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In Hope There is Life
Around
the world, people with HIV and AIDS are renewing their commitment
to living.
Through new personal attitudes and greater medical support,
they are pursuing their private and professional lives with
inspiring vigor. Underlying their efforts is the immense power
of hope — hope that is based, very often, on a spiritual
understanding of human life.
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The
unique approach of Do Not Fear to Hope
Today,
fortunately, vast powers of science and government are directed
toward battling the AIDS pandemic. But the long-run, large-scale
help they provide is only a part of the story. Through spirituality,
individuals with HIV and AIDS can overcome pain, loneliness
and loss right now, each day. To meet this need, the
Franciscan Friars of the Atonement established Do Not Fear
to Hope in 1988. The work of Do Not Fear to Hope is focused
in two primary Areas:
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Support
Sessions
Each
Saturday afternoon, Do Not Fear to Hope holds a
group support meeting for people with HIV and AIDS. In
addition to the caring and emotional support they receive
from each other at these meetings, the members often help
each other in other ways, such as sharing information
based on their experience with the disease.
Annual
Retreat
Once a year, Do Not Fear to Hope hosts a weekend
retreat based in spirituality for people living with HIV
and AIDS. Sponsored in conjunction with the Graymoor Spiritual
Life Center, these retreats offer an opportunity to those
with HIV and AIDS to reflect, focus, and develop a closer
relationship with God or their higher power.
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Scholarships
Because
AIDS is a disease that is often economically as well as physically
devastating, most of our retreat participants require a scholarship.
In fact, with the help of other agencies, we make a special
effort to offer these healing weekends to those whose everyday
medical, spiritual, and financial needs are impossible to imagine.
Who
is Eligible
Do
Not Fear to Hope welcomes people of all faiths who are HIV positive
or who have AIDS.
Find
Out More
Call
Fr. Bob Warren of Do Not Fear to Hope today at (845) 424-4402.
E-mail
Do Not Fear to Hope at
the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement for more information.
More about We are Called to Heal and Bring Home:
Retreats
/ St.
Christopher's Inn / St. Joseph's
Rehabilitation Center /
Do Not Fear to Hope HIV
/ AIDS / Parish
Work and Ministries
Contact
The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement with your questions or
comments at:
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