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Soaring Together: A virtual teen support group for sibling loss

A Five-Week Journey for Teens to Heal, Honor, and Find Connection After Loss

For Teens Aged 13-18

Soaring Together is a five-week virtual support group created by Red Bird Ministries (a Catholic grief ministry) for teens aged 13-18 who have experienced the loss of a sibling. Led by Jessica Wilfore, MS-Ed, CCLS—a Certified Child Life Specialist and mother of loss—the group offers a safe, small-group setting (limited to eight participants) where teens can connect with peers to understand their grief.

Meeting every Monday night in June from 7 pm to 8 pm CST, the sessions combine therapeutic activities and guided discussions on key topics, including remembrance, expressing anger, and honoring their sibling’s legacy. Through this program, teens will find a compassionate community, healthy outlets for emotions, and tools for healing—all while discovering they’re not alone in their journey.

Dates: Every Monday night in June (5 Weekly Sessions)

Cost: $50.00 per person

Time: 7 pm – 8 pm CST (8pm – 9pm EST)

Facilitator: Jessica Wilfore, MS-Ed, CCLS—a Certified Child Life Specialist and mother of loss

Group Size: Limited to 8 participants for an intimate, supportive setting

Format: Virtual sessions via Zoom

Click here to learn more and register.

Date
Jun 02 2025
Expired!
Time
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost
CAD50.00
Location
Online
Category
Organizer
Red Bird Ministries
Website https://www.redbird.love/
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Sample Will Wording and Charity Number

It is important that your Will include the correct legal name and charitable registration number in your documents. The legal name for the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall is:

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC EPISCOPAL CORPORATION OF OTTAWA-CORNWALL Charitable Registration # 128967353 RR0001

Your parish office is able provide you with the legal name for your own parish. However, most Archdiocesan parishes and programs can be designated in your Will as:

The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of OTTAWA-CORNWALL, for the benefit of [ Specific Parish, Cemetery, Ministry or Program ] in [ Town / City ].

You may also consider the following clauses in your Will:

For your parish:

“To pay to (Legal Name of Parish) Roman Catholic Parish for its own use absolutely, the sum of (amount) dollars. I declare that the receipt of the person professing to be the Pastor or Parochial Administrator of the parish shall be sufficient discharge to my Trustee who need not see to the application thereof. I further direct that if the (Name of Parish) does not exist at the time of my death, this bequest shall be paid to the Parish’s successor, and if no such successor exists, then to an institution with similar objectives and goals.”

Making a Declaration

Please email dev@ottawacornwall.ca to make a declaration that you have included the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall or any for its parishes in your Estate Plans.

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