If you find any inconsistencies or you know of a meeting change, you can email us here. For signing in please call contact ideally 24 hours before the meeting at the latest. Trenton, nj get directions next meeting will be held on april 9th at 8. Download a pdf of the new england big book step study meeting list here. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12 steps. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord. In order to help keep the lines clear, we continue reading sunday am telemeeting big book study script. These are suggested topics from the big book of alcoholics anonymous, as a guide to selecting a. 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. Wake up and smell the recovery na rear room 12 noon lunch bunch aa open discussion 3. Since the first one held in asheville in 2004, the program of the big book step study convention established by members of alcoholics anonymous has relied on strong speakers to connect their own experience of working the twelve steps to our basic text.
A meeting dedicated to studying those parts of the big book that will gain a more thorough understanding of a. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12. This site is not endorsed by or affiliated with any 12step program. Were it not for this book, millions of alcoholics and addictsnot to mention codependents and otherswould still be suffering today.
The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the mouth of that old timer over in the corner. Sep 19, 2008 this is especially helpful to those who live in remote area where there is not a big book study or for those who cannot attend face to face meetings or just want to attend the phone bridge meeting. New england aa big book step study meeting list concord. Bolton district 26 aa general service committee of area 30. A while back i was involved in a hyannis meeting format by telephone conducted by a lady named stephanie. Click here to subscribe to the pipeline email newsletter to make sure you dont miss an issue. Dec 14, 2017 basic big book step study back to meetings. The only requirements are to show up, to study the big book and to practice the steps. Welcome to the happy, joyous, and free big book meeting of alcoholics anonymous. Alcoholics anonymous started the first big book step study mens group in hyannis, massachusetts, on the cape. What we endeavor to do is share our experience working the 12steps from the book alcoholics anonymous. Open, big book, step study the simple actions group.
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. This email address is being protected from spambots. Leominster district 26 aa general service committee of area 30. Our newsletter, the area 43 pipeline, is now distributed electronically. The tremendous fact for everyone of us is that we have discovered a common solution. American lutheran church fritzners gate 15 0264 oslo norway. Now lets take a moment of silence to meditate and invite god to our meeting. These are suggested topics from the big book of alcoholics anonymous, as a guide to selecting a meeting topic for discussion meetings. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism. Big book study central jersey intergroup alcoholics. Littleton big book step study first congregational church 189 main st 7. Difference between 12step meetings and big book meetings in. Big book step study big book step study 12001 mandarin road jacksonville, 32223.
Wednesday manchester big book step study st paul methodist church 335 smyth rd 7. Big book step study is both a particular style of a. We are not experts on the big book of alcoholics anonymous. This is especially helpful to those who live in remote area where there is not. In the case of big books, a number of meetings in the area give new members a copy to keep for their own use. Big book step study worcester aa meeting find recovery. Takes the brains out of our head, the love from our heart, the spirit from our soul, prevents us from feeling good. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the. Five members of alcoholics anonymous started the first big book step study mens group in hyannis, massachusetts, on the cape. Big book step study hyannis format the primary purpose group. We are going to change it up a little and post a big book study workshop that took place in 2011, each speaker is presenting for about an hour on one step. Big book step study vs 12 steps and 12 traditions, getting.
Updated april 7, 2017 request a change to this listing. This site is not endorsed by or affiliated with any 12 step program. 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. 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. Wednesday nashua big book 12 step study united methodist church 154 main st 7. All addictions big book step study workshop she is awesome btw. The program of alcoholics anonymous is not an intellectual challenge. Our notes, commentary, and genderinclusive changes are formatted in italics. Maybe thoroughly too, sincere, dedicated with the best of intentions, even line by line word by word with all the desperation of drowning men. I thought itd be nice to have a place on this forum to meet others from around the country who follow the steps exactly as theyre written in the book alcoholics anonymous. Big book step study hyannis format page 2 soberrecovery.
Please let me know if you like this or would prefer random speakers. Meeting types and descriptions alcoholics anonymous in. New hampshire aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss. The saturday morning big book step study meeting of alcoholics anonymous normally meets every saturday from 9 a. West barnstable big book step study alcoholics anonymous. New england aa big book step study meeting list concord nhbbss. Have your secretary write to us if youd like your aa bbss zoom meeting listed on this site.
For a quick intro on how to get the zoom app and join zoom meetings. In addition to the resources listed, we hope to have recordings of each session available in the near. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Given current events we have moved to a virtual meeting only, until further notice. Concord big book step study anniversary celebrated every. If you are not able to find a face to face meeting in your area, try an online meeting.
The big book study guide helps us to examine the contents of virtually every sentence in the original text of the big book. We meet at the west barnstable community center from 7. Steps by the big book group members do their fifth step outside of the meetings with a sponsor or buddy. It is a spiritual journey and the big book is our travel guide. To help anyone be able to find a big book all addictions meeting in florida using our. Big book step study aa meetings turned out to be the antidote and balance to that weak aa message and group that dominated aa at the time. In 1981 aa meetings in new england were so far to the other extreme no mention of god anymore, no prayers after wards,no mention of the big book, it was all, just dont drink today and go to a meeting. 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.
If you are not able to find a face to face meeting. All meetings are located in building 3752, except the womens aa meeting each day a new beginning on saturday which is located in building 3810, rheinlandpfalz army. This page was developed as a repository for the sponsorship and oa 12 step study resources that were mentioned in the how to sponsor series of workshops that ran for 12 weeks beginning in january, 2011. Does anyone else on the forum here follow the official big book step study hyannis format. The big book study our chief responsibility to the. Difference between 12step meetings and big book meetings. Just 1212 step and tradition meetings or big book study which skipped over the 12 steps to the stories. Big book step study aa alcoholics anonymous meetings. If you were invited via text or email, just click the link.
Big book step study vs 12 steps and 12 traditions, getting started. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading big book study guide. Big book meetings, you read a chapter out of alcoholics anonymous book and have a discussion afterwards. Big book phone meeting big book step study workshop. Mar 01, 2020 please bring valid passport or identity card. Aa meeting topics in the big book and suggested topics for a. 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. Welcome to the online resource of the west barnstable mens big book step study group. The big book study our chief responsibility to the newcomer is an adequate presentation of the program. 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. You come into the meeting unmuted6 to mute and unmute. Existing subscribers will continue to receive their mailed copies until their current subscription runs out. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss.
We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and. Step meeting an experienced aamember goes through all the twelve steps, along the big book, in 4 meetings the whole meeting in as many weeks. The book alcoholics anonymous, written in the late 1930s by william bill wilson with input from the first 100 members of aa, is the ancestor of all twelve step programs. List of big book step study bbss groups in the united states. Our hope is that you will be able to join us in person. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. This is especially helpful to those who live in remote area where there is not a big book study or for those who cannot attend face to face meetings or just want to attend the phone bridge meeting.