Substance Addiction Ministry ("SAM")
September is Addiction Recovery Month
Click on the Indiana Addiction Recovery Month logo ( right) for more events.
- Holy Mass to Pray for and Celebrate Addiction Recovery
- Sunday, September 14, 2008 … 4:00 PM
- Church of the Holy Cross, 125 N. Oriental St., Indianapolis
- Fr. Larry Voelker, presider, and Deacon Bill Jones, assisting
- A reception with refreshments will follow the celebration of Eucharist.
- Addiction Recovery Month Celebration
- Thursday, September 25, 2008 … 5:00 – 7:00 PM
- Holy Cross Gymnasium, 125 N. Oriental St. Indianapolis
- Nominate a 2008 Recovery Advocate of the Year
Training
New parish SAM teams are forming all of the time. If you would like to bring SAM to your parish, contact Dan Sarell, Office of Family Ministries, dsarell@archindy.org, or (317) 236-1595, to discuss the requirements and opportunities. It is essential 1) to have the support of one’s pastor or PLC, and 2) to participate in a team training session before engaging in Substance Addiction Ministry.
Training sessions may be scheduled based on a known need, so please do not wait for the next training to be scheduled. Be proactive, and express your need to be trained, and we will do everything we can to accommodate that need as quickly as possible.
Parish Events
- “God’s Role in Addiction,” Wednesday, June 18, 2008, St. Christopher Catholic Church, 5301 W. 16th St., Indianapolis (Speedway) ... The Substance Addiction Ministry (SAM) team at St. Christopher's will be hosting Ron Hahn, an addictions counselor at Methodist Hospital, who will speak about "God's Role in Addiction." The meeting is from 7:00 – 8:30 PM and will be held in the Damascus room, which is located in the lower level of the church. All are welcome to attend.
Special Edition of "Ministering With Families" on SAM (Fall 2007)
SAM Resources
SAM Brochure Template (Parish SAM Teams can request an electronic file of this template to create their own parish-specific SAM brochure).
NCCA Today (National Catholic Council on Alcoholism and Related Drug Problems)
Fr. Ralph Pfau (1904-1967)
The founder of the National Catholic Council on Alcoholism and Related Drug Problems (NCCA) and a priest of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
