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Hand to Heart Pet Loss Support Group Meets Monday, August 31 - 5 PM on Zoom Meeting ID: 897 9347 3064

There is no fee, and all are welcome — whether you come from a faith tradition or simply carry a loving heart that grieves.

Love for an animal leaves a deep imprint. If you’re hurting over a loss or an anticipated loss, you are welcome at the Hand to Heart Pet Loss Group Gathering.

Zoom Meeting ID: 897 9347 3064Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89793473064

Join us on Monday, August 31, at 5 PM (Eastern) — and on the last Monday of every month — for a quiet, supportive hour of validation, comfort, and community.

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This month’s session, Meaning, Connection, and Living with Loss, invites us to reflect on how grief reshapes us and how love continues to guide our lives.

Together, we will explore what it means to live in a changed world, to carry our companions’ imprint with us, and to find moments of gratitude alongside sorrow.

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This gathering honors resilience, connection, and the quiet ways healing unfolds.

Each Hand to Heart session offers a gentle space to sit with others who understand the deep ache of losing an animal companion — a place to share, to listen, and simply to be supported.

Our certified pet‑loss bereavement counselors will be present to accompany you with care, understanding, and tenderness.

There is no fee, and all are welcome — whether you come from a faith tradition or simply carry a loving heart, whether your grief is fresh, long‑held, or quietly unfolding.

You will be welcome here.

For more information, contact Fran Weil, pet chaplain, at perfectpawsministry@gmail.com

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