Health Calendar

Wednesday, October 24, 2001 Page: 4D

ABUSE SUPPORT: Battered Women’s Support Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Domestic
Violence Service Center, Wilkes-Barre. Call 823-7312 or (800) 424-5600.

AL-ANON: 7 p.m. Thursday, Brick United Methodist Church, 935 Foote Ave.,
Duryea; 8 p.m. Thursday, College Misericordia Mercy Center, Dallas Township;
noon Friday, discussion meeting, Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion classroom,
Northampton Street, Edwardsville; 7 p.m. Friday, Hampton Inn, Route 315,
Plains Township; 9 a.m. Saturday, Mercy Medical Arts Building, Church Street,
Wilkes-Barre; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Room B,
Wyoming Avenue, Kingston; 7 p.m. beginner/discussion, 8 p.m. step and
tradition meeting, Sunday, Prince of Peace, Main Street, Dallas; and 8 p.m.
Sunday, Luzerne County Community College, Educational Conference Building, use
Prospect Street gate, Nanticoke. Call 603-0541 or (866) 231-2650.



p.m. Thursday and 2:15-3 p.m. Friday,
Greater Pittston YMCA, 10 N. Main St., Pittston. Call 655-2255.



AUTISM SUPPORT: Supporting Autism and Families Everywhere, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Mark II Restaurant, 400 Kidder St., Wilkes-Barre. Call 822-7259.



p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, 545 Jefferson
Ave., Scranton, call 344-7281; and 1-6 p.m. Friday, Clarks Summit United
Methodist Church, Morgan Highway, Clarks Summit, call 207-0107.



EX-POWS’ GROUP: Support group for ex-POWs, 11 a.m. Thursday, eighth-floor
group room, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains Township.
Call Alan Kurlansky, 824-3521, extension 7698.



p.m. Friday, St. Vincent DePaul Church
auditorium, 1201 Providence Road, Scranton. Call Tony, 344-7866.



GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS/GAM-ANON: Both meetings, 5:30 p.m. Sunday, St. Johns
Lutheran Church, 425 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. Call Help Line, 829-1341.



ponsored by Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical
Center, registered dietitian Marianne Perrone will discussing foods that
battle heart disease, 6 p.m. Thursday, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Kistler
Learning Center, 1000 East Mountain Blvd., Plains Township. Call 826-7717.



HEALTH CLINIC: Back Mountain Free Medical Clinic, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Father
Sammon’s Hall of St. Therese’s Church, Pioneer Avenue, Shavertown. Volunteers,
services and supplies needed. Call 696-1144.



INFERTILITY: 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Moses Taylor Community Center, Old
Forge. To register, call 340-2120.



HEALTH CLINIC: Interfaith Health Clinic, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, St.
Stephen’s Procathedral, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Walk-ins welcome or
call 825-6653 for appointment.



or veterans during October and November at
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Plains Township. To register,
call 824-3521, extension 7454.



MENTAL HEALTH: Recovery Inc., 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Dorranceton United
Methodist Church, 549 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Call 822-6486.



MS HELP: Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, Sunday, Riverside
Rehabilitation Center, 220 S. River St., Plains Township. For meeting time,
call Deborah A. Malys, 823-1204.



oon Thursday, St. Stephen’s Procathedral, 35 S.
Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre; 6:30 p.m. Thursday, women’s meeting, Holy Trinity
Lutheran Church, Wyoming Avenue and Bennett Street, Kingston; 7 p.m. Thursday,
Wesley United Methodist Church, Fourth and Broad streets, Nescopeck; 8 p.m.
Thursday, St. Ignatius Church, Bergan Hall, 335 N. Maple Ave., Kingston; 6:30
p.m. Friday, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 190 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre;

Kingston; 10 a.m. Saturday, experience, strength and hope meeting, Salvation
Army, 123 Hazle Ave., Wilkes-Barre; 7 p.m. Saturday, Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church, Wyoming Avenue and Bennett Street, Kingston; 10 p.m. Saturday,
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Hanover and Westminster streets (basement
entrance), Wilkes-Barre; 6 p.m. Sunday, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 190 S.
Main St., Wilkes-Barre; and 8 p.m. Sunday, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Wyoming Avenue and Bennett Street, Kingston. Call 654-7755.



p.m. Sunday, St. Mary, Help of Christians Church,
Father Gerrity Hall, 535 N. Main St., Pittston. Call Debbie, 472-2209 (days)
or 472-9232 (voice mail).



