There are many kinds of aa meetings in sonoma county. We celebrate various lengths of sobriety at this meeting. Closed meetings, open meetings, discussion meetings, lead meetings, big book meetings, 12 step meetings. Read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Literature reading the bible, sweet surrender, aa big book, the twelve steps for christians and other resources about food addiction recovery. Meeting schedule 24 hour book big book online sobriety calculator free ecards. Chairpersons instructions for use in aa meetings hosted at welcome. We welcome you to read this text, hoping that you will choose to share with us the new life that we have found. Welcome to alcoholics anonymous, this is an open meeting of alcoholics anonymous.
Difference between 12step meetings and big book meetings in aa. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Aa meeting topics from the big book whether youre looking for a topic for your next a. My name is kelly and i am an alcoholic, i am the secretary for this meeting. The original way group meeting format and literature is all published below in printable. If there are five weeks in a month we have an open speaker meeting. Let us open the meeting with a moment of silence to do with as you wish followed by the serenity prayer. From the beginning, the need was evident for a book on recovery to help strengthen the fellowship. We take six or so paragraphs from the book addressing each step and provide a panel of speakers who share continue reading open, big book, step study. Please note that the narcotics anonymous meeting format may differ depending on region or just by the group. Most 12 step groups have some suggested formats for meetings and offer meeting documents. Aa promises the aa big book 12step promises of recovery. The fellowship grew erratically but quickly spread to various parts of the united states. Here are some resources for whatever the format is a speaker meeting, a book study, a lunch meeting, or a mens or womens meeting.
In a speaker meeting format, a member in the program will tell their story about how they became addicted to their substance of choice, how they came to the program and they will describe how their life has changed for the better because of the program. Ten minutes prior to the end of the meeting, pass the 7th tradition basket and read. The format of the meeting is a little different than most meetings some. The 12 promises of aa are presented as part of working step 9, which involves making amends. Discussion, open, speaker, temporary closure, wheelchair access. We meet together with regularity to study the aa big book together to learn now to. Bb, big book, the book alcoholic anonymous the big book is the text for these meetings. It is directly across from the uso wounded warrior facility.
Alanon at same timeplace, big book meeting, discussion, online, open, step meeting, temporary closure, wheelchair access 5. When the focus is on a specific text, usually the group supplies. When you search for a meeting, please use the phone number listed for that group near the top of the groups page, or if there is no phone number listed, click on email district to verify if there will be a meeting there. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Can we open this meeting with a moment of silence for the addict who still suffers, followed by the we version of the serenity prayer. Some groups ask other members to read the steps andor traditions. Typically, however, this is what you might encounter at an na meeting. Eye opener thursday meeting format bigbook study chairpersons instructions. Greysheeters anonymous big book phone meeting format. If you do not have adobe reader, you may download it from this site. Big book discussion group, niagara falls closed discussion meeting, sunday morning sunshine group, hands of hope group, grapevine discussion meeting, action group, ridgeway group.
In the aa big book it states quite clearly that alcohol is only a symptom of our disease, selfishness and selfcenteredness is the root of our problem. We are not experts on the big book of alcoholics anonymous. A guide for leading beginners meetings is available from g. The reason is, the bb is the basic textbook for recovery in aa. At a big book meeting, they readdiscuss and hopefully study the big book. This meeting will be a big book study format in which a participant will read a page, or two from the big book then opening up to sharing. Open, big book, step study the simple actions group. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Alcoholics anonymous, sink or swim big book study, thursday at 6. If there are any court papers please bring them up now and they will be signed at the end of the meeting. Difference between 12step meetings and big book meetings. The meeting leader should qualify briefly by providing a topic for discussion around. Have one of the members read how it works from chapter 5 of the big book.
The chairperson will welcome the members of the group and introduce themselves. Playing semantics with the 12 steps short form here. Alcoholics anonymous meetings, narcotics anonymous meetings, aa meetings, na meetings. We have found this approach to be an inspiring format for a meeting. The sixth edition includes stories not previously published in earlier editions, written by narcotics anonymous members from all over the world. Suggested open meeting format alcoholics anonymous. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot.
Womens fellowship, border group, port dalhousie group, never alone groupport d, south cayuga 12 step discussion group, hope group, 1st ave. A generic format can be found on this website under the resources section. Todays aa meetings meetings alcoholics anonymous nh. Any member, or person having a desire to stop drinking from any part of the world is more than welcome to attend.
Recovering alcoholics regularly refer to the big book as they progress in recovery, and they use it to help new members as they begin their recovery process. The program of alcoholics anonymous is not an intellectual challenge. Alcoholics anonymous believes that recovery is a lifelong process, so the big book is a continual companion in a recovering alcoholics life. Alcoholics anonymous aa promises the rewards of recovery. Big book meeting reads a chapter from the book alcoholics anonymousthe big book and discusses it after. The white book, narcotics anonymous, was published in 1962. Many groups make it a practice to read aloud pertinent material from. You can expect that and more including new educational learning formats and other innovative experiences to propel your career and company forward. The aa promises are found on pages 8384 of chapter 6, into action in alcoholics anonymous, also known as the big book written by bill wilson and dr. Big book meeting, closed, step meeting, temporary closure.
The meeting chair person is responsible for reading the meeting format to open and close the meeting. We read 23 paragraphs from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Many books with wisdom can be read endlessly, and you find something new each time. Meeting types and descriptions alcoholics anonymous in. Narcotics anonymous was formed in july 1953, with the first meeting held in southern california. In the case of big books, a number of meetings in the area give new members a copy to keep for their own use.
As parts of our country go into lockdown, many churches and meeting halls are becoming inaccessible to us for our meetings. We are looking at adopting a new format for some of our meetings, it is called the hyannis format and is based on a format developed in hyannis, massachusetts by some recovered alcoholics. How it works the twelve traditions of na just for today we do recover. The chairperson will draw from the last four chapters of the big book to kick off this discussion. We apologize for any inconvenience and invite you to return to the site on sept 23. I thought this revolutionary meeting format was the missing piece in my. These are suggested topics from the big book of alcoholics anonymous, as a guide to selecting a meeting topic for discussion meetings. With this format, each week builds on the previous week, giving us a chance look progressively deeper into each step. Anyone who would like to start a meeting and use this literature is welcome to do so. This is by no means an exhaustive list of meeting types, but it does give a general sense of the choices available. International convention detroit, michigan july 25, 2020. If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. The big book step study bbss format, based upon an aa meeting format originated in hyannis, mass.
If a volunteer has not already been assigned to bring a topic, the meeting chairperson can designate someone to do so. For your information below is a list of printable documents to use in your aa meetings. Find a meeting south carolina alcoholics anonymous area 62. The promises are from pages 8384 of the big book and cover the promises of what will happen when we diligently work the steps of the 12 step program. What we endeavor to do is share our experience working the 12steps from the book alcoholics anonymous. Proceed with the meeting format, and stop at the meeting halfway time can someone do key tags please. Welcome to the big book aa meeting spiritual steps.
Aa meetings open, closed, big book, 12x12, speaker. This book is the shared experience of the fellowship of narcotics anonymous. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism. It is a spiritual journey and the big book is our travel guide. Or at your discretion, you may choose a portion of the big book to be read. The links listed on the bottom right side are to meeting documents or information about meeting formats for different types of recovery groups. Building 3752 is known as the mtd medical transient detachment building. Break time 10 minutes or less please use the butt cans provided outside reopen meeting format. Journey through the big book womens meeting group temporary closure. Recovery literature in english us we offer all available information pamphlets and na booklets here, in all currently available languages, in order to serve our members and potential members.
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