Gambling: From Recreation to Rehab

 

Four prominent experts in gambling addiction will speak on addiction as a family problem, intervention, and the social and spiritual aspects of recovery. They will be supplemented by the captivating guitar music of a speaker who has a personal story to tell about gambling addiction. Lunch will be provided at no charge.

 

Please pre-register by calling 724-625-2238 for food and collateral material planning purposes. The day is free to all comers and should be informative and entertaining for clergy, seminary students, and anyone who is concerned about the social health of our communities.

A full agenda is available by clicking here.

Place: St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 989 Morgan St., Brackenridge, PA  724-224-9280 or 724-625-2238

Time: Saturday, February 18, 2012. Registration 9-10:00 a.m. with coffee and donuts.  Program: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. with lunch and music at noon.

Attendees, as well as the general public, are invited to stay for our regular service of Holy Eucharist on Saturday at 5:30. The sermon will focus on gambling and addiction as a metaphor for Christian life.

This day of reflection on gambling also forms a pre-Lenten look at our responsibility to God and each other.

The program is made possible by a grant from the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services.

Contact Pennsylvania Department of Health's Problem Gambling Hotline at 877-565-2112 or www.paproblemgambling.com.