Meetings & Events 1/10/13

AA groups meet regularly in New Prague New Prague Alcoholics Anonymous holds five meetings each week in New Prague.

The organization meets at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 8 p.m. Mondays, 8 p.m. Thursdays and 9 a.m. Fridays. Meetings are held at New Prague Alliance Church at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.

Alanon, for friends and families of alcoholics, also meets at 8 p.m. Mondays at Holy Trinity.

Narcotics Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at FaithPoint Lutheran Church (the former State Bank of New Prague building). Call 952-457-2389 for more information.

Legion Auxiliary meets Jan. 15 Charles Borak American Legion Auxiliary Unit #45 of New Prague will have its regular monthly meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15. On the agenda will be the upcoming events for the New Year. The Lunch Bar Committee for the January meeting: Lynn Landmark, Luella Lapic, Catherine Menke and Mary Miller. New members are always welcome to find out about the benefits and scholarships available through the Auxiliary.

Legion Post 45 meets Jan. 15 Charles Borak Post 45 of the American Legion, New Prague, will hold a regular monthly meeting at the Park Ballroom clubroom on Tuesday evening, Jan. 15.

Dues for 2013 may be paid at the meeting.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Lunch and refreshments will follow.

Alzheimer’s Support Group meets Jan. 15 The Lutheran Home: Belle Plaine and its Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association provide resources and a support group for community members whose lives are touched by Alzheimer’s disease and other memory loss disorders.

The monthly support group is free and open to the public.

The next meeting is from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Kingsway Retirement Living in the Ratzkeller. "Caring and Sharing" will be the topic. Questions, call Sarah Beckius at 952-873- 2161.

Therapeutic Respite Care is available for loved ones with Alzheimer’s/dementia for the hour while people attend the support group meeting.