The programs listed on this page may be sponsored by St. Mary's Good Samaritan or sponsored by an outside organization and held at one of our facilities.  They are free programs open to anyone in the community unless otherwise noted.

• Pre-Natal Classes
• Click here for a detailed list of the classes offered for expectant parents.
• Contact Information, toll-free:  1-888-257-6098
• Healthy Hearts Club
• Sponsored by St. Mary's Good Samaritan
• Click here for a list of dates and locations
• Program focuses on education about heart disease, prevention, and treatment
• Noon program includes luncheon
• Call (888) 257-6098 to make your reservation
• Times Square Walkers  / Vital Signs Screening
• Sponsored by St. Mary's Good Samaritan
• Free blood pressure and pulse oximetry readings
• First Thursday of each month
• 7 am – 9 am
• Times Square Mall, Mt. Vernon
• Contact Information:  Nancy Linn, (618) 241-4420
• Cancer Education Group
• Sponsored by St. Mary's Good Samaritan
• Click here for a list of dates
• Education and support for anyone (patients / family members) dealing with the impact of cancer
• Meets the 4th Thursday of every month, except in November and December.  Due to the holidays, the group meets the 3rd Thursday during these two months.
• 7:00 pm
• Auditorium, St. Mary's Good Samaritan, 400 N. Pleasant, Centralia
• Contact Information:  Radiation Oncology, (618) 436-8548
• Cancer Support Group (Led and designed by Cancer Survivors)
• Sponsored by St. Mary's Good Samaritan on the 2nd Thursday of the month
• Click here for a list of dates
• 5:30 - 7:00 pm in the Cancer Center at St. Mary's
• For more information, call (888) 257-6098
• Diabetes Education and Support Group - Mount Vernon Campus
• Sponsored by St. Mary's Good Samaritan
• Click here for a list of dates
• For diabetics and their loved ones; nutrition and health information specific to diabetics
• Meets the first Tuesday of each month
• 7pm
• 2nd Floor Meeting Room; St. Mary's Good Samaritan; 605 N. 12th, Mt. Vernon
• Contact Information:  Education Department, (618) 241-2055
• Diabetes Education and Support Group - Centralia Campus
• Sponsored by St. Mary's Good Samaritan
• Click here for a list of dates
• For diabetics and their loved ones; nutrition and health information specific to diabetics
• Meets the second Tuesday of each month
• 6:00 pm
• Auditorium; St. Mary's Good Samaritan; 400 N. Pleasant, Centralia
• Contact Information:  Cora Oehmke (618) 436-6311
•  Grief Support Group - Centralia Campus
• Click here for more information
•  Grief Support Group - Mt. Vernon Campus
• Click here for more information
• Infant / Child (0-8 years) C.P.R. 
• This class is typically offered a couple times each year.  Click here if you would like notified when the next class is scheduled.
• Caduceus Group
• Caduceus is a treatment group for licensed professionals who are in recovery. 
• The group meets every Tuesday evening.
• 7-8 pm
• SMGS Behavioral Health Services, 35 Albany Road, Carbondale
• Confidentialty protected by Federal Confidentiality Law.
• For more information, call (618) 549-4688.
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Sponsored by Alcoholics Anonymous
• Meetings held on:
  Sundays, 9 am
  Mondays, 10 am
  Thursdays, 10:30 am
  Fridays, 7:30 pm

• Narcotics Anonymous
• Sponsored by Narcotics Anonymous
• Meetings held on:
• Sundays, 8 pm
• Mondays, 7 pm
• Saturdays, 6 pm
• St. Mary's Good Samaritan, 400 N. Pleasant, Centralia
• Lower Level, "Doctors' Hall"
• Gamblers Anonymous
• Sponsored by Gamblers Anonymous
• Tuesdays, 7 pm
• St. Mary's Good Samaritan, 400 N. Pleasant, Centralia
• Lower Level, "Doctors' Hall"