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General

2-1-1
MAINE; dial 211 to be connected to a complete list of support groups in
Maine, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Information can also be found
at www.211maine.org. The service is supported by United Way of

Mid Coast Maine. Call 211 or 1-

877-463-6207. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS,

Bath-Brunswick 24-hour hotline,

1-800-737-6237. More than 30 meetings weekly in the Bath-

Brunswick-Topsham area. Call for nearest location and time. CANCER COMMUNITY CENTER,

778 Main St., South Portland;

1-877-774-2200. COURAGE, for people with samesex attractions, sponsored by

Roman Catholic Diocese of

Portland. Led by the Rev. Kevin

Martin. Group will meet where there is a need and the locations will be disclosed only to those who plan to participate.

To inquire, contact Martin at

592-5332 or courage@portlanddiocese.org. FAMILY CRISIS SERVICES,
support group for women experiencing domestic/family violence, past or
present. Call 721-0199 or 1-866-834-4357 for details. LIVING LOSS,
LIVING HOPE, support group for individuals and families facing
life-threatening illness. Group held at CHANS

Hospice and Volunteers, 45

Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. Call

721-1357 for intial interview. MAN TO MAN, for men diagnosed with prostate cancer; in person or by phone; 373-3708 or 1-

800-464-3102, press 3; by

American Cancer Society. MOTHER’S SUPPORT GROUP, for women in the
post-partum period who are feeling down, overwhelmed or “blue.” For
meetings dates and times, or to register, call Maternity Care at Mid

Coast Hospital at 373-6500. SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT

SERVICES OF MIDCOAST

MAINE is currently forming a support group for survivors. Please call
725-2181 or e-mail clientservices@sassmm.org for more information. To
speak with an advocate please call SASSMM’s 24-hour hotline at
1-800-822-5999. WOMEN’S PROJECT, for women concerned about addiction,
their own or others’; 1-800-611-

1588.

Monday

9-TO-5, organization for working women against sexual harassment; 1-800-522-0925, 353-

5740 or 342-5017. ALANON, for family, friends and relatives of alcoholics, 8 p.m.,

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church,

Wiscasset; noon, St. Paul’s

Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant

St., Brunswick; 1-800-498-

1844. BATTERED MEN’S 24-HOUR

HELPLINE, offers referrals and support groups for men. Call 1-

877-643-1120, access code

0757. BIBLE STUDY SUPPORT FOR

THE CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT, every Monday, 7 p.m., Sky-Hy

Conference Center, 32 Sky-Hy

Drive, Topsham; 725-7577. CAREGIVERS’ support group, every Monday, 2-3 p.m., Pilgrim

House, First Parish Church, 9

Cleaveland St., Brunswick; 729-

7331. CHRONIC PAIN sufferers and friends, first and third Mondays,

6-7:30 p.m., Conference Room

3, Mid Coast Hospital,

Brunswick; 725-7854. DIABETES. Second Monday, 6:30-

7:30 p.m., Martin’s Point, 331

Veranda St., Portland; 828-

2497. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY

ANONYMOUS. Every Monday, 9 a.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal

Church, 27 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; 775-2132. GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS, Mondays, 7 p.m., YMCA, Lewiston;

773-7867. G.E.A.R. PARENT NETWORK for parents and caregivers of children with special needs. Second

Monday, 6:30 p.m., United

Church of Christ Congregational,

150 Congress St., Bath. Call

Lorelie Johnson, 832-4503 or 1-

800-264-9224. HORMONE THERAPY PROSTATE

CANCER support group, sharing and learning from one another about our
experiences with hormone therapy and dealing with aggressive forms of
prostate cancer, 6-8 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St.,

South Portland. Third Monday of month. Terry Kungel, 443-4300 or
tkungel@hughes.net. LOOK GOOD … FEEL BETTER, for women faced with
appearance changes due to cancer treatment. Fourth Monday, American

Cancer Society office, 1 Main

St., Topsham; 373-3708. MAINE HOME EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, information
and support for home education. For meeting dates write: Maine

Home Education Association,

P.O. Box 421, Topsham, ME

04086. Call 800-520-0577. MAINE PARENTS FOR

GIFTED/TALENTED YOUTH, networking for Maine parents; monthly newsletter available.

Call 642-3302 for information or a schedule of events. OVEREATERS
ANONYMOUS, recovery from compulsive overeating; big book step study,
open meeting; new time, 5:30 p.m., Seventh-day Adventist

Church, 333 Maine St.,

Brunswick; 232-2951. PARENT support group, for parents of teens. Second and fourth Monday 6:30-8 p.m.,

Freeport Safety Building conference room. Call Sharon Antoniac at 829-5739 or Phoebe

Prosky at 865-3396. SINGLES support group for those single, widowed or divorced.

