Rachel mourns her children; she refuses to be consoled because her children are no more.
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.

 Sydney Retreats 2022

November 18-20  
Call 0400 092 555

Email: rachelsvineyardaus@gmail.com

Facebook: @rachelsvineyardsydney

Further details (click here)

  Melbourne Retreats 2022

November 4 - 6
details (click here)

Other Australian, New Zealand and Asian retreats and contact 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      

Called to Life OR Hope Transforming Fear and Shame 

      Finding healing and hope after abortion

        FREE online sessions at a time to suit you
Do you feel overwhelmed or feel grief and shame after an abortion? Is healing and hope possible?

Join in these confidential free online individually guided reflections at a time to suit you. These sessions are is a reflection on the gospel of Jesus healing Peter’s mother in law and the women going to the tomb. Can we find healing and hope in the gospel to address the painful effects of post-abortion stress?
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.  

Sister Veronica McCluskie SGS: Hope and Healing

I have discovered that while mainstream society appears to accept abortion as a means of dealing with an unwanted pregnancy, I have come to realise that for many women and men this is not all the story.

Yes, in some ways abortion appears to solve a problem, but for many it simply creates more, often-hidden, problems. The term ‘abortion’ is replaced with ‘termination’, which for some is easier to say. But even that is often hidden from others. While people may readily talk about operations they have had, the topic of an abortion is not readily discussed. I wonder if this is because this is not just about the physical, but somehow it reaches into the very depths of our human psyche?

See full story here.
 

An introduction to Rachel's Vineyard Retreat

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.

Contact details

For more information about Rachel's Vineyard Retreats; an understanding priest or spiritual direction call or SMS the Rachel confidential line: 0400 092 555 or email: rachelsvineyardaus@gmail.com  Facebook
Mailing address: Unit 30 63-69 Bonar St Arncliffe NSW 2205 Australia

OR Call Catholiccare FREE Confidential Pregnancy Counselling and Support Number: 1800 063 510 to make a time to talk to a professional counsellor.

Contacts for Rachel's Vineyard  centres around Australia and New Zealand click here