AA Meetings Jonestown, PA

Monday AA Meetings in Jonestown

Tuesday AA Meetings in Jonestown

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Wednesday AA Meetings in Jonestown

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Thursday AA Meetings in Jonestown

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Friday AA Meetings in Jonestown

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Saturday AA Meetings in Jonestown

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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: Fredericksburg, Sand Hill, Cleona, and Pleasant Hill

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

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Jonestown, Pennsylvania will help them build a support system to live a sober life. You will be welcomed by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their ability to maintain a sober life is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the guidance that was given to them.

Selecting A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Jonestown, Pennsylvania

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Jonestown, Pennsylvania. Before choosing 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 Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is open to anyone who wishes to attend. You do not have to have an drinking problem 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 get sober. Friends and family are not able to attend these meetings.

Big Book Meeting – At these 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 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 usually 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

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 could be followed by a discussion.

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

How to benefit the most from your initial Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Jonestown, Pennsylvania

To benefit the most from your initial Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you need to walk through the front door with an open mind, and the willingness to change. Make sure to give yourself extra time at the start and end because there is always a “before” and “after” for every meeting, where the members of the group gather outside and talk. Make sure during opening remarks that you raise your hand to let the group know this is your first meeting. Make sure to ask for a meeting list, with phone numbers of the group members. Last, but certainly not least don’t be afraid to raise your hand and speak, share the story that lead you through their doors that day.