This site is not endorsed by or affiliated with any 12step program. The big book study our chief responsibility to the. Todays aa meetings meetings alcoholics anonymous nh. Louis, missouri, wilson relinquished stewardship of aa to.
Step 12 principles and promises of the aa big book study. Men and women who speak alone and not as a part of a big book study or a lecture. Given current events we have moved to a virtual meeting only, until further notice. Alcoholism12 step support big book step study hyannis format the sharing in the meetings are based on the esh with the solution.
Meeting opens with selected reading from aa approved literature, followed by topic discussion of the steps. Boulder city archives las vegas central office for alcoholics. Includes a zoom meeting schedule and qualified speakers, recorded at the asheville bbss meeting between 1999 and 2018. In april 1939, some 5,000 copies of the big book titled alcoholics anonymous roll off the press. The annual road to recovery conference held at hotel saga in reykjavik, iceland. All guests registered for big book seminar 2020 have been automatically preregistered for big book seminar 2021. Two study guides for the big book of alcoholics anonymous the first study guide has a summary of each book and then hundreds of follow up questions to answer and add sobriety notes. New hampshire aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Step 2 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. 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. We encourage visitors to ask questions and spend time with us before and after the meeting discussing the program and group. List of big book step study bbss groups in the united. The big book study our chief responsibility to the newcomer is an adequate presentation of the program home.
Joe and charlie tapes aa big book study 34 free mp3 audio files listen. New hampshire aa big book step study meetings concord. 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. Joe and charlie big book study on 11 cds with handouts alcoholics anonymous 12 steps. Alcoholics anonymous aa is an international mutual aid fellowship with the stated purpose of. Steps by the big book steps by the big book workbook for. World directory of primary purpose groups big book study for a. Please ignore anything in the group sessions or this workbook that you feel contradicts what you find in the big book. 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. Jan 03, 2018 alcoholics anonymous speaker tapes subscribe to our channel for awesome xa speakers.
Big book step study groups ask that people share their experience with the steps as they are laid out in our basic text. This does not imply either approval of or endorsement by this organization which, i understand, feels alcoholics. Big book meeting, closed, discussion, step meeting, temporary closure. April 10 is a historic day for alcoholics anonymous. If they havent done the steps that way or they arent sure, we ask that they be openminded enough to listen. Registration opens june 1, 2019 and closes october 11, 2019. Big book step study hyannis format the primary purpose group. Cornish big book fellowship group temporary closure. Alcoholism12 step support big book step study hyannis format does anyone else on the forum here follow the official big book step study hyannis format. On one side is the title of the book and the other side is blank so persons wishing to maintain their anonymity can simply turn it over and recover the book in plain white paper. 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. The 2019 october mens conference will take place october 1820, 2019. If so, please join us as we read and discuss the aa big book chapters 8 11. The big book study guide helps us to examine the contents of virtually every sentence in the original text of the big book.
In that setting, consider that, over in the corner, sits an old timer who has been around aa for over half a century. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Wednesday manchester big book step study st paul methodist church 335 smyth rd 7. Bbss speakers on step four in accordance with the twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous. Big book step study all saints parish 1773 beacon st 7. A study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. The conservatives generally advocate an earlier version of the twelve steps, such as that which appears in the big book, or one that more closely resembles the practices of the oxford group.
Big book meeting, closed, discussion, online, speaker, step meeting, temporary closure, wheelchair access. On april 10, 1939, 4,650 copies of the big book, alcoholics anonymous became available for distribution. Advent christian village conference and retreat center. Monday laconia laconia big book step study congregational church 69 pleasant st 7. Big book step study friends meeting house 103 marion rd, rt 6 7. 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. If you find any inconsistencies or you know of a meeting change, wed love to know about it. Suwannee big book weekend annual alcoholics anonymous aa event with alanon participation. If one says that he has done so, he should demonstrate it by speaking on the step directly and accurately. Just 1212 step and tradition meetings or big book study which skipped over the 12 steps to the stories. Welcome to the lake murray october mens conference website. List of big book step study bbss groups in the united states hyannis format meeting schedule. Our small group is fairly new,and if you have completed the.
