Event to better understand suicide is Sunday

Family of God Lutheran Church of Bremerton, along with another local church, will host a workshop Sunday, Nov. 20, about responding to depression and the suicide of a loved one. Family of God Pastor the Rev. Sigi Helgeson discovered a man who had committed suicide in his pickup truck at the church in early October. He had used common household chemicals to create the deadly fumes.

The man's mother will present a tree in his memory prior to the event, which takes place between 2 and 4 p.m. Social worker Donald Moriarty of Kitsap Mental Health Services will lead the free workshop. More information is at (360) 692-7729. Family of God is at 7625 Central Valley Road