Every Monday, 7:30 p.m., St.

Paul Center, 136 State St.,

Augusta. Web site www.wisduminc.org. SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL

ASSAULT, noon-1:30 p.m., USM

Campus; drop-in support group for adult females by Sexual

Assault Response Services of Southern Maine; 1-800-313- 9900. Every Monday.

Tuesday

ADULT GRIEF support group for individuals who have experienced loss through death. Second and fourth Tuesdays from

6:30-8 p.m., at CHANS Hospice and Volunteers, 45 Baribeau

Drive, Brunswick. Call 721-1357 for initial interview. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS,

Church of the Nazarene, Lincoln and Centre streets, Bath, noon-

1 p.m.; 442-7544. ALZHEIMER’S/DEMENTIA support group, 9:30-11 a.m., United Methodist Church, 320

Church Road, Brunswick; first and second Tuesday; 729-8571. ALZHEIMER’S/DEMENTIA support group, 2-3:30 p.m., United

Methodist Church, 320 Church

Road, Brunswick; third Tuesday;

729-8571. AUTISM/ASPERGER SYNDROME

Parent Support Group, 6:30-

8:30 p.m., Mid Coast Hospital conference room 3; second and fourth
Tuesdays; 522-4339. BALANCE-ME, for those with balance and vestibular
disorders.

Last Tuesday, HealthSouth, 12

Industrial Parkway, Brunswick.

Call 386-1550 for times. BREAST CANCER support group.

Second and fourth Tuesday, 5-

6:30 p.m., Cancer Community

Center, 778 Main St., South

Portland; 774-2200. BRUNSWICK SPECIAL EDUCATION resource group for
parents, teachers and children with special needs. Last Tuesday,

6:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial

Library, Brunswick; 725-4632 or

729-4648. CANCER WELLNESS, for patients and families. Second and fourth

Tuesdays, 1:30-3 p.m., Central

Maine Medical Center medical office building, Isaacson

Rooms, Lewiston; 795-7118. CARDIAC support group, focuses on educational issues; third

Tuesday, 2-3 p.m., RunningStart conference room, Medical Office

Building, Medical Center Drive,

Brunswick; 373-6362. CELEBRATE RECOVERY, A Christcentered recovery
program to find freedom from life’s hurts, hangups and eating habits.

LifeChurch, Bath Senior Center,

45 Floral St., Bath; 443-8798 or visit www.CelebrateRecovery.com. COMMUNICATE AFTER STROKE

SUPPORT GROUP, offering stroke survivors with communication
difficulties an opportunity to exercise their communications skills,
first and third Tuesday, 1-2 p.m., first floor conference room, 81
Medical Center

Drive, Brunswick; Dimitra

Toothaker 373-6175. (September through May) EATING DISORDERS ANONYMOUS, every Tuesday, 6-7 p.m.,

Stroudwater Christian Church,

1520 Westbrook St., Portland;

781-2609. EPILEPSY support group, open to anyone interested in learning about epilepsy, first Tuesday, 6-

7:30 p.m., Feldspar Mill, Topsham. Call ahead to register:

505-0777. FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP

(Leukemia Society of America), a facilitated support group for people with leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma or Hodgkin’s

Disease and their families. First

Tuesday, 4:30-6 p.m., Cancer

Community Center, 778 Main

St., South Portland; 774-2200. GRIEVING PARENTS peer support group
for parents whose child has died (at any age). First and third Tuesdays
from 3:30-5 p.m. at CHANS Hospice and Volunteers, 45 Baribeau Drive,

Brunswick; 721-1357 for initial interview. GUIDANCE IN GRIEVING, for loss through death; third Tuesday, 3-

5 p.m., Central Maine Medical

Center, Chairman’s Room B;

795-2290. GYNECOLOGICAL & BREAST

CANCER GROUP will meet the fourth Tuesday of each month, 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St.

(Route 1), South Portland; 774-

2200. LIVING SOBER. Noon, Stanford

Hall, Church of the Nazarene,

Centre and Lincoln streets,

Bath; 442-7544. LYMPHEDEMA support group, a facilitated support group
for men and women who have either secondary or primary lymphedema,
meets to share experiences and knowledge. Partners are encouraged to
attend.

