Campus Community Invited to New Grief Awareness Program at Hendricks Chapel

A new program from Hendricks Chapel will encourage courageous and vital conversations with the campus community about grief awareness and its impact as people navigate life and a pandemic. The conversation-based program, “Honoring Life & Loss,” will include three virtual sessions and is open to Syracuse University students, faculty and staff.

The Rev. Rhonda Chester

“This program will honor the grief and loss that we are experiencing collectively as a result of the pandemic, as well as other personal and communal traumatic events,” says the Rev. Rhonda Chester, United Methodist Ecumenical campus chaplain and the program facilitator. “In this space, you can expect to share openly, have your experience held sacredly and feel safe as you risk vulnerability.”

These three sessions will take place on the second Thursday of each month and will begin at 6 p.m. ET. Registration is required for this program, and each session requires a separate registration. Participants are welcome to register for all three sessions or for as many as they wish.

The program schedule is:

Thursday, Sept. 10, 6-7:30 p.m. ET
“Grief and COVID-19—Naming Our Losses”
Register for this session

Thursday, Oct. 8, 6-7:30 p.m. ET
“Understanding the Types of Grief”
Register for this session

Thursday, Nov. 12, 6-7:30 p.m. ET
“Grief and the Holidays—Ways We Can Cope”
Register for this session

Questions may be directed to Hendricks Chapel at chapel@syr.edu or 315.443.2901.