June 23: Support Groups

DIRECTORY

• Alcohalt House, 2255 Fairgrounds Road, Brandenburg. (828-2540).
• Communicare, 1311 N. Dixie Ave., Elizabethtown (765-5145).
• Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System, 3909 S. Wilson Road, Radcliff (351-9444).
• Safe Harbor Club, 200 S. Joe Prather Highway, Vine Grove (877-6808).
• Serenity Club, 206 S. Main St., Elizabethtown (982-4477).
• Stepworks Addiction Resources, The Helm Mansion, 100 Diecks Drive, Elizabethtown (982-1244).

Today Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 a.m. Serenity Club; step study group, noon, Safe Harbor; closed meeting, 8 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown (Jeff, 352-0736, or Todd, 351-3761); 8-9 p.m. Severns Valley Baptist Church, Room 336; Open Big Book Study, 8 p.m., nonsmoking, Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, Hodgenville; High Noon group at noon (open discussion) and 8 p.m. open group, Safe Harbor; 8 p.m. speaker meeting, Communicare (for alumni of Haycraft Center, Communicare Recovery Center, Passages and Lyons House) (John B., 765-5088); step study group, 8 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Harned; 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., Alcohalt House. Narcotics Anonymous, “Midday Message,” nonsmoking, noon, Serenity Club; 6-7 p.m.; “Living in the Solution,” nonsmoking, 8 p.m. at Safe Harbor. Overeaters Anonymous, 6-7 p.m., Serenity Club. POC: Ruth, 737-1676, or Rose Marie, 862-4877. Tuesday Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 a.m. Serenity Club; High Noon group at noon (open discussion) and 8 p.m., open discussion, Safe Harbor; 8 p.m. for men, closed, county jail, Elizabethtown; 8 p.m., open discussion, Presbyterian Church, Lebanon Junction (352-1694); 8 p.m., Alcohalt House. Franklin Crossroads Baptist Church’s Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step Christ-based Recovery Program for addictions, men and women co-dependency, sexual and physical abuse, 6 p.m., Franklin Crossroads, 4695 Hardinsburg Road, Cecilia. Nondenominational; open to community. POC: Vicki Lawson, 862-4825. Gamblers Anonymous, 7 p.m., Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System. Gam-Anon for friends and family of compulsive gamblers, 7 p.m., Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System.   LaRue County Open Arms Support Group for Grandparents and Acting Parents, 6:30 p.m. Hodgenville Elementary School cafeteria. POC: Theresa Howard, 358-3401. Narcotics Anonymous, “Midday Message,” nonsmoking, noon, Serenity Club; “Passages,” for women only, nonsmoking, 6 p.m., Passages, 615 Westport Road, Elizabethtown (737-6449); “Don’t Look Back,” nonsmoking, 8 p.m., Serenity Club. Wednesday Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 a.m. Serenity Club; 8 p.m. “New Life AFG” Serenity Club (Inge G. : 737-6942); 8 p.m., 24-hour center group, Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System; 10 a.m., closed discussion, Presbyterian Church in Bardstown; High Noon group at noon, open discussion, Safe Harbor; 8 p.m., open discussion, Communicare; 8 p.m., men’s open, Safe Harbor; 8 p.m., open discussion, Aaceptance Club, Irvington POC: 234-3168.; 8 p.m., open discussion, First Christian Church in Hodgenville; 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., Alcohalt House. Al-Anon, “New Life Family Group,” 8 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, Serenity Club. Ala-teens group, 8-9 p.m., Serenity Club. POC: Michelle K., 352-2132. Divorce Care Class and Divorce Care for Kids, 6-7:15 p.m., Severns Valley Baptist Church, 1100 Ring Road, Elizabethtown. Weekly seminar and support group for people and their kids who are going through a divorce or already divorced. POC: 765-7822. Narcotics Anonymous, noon, “Surrender and Win,” open discussion, nonsmoking, Stepworks Addiction Resources. Open Arms of Hardin County, grandparent/relative caregiver raising children support group Breakfast Chat, 9:30 a.m., Bub’s Café, Helmwood Plaza, every Wednesday. POC: Laura Cooper, 737-5110 or 300-4966. Thursday Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder, 7-8:30 p.m., Learning Disabilities Association of Kentucky, 2210 Goldsmith Lane No. 118, Louisville. POC: (502) 473-1256. Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 a.m. Serenity Club; High Noon group at noon, open discussion, Safe Harbor; noon, open discussion, Ireland Chapel annex; 8 p.m., open, Safe Harbor; 8 p.m., open speaker, American Legion Post 167; 8 p.m., speaker meeting, Presbyterian Church, Lebanon Junction (352-1694); 8 p.m., Traditions Group, open discussion, Serenity Club (Jeff, 352-0736, or Todd, 351-3761); 8 p.m., Alcohalt House; 8 p.m. Open Discussion, Stepworks Addiction Resources. Compassionate Friends, support group for bereaved parents, 7 p.m., Hospice Building, Diecks Drive. Elizabethtown. POC: Linda Norris, 877-5414. Elizabethtown ADAPT (Amputee Desiring Adaptive and Progressive Techniques) Support Group, 7 p.m., Kentuckiana Chiropractic Wellness Center, 150 Raleigh Drive, Elizabethtown. POC: Ed Ramsey, 769-2987; cell: 272-5280. For amputees, family members and/or care givers of any age.  Narcotics Anonymous, “Don’t Look Back,” 8 p.m., nonsmoking, Stepworks Addiction Resources. The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) Heartland affiliate support group, 7 p.m., 1311 N. Dixie Ave., Communicare, Building B. NAMI Heartland provides education and support for those individuals suffering with schizophrenia, bipolar, anxiety disorders and depression and for their families. POC: 358-4054. Open Arms Support Group, a grandparent/relative caregiver raising children support group, noon, Creekside Elementary School, 151 Horseshoe Bend Road, Sonora. Support, resources and open discussions. POC: Debbie, family resource coordinator, 369-8460. Open Arms support group, 10 a.m., For-You Family Resource and Youth Service Center located between J.T. Alton Middle School and Vine Grove Elementary School. Support, resources and open discussion for grandparents and other relatives raising children. Open to all grandparents and relative caregivers. POC: Laura Cooper, 737-5110, or Theresa Ovesen, 877-6434. Parkinson's Support Group-Bardstown Area, will NOT meet this month. Watch for details of July presentation by staff neurologist Dr. David Houghton from The Movement Disorder Clinic. POC: Jane Swarts, (502) 350-4458. Women’s Narcotics Anonymous, 10 a.m. at Passages, 615 Wesport Road, Elizabethtown. POC: 737-6449.   Friday Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 a.m. Serenity Club; High Noon group at noon, open discussion, Safe Harbor; 8 p.m. New Life AFG, Serenity Club (Inge G., 737-6942); 8 p.m., closed meeting and also Traditional Group, First Presbyterian Church, Elizabethtown (Jeff, 352-0736, or Todd, 351-3761); 8 p.m., open, Safe Harbor; 8 p.m. closed men’s discussion, Nelson County Public Library, Bardstown; 8 p.m., beginners meeting, open discussion, Communicare (John B., 765-5088). 10 a.m., Alcohalt House, 8 p.m.; open discussion, Aaceptance Club, Irvington POC: 234-3168. AA and NA New Beginners, 8 p.m., Communicare (Joe, 862-9073). Al-Anon, 8 p.m., Serenity Club. Narcotics Anonymous, “Living in the Solution,” nonsmoking, 6 p.m., Safe Harbor.. New Life Family Group, 8 p.m. Monday and Friday, Serenity Club (Barbara M., 737-1083). Saturday Alcoholics Anonymous: noon, open, Safe Harbor; “Honest, Open and Willing,” noon, Serenity Club (Susanne E., 234-0346); 8 p.m., open, Safe Harbor. 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., Alcohalt House; 8 p.m.; open discussion, Aaceptance Club, Irvington POC: 234-3168. The Augustine Fellowship, Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, 10 a.m., Serenity Club. Narcotics Anonymous “Living in the Solution,” smoking, 9 p.m. Safe Harbor Club. Truly Grateful Today Chapter of Narcotic Anonymous, 7-8 p.m. CDT, City Hall in Clarkson. Sunday Alcoholics Anonymous, 10 a.m., open discussion, Serenity Club; regular meeting, 10 a.m., Safe Harbor; noon for women, Safe Harbor; Women’s AA Group 8 p.m., Alcohalt House; 8 p.m.; open discussion, Aaceptance Club, Irvington POC: 234-3168; 8 p.m., Safe Harbor Club, Joe Prather Highway. POC: Arlene P.: 737-0357, or Inge G., 737-6942. Narcotics Anonymous “Recovery and Beyond,” nonsmoking, 8 p.m., Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System. POC: 234-6543. Upcoming Association for Retarded and Handicapped of Hardin County board and membership meetings, July 1, 225 College St., Elizabethtown. Board meeting at 6 p.m., followed by membership meeting at approximately 7 p.m. POC: Ken Brewster, 737-1140, from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Hardin and LaRue Diabetes Coalition, 6-7:30 p.m. July 1, LaRue County Extension Service office. POC: Melissa Conder, 769-1601, ext. 1035. Nutrition classes (focused on nutrition for those with diabetes) 10 a.m. July 18, Lincoln Trail District Health Department. The 1 hour class meets monthly to provide information on healthy eating to improve blood sugar control. Follow-up class at 1:30 p.m. Registratio required at least 24 hours in advance. POC: Melissa Conder, 769-1601, ext. 1035.