Rachel's Vineyard weekend retreats are a beautiful opportunity for any woman or man who has struggled with the emotional or spritual pain of an abortion. During the weekend, we gather as a the suffering Body of Christ and minister to eash other in His name. We share spiritual excercises focusing on God's forgiveness, compassion, and mercy. The sacrament of reconciliation is also available. The retreat concludes with a memorial service and Mass of Resurrection.
Rachel's Vineyard weekends for healing after abortion are offered throughout the year in locations across the United States and Canada, with additional sites in Portugal, Australia and New Zealand. We also offer a 13-week support group model for Rachel's Vineyard. Rachels Vineyard is a ministry of Priests for Life
The program is an opportunity to examine your abortion experience, identify the ways that the loss has impacted you in the past and present, and helps to acknowledge any unresolved feelings that many individuals struggle with after abortion. Because of the emotional numbness and secrecy that often surrounds an abortion experience, conflicting emotions both during and after the event may remain unresolved. These buried feelings can surface later and may be symptoms of post abortion trauma.
Married couples, mothers, fathers, grandparents and siblings of aborted children, as well as persons who have been involved in the abortion industry have come to Rachel's Vineyard in search of peace and inner healing. The weekend is a lot of work but yields a fruitful harvest for all who are willing to labor there.
Rachel's Vineyard has a great program..I've heard about it from others...God bless you for what you do...Life is a miracle...Gerard Paul
theprolifeguy 2 years ago