For oa members who want to thoroughly explore the big book from beginning to end we would be happy to have you join us. 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. If you think you have a problem with alcohol, you are welcome to join us. Big book discussion group, niagara falls closed discussion meeting, sunday morning sunshine group, hands of hope group, grapevine discussion meeting, action group, ridgeway group, welcome group. A listing in our database should not be viewed as an endorsement for any particular service, program, technology, or group. In the lower righthand corner it reads, this is the third edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Todays aa meetings meetings alcoholics anonymous nh. A study of the early experience of new na members in victoria australia in 1995. Big book meeting, discussion, open, temporary closure, wheelchair access.
Thank you for taking the time to visit us and we will join you as you trudge the road of happy destiny. If you, or someone you know would like to support this program, naa is actively seeking sponsors and donors. This study guide of the big book is a really good way to learn your big book. The group was a back to the basics of the big book kind of group, especially for those people who just could not stay sober for any length of.
The reference pages are taken from the 4th edition of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Twelve step groups around the world rely on the twelve steps and twelve traditions, the basic text regarding the aa and na way of life and the traditions by. These groups study and practice the experience and knowledge outlined in the text book, alcoholics anonymous as of august 2015. Temporarily suspended covid19 day and time monday, 8. The big book step study bbss format, based upon an aa meeting format originated in hyannis, mass. We found freedom by the methods espoused by the pioneers of the 12 step program.
This book is sold at cost of sale on amazon for the benefit of oa members who want a print copy of the popular big book study by lawrie c. In that setting, consider that, over in the corner, sits an old timer who has been around aa for over half a century. Aa central service committee of eastern mass 12 channel st, suite 604 raymond l. The steps by the big book workbook can be downloaded for free.
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. Playing semantics with the 12 steps short form here. 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. The big book study our chief responsibility to the. About national autism association naa founded in 2003, naa is a parentrun advocacy organization and. Research studies archives national aphasia association. Also, the big book is a text book, although written more like a novel, isnt meant to be read like one. Narcotics anonymous na describes itself as a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. Some of the most popular books for alcoholics, their friends and families, adult children of alcoholics, teens living with alcoholic parents, partners who have been diagnosed or who consider themselves codependent, as well as christians in recovery. Click here or on the word document to view or save skype open big book study meetings as of august 2015.
The naa income and expenses survey is the most comprehensive look at apartment housing operations data available. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12. West barnstable big book step study alcoholics anonymous. Big book, newcomer, online meeting, open, step meeting. Smf56 suggested topics for discussion meetings alcoholics. Use the amazon app to scan isbns and compare prices. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authoritya loving god as he may express himself in our group conscience.
The big book study our chief responsibility to the newcomer is an adequate presentation of the program home. Aa meetings, na meetings, kelowna, bc and other 12step fellowship meetings around the world. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. American lutheran church fritzners gate 15 0264 oslo norway 1 other meeting at this location. Quality information and tools for a 12 step program of. Unauthorized reproduction of this book for sale is a violation of law and sale at a price greater than cost is a violation of the authors terms of. Aa alcoholics anonymous meetings in maine in the rooms. Meeting types and descriptions alcoholics anonymous in rhode.
For the serious student of the aa big book, what follows are some recommendations from the author of this study guide in the approach to take when utilizing this supplemental material. The primary purpose group big book study a study of the basic text of alcoholics anonymous. 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. Other groups read from the big book weekly and discuss each chapter as they go along. James episcopal church wooster, ohio 44691, monday, 12. Big book meeting, closed, discussion, online, speaker, step meeting, temporary closure, wheelchair access. If you are new and unfamiliar with the big book bb many of us change the words alcohol to food, alcoholic to compulsive overeater. The primary purpose group big book study a study of the basic text of alcoholics anonymous r. Read the book alcoholics anonymous from the frontispiece through the end of chapter 11 a vision for you pg 164. Then it has questions that really teach you the history behind the story. Wentworthdouglass hospital garrison wing 789 central ave. One group even planned to print a bootlegged version of aas big book with every instance. The only exception to the big books instruction is a 5th column. Traditions so that, every thirteenth meeting the group focuses on a tradition.
The titled side also tells us what the book alcoholics anonymous is to members of the alcoholics anonymous fellowship. The manhasset group hosts periodic big book study cycles and the audio reading and other related downloads are posted on pages linked below. In many bbss meetings, only members who have worked the 12 steps according to this structure are permitted to share. Read the book that first laid out the 12 steps, known fondly as the big book. First step services 211 six forks road, suite 117 raleigh, nc. The big book loop is a study group which has as its mission to provide an additional area of recovery and support to coes who appreciate the aabb,lovingly known as the big book. Its sole purpose is to deliver a spiritual experience by uncovering, discovering and discarding latent inherent truths within the individual alcoholic in a group or with another recovered alcoholic.
In a friendly, focused group of sponsors, sponsees, and others in recovery, we study and practice the 12 steps as they were originally described in the text, alcoholics anonymous. Bs, big book step study, this type of meeting focuses on specific material from the. What the big book teaches us about fear workshop by helen v. How it works the twelve traditions of na just for today we do recover. Aa recovery aa aa unity aa aa service aa why this group. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. Online meetings akron area intergroup council of alcoholics. Opinion all the way through each chapter of the first 164. Day and time tuesday, noon location falmouth fire dept 250 butler road fredericksburg, va 22405 type closed, big book meeting notes park on left side district fredericksburg 30 submit a change to this meeting last update. Readings from as bill sees it can inspire sharing on discussion topics. Bill closes with a blessing sent to each one of us, who have read this book. The only exception to the big books instruction is a 5th column, whereby we identify what we can do differently in the future.
The group has voted to allow all comers to attend the meeting, although. Cornish big book fellowship group temporary closure. This is 4th step harms inventory is designed for newcomers or anyone who wishes to do a forth step out of the big book. Womens fellowship, border group, port dalhousie group, never alone group, south cayuga 12 step discussion group, hope group, 1st ave. Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or na as a whole. Login required log in to access the listserv web interface. The big book, alcoholics anonymous some groups discuss one chapter from the big book each week. Aa big book with questions for discussion emotional. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the.
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