Rachel's Vineyard
Rachel's Vineyard is a safe place to renew, rebuild and redeem hearts broken by abortion. Weekend retreats offer a supportive, confidential and non-judgmental environment where women and men can express, release and reconcile painful post-abortive emotions to begin the process of restoration, renewal and healing.
Rachel's Vineyard can help participants find their inner voice, experiencing God's love and compassion on a profound level. It creates a place where men and women can share, often for the first time, their deepest feelings about abortion. They are allowed to dismantle troubling secrets in an environment of emotional and spiritual safety. Rachel's Vineyard is therapy for the soul. Participants, who have been trapped in anger toward themselves or others, experience forgiveness. Peace is found. Lives are restored. A sense of hope and meaning for the future is finally re-discovered. |
Bishop Johnston's
Endorsement of Rachel's Vineyard 
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National
Website: www.rachelsvineyard.org Call: (877) HOPE-4-ME / (877) 467-3463 Email: rachel@rachelsvineyard.org |
For information on our Project Rachel ministry, please visit our Project Rachel page.
Program Materials
Leadership & Volunteer Opportunities
It does not matter how effective we may be at providing pastoral care if we do not also have volunteers helping with such things as promoting and organizing events, managing supplies, and most importantly, praying both inside and outside of our parishes. Every person must have the opportunity to share his or her unique gifts, limited only by the guidance of the Holy Spirit!
Below are the current volunteer opportunities for the Rachel's Vineyard program.
Leadership & Planning
Pastoral Care
Fundraising & Promotion
Prayer & Worship
Below are the current volunteer opportunities for the Rachel's Vineyard program.
Leadership & Planning
- Create or join a Respect Life Committee in your parish or local faith organization
Pastoral Care
- Contact the Respect Life Office to learn how you can share your experience and knowledge at a weekend retreat
- Facilitate parish, school and group presentations on post-abortion syndrome or the availability of post-abortive healing
- Serve as diocesan resource for questions on post-abortive healing
- Assist with distribution of Rachel's Vineyard and program materials
Fundraising & Promotion
- Volunteer to help plan and organize a weekend retreat
- Sponsor a retreatant ($140) or a member of the leadership team ($70) for the weekend
- Participate as a member of a diocesan program fundraising, promotional or event-planning committee
- Assist parishes with creating flyers for scheduled parish presentations
- Assist the Respect Life Office with development of promotional materials (e.g. brochures, flyers, posters, etc.) for the Rachel's Vineyard program
Prayer & Worship
- Start or join a parish prayer group. Pastoral care leaders will periodically email or text updates and requests for prayers to parish prayer group leader(s). These communications can then be sent to individual parish email/text list or shared at regularly-scheduled parish prayer group meetings.
Please prayerfully consider making a donation to the Rachel's Vineyard ministry. This will be used for items such as books and resources, prayer cards, rosaries and crucifixes, as well as training and travel for team members. You may donate online or by sending a check made payable to:
Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph
Respect Life Office
20 West Ninth Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
Please note “Rachel's Vineyard” on the memo line of your check. Thank you!
Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph
Respect Life Office
20 West Ninth Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
Please note “Rachel's Vineyard” on the memo line of your check. Thank you!