ortheastern Pennsylvania Overeaters Anonymous, 8-9
p.m. Thursday, Grace Episcopal Church, Butler Street, Kingston, call Barbara
at 824-7229 and noon-1 p.m. Friday, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 813 Wyoming
Ave., Kingston, call Carol at 287-3137; and 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, First
Presbyterian Church, Warren Street and Exeter Avenue, Exeter, call Marilyn,




ecovery program based on the 12 steps for people who
have difficulty with relationships, Co-dependents Anonymous, 6:30 p.m. Friday,
St. Patrick’s Church, 1407 Jackson St., West Scranton. Call Mary Ann,




SENIORS EXERCISE: Group strength/stretch exercise and relaxation classes
for adults 65 and older, 10:15 a.m. Thursday and Friday, Thomas P. Saxton
Medical Pavilion, 468 Northampton St., Edwardsville. Call 552-4550.



pen house, 6 p.m. Thursday, Shavertown
Methodist Church, 163 N. Pioneer Ave., Shavertown. Call 477-5867.



WALKERS: Meet for fun, friendship and exercise, 2 p.m. Thursday, front of
the Lee Park Tower Senior Center, Wilkes-Barre. Call 822-8254.



ake Off Pounds Sensibly, 6 p.m. Thursday, weigh-in

Pioneer Ave., Shavertown, call Crys, 675-4336 or Betty, 696-0106; weigh-in at

of Academy and South River streets, Wilkes-Barre, call Peggy, 287-0904;
weigh-in 5:45 p.m., meeting to follow, Friday, West Wyoming Municipal
Building, 464 W. Eighth St., call 283-1800; and meeting 7:30 p.m. Friday,
weigh-in 6:45-7:15 p.m., Wyoming Methodist Church, Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming.



YOGA CLASS: Teaching poses and postures to build strength, 6-7 p.m.
Thursday, Catholic Youth Center, 36 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre. Call






This is a calendar of special meetings and one-time events open to the
public. To have your health-oriented event posted here, send information to
Diana Kurutz, Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, by fax:

advance.


AL-ANON: 10 a.m., Holy Name St. Mary’s, Shoemaker Street, Swoyersville,
call 603-0541; 7 p.m. beginners, 8 p.m. discussion, Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Medical Center, Plains Township; and 8 p.m. Choices, Kingston. Call 603-0541
or (866) 231-2650.



p.m., Greater Pittston YMCA, 10 N. Main
St., Pittston. Call 655-2255.



ARTHRITIS/ponsored by Geisinger Wyoming Valley
Human Motion Institute, 1:30-3 p.m., at Christ the King Church Family Center,
Route 940, Blakeslee. Call 826-7717.



p.m., 545 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, call 344-7281;
and 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Luzerne County Community College, Student Center, 1333 S.
Prospect St., Nanticoke, call 823-2171.



p.m., Riverside Adult Day Care Center, 220 S.
River St., Plains Township. Call 823-5161.



EATING DISORDERS: Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, a 12-step program for
people suffering from obesity, anorexia, bulemia and overeating, 7 p.m.,
Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg. Call Randi, 619-0589.



p.m., 333 Broad St., Hazleton. Call Help Line,




HEALTH CLINIC: Interfaith Health Clinic, 9 a.m.-noon, St. Stephen’s
Procathedral, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Walk-ins welcome or call




MENTAL HEALTH: Recovery Inc., 7:30 p.m., Allied Services Longterm Center,
Smallacombe Drive, Scranton. Call 342-9848.



p.m., Central United Methodist Church, South
Franklin and Academy streets, Wilkes-Barre. Call 654-7755.





ortheastern Pennsylvania Overeaters Anonymous
beginners’ meeting, 7:30 p.m., Dorranceton United Methodist Church, 549
Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Call Diane, 822-6239.



o-dependents Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., First Hospital,
community room, Dana Street, Wilkes-Barre. Visit the Web site,
www.OURCODA.com, or call Karen, 693-1780 or Don, 735-4269.



SENIORS EXERCISE: Group strength/stretch exercise and relaxation classes
for adults 65 and older, 10:15 a.m., Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468
Northampton St., Edwardsville. Call 552-4550.



SUNRISE STRETCH: Sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne and
Wyoming Counties, gentle stretching exercises, 7:30 a.m., at West Park,
Swallow Street, Pittston. Call 822-1158.



pen house, 9:30 a.m., St. John’s Lutheran
Church, South Main and Academy streets, Wilkes-Barre. Call 288-9002.



ake Off Pounds Sensibly, 8:30 a.m. weigh-in, 9 a.m.
meeting, St. John’s Lutheran Church, South River and Academy streets, call

Church, South River and Academy streets, Wilkes-Barre, call 779-5132 or

Methodist Church, call 675-1682 between 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; 6-6:45 p.m. weigh-in
and 7 p.m. meeting at West Pittston Borough Building; weigh-in 5:30-6 p.m., 6
p.m. meeting, Trinity Presbyterian Church, call 639-5464.