The difference is the addiction, our stories become our most valuable asset in helping others, so the suffer may first identify with and hopefully find hope that they. How to create an online meeting options for meeting online which includes anonymity settings. Any outside link on the foregoing meeting pages is intended solely for the purpose of assisting those who are seeking directions to meetings. Accessible access, air conditioning bathroom and parking. Each group has but one primary purposeto carry the message to the addict who still suffers. It is our responsibility as group members to care for na and make an investment in our recovery. The first meeting is a big book study that takes place monday evenings at 8.
The primary purpose big book study group holds alcoholics anonymous meetings. 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. Without a doubt, meetings are the primary activity of each aa group and the most common way of carrying the message to newcomers and to other members who want to maintain recovery. Save the date and join us in boston, june 1719, 2020. The first narcotics anonymous meeting was held in 1947 in lexington.
The primary purpose group website is neither endorsed nor approved by alcoholics anonymous world services. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. As parts of our country go into lockdown, many churches and meeting halls are becoming inaccessible to us for our meetings. Our small group is fairly new,and if you have completed the. The primary purpose group big book study a study of the basic text of alcoholics anonymous r. It is common for a new member to develop a relationship with a sponsor. Effective meeting formats keep the primary purpose in focus and encourage members to participate in a. By attending digital meetings, groups can focus on a. There are hundreds of twelve step programs, many directly based on aas steps and traditions. March updates 362020 all meetings at campobello are cancelled until further notice posted mar 6, 2020, 5. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics anonymous. View by list a brief guide to alcoholics anonymous a.
On my fourth sober aa day, i was sitting alone in one of our musty old. The primary purpose of an na group is to carry the message of recovery to the. The primary purpose group is a fellowship of men and women who meet weekly to study our basic text, the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Have one of the members read how it works from chapter 5 of the big book. Alcoholism12 step support big book step study hyannis format the sharing in the meetings are based on the esh with the solution. Narcotics anonymous na describes itself as a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem.
If youre planning to go to a narcotics anonymous meeting for the first time, it might be. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authoritya loving god as he may express himself in our gc. November meeting updates friday cheese meeting moved to st andrews churchtuesday primary purpose moved to druids. What are your thoughts about addicts in aa instead of na. District 6 7, area 1 alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other. Big book meetings, you read a chapter out of alcoholics anonymous book and have a discussion afterwards. Big book meeting, discussion, open, wheelchair access. We hope to help you find a meeting in the birmingham al area. Difference between 12step meetings and big book meetings. Create a custom meeting schedule by distance, day of the week, time and meeting type.
Receive, classify, and index all relevant material, such as administrative files and records, correspondence, and literary works and artifacts considered to have historical. 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. When we make a distinction between aa groups and aa meetings, we are emphasizing a concept rather than the format of what actually happens when aas get together. The correctional facilities aa group handbook alcoholics. The goal of na is to create a community where addicts help each other on the road to recovery. 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. We encourage visitors to ask questions and spend time with us before and after the meeting discussing the program and group. Our area has meetings in chapel hill, carrboro, hillsborough, mebane, and pittsboro nc. The primary purpose group big book study a study of the. Learn what to expect and how to find an na meeting. Our hope is that all those who have as yet found no answer may begin to find one in the pages of our book and will presently join us on the high road to a new freedom. Our group holds two meetings each week at separate locations. Bozeman primary purposeo, wednesday, big book study.
We use the big book as our main text, studying it in meetings and with our recovered sponsors, because following the simple program of action in the big book is how we recovered from compulsive eating. An alanon meeting is held simultaneously in the same building. Suggested open meeting format alcoholics anonymous. The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and their program of recovery. Sorting and rendering passages in the proprietary format of the 164 and more concordance does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either alcoholics. The classic text on alcoholism, recovery this is the book that started off the whole 12 step phenomenon. Service committees treatment committees primary purpose statement card. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety. Each group has but one primary purposeto carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers. Most meetings offer ips for free, while books are generally sold at the groups cost. In big book meetings the book of alcoholics anonymous is discussed. Partnerships primary purpose area of narcotics anonymous.
This site is neither endorsed nor approved by alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. The primary purpose area of narcotics anonymous is not affiliated with any meeting facility, or link directed outside of this website. This website is intended to provide information regarding the homegroups, fellowship, and area service committee in orange and north chatham counties in north carolina. It is provided as a public service by district 20, south florida area 15 general service assembly of a. Calls to any general helpline nonfacility specific 18xx numbers for your visit will be answered by american addiction centers aac. Na literature is also a great source of information about our program. In the case of big books, a number of meetings in the area give new members a copy to keep for their own use. Printing a single copy of this item is permitted, in accordance with the a. 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.
Meeting schedule primary purpose area of narcotics anonymous. Welcome to the primary purpose group of dallas tx until further notice, we are hosting our primary purpose aa meetings via zoom at 7. This website serves north missouri area and surrounding areas. Big book titled alcoholics anonymous at the links below or contact aa world services at their website. The big book says, are the steps we not are the steps we read and talked the aa pioneers proved that action, not knowledge, produced the spiritual awakening that resulted in recovery from alcoholism. Meetings sonoma county fellowship of narcotics anonymous. An open meeting is open to those who may want to listen and are not clear on the nature of their alcoholism or addiction. For those seeking addiction treatment for themselves or a loved one, the helpline is a private and convenient solution. Find any alcoholics anonymous recognized meeting in georgia starting from your location. Welcome to the our primary purpose area of narcotics anonymous. We bring our experience and knowledge of recovery to our meetings, and bring our fears, resentments and worries to our recovered sponsors. Meetings are held in the building across the street from faith baptist church, at the address mentioned above.
Narcotics anonymous is one of the worlds oldest and largest associations of recovering. Narcotics anonymous meetings can help drug addictions. Our primary purposebig book study alcoholics anonymous. Meeting types and descriptions alcoholics anonymous in. Fellowship hall, 2165 durston open birthday meeting last friday of the month. Though the group may seem more businesslike at this time, we must remember we are setting the foundation for carrying out our primary purpose.
In order to be as helpful and inclusive as possible, some of these are repetitive as in turning it over and step three, which basically is turning it over, or in economic insecurity and money, which encompasses economic insecurity. Or at your discretion, you may choose a portion of the big book to be read. Find a meeting south carolina alcoholics anonymous area 62. A closed meeting is for those who have identified as an alcoholicaddict. Narcotics anonymous is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. Business meetings district 52 meets the first sunday of evennumbered months at rotating locations, check our current events page for more information. An na group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the na name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, or prestige divert us from our primary purpose. Naa s annual education conference and exposition is the biggest, most important event where more than 11,000 rental housing industry peers come together.