AA Meetings Gloucester, VA

Monday AA Meetings in Gloucester

Tuesday AA Meetings in Gloucester

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Gloucester

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Thursday AA Meetings in Gloucester

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Friday AA Meetings in Gloucester

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Saturday AA Meetings in Gloucester

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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: Gloucester Courthouse, Bellamy, Gloucester Point, and Achilles

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

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a fellowship organized to help alcoholics obtain sobriety. It is free to attend an AA Meeting in Gloucester, Virginia as the funding is voluntarily contributed from its members.

AA is among the 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. Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are usually small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their experiences getting sober and are there to help new members obtain sobriety.

Selecting An AA Meeting in Gloucester, Virginia

There are a a lot of different AA meetings in Gloucester, Virginia. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to join, it is helpful 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. 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 get sober. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting – At Big Book meetings, a member will commonly 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 experience, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not take up all of the time and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

AA Literature Meeting – A literature meeting commonly 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 a specific step or 2 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 meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve meditation for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the 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 dialogue.

Since each Gloucester 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 Gloucester that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to find out more information on AA Meetings in Gloucester, Virginia, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Gloucester, Virginia

The most successful members of AA have found success through getting involved in the program. For alcoholics 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 Alcoholics Anonymous for a while.

It is important that you reach your hand out and accept help. Part of not drinking is helping the newcomers of AA in Gloucester live a sober life, so people are going to be more than willing to help you not drink too. Stand up, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.