Alcoholics anonymous speaker tapes subscribe to our channel for awesome xa speakers. Friday mattapoisett big book step study friends meeting house 103 marion rd, rt 6 7. All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. This book contains many photographs of early literature and meeting places. Big book, closed, location temporarily closed, step meeting, wheelchair access. Meeting types and descriptions alcoholics anonymous in. The big book lays out the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous and includes personal stories of those who found recovery in the program. Promises the promises of alcoholics anonymous are on pages 82 and 83 of the big book. A closed meeting is for those who have identified as an alcoholicaddict. At a big book meeting, they readdiscuss and hopefully study the big book. Womens aa meeting location temporarily closed, women. Big book step study vineyard christian fellowship church 8 hilltop ave 7.
Meetings archive portland area intergroup of alcoholics. Members use this book as a guide for recovery along with the fellowship. Aa speakers amazing big book step study part 1 of 5. 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. Aa meetings in great britain are listed on the aa gb website here. The big book the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Aa meetings open, closed, big book, 12x12, speaker. As the secondlargest 12step organization, narcotics anonymous provides meetings for millions of people with addiction worldwide. Most people learned about alcoholics anonymous from buying and reading the book. Browse the directory of online meetings alcoholics anonymous. The reason is, the bb is the basic textbook for recovery in aa. The following meetings are listed on the san diego aa meeting schedule.
While the drunks were sitting in an aa meeting, the. Experience the big book aa meetings available online. Alcoholics anonymous big book pocket edition paperback 1993. This is the audio version of the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Grapevine, and grapevine are registered trademarks or service marks of a. Closed meetings, open meetings, discussion meetings, lead meetings, big book meetings, 12 step meetings. Location temporarily closed, na porici, na porici 104216, prague. The book was comprised of the groups defining principles, along with personal success.
These are the focus of a chairperson led discussion. These are broken out by fellowship, website and meeting format video, chat, telephone. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. But the big book says, next day found me drinking both gin and sedative.
Lukes lutheran church behind the main sanctuary in the gym 5150 wilson st. This is the official website of the general service office g. Now i have no excuse not to read the book, or forget to bring it to meetings. Friday medford mens big book step study unitarian universalist church 147 high st 7.
Non alcoholics may attend open meetings as observers. Big book, closed, men, wheelchair access, wheelchairaccessible bathroom. The book alcoholic anonymous the big book is the text for these meetings. Criticism of aa is not a bannable offense and other clarifications. What to expect at an aa or na meeting american addiction centers. Big book meeting, closed, discussion, online, speaker, temporary closure, wheelchair access.
Area 55 online meeting alcoholics anonymous of area 55. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alcoholics anonymous. List of big book step study bbss groups in the united. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Many recovering alcoholics work the 12 steps with a sponsor. While most people think of alcoholics anonymous as meetings you go to, it all started with a book titled aptly enough alcoholics anonymous. When the focus is on a specific text, usually the group supplies copies of the book for attendees. Traditions so that, every thirteenth meeting the group focuses on a tradition. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord.
Videos or graphic images may not be downloaded, copied or duplicated without the express written permission of alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. Due to the covid19 pandemic, the experience the big book meetings will be accessible online as zoom video conferences, starting sunday, march 22, 2020 at 6pm central time. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa. Saturday big book group location temporarily closed. More about alcoholism m ost of ushave been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics.
A chairperson leads the meeting in a discussion of material drawn from the aa publication living sober. Virtual meeting only not at this address 842 s campbell ave. Smf56 suggested topics for discussion meetings alcoholics. In big book meetings the book of alcoholics anonymous is discussed.
This is by no means an exhaustive list of meeting types, but it does give a general sense of the choices available. Narcotics anonymous meetings can help drug addictions. Alcoholics anonymous big book original edition perfect paperback september 30, 2008. Bs big book step study the focus is on some aspect of the 12 steps from the big book. If you would like to make notations in the text, obtaining a personal copy is useful. Quality information and tools for a 12 step program of. Zip file 534 k self extracting word document 584 k download ms word document 1. When aa isnt enough because the success of aa depends on the participants willingness to initiate change is his or her own life, the program cant really help those who arent yet ready to own up to their problem and take corrective action. Zoom meetings laurel recovery 368 main street laurel. A recent addition to the aa library, reflections provides daily material for.
This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous read more. Bbss meetings bbss groups and meetings are primarily found along the eastern seaboard of the united states. Find a meeting read todays daily reflection from aa. These meetings can be accessed go to thought and click on read more for how to accessfor free via computer, tablets and mobile devices, and also by telephone by calling the. The process includes believing in a power greater than yourself, admitting past mistakes, making amends to people you have harmed through alcoholism and continuing to focus on spiritual growth. 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. Read the book that first laid out the 12 steps, known fondly as the big book. Many books with wisdom can be read endlessly, and you find something new each time. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. How narcotics anonymous scratches the itch that aa never. Discussion, location temporarily closed, online meeting, open, wheelchair access, wheelchairaccessible bathroom.
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