AA Meetings Chester, IA

Monday AA Meetings in Chester

Tuesday AA Meetings in Chester

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Chester

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Thursday AA Meetings in Chester

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Friday AA Meetings in Chester

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Saturday AA Meetings in Chester

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If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Lime Springs, Le Roy, Etna, and Saratoga

Additional local resources: Chester NA Meetings | Chester Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a fellowship created to help its members achieve sobriety. Attendance is free at an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Chester, Iowa as the funding is voluntary based only from its members.

AA is one of most commonly recognized programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women achieve sobriety in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. They are usually small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their recovery journey and are there to help new members achieve sobriety.

Choosing An AA Meeting in Chester, Iowa

There are a many different AA meetings in Chester, Iowa. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to join, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of AA – An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who wants to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA – A Closed AA Meeting is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting – At these meetings, a member will usually read out of the Big Book and then encourage its members to discuss the meeting.

Speaker Meeting – At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting usually involves reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study – An AA step study traditionally focuses on one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and may or may not be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting – A meditation meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open dialogue.

Traditions AA Meeting – One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and may or may not be followed by a discussion.

Being that each Chester AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Variation of meeting formats is common and you can also find AA meetings in Chester that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Chester, Iowa, or visiting aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Chester, Iowa

The members who benefit the most from AA tend to find success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. For addicts who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of AA for a while.

It is important that you accept where you are at with you sobriety and ask for help. Part of not drinking is helping the newcomers of AA in Chester stay sober, so people are going to be more than willing to help you not drink too. Stand up, say who you are, admit that you need help.