PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO CONFIRM IF A GROUP IS MEETING. SOME MEETING PLACES ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.

Friday, March 27

AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm. Beginners meeting, open discussion.

Saturday, March 28

AA, Daily Reflections group, St Rose parish house (upstairs), 38 Church Hill Road, 6:30 pm. One-hour meeting, reading, and discussion from Daily Reflections and 24 Hours books.

Sunday, March 29

AA, Newtown Senior Center, 8 Simpson Street, 2 pm. Open speaker discussion meeting, one-hour meeting.

AA, Newtown United Methodist Church (lower level), 92 Church Hill Road, 7:30 pm. Open speaker discussion meeting.

NA, Narcotics Anonymous, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, 7:30-8:30 pm. Information pamphlet/discussion meeting.

Monday, March 30

AA Beginners Big Book Meeting, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 7-8 pm.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS), Newtown Congregational Church (library), 14 West Street, 6:30-7:30 pm (weigh-ins 5:45-6:25). Nonprofit weight loss support group, $2/week or membership $32/year, first meeting is free. Call Krista 203-231-4176 or Sara 203-948-4270 for more information.

Tuesday, March 31

AA, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 12:15 pm. Closed step meeting.

AA, Newtown Congregational Church, 14 West Street, 6:30 pm. One-hour closed step meeting.

Al-Anon, 38 Church Hill Road (rear entrance, first floor), 7 pm. All welcome; 860-244-0022 or ctalanon.org.

Alateen, St Rose Religious Education Building 38 Church Hill Road (upstairs), 7-8 pm; 203-417-1178 or ctalanon.org.

Alateen, United Methodist Church of Danbury, 5 Clapboard Ridge Road (Route 39), Danbury, 7-8 pm; 203-270-8577.

Wednesday, April 1

AA, Men’s Group, Newtown United Methodist Church, 92 Church Hill Road, 8 pm.

Thursday, April 2

Newtown Hope & Support Group, at the offices of the Newtown Parent Connection, 2 Washington Square, Fairfield Hills, 7-9 pm. A confidential and embracing support group for those who have concerns or questions about their child or loved one’s possible use or abuse of drugs and alcohol. This meeting is facilitated by a licensed therapist. For further information, call 203-270-1600.

AA, Trinity Episcopal Church, 36 Main Street (at flagpole), 8 pm. Closed speaker discussion, nonsmokers meeting.

Monthly Meetings

Adoption & Foster Connection, at My Place Restaurant, 8 Queen Street, 7-9 pm second Tuesday of each month. Open to adoptive parents with children adopted through DCF and international and private adoptions, most parents have had some challenges and benefit from idea sharing with others. Nancy Horowitz (nhorowitz@fcagency.org), Gaye Yllanes (203-426-6502, gayllanes@aol.com).

Alzheimer Family Support Group, Holy Innocents Building on St Rose of Lima Campus, 46 Church Hill Road, Newtown, 6 pm; first Wednesday of the month; an outlet for caregivers and bring awareness to the disease. This is not professional counseling or therapy.

Bereavement Group, at the offices of the Newtown Parent Connection, 2 Washington Square, Fairfield Hills, 7-8:30 pm, the first Wednesday of the month. A compassionate venue for those who have lost a child or loved one to substance abuse or a catastrophic circumstance. This meeting is facilitated by a licensed therapist. For further information, please call 203-270-1600.

Cross Roads: a Christian Twelve-Step Program, Grace Family Church, 13 Covered Bridge Road (use church’s rear entrance). First and third Tuesday, 7 pm; 203-270-1005.

EA, Emotions Anonymous, Bethel Congregational Church, 46 Main Street in Bethel, Sundays at 7 pm, Thursdays at 5:30 pm.

EA, Emotions Anonymous, United Methodist Church Bethel, 141 Greenwood Avenue, Tuesdays, 5-6 pm; Saturdays, 6-7 pm. Enter through red side door down driveway. Parking in rear of building.

Fibromyalgia Support Group meets monthly, every second Tuesday, at 11 am, Morse Room of the Bethel Public Library, 189 Greenwood Avenue. For more detailed info, questions, and to RSVP, visit www.wcfibro.com or contact Kim at 203-300-2648.

The Heart of Men Circle, at Sticks and Stones Farm, 197 Huntingtown Road; meet in parking lot at 6:45 pm and catch a ride to the top of the mountain where the outdoor meeting takes place; second Wednesday of the month. Connect with other men in an outdoor setting; even though we will be around a fire, please dress weather appropriate. Contact Jim Kavallines, 203-948-1684 or Mitch Edwards at 917-696-1495 to confirm attendance.

Lyme Connection, a tickborne disease patient support group for patients and loved ones, on the second Thursday of each month, from 5 to 7 pm. The free sessions are in the Lyme Connection offices in the Town Hall Annex at 66 Prospect Street, in Ridgefield. The group is open to patients and caregivers from all towns on a regular or drop-in basis. For additional information, check the calendar at lymeconnection.org.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness, Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Church, 207 Main Street, Ridgefield, second Thursday of each month, 6:30-8 pm. For family members of those with mental illness, open to all Fairfield County residents; contact Marc at 203-940-2516.

Support For Friends & Family of Alzheimer’s patients (and related dementias), at Jewish Federation of Western Connecticut, 444 Main Street North in Southbury, second Thursday of each month, 10:30 am, no charge for this open and ongoing group that helps participants develop methods and skills to solve problems, caregivers encouraged to maintain their own personal, physical and emotional health, as well as optimally care for the person with dementia, facilitated by Alzheimer’s Association volunteer.

To add a regularly scheduled Newtown support group, or to make changes, contact nancy@thebee.com.