Monday AA Meetings in Athens
St. John's Evangelist Church
Discussion Meeting Closed AA Meeting
32 miles from the center of Athens, PA
St. John's Evangelist Church
Discussion Meeting Closed AA Meeting
32 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Washington West Project 1201 Locust St
Open Big Book Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous
54.73 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Christ Episcopal Church
Step Study Meeting Closed AA Meeting
56.87 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Christ Episcopal Church
Step Study Meeting Closed AA Meeting
56.87 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Sidney United Methodist Church
Discussion Meeting Open Meeting
63.03 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Tuesday AA Meetings in Athens
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Washington West Project 1201 Locust St
Closed AA Meeting
54.73 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Washington West Project 1201 Locust St
Discussion, Open Newcomer's AA Meeting
54.73 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Washington West Project 1201 Locust St
Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous
54.73 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Wednesday AA Meetings in Athens
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St. John Episcopal Church
Step Study Meeting Discussion Meeting Big Book Open Meeting
32 miles from the center of Athens, PA
St. John Episcopal Church
Step Study Meeting Discussion Meeting Big Book Open Meeting
32 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Open Meeting of Alcoholic's Anonymous
50.07 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Washington West Project 1201 Locust St
Closed Discussion AA Meeting, Step Meeting
54.73 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Thursday AA Meetings in Athens
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AA Meeting Closed Discussion
43.87 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Washington West Project 1201 Locust St
Closed AA Meeting
54.73 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Washington West Project 1201 Locust St
Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous
54.73 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Washington West Project 1201 Locust St
Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous
54.73 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Friday AA Meetings in Athens
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Washington West Project 1201 Locust St
Open AA Step Meeting
54.73 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Saturday AA Meetings in Athens
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Open Discussion Meeting Alcoholics Anonymous
33.74 miles from the center of Athens, PA
Washington West Project 1201 Locust St
Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous
54.73 miles from the center of Athens, PA
If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Sayre, South Waverly, Waverly, and Ulster
Additional local resources: Athens NA Meetings | Athens Al-Anon Meetings
What is an AA Meeting?
An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a place to share experiences and success stories with other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict wanting to get sober to come in and ask for help. These meetings in Athens, Pennsylvania will help them build a support system to help guide them to sobriety. You will be greeted by your peers that have all lived and survived from alcoholism. Their survival of maintaining this state is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the support that they received.
Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Athens, Pennsylvania
There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Athens, Pennsylvania. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to join, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.
Open Meeting of AA – An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wishes to attend. You do not have to have an alcohol addiction to go to an open AA 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. 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 journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.
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 traditionally focuses on one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and might be followed by a discussion about the step(s).
Meditation Meeting – A Meditation AA Meeting 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 extensively. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and might be followed by a conversation.
Being that each Athens 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 Athens that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Athens, Pennsylvania, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.
How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Athens, Pennsylvania
In order to get the most out of your first AA meeting you should remain open minded. We all had an idea of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The one piece of advice I was ever given was to sit down, stop talking, pay attention to the message, and humbly 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 addict which you will find in any meeting you choose to start with.