The Recovered Alcoholic Clergy Association (RACA) is a working fellowship of the clergy of the Episcopal Church. Any bishop, priest, deacon, member of a religious order, or seminarian who has a desire to stop using mood altering chemicals is eligible for membership. RACA is always willing offer support and counsel to ordained members of other religious traditions who want to discover the miracle of recovery as we have experienced it.
RACA's purpose is three-fold:
- Mutual self-help
- Fellowship
- Pastoral concern for clergy with a drinking problem and their families.
Our Director may be reached by telephone at 706-338-3246 (cell)
When you call, please say "This is a RACA call". Father Courtney's home address is
14 Melody Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
413-525-2726 (Rectory)
or through
St. Mark's Church
1 Porter Street
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
413-525-6341 (Church Office)
RACA sponsors annual retreats for recovering clergy. The principal one is held in the mid-west in May each year. The 2009 dates are pending in May!
The RACA Fall Retreat will be held at the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from Monday afternoon October 27 thru mid morning Wednesday October 29, 2008. This is a Bally's hotel so you can choose amongst all of them which are nearby. Rates start at $45.00 a day for a deluxe room.
Retreat will include AA meetings, regular prayer and plenty of time for sightseeing. Come early stay late. October in the desert is fabulous. Air fares to Las Vegas are amongst the cheapest anywhere in the world.