Hempfield United Methodist Church (HUMC), 3050 Marietta Ave., Lancaster, will partner with Global Outreach for Addiction Leadership and Learning (GOAL) to host a F.A.I.T.H. Initiatives Workshop about addiction titled "Why Addiction Is a Family Disease."
The upcoming three-part workshop, which is open to the public, will be held at HUMC from 6 to 9 p.m. on Fridays, April 12, May 10, and June 14. The free workshop is geared toward parents, teachers, clergy, church members and other persons interested in learning about addictions. Attendees are strongly encouraged to attend all three sessions.
The April 12 session, titled "The Heart and the Sorrow of Addiction," will include a discussion by a panel of those impacted by a loved one's struggle with addiction. Additionally, professional presenters will include counselor Lori Casanova, the Rev. Joel Jakubowski, and author Dr. Mary T. Webb.
The May 10 session is titled "What Is Addiction?" It will feature presenters Dr. Stephen Naylor; Jodi Holland from Gate House Behavioral Health Services, an addiction treatment center; and Steven Schedler from the Naaman Center, a substance abuse intensive outpatient center.
The June 14 session is titled "What Can We Do?" It will be a guided discussion on how to help a person dealing with addiction to achieve optimal healing, with a special emphasis on enabling and its effects. Presenters Paige Harker, executive director of the GOAL Project, and Webb will lead the discussion.
GOAL is an Anglican mission agency providing pastoral care seminars for clergy and Christian recovery from addiction training in the U.S. and internationally. GOAL's F.A.I.T.H Initiatives program seeks to mobilize and empower local congregations to develop team ministries focused on prevention awareness and support for recovering individuals and family members.
To register by Sunday, March 31, readers may visit http://www.hempfieldumc.org/addiction. Child care will be available for those who preregister. Three Professional Credit Board (PCB) credit hours will be offered for each of the sessions. A freewill offering will be received.
For more information, readers may contact Joyce Young, director of care and minister of visitation, at jyoung@hempfieldumc.org or 717-285-5156, ext. 222.
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