Celebrate Recovery Guelph - Lakeside Church

05/26/2026

We all know how much we love gathering around a good meal ... and what’s not to love?

Our annual Summer BBQ is coming up on Monday, June 15, and you're invited to join us. Dinner begins at 6:00pm, followed by our regular program.

BBQ hamburgers, sausages, fresh salads, crunchy snacks, and cold drinks shared with awesome, authentic, recovery-minded people where we can simply show up as we are, sounds like a pretty great way to spend a Monday evening!

Feel free to invite a friend or family member to come along for the evening. We'll also be offering our Newcomers 101 group for anyone interested in learning more about our community.

A suggested donation of $10 will help cover costs, but if finances are tight right now - as they are for many people - please come anyway. We’d love to have you with us.

05/12/2026

It’s a new day…!
A new beginning. Another opportunity to show up to our lives. A second chance. Or a third chance…
Maybe, it feels more like a repetitive cycle of the same old thing. Nothing new! A spinning wheel, wake-up - eat - sleep - repeat. A cycle of the same old pain, same old narratives, same old addictive habits. But…
It is a new day.
Night came.
And left.
Now we are in tomorrow.
As it was said (I’m paraphrasing), in the testimony last night at Celebrate Recovery, ‘all we have is today! What will we choose? Each moment offers us a choice. Each choice an opportunity to move forward towards a new beginning’.
One day a time.
One moment at a time.
One step at a time.
And we’re not alone. Jesus is a God of second chances. Full of mercy and love.
May we find hope!
In this new day in front of us.

04/24/2026

🎉 So much to Celebrate!

04/14/2026

🎉 We are coming up to 22 years of Celebrate Recovery operating at Lakeside Church!! Join us on Monday April 27th for a special evening of reflection, fun, hope and celebration.

Whether you come each week, show up here and there, or haven't been around for a while - we would love to see you!

04/06/2026

Happy Easter Monday!🐥

In case you've been wondering, YES! We are meeting this evening for Celebrate Recovery at Lakeside Church. We look forward to being together tonight and hope you will join us.

03/27/2026

🌟’It promises to be an impactful night!’🌟

Dinner - 6pm
Speaker - 7pm - 8pm
Followed by our regular program.

Learn more at lakesidechurch.ca/cr

*We will take up a free will offering to gift Alison for coming to share with us.

03/15/2026

Monday March 30th! ✨

Our next dinner night at Celebrate Recovery Lakeside is coming! I know you've been asking and here it is.

Join us in community for a Spring/Easter themed dinner (still working on the menu,TBD, but it promises to be good!! ). Dinner is at 6pm for only $10. And if finances are hard right now, please come anyway! We want to see you.

Feel free to bring your family and friends and share in a time of connection, community and a yummy meal. All are welcome!

🌷FYI - following dinner, at 7pm we invite all adults to join us for the next talk in our Speaker Series at Celebrate Recovery Lakeside - 'Trauma & the Nervous System, the body remembers" with Alison Buchan. *See other posts on our page to learn more!*

02/21/2026

🍎 We’re currently looking for pairs of volunteers to serve once a month on Monday nights from approximately 8-10pm. Pairs can be couples, friends, a small group, or individuals - if you’re coming solo, we’re happy to pair you with someone!

🍏What does serving look like?
Volunteers shop for and prepare simple, healthy snacks ahead of time (all costs are covered), serve during the Celebrate Recovery cafe time, and help with cleanup afterward. It’s a straightforward role - and a fun one.

By serving in the cafe, you help create a warm and welcoming space for around 50 people each week who are showing up and doing some truly brave and meaningful work.

If this sounds like something you’d enjoy, email Johanna at [email protected].

02/03/2026

Would you pray for us?

Our Celebrate Recovery leadership team and facilitators will be on our annual winter retreat this coming weekend of Feb. 6-8 at Creiff Hills Retreat and Conference Center.

Would you cover us in prayer? Pray for our spiritual refreshment, unity, clarity, a deepening of surrender to Jesus as well as God’s continued leading as we serve those walking the path of healing and recovery.

🙏🏼✨🕊️

01/26/2026