{"id":3287,"date":"2024-08-08T19:07:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T19:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.livingscriptureinstitute.org\/?page_id=3287"},"modified":"2024-09-30T01:44:38","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T01:44:38","slug":"d-faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.livingscriptureinstitute.org\/index.php\/d-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\"><b>FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><b>How long are the retreats?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.livingscriptureinstitute.org\/index.php\/healing-programs\/rachels-vineyard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rachel\u2019s Vineyard<\/a> holds weekend retreats (from Friday through Sunday).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.livingscriptureinstitute.org\/index.php\/healing-programs\/about-grief-to-grace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grief to Grace<\/a> holds four- to five-day retreats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.livingscriptureinstitute.org\/index.php\/healing-programs\/duty-to-heal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duty to Heal<\/a> holds five-day retreats.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How much do they cost?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rachel\u2019s Vineyard, Grief to Grace, Duty to Heal, and the Living Scripture Institute are private, non-profit, lay ministries that rely on charitable donations. We offer retreats at or below the actual cost. The largest portion of the cost goes directly to the retreat center to pay for their facilities and retreatants\u2019 accommodations and meals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cost of the retreats are based on the length of the retreat, its location, and the fees the retreat center charges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weekend retreat costs vary, depending on the factors mentioned above. When you contact the Retreat Team to learn about availability for a particular retreat, they can give you the cost and other information specific to that retreat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>I\u2019m not <\/b><b>Catholic<\/b><b> Christian. Can I attend your retreats?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are invited to attend our retreats if you have suffered from the trauma of abortion (Rachel\u2019s Vineyard<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">); physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, as well as abandonment or neglect (Grief to Grace<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">); or moral and spiritual injuries that arise from war and other violent and life-threatening events (Duty to Heal<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Our retreats are open to <strong>all adults<\/strong> regardless of whether they observe a set of religious beliefs or not. Our retreats were developed from a Judeo\/Christian point of view and provide an experience of God\u2019s comfort and presence in the midst of their suffering. However, <strong>no one is ever pressured or expected to change their practice or adopt a new one<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><b>I\u2019ve attended one of your retreats and am interested in bringing it to my area. How do I do that?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Contact us to learn how to start a new <a href=\"mailto:2assistant@rachelsvineyard.org?subject=Starting%20a%20new%20Rachel's%20Vineyard%20retreat\">Rachel\u2019s Vineyard<\/a>, <a href=\"mailto:info@grieftograce.org?subject=Starting%20a%20new%20Grief%20to%20Grace%20Retreat\">Grief to Grace<\/a>, or <a href=\"mailto:contact@livingscriptureinstitute.org?subject=Starting%20a%20new%20Duty%20to%20Heal%20retreat\">Duty to Heal<\/a>\u00a0retreat.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS How long are the retreats? Rachel\u2019s Vineyard holds weekend retreats (from Friday through Sunday). Grief to Grace holds four- to five-day retreats. Duty to Heal holds five-day retreats. How much do they cost? 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