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923 Oak Street Temple Baptist Church (Soup Kitchen)

7 p.m. Mondays, closed, non-smoking.

Brainerd Alateen

6:30 p.m. Mondays. Fran, 829-3260.

Serenity Al-Anon

Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Up Front Alano Club, 302 4th Ave. NE. Fran, 829-3260.

Up-Front Al-Anon

302 4th Ave. NE, Tuesday, 1 p.m.

Al-Anon

1601 Oak St., Alano Club. Sunday, 4 p.m., Live and let live; Tuesday, 7 p.m. Step by Step; Wednesday, 7 a.m., Early Bird Al-Anon.

Al-Anon

217 S. Eighth St. Thursday, 8 p.m., Al-Anon Beginners Meeting; Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Al-Anon.

Friday Al-Anon

7 p.m. Fridays open non-smoking. Heritage Assembly of God, 13242 Berrywood Drive, Baxter. (corner of College Road and Berrywood Drive). Mary, 828-0757.

Help and Hope Al-Anon group

9:30 a.m. Saturday, 1601 Oak St., Alano Club. Kathy, 825-0262.

AA-Focus

7 a.m. Thursday open, St. Joseph's Medical Center, Fourth floor.

Heritage Assembly of God

Open AA meeting, 7 p.m. Fridays, southside entrance, 13242 Berrywood Drive, Baxter. (corner of College Road and Berrywood Drive). 829-6053.

Narcotics Anonymous

Aitkin - 6 p.m. Sundays, Aitkin Text Study, Aitkin Public Library; 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Life, Chaos and Recovery, Aitkin Public Library. Brainerd - 1:30 p.m. Sundays, Basic Text Study, Brainerd Up Front Alano Club; 11 a.m. Monday, Comrades in Recovery, Brainerd Laurel Street Club; 8 p.m. Monday, Redemption NA, Brainerd Up Front Alano Club; 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Upfront NA, Brainerd Up Front Alano Club; 7 p.m. Friday, Friday Night Hope NA, Bethlehem Lutheran Church basement; 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Agape NA, Brainerd Up Front Alano Club. Crosby-Ironton - 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Crosby NA, Cuyuna Range Alano and Ironton Alano; 7 p.m. Sunday, Ironton NA, Ironton Alano Club. Motley - 7 p.m. Tuesday, Motley Crew NA, Free Methodist Church. Visit www.naminnesota.org for more information. Staples Enlightenment NA, 7:15 p.m. Thursdays, Faith Lutheran Church in Staples.

PINE RIVER - NA meets at 7 p.m. Sundays at the Family Center in Pine River. Enter through the back door.

Up-Front AA

302 Fourth Ave. N.E. Sunday - 10 a.m. closed; 8 p.m. open (candlelight). Monday - 9 a.m. open; 6:30 p.m. open; 8 p.m. closed (call up). Tuesday - 9 a.m. open; 6:30 p.m. open (Big Book) (12x12); 8 p.m. beginners open. Wednesday - 12 p.m. open; 2 p.m. open; 4 p.m. open women's meeting; 6:30 p.m. open (Big Book); 8 p.m. open. Thursday - 9 a.m. open meeting; 6:30 p.m. open. Friday - 8 p.m. open (speakers meeting). Saturday - 10 a.m. open; 10 p.m. open (candlelight). 828-4811.

Laurel Street AA

217 S. 8th St. (across from Last Turn Saloon) Sunday - 10:30 a.m. open; 8 p.m. open meeting. Monday - 8 p.m. open. Tuesday - 8 p.m. open. Wednesday - 10 a.m. open; 8 p.m. closed non-smoking, 8 p.m. closed smoking. Thursday - 6 p.m. closed (Big Book); 10 p.m. open (candlelight). Friday - 10 a.m. open; 8 p.m. open. Saturday - 11:30 a.m. open (12x12); 8:30 p.m. closed. 829-8840 or 829-1557.

Friends of Bill W.

9:30 a.m. Saturdays at First Lutheran Church, 424 S. 8th St., Brainerd. AA Open. Non-smoking. Marci M., 764-3138.

Lakes Area Alano-Non-smoking

Monday - Noon, Brown Bag AA; Wednesday - 8 p.m. AA Closed; Thursday - Noon, Brown Bag AA; Friday - 7 p.m. Life Begins Here, AA Open Mtg. Call 825-3770.

St. Francis AA group

7 p.m. Tuesdays, basement of St. Francis Catholic Church. Open non-smoking. 839-7351.

Aitkin Alano Club

322 1st Ave. NE, Aitkin. Sunday - 5:30 p.m. open women's; Tuesday and Thursday - 8 p.m. open. 927-2651.

Backus AA

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

Carlson Lake Road AA group

Open AA meeting, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, All Saints Catholic Church, corner of Carlson Lake Road and Barbeau Road.

