by featuring a variety of speakers who present on different topics relating to the grief experience. Following the presentation, there is time for small group discussion.
Contact: [email protected]; 651-983-0135
www.kokfuneralhome.com/grief-support
Third Monday of each month
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Kok Funeral Home
7676 80th St S
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
This group is for anyone who has lost a loved one. It offers grief education support by featuring a variety of speakers who present on different topics relating to the grief experience. Following the presentation, there is time for small group discussion.
Contact: [email protected]; 651-983-0135
www.kokfuneralhome.com/grief-support
Third Monday of each month
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Kok Funeral Home
7676 80th St S
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Downtown Minneapolis Coalition for Grief Support
www.mplsgriefsupport.com
612-317-3454
10 - 11:30 a.m.
Saturdays, January 3 - April 25
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1200 S. Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Note: free, heated, underground parking entrance at 95 Alice Rainville Place
www.mplsgriefsupport.com
612-317-3454
10 - 11:30 a.m.
Saturdays, January 3 - April 25
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1200 S. Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Note: free, heated, underground parking entrance at 95 Alice Rainville Place
Edina Coalition for Grief Support
edinagriefsupport.org
612-382-6504
Please register on the website.
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Thursdays, January 8 - March 19
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church
5025 Knox Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55419
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Thursdays, April 9 - June 25
Good Samaritan United Methodist Church
5730 Grove Street
Edina, MN 55436
edinagriefsupport.org
612-382-6504
Please register on the website.
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Thursdays, January 8 - March 19
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church
5025 Knox Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55419
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Thursdays, April 9 - June 25
Good Samaritan United Methodist Church
5730 Grove Street
Edina, MN 55436
Gone Too Soon
This is a safe place for parents to gather to gain understanding and support as they navigate the winding road of loss and grief following the death of a child.
Contact: Donna Mathiowetz, [email protected]; 651-983-0135
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month
Tilden Community Center
310 River St, Hastings, MN 55033
This is a safe place for parents to gather to gain understanding and support as they navigate the winding road of loss and grief following the death of a child.
Contact: Donna Mathiowetz, [email protected]; 651-983-0135
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month
Tilden Community Center
310 River St, Hastings, MN 55033
Grief Support - Prince of Peace
popmn.org/mission/support-groups/
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
13801 Fairview Drive, Burnsville, MN 55337
Contact: Pastor Sarah Fike, 952-898-9312
popmn.org/mission/support-groups/
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
13801 Fairview Drive, Burnsville, MN 55337
Contact: Pastor Sarah Fike, 952-898-9312
Growing Through Loss - Twin Cities East Metro
www.growingthroughlosseastmetro.com/
Contact: 651-432-4959, [email protected]
6:30 - 8:15 p.m.
Tuesdays, April 14 - May 12, 2026
Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church
1669 Arcade Street
St Paul, MN 55106
www.growingthroughlosseastmetro.com/
Contact: 651-432-4959, [email protected]
6:30 - 8:15 p.m.
Tuesdays, April 14 - May 12, 2026
Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church
1669 Arcade Street
St Paul, MN 55106
Growing Through Loss - North Suburban
growingthroughloss.org
763-755-5335
6:45 - 9:00 p.m.
Thursdays, April 9 - May 14, 2026
Centennial United Methodist Church
1524 County Road C2 W
Roseville, MN 55113
growingthroughloss.org
763-755-5335
6:45 - 9:00 p.m.
Thursdays, April 9 - May 14, 2026
Centennial United Methodist Church
1524 County Road C2 W
Roseville, MN 55113
Hastings Grief Care Group
This group provides a caring environment of mutual support and education for those experiencing the death of a loved one. Weekly topics promote reflectionson the grief experience with guest speakers to share professional and first-hand knowledge of grief and loss.
Contact: Donna Mathiowetz, [email protected]; 651-983-0135
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Fourth Thursday of each month
Tilden Community Center
310 River St, Hastings, MN 55033
This group provides a caring environment of mutual support and education for those experiencing the death of a loved one. Weekly topics promote reflectionson the grief experience with guest speakers to share professional and first-hand knowledge of grief and loss.
Contact: Donna Mathiowetz, [email protected]; 651-983-0135
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Fourth Thursday of each month
Tilden Community Center
310 River St, Hastings, MN 55033
Healing Horizons
Sponsored by Starkson Family, this free grief group offers companionship and understanding from others who have experienced similar losses and the challenges of living with grief. You are welcome at any time and there's no need to register. Find meaning again, form new relationships and find healing and hope for tomorrow. Contact: [email protected] or call 651-436-7234.
2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
The Confluence Hotel
200 2nd Street West
Hastings, MN 55033
Sponsored by Starkson Family, this free grief group offers companionship and understanding from others who have experienced similar losses and the challenges of living with grief. You are welcome at any time and there's no need to register. Find meaning again, form new relationships and find healing and hope for tomorrow. Contact: [email protected] or call 651-436-7234.
2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
The Confluence Hotel
200 2nd Street West
Hastings, MN 55033
Journeying Through Grief - St. John the Baptist, New Brighton
In-person grief support at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in New Brighton.
Contact: Mary Kohlhaas [email protected]
Third Thursday of the month
7:00 p.m.
In-person grief support at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in New Brighton.