Third Tuesday, 6-7:30 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778

Main St., South Portland; 774-

2200. MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY support group, 6 p.m., Central Square

Baptist Church, 466 Stevens

Ave., Portland. NAR-ANON, for friends and family members of those with an addiction to drugs, 6:30 p.m., Dana

Education Center, Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Street,

Portland. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, 7:30 p.m., Stanford Hall, Church of
the Nazarene, Centre and Lincoln streets, Bath; 371-2140. OVEREATERS
ANONYMOUS, noon, step study, Fellowship

Room, United Congregational

Church, 150 Congress Ave.,

Bath; 729-3057. PERSONS WITH EATING DISORDERS, 7 p.m. Call Cindy at 833-

5243. PROSTATE CANCER support group, for newly diagnosed or those well along the journey,

6:30-8:30 p.m., Conference

Rooms 1 and 2, Medical Office

Building, Mid Coast Hospital,

Brunswick; partners encouraged; 373-6065. Third Tuesday. PROSTATE
CANCER support group, a facilitated support group for men with prostate
cancer to give and receive support and share information. Partners are
welcome and encouraged to join. Second Tuesday, 6:30-9 p.m., Cancer
Community Center,

778 Main St., South Portland,

774-2200. SUICIDE LOSS GRIEF support group, for adults who have lost someone to suicide. First and third Tuesday, 6:30-8 p.m.,

CHANS Hospice and Volunteers,

45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick;

721-1357 for initial interview. TOPS weight loss support group,

5:45-6:30 p.m., First Baptist

Church, Middle Road, Woolwich;

443-6557. WOMEN WITH CANCER, second

Tuesday, 3-4:30 p.m., board room, Mid Coast Hospital,

Brunswick; 373-6540. WRITING FOR WELLNESS, a support group to help
cancer patients, their families and friends deal with the impact of the
disease. First Tuesday,

6-7:30 p.m., Rooms D and E,

Central Maine Medical Center

Conference and Education Center, Lewiston; 795-2290.

Wednesday

ADULT GRIEF support group for individuals who have experienced loss through death. First and third Wednesays from 2-

3:30 p.m. at Cadigan Lodge,

The Highlands, 30 Governor’s

Way, Topsham. Call 721-1357 for intial interview. ALANON for families, relatives and friends of alcoholics,

10 a.m., basement of the Seventh day Adventist Church, 333

Maine St., Brunswick. Call 1-

800-498-1844. ALANON for families, relatives and friends of alcoholics,

7:30 p.m., First Parish Church,

UCC, 40 Main St., Freeport

(second floor). Call 749-7307. CANCER SURVIVOR support group, second and fourth

Wednesdays, 1 p.m., Wellness

Conference Room at Parkview

Adventist Medical Center; 725-

4951. CAREGIVER support group,

12:30 p.m., United Methodist

Church, 320 Church Road,

Brunswick; third Wednesday;

729-8571. DIABETES, last Wednesday, 4:30-

5:30 p.m., Martin’s Point, 6 Farley Road, Brunswick; 791-3874; www.MartinsPoint.org. DIVORCED PARENTS Support

Group, six weeks, to focus on children’s needs, Bath. For fees, time,
location and registration or information, call 780-5833. DIVORCE
PERSPECTIVES support group for people in the divorce process. Every
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland;

774-4357. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY

ANONYMOUS. Every Wednesday, 9 a.m., Bath Police Department conference room, 250

Water St., Bath; Belita V. 512-

5797 or Reina D. 504-2154. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY

ANONYMOUS. Every Wednesday, 7 p.m., Mid Coast Presbyterian Church, 84
Main St., Topsham; 775-2132. G.E.A.R. PARENT NETWORK for parents with
children with special needs, first Wednesday,

6:30-8:30 p.m., Mobius Community Center, 319 Main St.,

Damariscotta; 596-0124. GOOD DAYS TOO!, sexual abuse group therapy.
Separate sessions held for adult women and men; Topsham location. Call

729-5754 or write to Good Days

Too! Inc., P.O. Box 251, Topsham, ME 04086. GYNECOLOGICAL CANCERS
support group, a facilitated support group for women with any type of
gynecological cancer. Every other Wednesday, 3:30-5 p.m.,

Cancer Community Center, 778

Main St., South Portland, 774-

2200. LINCOLN COUNTY NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI), 6:30-8:30 p.m.,

Second Congregational Church,

Newcastle; 882-9877 or 882-

7426. Third Wednesday. LIVING WELL, DYING WELL, for those facing grief and loss; 6:30-

8 p.m., first and third Wednesday. Based on Tibetan text. Call

Max Jacobs 774-6251 or www.livingwelldyingwell.blogspot.com. LOOK
GOOD … FEEL BETTER, for women faced with appearance changes due to
cancer treatment. Second Wednesday, 10-

