Celebrate Recovery

Find Freedom from Life’s Hurts, Habits and Hangups

 

Mondays at 7 – 8 pm

Meetings on-line

https://meet.google.com/izu-vveb-irw

Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 613-916-7523 and

Enter this PIN: 962 586 392#

 

Celebrate Recovery is a biblical program that helps us overcome hurts, habits and hangups by showing us the loving power of Jesus Christ through a recovery process.  It is based on the actual words of Jesus rather than psychological theory. 

In Partnership with Celebrate Recovery, Orillia Alliance Church hosts small group experiences entitled “Life’s Healing Choices.” Everyone is welcome to participate as we all experience “hurts, habits or hang ups.” This is safe place to learn from the teaching of Jesus. Please inquire as to our next group and location.

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A typical Celebrate Recovery meeting includes:

  • A large group meeting
  • An open share small group
  • Newcomers 101 (for your first week only)

Participants are encouraged to invite their families and friends to the pre-meeting dinner if they so choose; the dinner is designed for a time of great fellowship and great food at affordable prices with other Celebrate Recovery participants.

The large group meeting is designed for the participant to set aside the busyness and stress of the outside world by entering into a time of prayer, praise and worship, and teaching as a way of getting in touch with the one and only Higher Power, Jesus Christ.

 

Real Life-Change

  • Hurts Love, relational, physical, emotional, sexual abuse…
  • Hang-ups Co-dependency, anger, self-harm…
  • Habits Food, chemical, alcohol, sexual addiction

The open share small group meets immediately after the large group meeting and provides a place for the participant to connect with other Celebrate Recovery attendees. This is a safe place where participants can be in gender-specific groups and issue-specific groups.

Newcomers 101 is for first-time attendees and will help you better understand what Celebrate Recovery is all about as well as provide you the opportunity to ask questions or process your feelings in a safe environment before you make a commitment to a small group.

After you’ve attended Celebrate Recovery for a while, you will join a step study. The step study small group is for those who are ready to delve deeper into their past and the choices they have made. This is where participants will see real, lasting changes start to happen. Step studies take place another night of the week.

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Celebrate Recovery’s Eight Recovery Principles

The Road to Recovery Based on the Beatitudes

Realize I’m not God; I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable. (Step 1)
          “Happy are those who know that they are spiritually poor.” Matthew 5:3a TEV

Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him and that He has the power to help me recover. (Step 2)
          “Happy are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 TEV, NIV

Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control. (Step 3)
          “Happy are the meek.” Matthew 5:5a TEV

Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust. (Steps 4 and 5)
          “Happy are the pure in heart.” Matthew 5:8a TEV

Voluntarily submit to any and all changes God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects. (Steps 6 and 7)
          “Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires” Matthew 5:6a TEV

Evaluate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others when possible, except when to do so would harm them or others. (Steps 8 and 9)
          “Happy are the merciful.” Matthew 5:7a TEV; “Happy are the peacemakers” Matthew 5:9 TEV

Reserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will. (Steps 10 and 11)

Yield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and my words. (Step 12)
          “Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires.” Matthew 5:10 TEV

Contact Us

Contact our Co-ordinator for further Details.

celebraterecovery@orilliaalliance.com

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