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