BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lightways - ECPv6.16.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Lightways X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://lightways.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Lightways REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260629T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260629T150000 DTSTAMP:20260602T192237Z CREATED:20250305T195651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T192237Z UID:10000015-1782723600-1782745200@lightways.org SUMMARY:Peace of the Heart Kids Camp DESCRIPTION:The Peace of the Heart Kids Camp is a grief camp held from June 29th – July2nd that gives kids the opportunity to process their grief while meeting others that have experienced a loss. \nJune 29th – July2nd\n9am – 3pm each day. \nIncludes: \n\nfishing\nhiking\narts & crafts\nmusic & more\n\nAges 7-13 | No Cost! \nLimited Spots Available\nFor more information\, contact us @ 815-460-3295\, email griefsupport@lightways.org \nTo apply\, click here. \nApplication registration extended. Spots still available. Register Today! URL:https://lightways.org/event/peace-of-the-heart-kids-camp/ LOCATION:Pilcher Park Nature Center\, 2501 Highland Park Dr.\, Joliet\, IL\, 60432 CATEGORIES:Grief Support Program,Lightways Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lightways.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/piece-of-the-heart-kids-camp.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260409T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260409T203000 DTSTAMP:20260330T151202Z CREATED:20260203T084020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260330T151202Z UID:10000013-1775757600-1775766600@lightways.org SUMMARY:A Time to Remember - Grief Support Department Event DESCRIPTION:Doors Open at 6:00PM\nService Begins at 6:30PM \nJoin us for this special luminary event to honor those we have lost.\nWeather permitting\, event will include a luminary walk outdoors. \nRegistration is Closed. URL:https://lightways.org/event/a-time-to-remember/ LOCATION:Jacob Henry Mansion Estate\, 20 S. Eastern Ave.\, Joliet\, IL\, 60433 CATEGORIES:Grief Support Program,Lightways Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lightways.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Time-to-remeber-2026-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260319T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260319T210000 DTSTAMP:20251202T161807Z CREATED:20251202T161535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T161807Z UID:10000409-1773943200-1773954000@lightways.org SUMMARY:Spring Grief Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:A workshop designed for anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one.\nCome join the Grief Counselors at Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care and other grievers to learn more about the grief journey. We will meet four evenings\, each evening dedicated to learning a particular aspect of the grief process. After grief education is provided\, participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences in small groups with other grievers who have experienced a similar loss. \nParticipants can choose to participate either in person (at Dorothy Brown Resource Center at Joliet office)\, or online (zoom). \nWorkshop is free of charge and open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one – whether or not their loved one was in the hospice program. \n*Although workshop is designed for participants to complete each session consecutively\, there is no requirement to attend all four sessions. \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\n \n CompanyThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n City\n \n AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific\n State\n \n \n ZIP Code\n \n \n County(Required)Email(Required)\n \n Phone(Required)Age(Required)Race/Ethnicity (optional)Gender (optional)What type of loss have you experienced (please mark all that apply)(Required)\n \n \n Loss of my spouse or partner\n \n \n \n Loss of my mother\n \n \n \n Loss of my father\n \n \n \n Loss of my child\n \n \n \n Other loss\n If other\, Please specifyWas the loved one that died on Lightways hospice program? (this is not a requirement to participate)(Required)\n \n Yes\n \n \n No\n I would like to participate:(Required)\n \n In person\n \n \n remotely\n \n \n Both in person and remote URL:https://lightways.org/event/spring-grief-workshop-series/2026-03-19/ LOCATION:Dorothy Brown Resource Center\, 320 Water Stone Way\, Joliet\, IL\, 60431 CATEGORIES:Grief Support Program,Lightways Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lightways.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Spring-2026-Workshop-Series-Event-Website-Graphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260312T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260312T200000 DTSTAMP:20251202T161807Z CREATED:20251202T161535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T161807Z UID:10000408-1773338400-1773345600@lightways.org SUMMARY:Spring Grief Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:A workshop designed for anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one.