Join the Twin Cities Grief Collective for our monthly Community Grief Ritual at Lakewood Cemetery. Together we create a sacred space where grief in all its forms can be honored and held in community.

A Community Grief Ritual is a practice of gathering with others to tend to sorrow, longing, and loss in a supportive circle. It is rooted in the wisdom that grief is not meant to be carried alone. Through song, reflection, movement, and deep listening, we witness one another with compassion. Deep listening means receiving what is shared without judgment or fixing, trusting that presence itself can be healing. In this space, all grief is welcome, and all expressions of grief—whether tears, wails, silence, laughter, or story—are honored.

Our rituals are not meant to solve grief, but to make space for it. Sometimes new discoveries or tender feelings may emerge. We encourage participants to care for themselves after the ritual—through rest, journaling, connecting with trusted friends, and exploring ongoing grief support. Our collective also offers resources and can help point you toward additional care.

What to Expect

Each ritual offers time for settling, sharing, and closing together, with space afterward to reorient gently before returning to the world. The ritual itself lasts about 90 minutes, followed by optional time to explore Lakewood’s beautiful grounds.

What to Bring

You are invited to bring an object that represents your grief to place on our community altar during the ritual. It will be returned to you at the end of our time together.

About the Twin Cities Grief Collective

The Twin Cities Grief Collective is a volunteer organization of healing professionals—chaplains, death doulas, artists, ritualists, therapists, caregivers, and more—committed to creating spaces where loss and longing can be witnessed, shared, and transformed in community. We choose to create these rituals together as a way to help heal the world.

Meet the Collective

Meet the individuals involved in the Community Grief Ritual led by members of the Twin Cities Grief Collective

Jadah Green

Hollie Sookhai

Syneva Barrett

Andrea Aase

Shay MacKay

Sarah Cledwyn

Julia Lopez-Kaley