Celebrate Recovery
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Celebrate Recovery Ministry First Year Celebration at Noroton Presbyterian Church

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The one-year anniversary of the start of Noroton Presbyterian Church’s Celebrate Recovery ministry is being celebrated with music and food on Monday, Oct. 15. The  group was set up to help anyone deal with hurts/habits/hangups using the 12 steps in a Christ-centered environment. Music will be from Kenny Weiss and Pivot Ministries and personal testimonies from two of the Celebrate Recovery group’s leaders. The celebration takes place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Church Lobby.

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Noroton Presbyterian Church building

Celebrate Recovery Ministry on Monday Celebrates Its First Year at Noroton Presbyterian Church

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The one-year anniversary of the start of Noroton Presbyterian Church’s Celebrate Recovery ministry is being celebrated with music and food on Monday, Oct. 15. The  group was set up to help anyone deal with hurts/habits/hangups using the 12 steps in a Christ-centered environment. Music will be from Kenny Weiss and Pivot Ministries and personal testimonies from two of the Celebrate Recovery group’s leaders. The celebration takes place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Church Lobby.

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Letter: New Initiatives in Darien Give People, Families Support to Counter Substance Abuse

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To the editor:

As someone who grew up in Darien (DHS ’93) and works for a national addiction nonprofit, I commend The Community Fund of Darien’s Thriving Youth Task Force and their “Our Darien” campaign. I think it is important that parents start the conversations with their children about drugs and alcohol much sooner than one might think (middle school is just too late) and be armed with information on how addiction is a brain disease. There are three factors to one becoming addicted; genetic, environmental and developmental. Addiction can develop at any age, but research shows that the earlier in a life a person tries drugs and/or alcohol, the more likely that person is to develop addiction. Our brains are not finished developing until our mid-20s, thus introducing drugs to the brain before this time of growth and change can cause serious, long-lasting damage.