Alcoholism12 step support big book step study hyannis format the sharing in the meetings are based on the esh with the solution. Meeting description key serenity w for women only m for men only o open meetingall are welcome. Littleton big book step study first congregational church 189 main st 7. The big book serves as the foundation for the alcoholics anonymous 12 step program. The 12 steps, 12 traditions, literature, serenity prayer, phone numbers, sponsor, and slogans. Bbss speakers on step eleven in accordance with the twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous. Dec 21, 2017 week 310 21 december 2017 12 step study big book all addictions workshop call back number. Friday kingston big book step study vineyard christian fellowship church 8 hilltop ave 7. This steps by the big book workbook is for those who are willing to grow along spiritual lines 60. These step and tradition worksheet study guides have offered many recovering addicts a successfully proven way to learn how to live and maintain a drugfree lifestyle.
Step two is the step in which we formerly acknowledge the higher power. Please god remove my fear and direct my attention to what you would have me be. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss. Through our own experience of working with others, many hopeless, suffering addicts lack the necessary power and time to keep coming back to meetings and somehow get sober or.
Our goal is to study the steps as a friendly, focused group, and work them as the authors of the big book described. Recovery support meeting guide recovery is a reality. Dennis memorial library 1020 old bass river rd, dennis, ma 02638. By charlotte safir, lcdc came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
I was taught that the book alcoholics anonymous was written before the first meeting. If you havent, we ask that you be open minded enough to listen. Father martin talks about step one in this video as only he can. In the future we plan to give access to recorded speakers addressing the twelve steps in the 15week rotation used in our meetings. Risenshine 12 step big book study sex addicts telemeeting, pacific time call in number. Big book step study vs 12 steps and 12 traditions, getting. In oa, youll find men and women who are morbidly obese, moderately overweight, and average weight. These panelstyle meetings will consider the challenges big book step study groups often. Addicts, alcoholics and manipulation recovery from. New hampshire aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss. All addictions 12 step study workshop live phone conferences are tuesdays 8 am, est. Please check individual organizations phone numbers andor websites, provided on back, for the most up to date information.
We are a group of men and women dedicated to studying and practicing the 12 steps of recovery as laid out in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Sep 19, 2008 the daily noon est meetings are at the same phone number and pin at the night meeting. Bs big book step study the focus is on some aspect of the 12 steps from the big book. Attend at least one wednesday step study phone meeting at 9. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover as of december 2009, 30,664,881 copies of the big book have been sold or otherwise distributed source aa gso ny. Integrity we admitted to god, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. After an anticipated readers digest article fails to materialize and a radio broadcast results in no orders, sales are few and far between.
Welcome to the mason all addiction big book step study group. We have included on this page a brief history of bbss. Youll also find members who are quite slender, athletic, and even underweight. Step meeting an experienced aamember goes through all the twelve steps, along the big book, in 4 meetings the whole meeting in as many weeks. Steps by the big book table of contents for steps by the. New hampshire aa big book step study meetings concord. This is especially helpful to those who live in remote area where there is not. Using the 12 step book study method of big book awakening, join us as we apply the 12 steps to our compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors in such a way that enables us to have a spiritual awakening. The purpose of this site is to show people recovering from all addictions precisely how to recover using the big book of a. Overeaters anonymous is a 12step recovery program that uses the big book of alcoholics anonymous to help members recover from eating addictions. Short breaks between sessions are for fellowship and endless coffee refills. Please god help me to show this person the same tolerance, pity and patience that i would cheerfully grant a sick friend.
Stepstudy phone meeting recordings clutterers anonymous. What is 12 step alcohol addiction treatment all about. Just 1212 step and tradition meetings or big book study which skipped over the 12 steps to the stories. I will post some history for your site on the birth, 30 years ago, of the big book step study movement within a. There are many 12step programs for various addictions and compulsive behaviors, ranging from cocaine anonymous to debtors anonymousall using the same 12step methods. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book. Aa was never meant to be like todays open discussion meetings. The literature you are viewing is a large file and may take a few minutes to load. Tuesday afternoon phone meeting big book step study. Wednesday manchester big book step study st paul methodist church 335 smyth rd 7. This is the fellowship thats also mentioned on page 84, of the big book. Addicts, alcoholics and manipulation recovery from addictions. I also put together a calendar of as many fellowships phone meeting times, schedules and phone numbers to the best of my knowledge.
You come into the meeting unmuted6 to mute and unmute. The saturday morning big book step study meeting of alcoholics anonymous normally meets every saturday from 9 a. The big book serves as the foundation for the alcoholics anonymous 12step program, the worlds largest alcoholism support group. An awakening sufficient enough to recover from our compulsive eating behaviors and food obsession, f or good and for all. Wednesday nashua big book 12 step study united methodist church 154 main st 7. Program that produced recovery rates that were 5075% successful and information resources on who, where, why, what and how to use the big book and its methodology for. The experience outlined in the big book makes it clear that it is not enough to believe that there is a higher power that can help us. Given current events we have moved to a virtual meeting only, until further notice. Friday mattapoisett big book step study friends meeting house 103 marion rd, rt 6 7. World directory of primary purpose groups big book study for a. Its important to take the time to soul search and find what it is you want in life, then make efforts to obtain it.