\nCome join the Grief Counselors at Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care and other grievers to learn more about the grief journey. We will meet four evenings\, each evening dedicated to learning a particular aspect of the grief process. After grief education is provided\, participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences in small groups with other grievers who have experienced a similar loss. \nParticipants can choose to participate either in person (at Dorothy Brown Resource Center at Joliet office)\, or online (zoom). \nWorkshop is free of charge and open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one – whether or not their loved one was in the hospice program. \n*Although workshop is designed for participants to complete each session consecutively\, there is no requirement to attend all four sessions. \n\n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\n \n FacebookThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n City\n \n AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific\n State\n \n \n ZIP Code\n \n \n County(Required)Email(Required)\n \n Phone(Required)Age(Required)Race/Ethnicity (optional)Gender (optional)What type of loss have you experienced (please mark all that apply)(Required)\n \n \n Loss of my spouse or partner\n \n \n \n Loss of my mother\n \n \n \n Loss of my father\n \n \n \n Loss of my child\n \n \n \n Other loss\n If other\, Please specifyWas the loved one that died on Lightways hospice program? (this is not a requirement to participate)(Required)\n \n Yes\n \n \n No\n I would like to participate:(Required)\n \n In person\n \n \n remotely\n \n \n Both in person and remote URL:https://lightways.org/event/spring-grief-workshop-series/2026-03-12/ LOCATION:Dorothy Brown Resource Center\, 320 Water Stone Way\, Joliet\, IL\, 60431 CATEGORIES:Grief Support Program,Lightways Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lightways.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Spring-2026-Workshop-Series-Event-Website-Graphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260305T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260305T200000 DTSTAMP:20251202T161807Z CREATED:20251202T161535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T161807Z UID:10000407-1772733600-1772740800@lightways.org SUMMARY:Spring Grief Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:A workshop designed for anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one.\nCome join the Grief Counselors at Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care and other grievers to learn more about the grief journey. We will meet four evenings\, each evening dedicated to learning a particular aspect of the grief process. After grief education is provided\, participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences in small groups with other grievers who have experienced a similar loss. \nParticipants can choose to participate either in person (at Dorothy Brown Resource Center at Joliet office)\, or online (zoom). \nWorkshop is free of charge and open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one – whether or not their loved one was in the hospice program. \n*Although workshop is designed for participants to complete each session consecutively\, there is no requirement to attend all four sessions. \n\n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\n \n CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n City\n \n AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific\n State\n \n \n ZIP Code\n \n \n County(Required)Email(Required)\n \n Phone(Required)Age(Required)Race/Ethnicity (optional)Gender (optional)What type of loss have you experienced (please mark all that apply)(Required)\n \n \n Loss of my spouse or partner\n \n \n \n Loss of my mother\n \n \n \n Loss of my father\n \n \n \n Loss of my child\n \n \n \n Other loss\n If other\, Please specifyWas the loved one that died on Lightways hospice program? (this is not a requirement to participate)(Required)\n \n Yes\n \n \n No\n I would like to participate:(Required)\n \n In person\n \n \n remotely\n \n \n Both in person and remote URL:https://lightways.org/event/spring-grief-workshop-series/2026-03-05/ LOCATION:Dorothy Brown Resource Center\, 320 Water Stone Way\, Joliet\, IL\, 60431 CATEGORIES:Grief Support Program,Lightways Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lightways.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Spring-2026-Workshop-Series-Event-Website-Graphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260226T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260226T200000 DTSTAMP:20251202T161807Z CREATED:20251202T161535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T161807Z UID:10000406-1772128800-1772136000@lightways.org SUMMARY:Spring Grief Workshop Series DESCRIPTION:A workshop designed for anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one.