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Book Club

Join us for our book club, which runs on the second Tuesday of every month at St Christopher’s CARE! The sessions are free to join, and will begin at 6pm and finish at 7.30pm, with drinks and nibbles to share whilst we talk through the book choice for the month, delving into your thoughts, feelings and questions.

These will be regular social book club evenings where we discuss, debate and explore a monthly book selected by our group, from fiction, to poetry, memoir and more! We will be uncovering new treasures and reacquainting ourselves with old favourites, delving into books that explore death, dying and loss in ways that may be by turns familiar, unexpected and thought-provoking.

If you would like to join our book club mailing list and attend a session, please email e.woodhouse@stchristophers.org.uk

Book Club is taking a break in December and will be back in January 2024!

What will the book club meetings involve?

Wine, tea, chatting, a chance to meet new people and to explore a book!

We look forward to seeing you there!

If you have any questions please email e.woodhouse@stchristophers.org.uk

The sessions will place onsite in St Christopher’s CARE, St Christopher’s Hospice 51-59 Lawrie Park Road, Sydenham London, SE26 6DZ.

Parking is limited on the hospice site – there is a drop off and pick up bay outside the main entrance and free parking on adjoining residential roads.

Buses: 197, 176 stop by the hospice, 227 stops at the end of Lawrie Park Rd

Nearest stations: Penge East, Penge West, Sydenham

If you have any questions please email e.woodhouse@stchristophers.org.uk

If you would like to join our book club mailing list and attend a session, please email e.woodhouse@stchristophers.org.uk

Carers Time to Talk: Caritas House, Orpington

Fulfilling a caring role can be both rewarding and challenging, and not always in equal measure. Come along and meet other carers, speak openly about your experiences of caring for someone with a life-limiting illness with others who can empathise as a result of their own experiences of caring.

“Just thought I would let you know how much I appreciate and benefit from the chat sessions.  Thank you for providing we carers with the opportunity to talk freely about anything and everything.  It’s always helpful sharing caring anxieties and concerns with others who know exactly what I am going through.  I like to think my experience can be helpful to others too. And, like today, it’s so refreshing being able to laugh and chat about things other than caring.  I get a real boost! “

This group will take place fortnightly.

Time to Talk Carers Dates and Times

If you want to hear about other ways we can support you, call 07720 669151 or email carers@stchristophers.org.uk

Carers Time to Talk: St Christopher’s CARE

Fulfilling a caring role can be both rewarding and challenging, and not always in equal measure. Come along and meet other carers, speak openly about your experiences of caring for someone with a life-limiting illness with others who can empathise as a result of their own experiences of caring.

“Just thought I would let you know how much I appreciate and benefit from the chat sessions.  Thank you for providing we carers with the opportunity to talk freely about anything and everything.  It’s always helpful sharing caring anxieties and concerns with others who know exactly what I am going through.  I like to think my experience can be helpful to others too. And, like today, it’s so refreshing being able to laugh and chat about things other than caring.  I get a real boost! “

This group will take place fortnightly.

Time to Talk Carers Dates and Times

If you want to hear about other ways we can support you, call 07720 669151 or email carers@stchristophers.org.uk

Bereavement Help Point: Online

Find out more about Virtual Bereavement Help Point sessions and watch videos from volunteers and service users

Register for a virtual session

  • The session details will be sent to this email address

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    Agreement attending Virtual Help Point Zoom sessions

    • Confidentiality: We will not share your information with anyone outside the organisation. Whilst we adhere to data protection regulations we cannot guarantee 100% confidentiality due to using the online platform, Zoom. We ask that you share outside the group only what you have learned about yourself. There is to be no recording of sessions.
    • Safety: Keeping yourself safe is paramount. Find a room/space where you are on your own, feel safe and cannot be overheard by anyone else.
    • Respect: It is important to respect your own grief as well as others. There is no one or simple path to follow. It is important to respect everyone’s right to grieve in their own way. We can compare but cannot judge.
    • Each person’s grief is unique. While you may share some commonalities in your experiences, no two of you are exactly alike. Consequently, respect and accept both what you have in common with others and what is unique to each of you.
    • Advice: We are here to share personal feelings and current concerns but are not here to fix problems. You are welcome to ask questions, make suggestions.
    • Feel free to talk about your grief. If, however, someone in the group decides to listen without sharing, please respect his or her preference. Avoid interrupting or speaking over someone else.
    • Feelings: Feelings are neither right nor wrong; they just are.

     

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    Privacy Statement:

    All personal data will be handled and stored in accordance with data protection regulations and used solely for the purpose(s) outlined above. Clients may withdraw from the service at any time, but their details will be kept for audit purposes unless they instruct us otherwise.

Carers Time to Talk: Online

Fulfilling a caring role can be both rewarding and challenging, and not always in equal measure. This is a space to speak openly about your experiences of caring for someone with a life-limiting illness with others who can empathise as a result of their own experiences of caring.

Join this supportive Carers chat via Zoom.

“It took some effort for me to join the Zoom ‘Carers Time to Talk’ because I usually avoid communications by video. However, it has been a delight to meet up with fellow carers and share tips, problems, general chat. It’s lovely building up a rapport with other people in the same boat as you and, as the weeks go by, feeling as if you’ve made new friends. It’s a group you can dip in and out of whenever you like, there are no rules – it’s becoming a big happy family to share some respite with each Thursday afternoon!”

Register to attend

  • The session details will be sent to this email address

  •  

    Agreement attending Carers Time to Talk online sessions

    • Confidentiality: We will not share your information with anyone outside the organisation. Whilst we adhere to data protection regulations we cannot guarantee 100% confidentiality due to using the online platform, Zoom. We ask that you share outside the group only what you have learned about yourself. There is to be no recording of sessions.
    • Safety: Keeping yourself safe is paramount. Find a room/space where you are on your own, feel safe and cannot be overheard by anyone else.
    • Respect: It is important to respect your own experiences as well as others. There is no one or simple path to follow. It is important to respect everyone else’s experiences and feelings. We can compare but cannot judge.
    • Each person’s experiences are unique. While you may share some commonalities in your experiences, no two of you are exactly alike. Consequently, respect and accept both what you have in common with others and what is unique to each of you.
    • Advice: We are here to share personal feelings and current concerns but are not here to fix problems. You are welcome to ask questions, make suggestions.
    • Feel free to talk about your feelings. If, however, someone in the group decides to listen without sharing, please respect their preference. Avoid interrupting or speaking over someone else.
    • Feelings: Feelings are neither right nor wrong; they just are.

     

  •  

    Privacy Statement:

    All personal data will be handled and stored in accordance with data protection regulations and used solely for the purpose(s) outlined above. Clients may withdraw from the service at any time, but their details will be kept for audit purposes unless they instruct us otherwise.

Bereavement Help Point: St Christopher’s CARE

The drop in Bereavement Help Points are a weekly 2 hour service. These sessions enable members of the community to have a regular point where the subject of death and bereavement is addressed openly and empathically in an informal setting.

Visitors support each other and often visit regularly in order to meet up with others who share their feelings and understand what they are going through particularly in early grief when formal services are not available generally.

For more information call Akvile Gaile on 07842 608242. Alternatively, email BHP@stchristophers.org.uk

There a number of regular BHPs held across South East London, including Orpington, Lewisham, and Carford. Click here to see the full list of BHPS.

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