Contact: Mary Kohlhaas [email protected]
Third Thursday of the month
7:00 p.m.
Optage Hospice Grief Support
If you are interested in receiving support and have questions, please contact Chaplain Jenny Schroedel at [email protected] or call 651-341-7105.
If you are interested in receiving support and have questions, please contact Chaplain Jenny Schroedel at [email protected] or call 651-341-7105.
Red Pine Grief Support
A peer-led, nature-based grief support group for adults. If you have lost a loved one, or are losing a loved one, connect in nature with other grievers as we walk the path together. Groups are facilitated by certified grief educator and include an opening meditation or poem, topic discussions, group sharing, and a light hike lasting approximately 30-45 minutes.
Confidential one-on-one emotional support is also available.
Contact: Monica Bredeson, [email protected]
www.redpinegrief.com/
A peer-led, nature-based grief support group for adults. If you have lost a loved one, or are losing a loved one, connect in nature with other grievers as we walk the path together. Groups are facilitated by certified grief educator and include an opening meditation or poem, topic discussions, group sharing, and a light hike lasting approximately 30-45 minutes.
Confidential one-on-one emotional support is also available.
Contact: Monica Bredeson, [email protected]
www.redpinegrief.com/
She Climbs Mountains/Girls Rise Up - Support for Motherless Daughters
This non-profit organization serves adult women and girls who have experienced mother loss at any age. Workshops, informal gatherings and formal events encourage women and girls to explore the myriad of emotions and experiences that accompany the loss of a mother. Participants are encouraged to grieve openly, share their stories, ask questions, nurture themselves and each other, examine the loss of their mothers and to seek joy and gratitude in a secure, supportive environment.
Contact: 612-382-2771, email: [email protected]
https://www.sheclimbsmountains.org/
This non-profit organization serves adult women and girls who have experienced mother loss at any age. Workshops, informal gatherings and formal events encourage women and girls to explore the myriad of emotions and experiences that accompany the loss of a mother. Participants are encouraged to grieve openly, share their stories, ask questions, nurture themselves and each other, examine the loss of their mothers and to seek joy and gratitude in a secure, supportive environment.
Contact: 612-382-2771, email: [email protected]
https://www.sheclimbsmountains.org/
Southwest Grief Coalition
www.swgriefcoalition.org
952-937-8123
6:00 p.m.
Mondays, January 26 - March 2
Eden Prairie United Methodist Church
15050 Scenic Heights Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Please register on the website
Pastor Linda: 952-937-8781
Registration for our Spring 2026 session: April 13 - May 18, hosted by St. Hubert in Chanhassen, will open in early March.
www.swgriefcoalition.org
952-937-8123
6:00 p.m.
Mondays, January 26 - March 2
Eden Prairie United Methodist Church
15050 Scenic Heights Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Please register on the website
Pastor Linda: 952-937-8781
Registration for our Spring 2026 session: April 13 - May 18, hosted by St. Hubert in Chanhassen, will open in early March.
Survivor Resources
Free weekly support groups for those who have lost a loved one to homicide, suicide, accident or overdose. Groups are available in-person as well as virtually and are led by trained peer volunteer facilitators who have experienced a similar type of loss.
Mondays: North Saint Paul and Virtually
Thursdays: Forest Lake, Saint Louis Park, Apple Valley
To register, call 651-266-5674.
survivorresources.org/
Free weekly support groups for those who have lost a loved one to homicide, suicide, accident or overdose. Groups are available in-person as well as virtually and are led by trained peer volunteer facilitators who have experienced a similar type of loss.
Mondays: North Saint Paul and Virtually
Thursdays: Forest Lake, Saint Louis Park, Apple Valley
To register, call 651-266-5674.
survivorresources.org/
The Bardo
An initiative based on a 40+ acre sanctuary in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, focused on reimagining grief, loss, and dying with compassion and consciousness. A variety of unique services, workshops, events and immersive offerings are available.
Home | The BARDO
An initiative based on a 40+ acre sanctuary in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, focused on reimagining grief, loss, and dying with compassion and consciousness. A variety of unique services, workshops, events and immersive offerings are available.
Home | The BARDO
West Suburban Grief Coalition
www.westsuburbangriefmn.org
Lisa: 612-220-8071 or Harley: 612-840-1774
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Thursdays, December 6, 2025 - February 29, 2026
Minnetonka United Methodist Church
17611 Lake Street Extension
Minnetonka, MN 55345
952-474-4114
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Thursdays, March 5 - May 28, 2026
Oak Knoll Lutheran Church
600 Hopkins Crossroad
Hopkins, MN 55305
952-546-5433
www.westsuburbangriefmn.org
Lisa: 612-220-8071 or Harley: 612-840-1774
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Thursdays, December 6, 2025 - February 29, 2026
Minnetonka United Methodist Church
17611 Lake Street Extension
Minnetonka, MN 55345
952-474-4114
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Thursdays, March 5 - May 28, 2026
Oak Knoll Lutheran Church
600 Hopkins Crossroad
Hopkins, MN 55305
952-546-5433
If you have an event/program/class you would like listed
or a correction to the above information,
please contact us at
[email protected] or 651-452-8261.
or a correction to the above information,
please contact us at
[email protected] or 651-452-8261.