11:30 a.m., Central Maine Medical Cancer Treatment Center in

Lewiston. Call Diane Mulkhey at

795-2440. NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL

ILLNESS family support group for families with a mentally ill family member. Fourth Wednesday, 7 p.m., conference room,

81 Medical Center Drive,

Brunswick. Call Valerie, 391-

7956, or Tracy, 798-5891. OPEN CANCER support group, a facilitated
support group for people who have or have had cancer, and for their
family and friends. Every Wednesday, 6-

7:30 p.m., Cancer Community

Center, 778 Main St., South

Portland; 774-2200. PARENT TALK, for Lincoln County residents, every Wednesday, 6-7 p.m., at Healthy Kids!, 12 Elm

St., Damariscotta. Call 563-

1818. PROSTATE CANCER support group. Last Wednesday, 6-7:30 p.m., Central Maine Medical

Center Conference and Education Center, Lewiston; 795-

2440. RED HOT MAMAS, menopause management. Second Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m., Chairmen’s

Rooms, 12 High St., Medical

Office Building, Central Maine

Medical Center, Lewiston; 795-

2633. SINGLE PARENTHOOD, 6:15-8 p.m., Mid-Coast Presbyterian

Church, 84 Main St., Topsham;

798-0665. Every other Wednesday. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly),
weigh-in 8:30-9:15 a.m., meeting follows. Seventh-day Adventist Church,
Maine Street,

Brunswick. Men, women and children welcome; 353-8204. WEEKLY CANCER Support Group.

Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778

Main St., South Portland; 774-

2200. YOUNGER WIDOWED Support

Group, for men and women under the age of 60 who have experienced the
death of a spouse within the last three years. Eight meetings in the
evenings. Small donations accepted. Call Susan 846-

5285.

Thursday

CANCER SUPPORT group, for people coping with a cancer diagnosis. Second Thursday, 6-

7:30 p.m. at Central Maine

Medical Center’s Cancer Treatment

Center in Lewiston; 795-

2440. CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, Second Thursday, 2-3 p.m., Running

Start Conference Room, Mid

Coast Hospital, Brunswick; 373-

6367. DEMENTIA, ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, for friends and families to share frustrations and successes. Third Thursday, 4-5:30 p.m.,

Mid Coast Senior Health Center conference room, 58 Baribeau

Drive, Brunswick; 373-3691. EATING DISORDERS ANONYMOUS. Every Thursday, 6-7 p.m., Stroudwater Christian

Church, 1520 Westbrook St.,

Portland; 781-2609. FAMILY DAY CARE Support

Group for Bath-Brunswick area providers. Third Thursday, 6:45 p.m., Bath-Brunswick Child Care

Services, Inc., 44 Water St.,

Brunswick; 389-1730. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY

ANONYMOUS. Every Thursday,

9 a.m., First Parish Church, 40

Main St., Freeport; 775-2132. GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS, Thursdays, 7 p.m., Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland;

773-7867. G.E.A.R. PARENT NETWORK, for parents and caregivers of children with special needs. Third

Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Bristol

Consolidated School. Call Lorelie Johnson at 832-4503 or 1-

800-264-9224. GRIEVING CHILDREN AND

TEENS, eight-week programs for

3- to 18-year-olds, Thursdays,

96 Campus Ave., Lewiston. Call

1-800-482-7412 ext. 115. LIVING WITH LOSS, six weekly sessions, 1:30-3 p.m., Parkview

Adventist Medical Center,

Brunswick. To register, call 729-

1641 ext. 249. LYMPHOMA support group, a facilitated support group for people with lymphoma. Every other Thursday, 6-7:30 p.m.,

Cancer Community Center, 778

Main St., South Portland; 774-

2200. MENDED HEARTS for heart-disease patients and families,

7 p.m., Turning Point Heart

Health Program, 96 Campus

Drive, Scarborough; first Thursday; 767-7083. MIRACLES IN PROGRESS, an Al-

Anon family group, Thursday,

7 p.m., United Church of Christ,

Washington St., Bath; 442-

9463. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, every

Thursday, 7:30 p.m., United

Church of Christ, Congress Ave.,

Bath; 1-800-974-0062. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS, recovery for compulsive over/under eating,

7 p.m., (newcomers welcome), library, St. Paul’s Episcopal

Church, 27 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; 443-4630. PET LOSS support group following the death of a pet or in anticipation of a pet’s death. CHANS

Hospice and Volunteers, 45

Baribeau Drive, Brunswick; 721-

1357. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly),

6-8 p.m., Good Shepherd

Lutheran Church, Maine Street,

Brunswick; men, women and teens welcome; 373-2170. VISUALLY IMPAIRED, every third

Thursday, 10-11:30 a.m., Patten

Free Library, 33 Summer St.,

Bath. Call Samantha Green at 1-

800-741-2991.

