Aug 24, 2014 the page 552 prayer to end resentments posted by paulcoholic on 24 august 2014, 6. I can only suggest that most of what i have experienced around the subject has been aa members who are still getting high on drugs and all i can say, that is the truth is read the big book. The audio to grapevines stories will be available as well, so people can listen to the stories if they like. Starting a new aa group alcoholics anonymous great britain. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, written by the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa, bill w. Closed meetings, open meetings, discussion meetings, lead meetings, big book meetings, 12 step meetings. The establishment of any special ppg meetings defined as closed for aa members only shall be approved through the regular gc meeting process.
Meetings district 52 of alcoholics anonymous in north. Happiness in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. We strongly recommend sponsorship, meetings, working the steps as presented in the big book of alcoholics anonymous, and that newcomers are the lifeblood of aa. Alcoholics anonymous, and the myriad of other 12step programs, can be invaluable to the recovering alcoholic or addict. What are the bedevilments and where are they in the big. Difference between 12step meetings and big book meetings.
These are some of the best tapes i have, and one of my personal favorites. West middlesex group beg od, 4th friday only lead and feedcovered dishes welcomed. Jan 03, 2017 i have attended hundreds of aa step and book study meetings and have read the book many times over and still use it. On page 52 of the big book you can find a list of bedevilments. Alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship founded in 1935 by bill wilson and dr. Jul 02, 2018 find meetings with the meeting finder app. Due to the current changing health situation, many aa meetings across the u. Aa sonoma county intergroup fellowship aa meetings. We also have a secret facebook group for building community. Meetings are updated regularly and the time column has been known to have errors showing a date instead of time. There are about 30 weekly aa group meetings in the area. We were having trouble with personal relationships.
What are your thoughts about addicts in aa instead of na. These are trying times currently, this page is for the listing of local meetings or local people whom have setup meetings for the aa fellowship of santa cruz county. Todays aa meetings alcoholics anonymous west pasco. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following sixteen years, more than 300,000 copies went into circulation. Format ppg meetings are big book study meetings where a designated aa member serves as meeting chairperson and facilitates the big book study as outlined in the chairpersons notebook. Find online aa meetings and resources to aid in your recoverythe online intergroup is a service entity established pursuant to tradition nine of alcoholics anonymous aa to operate on behalf of the participating online aa groups in accordance with aas twelve traditions and twelve concepts. New stories have been added to the personal histories.
Alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. It is the most natural thing in the world, once his liquor problem is solved, to feel that he will now measure up to that cherished vision. I have heard it said that if you like everyone that you see in aa meetings, you arent going to enough meetings. The program of alcoholics anonymous is not an intellectual challenge. The following is the list of glasgow south intergroup meetings for 2020. Meeting types and descriptions alcoholics anonymous in.
Jun 25, 2017 the big meeting hosted by queens come celebrate the 82nd birthday of alcoholics anonymous. Directory is an alphabetical list of our web pages. I just am unsure i understood what everything means exactly, and if i am living up to that choice. This applies, too, to other spiritual expressions which you. Covid19 meeting updates area 52 of alcoholics anonymous. This web site is neither approved nor endorsed by alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. These are aspects of the alcoholics life and personality that are usually in effect before the alcoholic comes into aa and will continue unless the alcoholic actively works the steps each day. In 2010 the 30 millionth book was presented to the american medical association which has long recognised alcoholism as a disease. In the case of big books, a number of meetings in the area give new members a copy to keep for their own use. Intergroup home page find intergroup meetings download meetings list in. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page.
Aa district 51 in will county illinois information and meetings schedule. 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. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. Glasgow south intergroup alcoholics anonymous regional. Pennsylvania to display information about alcoholics anonymous. As a matter of fact, that is how it is described in aa literature big book, 2001. In addition to the five suggestions above, many groups report that their beginners meetings include discussions of these topics.
Rockland county zoom meetings alcoholics anonymous of. Alcoholics anonymous big book online, page 155, pdf version. This is the audio version of the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Selecting a church at random from the directory, he stepped into a booth and lifted the receiver. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymousread more. All are zoom meetings unless noted otherwise use id and code to acc. The big book of alcoholics anonymous, also referred to as alcoholics anonymous. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. The purpose of this information is to facilitate the facetoface meetings of still suffering alcoholics with those in recovery and to provide information and resources for. Setting up an online aa meeting with zoom these are online guides to set up zoom for online meetings from windows, mac, android or iphone. It is a spiritual journey and the big book is our travel guide. It might help you to go to different meetings and try listening to what others in aa are saying. Please call 312 626 6799 or 3462487799 and follow the prompts to enter meeting id.
Step meeting an experienced aa member goes through all the twelve steps, along the big book, in 4 meetings the whole meeting in as many weeks. Sense of direction 7pm thursday click here to join meeting. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism generally known as the big book because of the thickness of the paper used in the first edition is a 1939 basic text, describing how to recover from alcoholism, primarily written by william g. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous read more. The primary purpose of this web site is to provide general information about alcoholics anonymous and about cape atlantic intergroup. Instructions for accessing zoom virtual meetings last updated.
The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism is often referred to in alcoholics anonymous meetings aa as the big book. This is by no means an exhaustive list of meeting types, but it does give a general sense of the choices available.
