AA Meetings University Park, IL

Monday AA Meetings in University Park

Tuesday AA Meetings in University Park

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Wednesday AA Meetings in University Park

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Thursday AA Meetings in University Park

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Friday AA Meetings in University Park

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Saturday AA Meetings in University Park

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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: Monee, Richton Park, Park Forest, and Matteson

Additional local resources: University Park NA Meetings | University Park Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a fellowship created to help its members obtain sobriety. It is free to attend an AA Meeting in University Park, Illinois as the funding is voluntarily contributed from its members.

AA is one of most highly regarded programs in the United States and around the world that helps countless men and women achieve sobriety in the pursuit of lifelong recovery. AA meetings are usually small groups of individuals who share their experiences getting sober and are there to help new members obtain sobriety.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in University Park, Illinois

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in University Park, Illinois. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to join, it is beneficial 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 wishes 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting – At Big Book meetings, a member will typically read out of the Big Book and follow the reading with a discussion amongst its members.

Speaker Meeting – At an AA speaker meeting, a member of AA will tell their story and share their experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting typically revolves around reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study – An AA step study typically focuses on one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and could be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

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

Traditions AA Meeting – One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in extensively. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a conversation.

Because each University Park 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 University Park that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in University Park, Illinois, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in University Park, Illinois

The best way to benefit the most from your first AA meeting you should remain open minded. Everyone had preconceived notions of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The best advice I ever got was to sit down, shut up, listen to the message, and graciously ask for help. No matter the type of meeting meeting, the one constant will be message of recovering from a hopeless state of mind. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another alcoholic which you will find in any Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you choose to start with.