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Recovery Weekend in the Press
 | March 2009 - Archbishop Dolan writes "...I could not agree more with
[...] Cardinal O'Connor's 1999 homily, at which time he instituted an
annual day of prayer in the Archdiocese for those who, along with their
families and loved ones, are recovering from addictive illnesses.
Be assured that I remain committed to setting aside a Sunday in
September as "Recovery Sunday".
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| September 2008 marks the 10th Annual Recover Weekend.
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| November 4th, 2005 - The Westchester NY chapter of Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) awarded
Terri Engel their Advocacy Award.
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| The first "Recovery Weekend" was September 24th, 1999. September
2003 marked the fifth Recovery Weekend.
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| April 2005, the Archdiocese of Boston joins New York in officially
recognizing Recovery Weekend.
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| A column by Bill Reel was published by NY Newsday on Wednesday, July 21,
1999 urging the heads of all denominations and faiths to participate.
In his words, "Addiction is universal-so why not celebrate [Recovery
Weekend] in houses of worship statewide, nationwide, worldwide?"
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| A small article in August 9th 2001 edition of
Catholic New York describes the NY observance and mentions the growing
interfaith effort.
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| Father Donald T. Driscoll, chaplain at the Rockland Psychiatric Center
in Orangeburg, discusses Faith & Love in Action and mentions Recovery
Weekend and praying for those struggling with addiction as one
opportunity. Read
his words in the Catholic New York archives. (September
14th, 2000)
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| In July of 1999, Cardinal O'Connor gave his approval for the Archdiocese
of New York to observe "Recovery Sunday". His
words from that year are available in their entirety.
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