Events
Please see our calendar below for more details. Some are held online while others are in-person.
Our interactive online calendar allows you to view events by month, week or day. Click on each event title for more information, including description and details about how to RSVP. Hospicare has a list of online grief resources that may be of assistance.
Throughout the year, Hospicare holds many events and programs, including ongoing grief support groups and special one-time or limited-time sessions. Hospicare also holds fundraising activities and outreach and educational events.
Grief Support Groups
Light of My Life
Village Green in Homer Homer, NY, United StatesJoin the Hospice Foundation of Cortland County, Hospicare, and other community members for a time of remembrance during the holiday season! The annual Light of My Life will be held from 6:30 – 7:30…
Winter Solace Community Memorial
First Unitarian Society of Ithaca 306 N Aurora St, Ithaca, NYJoin the Hospicare team and other community members for a time of remembrance during the holiday season!
Men’s Grief Support Group
OnlineMen’s Grief Support Group Facilitator: Edward Hower Dates: Thursdays 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2 Time: 5:30 p.m.-6:45 p.m. Location: Zoom Description: A 5-week group offering men who are grieving the…
Spousal Loss Support Group
OnlineFacilitator: Laura Ward, LMFT, CT Dates: Tuesdays, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 4/4 Time: 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Description: A 5-week group offering men and women who have lost a…
Grief Yoga Workshop
OnlineInstructor: Shasta Savage, MSW Date: Wednesday, March 8th Time: 5:30-7:00 p.m. Location: Zoom Description: This yoga & mindfulness workshop will be led in the virtual format by Shasta Savage, MSW. …
Meditation for Grief and Loss
OnlineFacilitator: Ellen Abrams, LMFT Date: Monday, March 20th Time: 6:00-7:15 p.m. Location: Zoom Description: This workshop will help us to learn to turn our attention, through meditation, to the heart…
Grief Writing Workshops
OnlineInstructor: Clare Jones Dates: April 26, May 10 and June 14 Time: 6:30-8:00 pm Location: Zoom Description: Join us for an online writing workshop led by poet, Clare Jones, recipient…
Finding Forgiveness: Healing After the Loss of a Parent
OnlineInstructor: Mara Alper, Hospicare volunteer, creator of “Forgiveness: A Healing Documentary” Dates: Tuesday, May 9 & 16 Time: 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Description: The focus of this two-part workshop…
Book Discussion: Grief is Love: Living with Loss by Marisa Renee Lee
OnlineFacilitator: Peaches Gillette Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Time: 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Description: Peaches Gillette will facilitate an interactive discussion of the book, Grief is Love: Living with…
The Compassionate Friends
OnlineThis group meets the first Thursday of every month via Zoom, and is open to any parents, grandparents or siblings over the age of 18 who have experienced the death…