What is Project Rachel?

 

Project Rachel is a program for spiritual and emotional healing from abortion.  A confidential ministry of the Catholic Church, Project Rachel offers a variety of services:  retreats, support groups, one-to-one ministry, and referral to special priests and counselors.

 

How does Project Rachel work?

 

First:  it is absolutely confidential!

 

Second:  There is a support hotline that operates 7 days a week.  Anyone can call and share, stop feeling alone, stop feeling crazy, and learn about the help that is available.

 

Third:  We can send you free literature, refer you to a specially-trained and compassionate counselor or priest, and offer you a choice of support groups and retreats.  You can also ask to speak with one of our mentors, someone who has been through a program and can address your concerns.

 

Abortion can be one of the most traumatic experiences a person can have, and the unresolved grief and guilt from abortion can interfere with God’s plan for your happiness.

 

If you are hurting from a past abortion, you can feel whole again.  For women, men, grandparents, siblings, friends - for all who suffer in the aftermath of abortion, there is hope and healing.  (See below for schedule of programs)

 

Is Project Rachel for me?

 

                                       Project Rachel is for:

                                       Anyone who has had an abortion

                                       Fathers of aborted children

                                       Grandparents, siblings, and other family members     

                                       Anyone who has helped someone else obtain an abortion

                                       Anyone who feels responsible for an abortion by omission

                                       Friends affected by the abortion decision.

                                       Anyone who has worked in the abortion industry.

 

Are you suffering . . .

 

* anxiety, panic attacks, chronic anger?

* anniversary reactions, flashbacks, dreams?

* bouts of crying, sadness, depression, isolation?

* difficulty bonding with children, lack of trust, relationship problems?

* self-hatred or self destructive behaviors such as eating disorders and addictions?

* deep shame and guilt

* a sense of alienation from God and from the Church?

These are just some of the things that can follow abortion. Abortion has many effects which are often not recognized by society, and which you may not have linked to abortion.  Feelings may be denied or suppressed, only to surface years later.  If you experience problems after abortion, you are not crazy . ..and you are not alone.  There is hope and healing

 

It’s time to heal. 

 

Whether you are a man or a woman, whether it has been one year or twenty years, abortion can have a profound effect on your life.  If you have an abortion in your past, whether it’s your own or that of another, you don’t need to carry the grief and guilt forever.  God wants you free.

 

                

The Church understands. 

 

“I would like to say a special word to women who have had an abortion.  The Church is aware of the many factors which may have influenced your decision, and she does not doubt that in many cases it was a painful and even shattering decision. The wound in your heart may not have healed. Certainly what happened was and remains terribly wrong. But do not give into discouragement and do not lose hope.  Try, rather, to understand what happened and face it honestly.  If you have not already done so, give yourself over with humility and trust to repentance.  The Father of mercies is ready to give you His forgiveness and His peace in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  You will come to understand that nothing is definitively lost, and you will also be able to ask forgiveness from your child who is now living with the Lord.  With the friendly and expert help and advice of other people and as a result of your own painful experience, you can be among the most eloquent defenders of everyone’s right to life. Through your commitment to life, whether by accepting the birth of other children or by welcoming and caring for those most in need of someone to be close to them, you will become promoters of a new way of looking at human life.”

                

                        Pope John Paul II

Contact Information

Call 210-342-HOPE or 1-800-651-HOPE

New Braunfels area:  830-481-3546

Spanish ministry:  210-722-4213

 

Email: rachel@anewchoice.org

All inquiries are confidential—you don’t even have to give your name

 

RETREATS!!

Retreats are held on a near monthly basis

English:  June, August, Sep, Oct, Nov  ‘09

Spanish:  April, May and June ‘09

Call for information

 

GROUPS!

Monthly open group for alums and inquirers: 

first Sundays at 4

Call for location

 

 

 

Project Rachel of San Antonio

    a new choice. . .

       a choice to heal the aftermath of abortion

 

 

Retreats monthly—Spanish & English—See below!.