Have you suffered the loss of a child from abortion, or the abortion pill? If grief, sadness, or shame has kept you alone in this, know that you are not alone, and that there is healing for you.
Project Rachel at St. Mary of Egypt Refuge in Queensborough is offering a retreat for women who suffer the loss of a child from abortion. The hiddenness, the aloneness, and the grief are met by volunteers and God’s healing power.
These weekend retreats offers support to women who have had an abortion experience and offers them an opportunity to experience compassion and understanding, and to find God's love, forgiveness and mercy in a non-judgmental confidential setting. These women are welcomed on a Project Rachel weekend by the Christian community -- with hospitality, with the beauty of nature at St. Mary of Egypt Refuge, with good food, and without judgment. There are opportunities for healing by way of Scripture, prayer, and the loving presence of our Lord in the sacraments of the Eucharist and Reconciliation.
If you or someone you love has experienced an abortion, healing is available. You can speak with someone who understands and cares, and have a chance to begin the healing from loss and grief. At our retreats, we welcome women whose pain has been silenced and denied by the world.
The next retreat will take place in two weeks, from April 24-26 at the Refuge, near Madoc.
Finally, please know that
Project Rachel’s designated phone line (289.691.6840) is staffed by trained volunteers. It is answered Tuesday and Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 12-4 p.m. Messages can be left at any time.
They treat all calls and inquiries with the utmost confidentiality. A web page describing their retreats is available.
Private and confidential phone: 289.691.6840