If you have done these steps as they are laid out in the big book with the guidance of a hyannisstyle big book step study sponsor and are practicing steps 912, please share your experience with us. In april 1939, some 5,000 copies of the big book titled alcoholics anonymous roll off the press. List of big book step study bbss groups in the united states hyannis format meeting schedule. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the. Et step study phone meeting works a different step every week. We encourage visitors to ask questions and spend time with us before and after the meeting discussing the program and group. This workshop is also for recovered members who want to work with others. This workshop is for newcomersbeginners who want the original, undiluted 12 step program of the 1940s when recovery rates were 5075 per cent. Our small group is fairly new,and if you have completed the. Big book step study all saints parish 1773 beacon st 7. Other meetings upper valley all addictions big book step study. Those using mobile devices may encounter problems if your device does not have sufficient memory. We have to cooperate, to do certain things that will allow a higher power to help us follow spiritual principles.
When aa isnt enough because the success of aa depends on the participants willingness to initiate change is his or her own life, the program cant really help those who arent yet ready to own up to their problem and take corrective action. Step two is specifically designed for the mental obsession. It describes clas archive of 12stepstudy phonemeeting recordings and how to access it. All addictions big book step study sobriety freedom from our addiction through the teaching and practice of the twelve steps is the sole purpose of this group. Other meetings upper valley all addictions big book step. There are many paths to recovery, including peer support programs.
Big book step study hyannis format page 2 soberrecovery. This disappointment foreshadows a bleak summer for the new york fellowship. Steps by the big book steps by the big book workbook for. It is the basic text of the fellowship of alcoholics anonymous, and has helped large numbers of alcoholic men and women, young and old, recover. I am forever grateful to being guided to a big book step study meeting. The 12step alcohol addiction treatment program is a process. Its not about being sponsoredits about sponsoring others that is a predictor. I would like to get some literature and information for our revere, ma all addiction big book step study group. Prayers for step 10 the prayers used in step 4 are repeated here. Two study guides for the big book of alcoholics anonymous the first study guide has a summary of each book and then hundreds of follow up questions to answer and add sobriety notes. Using the 12step book study method of big book awakening, join us as we apply the 12 steps to our compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors in such a way that enables us to have a spiritual awakening. Addiction recovery apps you absolutely must try rehab 4. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr.
The purpose of this study guide is to enable the student to better understand the information the authors of the book, alcoholics anonymous, intended to impart to each of us based on their experience and knowledge of alcoholism and their program of recovery. Recording for december 21, 2017 12step study workshop. The inventory sheets were first written in 1982 before the basic text. Outlining the steps and traditions that make aa famous, as well as numerous stories about recovering addicts who have been through the process, the big book has helped guide millions into a life of sobriety. Bb big book the book, alcoholic anonymous the big book is the text for these meetings. Although the 12 steps are based on spiritual principles, many nonreligious people have found the program immensely helpful. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord. Sex addicts anonymous green book saas basic text saa. The big book study guide helps us to examine the contents of virtually every sentence in the original text of the big book.
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with god as we understood him, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry. During any such meeting to study the aa big book, you would expect to encounter a wide variety of viewpoints on the portions under consideration. Steps by the big book steps by the big book workbook. The meeting was named after the book the fellowship is only one part of 3 part triangle. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa wilson, bill, silkworth, william, bob, dr. Big book step study cape cod all addictions big book. Big book sponsorship 12 step recovery from any and all. We provide this study guide based on personal experience to help those following aas 12 steps as outlined in the original big book, alcoholics anonymous aa. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. Big book step study meetings work by providing clearcut directions on how to recover from any addiction. Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big. The big book and a study guide of the 12 steps of aa. Download pamphlets and handouts to use in big book group sessions our workbook companion to alcoholics anonymous 12 steps of recovery from alcoholism and addiction is called steps by the big book.
Take all 12 steps in just 4 hours download this aa big book step guide and work book it takes only 4 hours to learn the 12 steps and a lifetime to practice them. To help anyone be able to find a big book all addictions meeting in florida using our uptodate listing of a hyannisstyle bbss meetings. Maybe thoroughly too, sincere, dedicated with the best of intentions, even line by line word by word with all the desperation of drowning men. Between 2010 and 2015, this meeting worked the same step. In the future we plan to give access to recorded speakers addressing the twelve steps in. All addictions 12step study workshop live phone conferences are tuesdays 8 am, est. Big book step study aa meetings turned out to be the antidote and balance to that weak aa message and group that dominated aa at the time. In that setting, consider that, over in the corner, sits an old timer who has been around aa for over half a century. Volunteers read aloud from the big book, followed by speakers at the podium. The big book of alcoholics anonymous is the basic text of. Aug 07, 2012 bs big book step study the focus is on some aspect of the 12 steps from the big book. Write down the phone number and access code for all the recorded meetings when the moderator announces them at the end of the meeting.
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