The saturday morning big book step study meeting of alcoholics anonymous normally meets every saturday from 9 a. The titled side also tells us what the book alcoholics anonymous is to. Conservatives tend to support their views with a depiction of the program as adrift from its spiritual roots. Thanks for visiting please contact us with any suggestions, email. The big book study movement is outside of the structure of alcoholics anonymous in ireland. Its not about being sponsoredits about sponsoring others that is a predictor.
When sharing on the sunday night big book step study meeting, please identify yourself as. An in depth study of the first onehundred sixtyfour pages of the big book. Difference between 12step meetings and big book meetings. After an anticipated readers digest article fails to materialize and a radio broadcast results in no orders, sales are few and far between.
Recordings from the 12step happening march 7th9th 2003. Connecticut aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss. Quotations from alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are with permission of a. It is suggested that before the study is completed, each member completes steps 1 12. Is it ok to use nonconference approved literature in meetings. Aa alcoholics anonymous xaspeakers the lights are on. Awol groups may use one of the following books to study the twelve steps. Big book step study hyannis format 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. Maine aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss. The aa program of recovery is set forth in the twelve steps. Short breaks between sessions are for fellowship and endless coffee refills.
These panelstyle meetings will consider the challenges big book step study groups often. A study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by anonymous. Monday wilmot wilmot big book step study wilmot community center village rd next to post office 7. Littleton big book step study first congregational church 189 main st 7. Bbss big book step study an approach to working the twelve steps as they are laid out in the big book alcoholics anonymous. Maybe thoroughly too, sincere, dedicated with the best of intentions, even line by line word by word with all the desperation of drowning men. Towns hospital for drug and alcohol addictions in new york city in the 1930s, during which time bill wilson, a future cofounder of the mutualhelp movement alcoholics anonymous a. The conservatives generally advocate an earlier version of the twelve steps, such as that which appears in the big book, or one that more closely resembles. Big book step study vs 12 steps and 12 traditions, getting.
Steps by the big book steps by the big book workbook. Friday medford mens big book step study unitarian universalist church 147 high st 7. This was the eleventh annual weekend big book study that was attended by over 100 people in may 2016 in minneapolis, mn. Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. Friday mattapoisett big book step study friends meeting house 103 marion rd, rt 6 7. Like the big book study, but using the book twelve steps and. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aas 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. Friday wakefield big book step study congregational church 1 church st 7. Download pamphlets and handouts to use in big book group sessions our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book. Saturday charlestown big book step study constitution. Time limit of 3 minutes per share with a 5 minute introduction to the step being discussed.
Friday kingston big book step study vineyard christian fellowship church 8 hilltop ave 7. Jun 07, 2015 are you interested in participating in an indepth study of the principles and promises of step 12. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Big book step study hyannis format page 2 soberrecovery. Big book study may, 2016 minnesota webcast recordings. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a study guide for the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord. On april 10, 1939, 4,650 copies of the big book, alcoholics anonymous became available for. Most of us feel we need look no further for utopia.
Our canadian friend moves through the big book of alcoholics anonymous from a perspective of a member of overeaters anonymous. Sbbb refers to this steps by the big book workbook. Please do not state that you are in stephanies workshop, for it is a break of my anonymity. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the. Wednesday nashua big book 12 step study united methodist church 154 main st 7. In reaction to secular and psychological influences many more traditional twelve step members, particularly in aa, begin to make distinctions between true and false interpretations of the twelve steps. This disappointment foreshadows a bleak summer for the new york fellowship. Close to two million people worldwide are estimated to be members of aa as of 2016. Click the links on the right to see the schedule and register for the book study.
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