Friday

ALANON, for families, friends and relatives of alcoholics; noon, Pilgrim House, 9 Cleaveland St.,

Brunswick. Call 1-800-498-

1844. BRUNSWICK STROKE SUPPORT

GROUP, facilitated education and support for stroke survivors and cargivers, first Friday, 1-3 p.m., board room of Mid Coast

Hospital, Medical Center Drive,

Brunswick; Jo Dumdey 725-

2770 or Dimitra Voulgari-

Toothaker 373–6175. Meets

September through June. CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS, fellowship of
recovering codependents, 7 p.m., Dresden-Richmond Methodist Church,
Richmond. CONSUMER COUNCIL OF MAINE,

Brunswick Local Council, represents consumers of mental health
services and provides voice in shaping public policy and mental health
services throughout the state, 1-3 p.m.,

Parkview Adventist Hospital board room, 329 Maine St.,

Brunswick. Third Friday of month. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY

ANONYMOUS. Every Friday,

6 p.m., Bath Police Department conference room. 250 Water

St., Bath; Pam C. 442-7551 or

Kate V. 441-1550. MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY. Last Fridays, 7 p.m., True

North, 202 Route 1, Suite 200,

Falmouth; 386-0011, 846-

5923. Do not wear fragrances. PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUP,

Lepage Small Conference

Room, St. Mary’s Hospital,

Lewiston, first Friday; call 1-866-

988-0991. S.N.A.P. (Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests),
support group for men and women healing from sexual abuse by clergy;
nondenominational and confidential. Third Friday. Call

934-1629, 946-7768 or 774-

5025.

Saturday

ALANON, for families, friends and relatives of alcoholics, 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal

Church, 27 Pleasant St.,

Brunswick; 353-3254. ASE-ME, Adoption Search Consultants of Maine. First Saturday,

1-4 p.m., Room 403, Luther

Bonney Hall, University of Southern Maine, Portland; $5; Call

Sybil J. Coombs, 646-4258. FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY

ANONYMOUS, 9 a.m., Conference Room 1 and 2, Mid Coast

Hospital, 123 Medical Center

Drive, Brunswick; 775-2132. GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS, for gamblers who want to recover,

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 338 Pine St.

Lewiston. Call 782-7270 after

9 p.m. MS IN ACTION, Bath/Brunswick area, (brunch) 10:30 a.m.,
Topsham Fair Mall Café; open to patients, family members and friends;
729-3611. Fourth Saturday. S.I.A. (Survivors of Incest Anonymous),
recovery, fellowship and hope, 9:30-11 a.m., St.

Andrew’s Church, Glidden St.,

Newcastle.

Sunday

ADULT ADOPTEES, adoptive parents,
birth parents and those whose lives are touched by adoption, second
Sunday, 1-3 p.m., Mae’s Cafe. 160 Centre

St., Bath; 443-9876. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 11 a.m., Conference Room 1, G-

107, Mid Coast Hospital; 373-

6585. C.O.A.C.H. (Children of a Christian Heritage) parent support group. Second Sunday. North

Woolwich Methodist Church,

4:30-6:30 p.m.; 737-9076. EATING DISORDERS ANONYMOUS. Every Sunday, 6-7 p.m.,

Mercy Hospital, 144 State St.,

Portland; 781-2609 or 773-

1521. EHLERS-DANLOS NATIONAL

FOUNDATION, for members, those who may be affected and any concerned. Third Sunday.

Call Nancy Ruff, 783-6841, for date, location and carpooling. FAMILIES OF ASTHMATICS support group, 7 p.m., first Sunday,

Parkview Adventist Medical Center, 329 Maine St., Brunswick. MAINE CHAPTER of Parents of

Murdered Children and Other

Survivors of Homicide, Room

113, State House Office Building, Augusta. Call John Poor,

829-4296. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS, recovery from compulsive overeating
group with varied format, 9 a.m., medical office building conference
room, 123

Medical Drive, Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick. Call 729-3149.
PARKINSON’S DISEASE support group for those with PD and their care
partners, 1:30-3 p.m., fourth Sunday. Cafe Conference

Room, medical office building,

Mid Coast Hospital. Call 373-

6585. Meets September through June. SLAA (Sex and Love Addicts

Anonymous), 7-8:30 p.m.,

Brunswick; Call 774-4357 for location. VEGETARIAN support group, 6-8
p.m. First Sunday. Brunswick location; a physician and samples of
vegetarian dishes for healthy eating/living. Call 725-

2211 for location.

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