Crosslake AA

Al-Anon-Dep.

Monday - 7 p.m. AA & Al-Anon, Crosslake Lutheran Church, closed, non-smoking. Tuesday - 7 p.m. Presbyterian Church, open meeting, non-smoking. Call 543-5014.

Cuyuna Range

Alano, 249 Curtis Ave., Ironton

Monday - 6:30 p.m. open; 8 p.m. open women's. Tuesday - 9 a.m. open, non-smoking; 8 p.m. open non-smoking. Wednesday - 7 p.m. open smoking. Thursday - 8 p.m. open non-smoking. Friday - 8 p.m. open non-smoking. Saturday - 7 p.m. open 11th step meeting. 546-8284

Garrison AA and Al-Anons

Monday - 7:30 p.m. closed, city office building. Wednesday - 7:30 p.m. open, Garrison Alliance Church.

Life Recovery Bible Study

7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Thomastown Covenant Church, Staples.

Little Falls AA

St. Mary's School, 5th Street and 3rd Ave. SE, Little Falls. Monday - 7:30 p.m. closed non-smoking. (320) 632-0024.

Malmo AA and Al-Anon

AA meetings, 8 p.m. Mondays, Bethesda Lutheran Church, Malmo. AA open meeting occurs last Monday of month. Contact Russ, (320) 676-8742.

Al-Anon meetings, 8 p.m. Mondays, Bethesda Lutheran Church, Malmo, closed meeting. Contact Carol, 678-3563.

McGregor, Palisade

McGregor, call 426-3579 for address. Wednesday - 7:30 p.m. open.

Palisade, Bethel Lutheran Church, Monday - 7 p.m. open non-smoking. 845-2580, 845-2192 or 768-3009.

Motley AA and Al-Anon

12 Easy Steps, Al-Anon, 8 p.m. Mondays, Motley United Methodist Church, 837 3rd Ave. S. Lane; AA, 8 p.m. Mondays, Motley United Methodist Church. Call (320) 594-7125 for Al-Anon or (218) 894-1336 for AA.

Motley Crue NA

7:15 p.m. Tuesdays at Motley Free Methodist Church, behind Mr. Ed's.

New Beginnings AA

7 p.m. Tuesdays, open AA meeting, Bethel Lutheran Church on Five Mile Rd. Call 828-0636.

Nisswa AA

St. Christopher's Catholic Church: Monday - 6 p.m. Men's, Christopher's House at St. Christopher's Church. Tuesday - 7 p.m. social hall at St. Christopher's Church. Wednesday - 5:30 p.m. women's, Christopher's House at St. Christopher's. Thursday - 7 p.m. Lutheran Church of the Cross. Friday - 8 p.m. Christopher's House at St. Christopher's. Sunday - 6 p.m. Christopher's House at St. Christopher's.

Nisswa Christie Al-Anon

7 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Christopher's Church.

Nisswa Al-Anon

7 p.m. Thursday, Lutheran Church of the Cross.

Overcomers Outreach

7:30 p.m. Mondays, The Journey in Nisswa. 12 step Christian recovery. (218) 587-5043.

Pequot Lakes AA

7:30 p.m. Monday, St. Alice Church.

Pillager AA

8 p.m. Tuesdays and 7 p.m. Thursdays, First Lutheran Church. Closed AA.

Pine River AA

8 p.m. Wednesday, Closed, DAC Bldg. 8 p.m. Saturday, Open, DAC Bldg.

Sunday Serenity CODA

7:30 p.m. Sundays, Lakes Area Alano Club, 1601 Oak St.

St. Columbo AA group

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Tim and Dawn's house, open meeting, smoking and H.C.A. Tim or Dawn at 963-0340, 831-6898 or 831-5165.

Serenity in the Pines-AA

County Rd. 49, So. Hwy. 371. Thursday 8 p.m. Open non-smoking, (320) 632-9192.

Sleepy Hollow AA

Monday - 8 p.m. open, non-smoking. Fort Ripley Town Hall, 829-7583.

Staples AA

8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Community Center.

Staples Alanon Group

Meets 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Church of Christ on Hwy 210 W. New members welcome. Call Sharon for information, 894-2137.

Enlightenment NA

Meets 7:15 p.m. Thursdays, Faith Baptist Church, Staples. Dawn, (218) 851-0058.

Temple AA Group

8 p.m. Mondays, closed, Step first week; tradition third week. Baptist Church on Oak Street. Non-smoking. 851-3637.

Verndale

8 p.m. Friday, Senior Citizens building.

Holiday help

Have you sometimes wished you could spend a holiday sober? Call any time for help at 828-HELP or (800) 462-5525.

AA Central Lakes

Local: 829-3740.