Thus says the Lord: Cease your cries of mourning. Wipe the
tears from your eyes. The sorrow you have shown shall have its reward.
There is hope for your future.
Jeremiah 31:15-17
Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat is a journey of spiritual healing to help women and men overcome the painful effects of an abortion experience. The retreat offers a sanctuary in which to renew, rebuild and redeem hearts broken by abortion in a safe, supportive, confidential and non-judgmental environment. Retreats are held in both Catholic and Interdenominational settings. The leaders include a highly trained team of facilitators, including a qualified counsellor, a spiritual guide and a priest.
Call 0400 092 555
details (click here)
After Roe v Wade where is compassion for those who have experienced an abortion?
The landmark decision of the US Supreme Court has affected
women across the USA and further afield. While the decision is about access to
abortion, it has affected woman who have experienced abortion as it can trigger
trauma. The judges who created the majority decision are known to be Catholic, so
it may be that Catholic women and men who have experienced abortion experience
rejection and isolation from the church and/or God.
The Catholic church will hopefully be able to support pregnant
women and mothers of new born babies in many ways. Compassion must also reach out
to those who have experienced an abortion and need some healing from grief and
loss. How might they find
reconnection to and/or reconciliation with their faith, the church and/or God?
Rachel’s Vineyard Ministry is a Catholic ministry designed to
offer a healing space for women and men who have experienced abortion. The
ministry offers a confidential helpline, a weekend healing retreat, spiritual
direction and counselling and some online sessions and resources.
These services are provided by non-judgemental trained
practitioners and are subsidised where required. The services are available in
Sydney and Melbourne.
The retreat is a chance to understand each person’s abortion experience, what happened and what has been happening since. Retreat exercises allow women and men to engage with their experience supported by a loving Jesus and a trained team as participants seek healing and hope for the future.
Recently there have been developed some online sessions for
individuals or groups. For further information call: 0400 092 555 or email:
rachelsvineyardaus@gmail.com
Finding healing and hope after abortion
These sessions are one to one time best experienced through zoom, or another online platform of your choice on computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. It can also be conducted by phone if you don’t have access to the above technology.
Register for a free online confidential session with complete confidence according to our privacy policy. Our privacy policy means we will never use your details to contact you at any other time without your permission (you can register with only your first name if you wish) There is no obligation and no cost.
Register at info@rachelsvineyard.org.au or call our confidential phoneline: 0400 092 555. Please give your name (first name is sufficient), email or phone contact details and we will contact you to arrange an agreed time for your online session. Just mention you are registering for an online session.
Contact details
Mailing address: Unit 30 63-69 Bonar St Arncliffe NSW 2205 Australia
Contacts for Rachel's Vineyard centres around Australia and New Zealand click here