Healing and Ongoing Support

Ways to Memorialize

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• Have a mass said for your family

• Speak with your parish priest

• Visit the Shrine of the Holy Innocents | https://shrineofholyinnocents.org/shrine-of-the-unborn

• Baby’s name is recorded in the Book of Life, mass is said for all the unborn recorded in the book, possible printable certificate via e-mail

• Name your baby

• Plant a tree

• Talk about your baby with siblings; include the child in the family count; talk about the child by name

• Ask your baby to intercede for your family with prayers

• Memorial jewelry

• Memorial/prayer garden

• Keepsake boxes/Home memorials

• Journal/Write letters to baby

• Honor baby on birthday or due date

• Make Christmas ornaments memorializing your baby

Books

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• "After Miscarriage: A Catholic Woman’s Companion to Healing & Hope" by: Karen Edmisten​ (See Magnolia Sweet Healing for a potentially free copy.) https://magnoliasweethealing.wordpress.com​

• "Grieving Together: A Couple’s Journey Through Miscarriage" by: Laura Kelly Fanucci & Franco David Fanucci

• "Blessed Is the Fruit of Thy Womb: Rosary Reflections on Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss" by: Heidi Indahl

• "Nursery of Heaven: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss In the Lives of the Saints and Today’s Parents" by: Patrick O’Hearn and Cassie Everts

• "Empty Arms" by: Pam Vredevelt  

• "A Grief Observed" by: C.S. Lewis

Websites/Support Groups

 

• To the Moon and Back Ministry - St. Mary Parish, Westphalia | Infertility, Miscarriage, and Infant Loss Support

  • https://stmarychurch.net/to-the-moon-and-back-ministry

• Springs in the Desert | Catholic Infertility Community (also walks with women who experience loss)

  • https://springsinthedesert.org/    

• Red Bird Ministries | Non-profit, pro-life, pro-family, Catholic grief support ministry

  • https://redbird.love    

• Ele's Place | Grief support for children and teens with locations in Lansing, Flint, Ann Arbor, and Grand Rapids

  • https://www.elesplace.org   

 

*Are you aware of other local support groups within the Diocese of Lansing?  Please email  ourlittleonesministry@outlook.com

 

Counselors

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• St. Vincent Catholic Charities

  • https://stvcc.org

• Catholic Charities of Shiawassee and Genesee Counties

  • https://catholiccharitiesflint.org

NaPro Doctors

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• Fertility and Midwifery Care Center

• • https://fertilityandmidwifery.com/

•  Saint Paul VI Institute- Pro-Life Fertility Medical Care (Creighton Model) & NaPro Technology

  • https://popepaulvi.com

  • https://naprotechnology.com

Miscarriage and Infant Loss Support Providers in MI

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• https://mycatholicdoctor.com/providers/miscarriage-and-infant-loss-support/michigan/

• https://mycatholicdoctor.com/catholic-miscarriage-and-infant-loss-support/

National Catholic Bioethics Center

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• The Center can be reached at (215) 877-2660, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. They answer questions free of charge for those needing to make Catholic moral decisions.