Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord. If you find any inconsistencies or you know of a meeting change, you can email us here. The steps helped each of the cofounders of aa in their own recovery from alcoholism and have continued to help countless. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Big book meeting reads a chapter from the book alcoholics anonymousthe big book and discusses it after. These are suggested topics from the big book of alcoholics anonymous, as a guide to selecting a meeting topic for discussion meetings. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the. Back to basics book athe alcoholics anonymous beginners meetings a book 19. Living sober the little big book that you may not know about. The whytehouse is, i hope, a way to find that special phrase or saying etc. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous. I have provided a link in a couple of places on this page for your convenience, so you can get to the search page. Alcoholics anonymous big book pocket edition paperback 1993. The margins are so small that you could prolly trim off an inch on each side and carry it.
Try visiting our friends at for a full list of aa meeting times and locations in oklahoma. Happy joyous and free big book meeting of alcoholics anonymous. Is alcoholics anonymous the greatest business failure of. This is a great little book that has everything i need to hold a meeting. Alcoholics anonymous is another piece of literature it does contain the 12 stepsit is the primary literature of aa. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Members usually read a chapter from the book and then discuss it. To read a pdf version of the fourth edition of alcoholics anonymous. What does big book mean, i know its the blue aa book. Shop our selection of recovery literature, books, and meditation or daily.
Download latest meeting schedule pdf for those of us who are unable or unwilling to attend inperson aa andor alanon meetings during the novel coronavirus outbreak, there are now virtual meetings available. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. A small group is still meeting in the picnic grove at the regular meeting times. Theres a meeting i want to go and it says bb for big book. First 164 pages of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The story of how many thousands of men and women have. The paramount group began on april 18th 1999, as a small group of aas seeking to create the kind of fellowship they craved, a fellowship based on the principles of recovery and service outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. I lost my old one with bigger print and ill make due with this. This is by no means an exhaustive list of meeting types, but it does give a general sense of the choices available. His is the fourth edition of the book alcoholics anonymous. Alcoholics anonymous is often referred to as a 12step program, and aa is the basis for many other 12step programs that have been established.
When the focus is on a specific text, usually the group supplies. As the only legitimate source of the big book online, aa. The margins are so small that you could prolly trim off an inch on each side and carry it around in a doll pocket. Zoom changed their security guidelines today so some meeting links may no longer work, but well get them updated as soon as the meetings provide their new information. In the case of big books, a number of meetings in the area give new members a copy to keep for their own use. This book offers a way forward for the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous. Buda big book group austin aa hill country intergroup. A second small group promptly took shape at new york, to. When the book was published in 1939 the aa fellowship was small and struggling. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions. Suspended round rock big book group austin aa hill. Welcome to the happy, joyous, and free big book meeting of alcoholics anonymous. What happens at an alcoholics anonymous or narcotics.
If you are in the midst of an emergency or you think your life may be in danger, please call 911. Alcoholics anonymous paperback aa big book small red paperback version. Is alcoholics anonymous the greatest business failure of all time. 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. In the days before the meeting, you could make a list of a variety of topics and present them to the members as ideas for study. 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. Big book or basic text meetings these meetings are about studying the big book which is the main text of aa and the basic text which is the main book of na. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. We remain closed in the effort to help prevent the spread of covid19. Big book, location temporarily closed, open, wheelchair access. North herts intergroup covers letchworth, hitchin, stevenage, welwyn garden city and the areas between, please find on our where to find page a list of meetings for our area. The unstated goal of the little book is to widen the gateway of aa so that all who suffer might pass through, regardless of belief or lack of belief. No, alcoholics anonymous is not illsuited to women. Alcoholics anonymous big book 4th edition pocket sized paperback.
It is exactly the one that is sold on the alcoholics anonymous website but is a little more expensive. Westminster presbyterian church 990 old springfield pike. The big book, alcoholics anonymous some groups discuss one chapter from the big book. It is my hope that you will find this site useful to you and our friends of bill w.
All references to the topics will be found in the first 164 pages of the book, alcoholics anonymous. We do not sign court slips or offer proof of attendance. Alcoholics anonymous big book pocket ed recoveryshop. At your first small group bible study meeting, have an informal session where you get to know each other and then ask each person what topic they would like to learn more about. The 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous have proven to be an effective therapy in achieving personal, physical, mental and emotional sobriety if taken as directed, and then continued as a design for living that works. 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 will help you find an lgbt or lgbt friendly meeting in nyc and its five boroughs. Many books with wisdom can be read endlessly, and you find something new each time. The book presents the 12 step program of recovery in a way that reflects and respects the diversity of culture, gender, religion and lack of religion. Suggested topics for aa discussion meetings september, 2011. History of alcoholics anonymous the little red book twelve steps and. Aa books, aa literature, and aa pamphlets are just a few of the many items available for aa groups. Meeting types and descriptions alcoholics anonymous in rhode.
Prf applies a strengthbased approach to boosting the experience of 12step recovery. We then open the meeting to group discussion on the weekly topic. Any day, from now, sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday. Difference between 12step meetings and big book meetings. The reason is, the bb is the basic textbook for recovery in aa. The following links download chapters of the big book from, the official website of alcoholics anonymous. Aa meetings open, closed, big book, 12x12, speaker. Bb, big book, the book alcoholic anonymous the big book is the text for these meetings. We read small sections of the book alcoholics anonymous big book and have a lead share on the reading. The first edition appeared in april 1939, and in the following. During any such meeting to study the aa big book, you would expect to encounter a wide variety of viewpoints on the portions under consideration. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymousread more. At a big book meeting, they readdiscuss and hopefully study the big book. Now i have no excuse not to read the book, or forget to bring it to meetings.
Also just curious do all meeting end by saying the lords prayer. These 12 steps are outlined in chapter 5, how it works, of the big book. Read the big book online pdf of alcoholics anonymous. We ask that nonalcoholics respect our singleness of purpose and refrain from sharing or commenting. Alcoholics anonymous big book hardcover standard size font book 2 aa big. 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. Categories adult children of alcoholics alanon alateen alcoholics closed big book closed discussion closed step closed tradition closed womens step dinner provided by yana. Take the steps the elevator is broken northside fellowship club 7089 taylorsville rd. It is the originator of the seminal twelvestep method widely used to. The first time i walked into an aa meeting, i knew i was in the right place.
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