Do not let any prejudice you may have against spiritual terms deter you from honestly asking yourself what they mean to you. Business meetings district 52 meets the first sunday of evennumbered months at rotating locations, check our current events page for more information. After i read this i told her about page 62 and references in the doctors opinion. In many bbss meetings, only members who have worked the 12 steps according to this structure are permitted to share. The corning hospital big book study group is starting a online big book meeting you can go to. Open, topic discussion, speaker, step meeting, big book, young people, smoking permitted meeting notes route 7 east to route 660 north to route 661 or route 661 south off redbud road route 11 north district winchester 26 submit a change to this meeting last update. The wednesday meeting includes an asl interpreter the monday meeting does not.
To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. Alcoholics anonymous is another piece of literature it does contain the 12 stepsit is the primary literature of aa. Although it is stated in the steps and elsewhere in the text that it can be a god of one. Alcoholics anonymous aa is an international mutual aid fellowship with the stated purpose of. Times all us central unless otherwise noted call in by telephone only. Aa coins aa big book covers alanon book covers na book covers na coins recovery gifts. When i am disturbed, it is because i find some person, place, thing or situation some fact of my life unacceptable to me, and i can find no serenity until i accept that person, place, thing or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism.
Holy family convent, 52 london rd, left side entrance to, rear. The list below indicates all meetings within this intergroup. Apr 11, 2019 the following are the most common aa meetings. The big book study guide helps us to examine the contents of virtually every sentence in the original text of the big book. Midday serenity group thursday noon big book meeting click here to join meeting meeting id. We women carry with us a picture of the ideal man, the sort of chap we would like our husbands to be. Thank you for referencing the pages in the big book. Big book, location temporarily closed, online meeting, speaker, step meeting, tradition study, wheelchair access. Alcoholics anonymous also known as the big book in recovery circles sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Thank you for the reminder of selfishness and selfcenteredness, and the dry drunk. Definitely dont give up on aa for the sake of a few of its members. At big book meetings, the group in attendance will take turns reading a.
The second edition, published in 1955, reached a total of more than 1,150,500 copies. A daily telephone meeting that focuses on reading and discussing the aa big book, covertocover. The only requirement for membership in alcoholics anonymous is a desire to stop drinking. Chicago alcoholics anonymous remote online meetings. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism, is a collection of texts used by members of the alcoholics anonymous fellowship the book has undergone four revisions since william wilson, also known as bill w. The 25 millionth copy of the big book was published in 2005, so currently over a 1 million copies of the book, alcoholics anonymous, are sold each year. It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w. The text got this name because the first edition of the book had rather thick pages, making the book even thicker than its content would suggest. See the main page for the status of meetings, as have been reported to central office our list only includes groups that have reported to us.
Links to download the zoom app are available on the bottom of this page. The big book step study bbss format, based upon an aa meeting format originated in hyannis, mass. Welcome to the sonoma county intergroup felowship website of alcoholics anonymous. Big book meeting reads a chapter from the book alcoholics anonymousthe big book and discusses it after. Big book, closed, location temporarily closed, online meeting. And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. But great numbers of theseabout two out of threebegan to return as time passed. The page 552 prayer to end resentments posted by paulcoholic on 24 august 2014, 6. Aa meeting topics in the big book and suggested topics for a. Six wonderful members from my online meeting traveled many miles and held a reallife aa meeting in my home. The fourth edition includes twentyfour new stories that provide contemporary sharing for newcomers seeking recovery from alcoholism in a.
It also offers lots of other ways for people in recovery to share and express themselves, including chat, forums and more. Aa meetings open, closed, big book, 12x12, speaker. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous. Rockland county zoom meetings tradition one our common welfare comes first, personal recovery depends on a. Day time est name of the meeting password meeting format meeting type website url. Download new group form download group change information form. It is advisable that wherever possible the meeting location is available 52 weeks a year. Promises the promises of alcoholics anonymous are on pages 82 and 83 of the big book. On this page below click on the zoom meeting address link for the day and time of. Aa meeting topics from the big book whether youre looking for a topic for your next a. Alcoholics anonymous west pasco find aa meetings in west pasco fl. In light of the recent closures of area meetings and out of concern for the safety of aa members, a rockland aa zoom account has been created which will allow aa members and newcomers to continue to safely meet and share their experience strength and hope with each other. Longstoneslateford church, 52 kingsknowe road north. London north intergroup combines the resources of our 32 meetings so that we.
Welcome to a big book study meeting of alcoholics anonymous. We love aa and are grateful for sobriety, and help newcomers and each other get through life sober and grateful. Difference between 12step meetings and big book meetings in aa. Online meeting information cape atlantic intergroup. It is provided solely as an information tool for district 38, groups of s. Zoom virtual meetings jefferson district friends of bill. These are suggested topics from the big book of alcoholics anonymous, as a guide to selecting a meeting topic for discussion meetings.
The big book of alcoholics anonymous the world famous eye. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism is the guiding book for all 12 step programs. Step, tradition, discussion, big book, and fellowship meetings are held each week. Reservation in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Here you will find a schedule of aa meetings, aa news and events, and useful resources for the newcomer about aa and our wonderful fellowship. Please see the page titled coronavirus update for information relating to aa. We will be happy to update this page with other options as directed to by homegroups and aa members within the district. If you wish to setup an online virtual meeting there is information you may find information sfmarin intergroup. The page 552 prayer to end resentments sober catholic. Sep 15, 2009 big book meeting reads a chapter from the book alcoholics anonymousthe big book and discusses it after.
Wilson, one of the founders of alcoholics anonymous aa. Historically speaking, in the case of alcoholics anonymous meetings, the idea that one alcoholic speaking with another is enough of a good start for progress toward recovery. Alcoholism12 step support page 52 big book question quoteliveinpeace. We understand that there is limited information, but it is what we know. Meetings salt river intergroup of alcoholics anonymous serving.
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