On Friday, Jan. 9 at 6 p.m., Celebrate Recovery on Orcas Island will be having its grand opening in the Orcas Senior Center at 62 Henry Road in Eastsound.

Celebrate Recovery is a faith based 12-step program open to everyone.

“The purpose of Celebrate Recovery is to allow us to become free from life’s hurts, hang-ups and habits,” say organizers.

The program helps with a wide range of issues from stress, divorce, grief, chemical dependency, co-dependency, eating issues, physical/sexual/emotional abuse or any other hurts or habits.

The group will be meeting every Friday night at the senior center. There is an optional meal provided (donations are accepted but not expected or required). Childcare is available. The meal begins at 6 p.m. and the meeting is at 7 p.m. It includes music, readings, a short topical presentation or inspirational personal stories.

After the opening meeting the group will break into smaller groups, one for men and one for women, where individuals are free to share with each other and discuss issues that they are dealing with or the principles of the program.

Anonymity and confidentiality are emphasized and everything that is said in the meetings is considered private and not to be shared outside of the meetings.

For more info, email Celebrate.Recovery.Orcas@gmail.com or call Paul at 376-3273. For more information about the Celebrate Recovery program in general, go to www.celebraterecovery.com.