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October 28, 2009

Today

TOPS New Lenox: 5:30 p.m. weigh-in; 6 to 7 p.m. meeting Wednesdays at Lincoln-Way Central High School. TOPS offers support, information and motivation to anyone interested in learning how to take off pounds sensibly. For more information, visit www.tops.org or call 800-932-8677.

Hope for families: 7:45 to 9:15 p.m. Wednesdays, except last Wednesday of the month, at Illinois House of Hope office, 9700 W. 197th St., suite 106, Mokena. We offer relief for hurting parents through teachings, discussions and prayer. Call 708-479-2322 for more information.

Thursday

HelpMates: 7 p.m. Bible study, 8-9:30 p.m. meeting and discussion at Calvary Church, 15101 S. 80th Ave., Orland Park. A support group for the separated, divorced, widowed or never married. Free counseling and legal advice. Call 708-429-2200.

DivorceCare: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, New Life Church, 500 S. Gougar Road, New Lenox. The companion program, DivorceCare for Kids, will run concurrently for children ages 5-12. There is a $6 fee for the course workbook, but no one will be turned away for inability to pay. Call 815-462-5300.

Lighthouse support group: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at Illinois House of Hope office, 9700 W. 197th St., suite 106, Mokena. The weekly group is a safe and relaxed environment for teens to find hope and encouragement. The group is open to any teen that struggles with life's confusing issues and challenges, a group where teens can find hope for the future. Lighthouse is led by college students under the guidance of the Illinois House of Hope counseling coordinator. For more information, call 708-479-2322 or visit www.illinoishouseofhope.org.

Friday

Celebrate Recovery: 7 p.m. Fridays, Parkview Christian Church, 183rd Street and Wolf Road in Tinley Park. A Christian-based, 12-step recovery program for many areas of recovery, including chemical dependence (alcohol or drugs), co-dependency, anger, food addictions, depression, smoking, gambling and domestic violence. For more information, visit www.parkviewchurch.com or call 708-478-7477, ext. 240.

first Friday

Organ Transplant Support Inc. (OTS): 7 p.m. meets the first Friday of the month at The North Pavilion of Good Samaritan Hospital, 3715 Highland Ave., Downers Grove. A volunteer nonprofit organization that provides support, counseling, education, and informational programs and materials on transplantation for transplant recipients, candidates, their families and health care professionals. In the Joliet area there are 65 members that are from Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Lockport, Braidwood, Minooka, Mokena, Manhattan, Morris, Frankfort, New Lenox, Romeoville, Wilmington and Shorewood. For more information, call Richard McMahon, president, at 630-527-8640, fax 630-527-8682 or e-mail RPMCots@aol.com. Local calls can be directed to a member at 815-725-1030.

Sunday

Overeaters Anonymous: 3 p.m. Sundays, St. John's UCC, 11100 Second St., Mokena. A 12-step program for anyone who has a problem with food. No dues or fees; no weigh-ins or diets. Call 708-346-0000 or visit www.OA.org.

Al-Anon: 6 p.m. Sundays, Mokena Fellowship Club, 19836 S. Wolf Road, Mokena. For families and friends of alcoholics.

Monday

Al-Anon: 9:30 a.m. Mondays, St. Jude School, Franciscan Hall room 1, 240 W. Second St. New Lenox. For families and friends of alcoholics.

Overeaters Anonymous: 10 a.m. Mondays, except holidays when the library is closed, Mokena Community Library, 11327 W. 195th St., Mokena. A 12-step program for anyone who has a problem with food. No dues or fees; no weigh-ins or diets. Call 708-346-0000 or visit www.OA.org.

Al-Anon: 7 p.m. Mondays, Old Plank Trail Bank, 20012 Wolf Road, Mokena. For families and friends of alcoholics. Call 708-479-1403.

Families Anonymous: 7:30 p.m. Mondays at St. Jude's Church in New Lenox. Families of alcoholics or addicts meet to share concerns and support each other. For more information, visit winbulls@wideopenwest.com.

Tuesday

Free support group and relaxation class: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays, sponsored by the Jennifer S. Fallick Cancer Support Center at Ingalls Cancer Care Center, 6701 W. 159th St. in Tinley Park. For men and women who have been diagnosed with cancer. Registration is required. Call 708-915-7800.

TOPS IL 2365 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly): 5:30 to 6 p.m. weigh-in and 6 p.m. meeting starts Tuesdays at St. Paul UCC, 140 Thelma Ave., Manhattan. For more information, call 815-478-3111 or 815-478-0089.

Al-Anon: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Trinity Lutheran Church, 508 N. Cedar Road (lower level), New Lenox. For families and friends of alcoholics.

Ongoing

Educational workshops: Monday-Thursday at 19250 Everett Lane in Mokena. The Jennifer S. Fallick Cancer Support Center has provided free educational workshops, support groups and exercise and relaxation programs for people with cancer and their family members. All programs at the Cancer Support Center are free. For more information, call 708-798-9171 or visit www.cancersupportcenter.org.

Items to be included in support group listing should be submitted in writing 10 days prior to the Wednesday on which it should run. Send them to The Lincoln-Way Sun, 13543 S. Route 30, Plainfield, IL 60544-1100, e-mail to lwaysun@scn1.com or fax to 815-439-7527. For more information, call Mallory Medved at 815-439-5355 or Jean Edwards at 815-439-5312.