AA Meetings Gaston, OR

Monday AA Meetings in Gaston

Tuesday AA Meetings in Gaston

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Gaston

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Thursday AA Meetings in Gaston

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Friday AA Meetings in Gaston

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Saturday AA Meetings in Gaston

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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: Forest Grove, Yamhill, Cornelius, and Carlton

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

What is an AA Meeting?

AA is a fellowship organized to help its members achieve sobriety. There is no charge to attend a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Gaston, Oregon as the funding is accepted on a [donation from its members.

AA is one of most commonly known 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 commonly made up of small groups of recovering alcoholics who share their experiences achieving sobriety and are there to help new members achieve sobriety.

Choosing An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Gaston, Oregon

There are a variety different AA meetings in Gaston, Oregon. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to attend, 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 have an alcohol addiction to go to an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Friends, family, and children can attend 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 these meetings, a member will typically 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 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 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 AA Meeting 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 discussion.

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 may or may not be followed by a dialogue.

Since each Gaston 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 Gaston that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in Gaston, Oregon, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in Gaston, Oregon

The members who benefit the most from AA have found success through going more for the program than just attending meetings. 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 come before you.

It is recommended that you accept where you are at with you sobriety and ask for help. Part of staying sober is helping the newcomers of AA in Gaston maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be more than willing to help you get sober too. Stand up, introduce who you are, admit that you need help.