\nCome join the Grief Counselors at Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care and other grievers to learn more about the grief journey. We will meet four evenings\, each evening dedicated to learning a particular aspect of the grief process. After grief education is provided\, participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences in small groups with other grievers who have experienced a similar loss. \nParticipants can choose to participate either in person (at Dorothy Brown Resource Center at Joliet office)\, or online (zoom). \nWorkshop is free of charge and open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one – whether or not their loved one was in the hospice program. \n*Although workshop is designed for participants to complete each session consecutively\, there is no requirement to attend all four sessions. \n\n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\n \n CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n City\n \n AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific\n State\n \n \n ZIP Code\n \n \n County(Required)Email(Required)\n \n Phone(Required)Age(Required)Race/Ethnicity (optional)Gender (optional)What type of loss have you experienced (please mark all that apply)(Required)\n \n \n Loss of my spouse or partner\n \n \n \n Loss of my mother\n \n \n \n Loss of my father\n \n \n \n Loss of my child\n \n \n \n Other loss\n If other\, Please specifyWas the loved one that died on Lightways hospice program? (this is not a requirement to participate)(Required)\n \n Yes\n \n \n No\n I would like to participate:(Required)\n \n In person\n \n \n remotely\n \n \n Both in person and remote URL:https://lightways.org/event/spring-grief-workshop-series/2026-02-26/ LOCATION:Dorothy Brown Resource Center\, 320 Water Stone Way\, Joliet\, IL\, 60431 CATEGORIES:Grief Support Program,Lightways Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lightways.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Spring-2026-Workshop-Series-Event-Website-Graphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260220T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260220T200000 DTSTAMP:20260114T011613Z CREATED:20251202T161024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T011613Z UID:10000405-1771610400-1771617600@lightways.org SUMMARY:Popcorn & Pajamas Virtual Family Event DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual family movie night designed for families with children and teens that have experienced the death of a family member or friend.\nVIA ZOOM \nWe will watch a children’s movie with a grief-related theme and discuss as a group at the end.\nActivities and snacks available by pick up. \nRegistration recommended by Feb 5th \n\n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\n \n URLThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Parent/s/Guardian/s first and last name:(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Preferred phone number:(Required)County you reside in:(Required)Ages of the kids participating:(Required)Address(Required) \n \n \n \n Street Address\n \n \n City\n \n \n State / Province / Region\n \n \n ZIP / Postal Code\n \n \n Race/Ethnicity:We will provide microwave popcorn bags with a few other fun items related to the movie. Pick up for these bags is preferred\, if possible\, but can mail if not located near Lightways.Will you be able to pick up the bag from Lightways prior to the event?(Required)(pick up details to be sent out in a later email)\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n CAPTCHA URL:https://lightways.org/event/popcorn-pajamas-virtual-family-event/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Grief Support Program,Lightways Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lightways.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Popcorn-and-PJs-2026-Event-Website-Graphic.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260113T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260113T123000 DTSTAMP:20251202T161855Z CREATED:20251202T160730Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251202T161855Z UID:10000404-1768302000-1768307400@lightways.org SUMMARY:Simmer and Stir DESCRIPTION:Come join our Head Chef and Grief Counselors to learn tips on meal planning\, prep and cooking after the loss of a loved one.\nEvent will include a live demonstration and allow participants the opportunity to share the unique challenges of “cooking for one”. \nMake sure to register early\, spots are limited!\nRegistration deadline is Jan 2nd. \n\n \n \n \n \n Δ\n \n \n\n \n Name(Required)\n \n \n \n First\n \n \n \n \n Last\n \n \n Email(Required)\n \n Phone(Required)Please share the relationship you had to the person that died:(Required)They were my spouse or partnerThey were my parent or parent figureThey were my childThey were my siblingOtherOther - please describeWas the person that died in the Lightways Hospice program?  (this is not a requirement to participate)(Required)\n \n \n Yes\n \n \n \n No\n What county do you live in?(Required)Do you have any dietary restrictions or specific questions relating to the topic?(Required)What is your gender? (optional)What is your race/ethnicity? (optional) URL:https://lightways.org/event/simmer-and-stir/ LOCATION:Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care\, 250 Water Stone Circle\, Joliet\, IL\, 60431\, United States CATEGORIES:Grief Support Program,Lightways Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://lightways.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Simmer-and-Stir-2026-Event-Website-Graphic.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR