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302default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-1 menu-type-default"> 303 304 <ul class="menu menu-level-2"> 305 306 <li class="menu-item"> 307 <a href="/what-is-aa" title="What is A.A.?" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/16">What is A.A.?</a> 308 309 310 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 311 312 </div> 313 314 315 316 </li> 317 318 <li class="menu-item"> 319 <a href="/aa-and-anonymity" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/81">A.A. and Anonymity</a> 320 321 322 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 323 324 </div> 325 326 327 328 </li> 329 330 <li class="menu-item"> 331 <a href="/the-big-book" title="The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/347">The Big Book</a> 332 333 334 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 335 336 </div> 337 338 339 340 </li> 341 342 <li class="menu-item"> 343 <a href="/twelve-steps-twelve-traditions" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1976">12 Steps and 12 Traditions Book</a> 344 345 346 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 347 348 </div> 349 350 351 352 </li> 353 354 <li class="menu-item"> 355 <a href="/aa-around-the-world" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/4">A.A. Around the World</a> 356 357 358 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 359 360 </div> 361 362 363 364 </li> 365 </ul> 366 367 368 369 </div> 370 371 372 373 </li> 374 375 <li class="right menu-item menu-item--expanded menu-item--active-trail"> 376 <span>Right</span> 377 378 379 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-1 menu-type-default"> 380 381 <ul class="menu menu-level-2"> 382 383 <li class="menu-item menu-item--active-trail"> 384 <a href="/information-about-meetings" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/46" class="is-active" aria-current="page">Learn more about meetings</a> 385 386 387 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 388 389 </div> 390 391 392 393 </li> 394 395 <li class="menu-item"> 396 <a href="/the-twelve-steps" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/71">The Twelve Steps</a> 397 398 399 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 400 401 </div> 402 403 404 405 </li> 406 407 <li class="menu-item"> 408 <a href="/the-twelve-traditions" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/50">The Twelve Traditions</a> 409 410 411 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 412 413 </div> 414 415 416 417 </li> 418 419 <li class="menu-item"> 420 <a href="/the-twelve-concepts" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2321">The Twelve Concepts</a> 421 422 423 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 424 425 </div> 426 427 428 429 </li> 430 431 <li class="menu-item"> 432 <a href="/aa-history" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/8">History of A.A.</a> 433 434 435 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-
435default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 436 437 </div> 438 439 440 441 </li> 442 443 <li class="menu-item"> 444 <a href="/aa-archives-exhibits" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/17">Online Archives Exhibits</a> 445 446 447 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 448 449 </div> 450 451 452 453 </li> 454 </ul> 455 456 457 458 </div> 459 460 461 462 </li> 463 </ul> 464 465 466 467 </div> 468 469 470 471 </li> 472 473 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 474 <a href="/" data-drupal-link-system-path="<front>">Inside A.A.</a> 475 476 477 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-0 menu-type-default"> 478 479 <ul class="menu menu-level-1"> 480 481 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 482 <span>Left</span> 483 484 485 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-1 menu-type-default"> 486 487 <ul class="menu menu-level-2"> 488 489 <li class="menu-item"> 490 <a href="/participating-in-aa" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5">Participating in A.A.</a> 491 492 493 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 494 495 </div> 496 497 498 499 </li> 500 501 <li class="menu-item"> 502 <a href="/the-aa-group" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/6">The A.A. Group</a> 503 504 505 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 506 507 </div> 508 509 510 511 </li> 512 513 <li class="menu-item"> 514 <a href="/service-committees" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/340">Service Committees</a> 515 516 517 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 518 519 </div> 520 521 522 523 </li> 524 525 <li class="menu-item"> 526 <a href="/aa-contributions-self-support" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/19">Contributions and Self-Support</a> 527 528 529 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 530 531 </div> 532 533 534 535 </li> 536 537 <li class="menu-item"> 538 <a href="/aa-gso" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/18">The General Service Office</a> 539 540 541 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 542 543 </div> 544 545 546 547 </li> 548 549 <li class="menu-item"> 550 <a href="/gso-archives" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/73">GSO Archives</a> 551 552 553 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 554 555 </div> 556 557 558 559 </li> 560 </ul> 561 562 563 564 </div> 565 566 567 568 </li> 569 570 <li class="right menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 571 <span>Right</span> 572 573 574 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-1 menu-type-default"> 575 576 <ul class="menu menu-level-2"> 577 578 <li class="menu-item"> 579 <a href="/news-and-announcements" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7506">What's New</a> 580 581 582 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-
582default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 583 584 </div> 585 586 587 588 </li> 589 590 <li class="menu-item"> 591 <a href="/information-for-new-trusted-servants" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/45">Information for new trusted servants</a> 592 593 594 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 595 596 </div> 597 598 599 600 </li> 601 602 <li class="menu-item"> 603 <a href="/regional-local-and-special-forums" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/69">Regional, Local and Special Forums</a> 604 605 606 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 607 608 </div> 609 610 611 612 </li> 613 614 <li class="menu-item"> 615 <a href="/international-convention" title="international convention" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/70">International Convention</a> 616 617 618 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 619 620 </div> 621 622 623 624 </li> 625 626 <li class="menu-item"> 627 <a href="/membership-survey-2022" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/7296">2022 Membership Survey</a> 628 629 630 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 631 632 </div> 633 634 635 636 </li> 637 </ul> 638 639 640 641 </div> 642 643 644 645 </li> 646 </ul> 647 648 649 650 </div> 651 652 653 654 </li> 655 656 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 657 <a href="/" data-drupal-link-system-path="<front>">Resources</a> 658 659 660 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-0 menu-type-default"> 661 662 <ul class="menu menu-level-1"> 663 664 <li class="menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 665 <span>Left</span> 666 667 668 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-1 menu-type-default"> 669 670 <ul class="menu menu-level-2"> 671 672 <li class="menu-item"> 673 <a href="/resources/literature" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/339">Literature</a> 674 675 676 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 677 678 </div> 679 680 681 682 </li> 683 684 <li class="menu-item"> 685 <a href="/resources/media" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/341">Media Library</a> 686 687 688 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 689 690 </div> 691 692 693 694 </li> 695 696 <li class="menu-item"> 697 <a href="/meeting-guide-app" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/77">Meeting Guide App</a> 698 699 700 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 701 702 </div> 703 704 705 706 </li> 707 708 <li class="menu-item"> 709 <a href="/everything-aa-app" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/9876">Everything AA App</a> 710 711 712 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 713 714 </div> 715 716 717 718 </li> 719 720 <li class="menu-item"> 721 <a href="/aa-grapevine-la-vina" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/20">AA Grapevine and La Viña</a> 722 723 724 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-
724default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 725 726 </div> 727 728 729 730 </li> 731 732 <li class="menu-item"> 733 <a href="/events" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/5961">Calendar of Events</a> 734 735 736 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 737 738 </div> 739 740 741 742 </li> 743 744 <li class="menu-item"> 745 <a href="/aa-board-calendars" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/53">A.A. Board Calendars</a> 746 747 748 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 749 750 </div> 751 752 753 754 </li> 755 756 <li class="menu-item"> 757 <a href="/quarterly-reports-from-gso" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/586">Quarterly Report from GSO</a> 758 759 760 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 761 762 </div> 763 764 765 766 </li> 767 768 <li class="menu-item"> 769 <a href="/aaws-highlights" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/8651">AAWS Highlights</a> 770 771 772 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 773 774 </div> 775 776 777 778 </li> 779 </ul> 780 781 782 783 </div> 784 785 786 787 </li> 788 789 <li class="right menu-item menu-item--expanded"> 790 <span>Right</span> 791 792 793 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-1 menu-type-default"> 794 795 <ul class="menu menu-level-2"> 796 797 <li class="menu-item"> 798 <a href="/audio-public-service-announcement-downloads" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2226">Audio PSA Downloads</a> 799 800 801 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 802 803 </div> 804 805 806 807 </li> 808 809 <li class="menu-item"> 810 <a href="/downloadable-videos" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/2116">Downloadable Videos</a> 811 812 813 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 814 815 </div> 816 817 818 819 </li> 820 821 <li class="menu-item"> 822 <a href="/newsletters" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/79">Newsletters</a> 823 824 825 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 826 827 </div> 828 829 830 831 </li> 832 833 <li class="menu-item"> 834 <a href="/gso-podcast" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/8381">GSO Podcast</a> 835 836 837 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 838 839 </div> 840 841 842 843 </li> 844 845 <li class="menu-item"> 846 <a href="/press-media" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/88">Press and Media</a> 847 848 849 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 850 851 </div> 852 853 854 855 </li> 856 857 <li class="menu-item"> 858 <a href="/faqs" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/6236">FAQ</a> 859 860 861 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 862 863 </div> 864 865 866 867 </li> 868 869 <li class="menu-item"> 870 <a href="/contact-gso" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/616">Contact us</a> 871 872 873 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-
873default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 874 875 </div> 876 877 878 879 </li> 880 881 <li class="menu-item"> 882 <a href="https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/20a75b6f-fabe-49ed-90b7-7d67be80a3bc/Alcoholics-Anonymous-World-Services-Inc" class="external-link" target="_blank">Careers</a> 883 884 885 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-2 menu-type-default"> 886 887 </div> 888 889 890 891 </li> 892 </ul> 893 894 895 896 </div> 897 898 899 900 </li> 901 </ul> 902 903 904 905 </div> 906 907 908 909 </li> 910 911 <li class="menu-item"> 912 <a href="/daily-reflections" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/342">Daily Reflections</a> 913 914 915 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-0 menu-type-default"> 916 917 </div> 918 919 920 921 </li> 922 923 <li class="search menu-item"> 924 <a href="">Search</a> 925 926 927 <div class="menu_link_content menu-link-contentmain view-mode-default menu-dropdown menu-dropdown-0 menu-type-default"> 928 929 </div> 930 931 932 933 </li> 934 </ul> 935 936 937 </nav> 938 939 </div> 940 941 </div> 942 <div class="nav-mobile"> 943 <ul> 944 <li class="findaany"><a href="/find-aa">Find AA Near You</a></li> 945 <li class="language"> 946 <div class="block block-lang-dropdown block-language-dropdown-blocklanguage-interface"> 947 948 949 <form class="lang-dropdown-form lang_dropdown_form clearfix language_interface" id="lang_dropdown_form_lang-dropdown-form--3" data-drupal-selector="lang-dropdown-form-4" action="/information-about-meetings" method="post" accept-charset="UTF-8"> 950 <div class="js-form-item form-item js-form-type-select form-type-select js-form-item-lang-dropdown-select form-item-lang-dropdown-select form-no-label"> 951 <label for="edit-lang-dropdown-select--2" class="visually-hidden">Select your language</label> 952 <select style="width:165px" class="lang-dropdown-select-element form-select" data-lang-dropdown-id="lang-dropdown-form" data-drupal-selector="edit-lang-dropdown-select" id="edit-lang-dropdown-select--2" name="lang_dropdown_select"><option value="en" selected="selected">English</option><option value="es">Español</option><option value="fr">Français</option></select> 953 954 </div> 955<input data-drupal-selector="edit-en" type="hidden" name="en" value="/information-about-meetings" /> 956<input data-drupal-selector="edit-es" type="hidden" name="es" value="/es/information-about-meetings" /> 957<input data-drupal-selector="edit-fr" type="hidden" name="fr" value="/fr/information-about-meetings" /> 958<noscript><div><div class="input-submit-wrapper"> 959 <input data-drupal-selector="edit-submit" type="submit" id="edit-submit--2" name="op" value="Go" class="button js-form-submit form-submit" /> 960 961</div></div></noscript><input autocomplete="off" data-drupal-selector="form-smgrccliwpye-zxf6sd4twtqpxeggslrjxsbrsu6hn0" type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-SMgRCclIwpYe_zxF6sD4TWTQPXEGGslRJxsbRsU6hN0" /> 962<input data-drupal-selector="edit-lang-dropdown-form-2" type="hidden" name="form_id" value="lang_dropdown_form" /> 963 964</form> 965 966 </div> 967 968 </li> 969 <li> 970 <button class="burger" type="button"> 971 <span>Menu</span> 972 </button> 973 </li> 974 <li class="search"> 975 <a href="#">Search</a> 976 </li> 977 </ul> 978 </div> 979 </div> 980</header> 981 <main role="main" class="main-section" id="main-content"> 982 <section class="layout-main-section"> 983 <div class="region region-top-content"> 984 <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div> 985 <section id="block-genericbanner" class="block block-aa-base block-aa-generic-banner"> 986 <div class="wrapper"> 987 988 989 <h1>What to Expect at an A.A. Meeting</h1> 990 </div> 991 </section> 992 993 </div> 994 995 996 <div class="region region-content">
997 <div id="block-aa-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> 998 999 1000 1001<article class="node node--type-cms node--view-mode-full"> 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 <div class="node__content"> 1008 1009 <div class="field field--name-field-components field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> 1010 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--title-text paragraph--view-mode--default"> 1011 1012 <div class='text-'> 1013 1014 </div> 1015 1016 <div class='text-'> 1017 1018 <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-wysiwyg field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>There are a variety of formats for A.A. meetings and each meeting takes on the feel of their local area. At most meetings you will hear members talk about what drinking did to them and to those around them. Most also share what actions they took to stop drinking and how they are living their lives today.</p> 1019 1020<p>The purpose of all meetings is for A.A. members to âshare their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.â</p> 1021 1022<p><a href="/find-aa/north-america">Find A.A. Near You ></a></p></div> 1023 1024 </div> 1025 </div> 1026</div> 1027 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--title-text paragraph--view-mode--default"> 1028 1029 <div class='text-'> 1030 1031 <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item"><h3>Meeting Types</h3> 1032</div> 1033 1034 </div> 1035 1036 <div class='text-'> 1037 1038 <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-wysiwyg field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Meetings are typically listed as "open" or "closed" meetings.</p> 1039 1040<ul> 1041 <li><strong>Open meetings</strong> are available to anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymousâs program of recovery from alcoholism. Nonalcoholics may attend open meetings as observers.</li> 1042 <li><strong>Closed meeting</strong>s are for A.A. members only or for those who have a drinking problem and âhave a desire to stop drinking.â</li> 1043</ul> 1044 1045<p>At both types of meetings, it may be requested that participants confine their discussion to matters pertaining to recovery from alcoholism.</p> 1046 1047<p>Whether open or closed, A.A. group meetings are conducted by A.A. members who determine the format of their meetings.</p></div> 1048 1049 </div> 1050 </div> 1051</div> 1052 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--title-text paragraph--view-mode--default"> 1053 1054 <div class='text-'> 1055 1056 <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item"><h3>Where Meetings Happen</h3> 1057</div> 1058 1059 </div> 1060 1061 <div class='text-'> 1062 1063 <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-wysiwyg field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A.A. meetings are held in-person, online, or on the telephone. The members of each meeting decide when, where, and how often they will meet.</p> 1064 1065<p><strong>In-person meetings</strong> happen in a variety of places where a room can be rented. Meetings occur in places such as:</p> 1066 1067<ul> 1068 <li>office buildings</li> 1069 <li>churches</li> 1070 <li>treatment centers</li> 1071 <li>recreation/community centers</li> 1072 <li>buildings dedicated to renting to recovery groups, such as clubhouses</li> 1073</ul> 1074 1075<p>You can even find meetings on beaches, in parks or in other outdoor settings.</p> 1076 1077<p><strong>Online and telephone meetings</strong> are also available. Various platforms are used depending on what the group members prefer. Some are video meetings where you see each otherâs faces. At other online meetings, everyone's video is off. Still other meetings use a dial-in conference call number.</p> 1078 1079<p> </p></div> 1080 1081 </div> 1082 </div> 1083</div> 1084 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--title-text paragraph--view-mode--default"> 1085 1086 <div class='text-'> 1087 1088 <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item"><h3>Common Meeting Formats</h3> 1089</div> 1090 1091 </div> 1092 1093 <div class='text-'> 1094 1095 <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-wysiwyg field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Discussion.</strong> Whether closed or open, an A.A. member serving as âleaderâ or âchairâ opens the meeting using that groupâs format, and selects a topic for discussion.
