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NIGHTLY ‘BIG BOOK’ MEETING
9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT
We host a nightly open ‘Big Book’ Meeting. We read from either the ‘Big Book’ or ‘The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions’ followed by participants’ shares.
SUNDAY PRIMARY PURPOSE MEETING
7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT
We host an open Primary Purpose Meeting. We read from the ‘Big Book’ sentence by sentence in a question-and-answer format. Participants share throughout the meeting.
The Difference Between Open and Closed AA Meetings
The purpose of all AA group meetings, as the Preamble states, is for AA members to “share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.” To this end, AA groups have both open and closed meetings.
WHAT IS A CLOSED AA MEETING?
Closed Meetings are for AA members only, or for those who have a drinking problem and “have a desire to stop drinking.” Keep in mind our gender-based meetings are all closed and limited to their genders.
WHAT IS AN OPEN AA MEETING?
Open Meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous’ program of recovery from alcoholism. Non-alcoholics may attend open meetings as observers. At open meetings, the AA chairperson may request that participants confine their discussion to matters about recovery from alcoholism.
Whether open or closed, AA group meetings are conducted by AA members who determine the format of their meetings.