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RACHEL'S VINEYARD RETREAT: After-Abortion Healing Weekend
If you (or a friend) are suffering after an abortion, you're not alone. Consider participating in the next Rachel's Vineyard retreat offered September 1-3, 2023 at the Guggenheim Center in Saranac Lake. The weekend will be held at the main camp to provide more social distancing. Each retreatant will have their own room. Open to women and men. Fr. Mark Reilly will serve as chaplain for the retreat.
Registration is online or contact the Respect Life office 518-524-0774 or [email protected].
Don't suffer alone. Help is available.
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The Gabriel Project is a non-denominational outreach project under the umbrella of St. Vincent de Paul, which provides immediate and practical help to pregnant women, single mothers and families of small children who are in need.
The participant (called a Gabriel Angel) receives calls from those in need, helps to discern how the “Gabriel Project” can minister to their spiritual needs and assist them and their family with their physical needs.
Gabriel Angels are invited to participate at a level that would not interfere with their family responsibilities. Additional angels are needed to assist the Gabriel Project with communicating its mission and needs within the parish, with the project donors and other participating churches.
Contact: Linda Proulx – Phone No. 315.769.1200 -
The Sisters of Life
Hope and Healing After Abortion
“Go, pick up the pieces lest they be lost.” (Jn 6:12) With these words, John Cardinal O’Connor directed the Sisters of Life to a ministry of reconciliation and reverence for women and men who suffer following the tragedy of abortion. Since 1996, we have heeded that call and with the help of Theresa Bonopartis to develop a work of retreats and accompaniment. We have met countless men and women on their journey of healing. There are still millions who, too often, suffer the spiritual and emotional effects of abortion silently and alone.
We were not made to be alone.
Standing in solidarity with those who are suffering, the Sisters journey with women through accompaniment and retreats.
Accompaniment:
We believe that God has a unique and beautiful plan of healing for each woman who contacts us. Many who are suffering alone experience great peace and healing as they are able share their burdens with another. The Sisters are available to meet with women individually in person or over the phone as they walk through the journey of healing. Accompaniment may be a single phone call or ongoing meetings and conversations.
Retreats:
The Sisters host monthly Days of Prayer and Healing, monthly Gatherings, and Hope and Healing Weekend Retreats. These events are opportunities to experience the loving mercy of God in a safe and sacred space.
All retreats are led by the Sisters of Life and women who have experienced both the suffering of abortion and the joy of healing in Christ. The retreats are directed by faithful priests who have a sensitivity and a heart for those who suffer. They include witnesses of mercy, Scripture sharing, personal prayer, opportunity for Sacramental Confession, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
TESTIMONIES & FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT DAYS OF PRAYER & HEALING
For more information or to register for a Day or Weekend of Prayer and Healing for Women, please call:Sisters of Life at 866.575.0075 or
email: [email protected]