1095 Background for many topic meetings derives from A.A. literature, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book), Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, As Bill Sees It, Daily Reflections, and from AA Grapevine.</p> 1096 1097<p><strong>Speaker.</strong> One or more members selected beforehand "share" â as described in the Big Book â telling "what we were like, what happened, and what we are like now." Depending on the meeting's general guidelines (determined by the "group conscience"), some groups prefer that members who speak have a minimum period of continuous sobriety. Speaker meetings often are open meetings.</p> 1098 1099<p><strong>Beginners.</strong> Usually led by a group member who has been sober awhile, these are sessions to help newcomers. Beginners meetings may also follow a discussion format, or focus on Steps One, Two and Three. (A Guide for Leading Beginners Meetings is available from G.S.O.)</p> 1100 1101<p><strong>Step, Tradition or Big Book.</strong> Because the Twelve Steps are the foundation of personal recovery in A.A., many groups devote one or more meetings a week to the study of each Step in rotation; some discuss two or three Steps at a time. These same formats may be applied to group meetings on the Big Book or the Twelve Traditions. Many groups make it a practice to read aloud pertinent material from the Big Book or Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions at the beginning of the meeting.</p></div> 1102 1103 </div> 1104 </div> 1105</div> 1106 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--title-text paragraph--view-mode--default"> 1107 1108 <div class='text-'> 1109 1110 <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item"><h3>What Happens at Meetings</h3> 1111</div> 1112 1113 </div> 1114 1115 <div class='text-'> 1116 1117 <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-wysiwyg field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The chair usually opens the meeting with the A.A. Preamble and a few remarks. Some call for a moment of silence and/or recite the Serenity Prayer. The chair will often ask if there are any people new to A.A. attending the meeting who would like to introduce themselves. It isnât mandatory to identify yourself but it might be helpful if you are attending your first meeting. Many meetings begin with a reading from the Big Book â frequently a portion of Chapter 5 (âHow It Worksâ) or Chapter 3 (âMore About Alcoholismâ). A statement about anonymity in A.A. as a valuable privacy principle for new and longtime members might be read. Many meetings close with members joining in a moment of silence followed by a prayer, or perhaps by reciting the Responsibility Statement or other A.A. text.</p> 1118 1119<p><strong>After the Meeting</strong></p> 1120 1121<p>People gather and talk, and there is a social air in the room once the meeting is over. Some may introduce themselves to you and offer their help or share their experiences getting sober. While many members find this time after the meeting valuable, it is up to you if you want to stay and socialize.</p> 1122 1123<p> </p></div> 1124 1125 </div> 1126 </div> 1127</div> 1128 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--image paragraph--view-mode--default"> 1129 <figure class=""> 1130 1131 <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2021-07/AdobeStock_289584853_licensed_resized.png" width="484" height="334" alt="AdobeStock_289584853_licensed_resized" /> 1132 1133</div> 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 </figure> 1139 </div> 1140</div> 1141 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--title-text paragraph--view-mode--default"> 1142 1143 <div class='text-'> 1144 1145 <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item"><h3>Referred to A.A. through Court Programs and Treatment Facilities</h3> 1146</div> 1147 1148 </div> 1149 1150 <div class='text-'> 1151 1152 <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-wysiwyg field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>A.A. meetings welcome attendees from court programs and treatment facilities. The strength of our program lies in the voluntary nature of membership in A.A.; however many of us first attended meetings because we were pressured to by someone else. Continual exposure to A.A. educated us to the true nature of the illness.</p> 1153 1154<p>Who made the referral to A.A. is not what A.A. is interested in. It is the problem drinker who is our concern. We cannot predict who will recover, nor have we the authority to decide how recovery should be sought by any other alcoholic.</p></div> 1155 1156 </div> 1157 </div> 1158</div> 1159 <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--title-text paragraph--view-mode--default"> 1160 1161 <div class='text-'> 1162 1163 <div class="field field--name-field-title field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item"><h3>Proof of Attendance at Meetings</h3> 1164</div> 1165 1166 </div> 1167 1168 <div class='text-'> 1169 1170 <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-wysiwyg field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Sometimes a referral source asks for proof of attendance at A.A. meetings. Groups cooperate in different ways. There is no set procedure. The nature and extent of any groupâs involvement in this process is entirely up to the individual group.</p> 1171 1172<p>Some groups, with the consent of the prospective member, have an A.A. member acknowledge attendance. This may be provided on a slip that has been furnished by the referral source, or via a digital method if the group is online. The referred person is responsible for returning the proof of attendance.</p> 1173 1174<p>Proof of attendance at meetings is not part of A.A.âs procedure. Eac
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