Thursday
Church
Community Outreach Program, open gym for children ages 6-16, 5 to 7 p.m. each Tuesday for girls and Thursday for boys, Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 1015 Conger, Mt. Vernon. For information: 244-5162 after 5 p.m.
Hobbies
Harmony Roses Chorus of Sweet Adelines International seeks new members who love to sing, 7 p.m. every Thursday, Second Baptist Church, 605 S. 34th in Mt. Vernon. For information: 204-9081 or e-mail: harmonyroses@hughes.net.
Clubs
Women of the Moose, 7 p.m. every Thursday, Moose Lodge, 800 Broadway, Mt. Vernon.
Grass-roots
338 Civil Air Patrol Composit Squadron meets on third Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at the C.A. Ready Room in the administration building at the Mt. Vernon Airport. For more information please call Capt. Lyle Endicott at 735-2971.
Self-help
Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m. every Thursday, Room 116, Central Christian Church, 301 N. 10th St., Mt. Vernon. For information: 242-0302 or 242-5510.Pre-Alateen, 7:30 p.m. every Thursday, Room 116, Central Christian g, 301 N. 10th St., Mt. Vernon.
Primary Purpose Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m. Thursdays, Prince of Peace Church, 3205 Broadway, Mt. Vernon. For information: 242-0302 or 532-5007.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 4:45-5:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Mt. Vernon Fitness Center, 1318 Salem Road in Mt. Vernon. For more information, call 316-9150 or 244-5061.
Veterans
Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursdays, Wayne County Courthouse basement, Fairfield. Lynn McFarlin is the veterans service officer. For information: 242-8792.
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 141 meets 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at the Legion Hall.
Friday
Self-help
Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m. Fridays, Central Christian Church, 301 N. 10th St., Mt. Vernon. For information: 532-5007 or 242-0302.
