Retreats are two overnights – from 5:00PM Friday to 2:30PM on Sunday. They are non-judgmental and Scripture-based, with no more than 8 participants on any weekend.
Anyone personally affected by an abortion, including women, men, relatives, and former abortion workers is welcome.
Visit www.rachelsvineyard.org for further information about this type of weekend retreat. Find helpful resources there and read comments from some who have attended a retreat.
It's normal to grieve a pregnancy loss, including the loss of a child by abortion.
A Rachel’s Vineyard™ retreat for those hurting after abortion is held at a beautiful location near Bangor. “The best way I can describe the retreat is that it’s a safe place. No one judges you. There is only love, and you get a true understanding of God’s love, mercy, and forgiveness” said a retreat participant. Rachel’s Vineyard™ retreats are supportive, non-judgmental weekends for those personally wounded following their or a loved one’s abortion. Grief and pain, often carried for years, is addressed through Scripture meditations, and there are opportunities for reconciliation, Mass, and sharing with others also personally affected by abortion. It provides a safe place to grieve the loss and to understand how abortion affects them so they can grow beyond it.
For information, visit www.portlanddiocese.org/projectrachel
To register, contact the confidential hotline: (207) 321-7897 or email: projectrachel@portlanddiocese.org.
Visit www.rachelsvineyard.org for general information.