Fifteen sessions with 30 speakers covering all 12 steps from the big book of alcoholics anonymous. Round rock big book step study group austin aa hill. The big book study our chief responsibility to the newcomer is an adequate presentation of the program home. Fellowship of the spirit conference ymca of the rockies estes park, colorado fots website. Rule 62 telephone big book study rule 62 is a big book study that takes place 5 days a week monday friday. Two of the best aa speakers sharing their experience, strength, and hope. To participate by phone dial 6054754700 and when prompted enter the access code.
In the mid 1980s, five members of alcoholics anonymous started the first big book step study group in hyannis, massachusetts, on cape cod. Friday wakefield big book step study congregational church 1 church st 7. The individual sections of this study guide material reflect ideas, emotions and attitudes you might hear from the. 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.
Thanks for visiting please contact us with any suggestions, email. Updated may 11, 2017 we are here to help in any way we can. Aa speakers amazing big book step study part 1 of 5. The conference program lists the workshops and their scheduled times. First step services 211 six forks road, suite 117 raleigh, nc. Bbss are a 15 week step rotation or cycle whereby the first 7 chapters of the big book of a. Portland mens big book step study central service office. The twelve steps of overeaters anonymous may help you when all other methods have failed. The fourth edition of the big book is used and this may be found online at.
When sharing on the sunday night big book step study meeting, please identify yourself as. Big book step study meeting central service office aa maine. The big book is the original source of for step instructions in alcoholics anonymous. The fourth edition of the big book is used and this may be. Round rock big book step study group back to meetings. Quotations from alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions are with permission of a. Find abstinence through the big book our canadian host will lead this transforming study revealing how the message in the big book applies and works as well for compulsive overeaters as it does for alcoholics. Big book 12step study telemeeting telemeeting, pacific time call in number. We have found this approach to be an inspiring format for a meeting. Aa conventions conferences roundups aa events big book study. Aa conventions aa conferences aa roundups aa events 12 step 4th step big book study workshops retreats. Big book meeting, closed, discussion, online, speaker, step meeting, temporary closure, wheelchair access. That is what the authors of the big book and millions before you did.
General service conference approved literature reflects the group conscience of the fellowship of a. Steps by the big book is a nocharge website for people in recovery from alcohol and drugs and other addictions who wish to study the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous aa as part of a friendly, focused group, and work them according to the big book, alcoholics anonymous. Helping others newcomers is the foundation stone of your recovery. Old port big book step study st lukes church 143 state st 5. Massachusetts aa big book step study meetings concord. Big book step study is both a particular style of aa meeting as well as a philosophy about working the twelve steps precisely as they are laid out in the big. Aa big book with questions for discussion hi everyone. Why would bill capitalize the word fellowship here and not anywhere else in the big book. Tuesday portland portland big book step study saint angsar lutheran church 515 woodford st 7. Monday laconia laconia big book step study congregational church 69 pleasant st 7. Cornish big book fellowship group temporary closure. Regardless of how we do it the main thing is to watch for fear, anger, dishonesty and selfishness f.
Daily reflections, a compilation of spiritual reflections contributed by members. 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. An unofficial guide to the twelve steps, edited by dr. For further study, it is suggested that you get a copy of the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The following are the paragraphs selected for each meeting reprinted from the book. Friday medford mens big book step study unitarian universalist church 147 high st 7. These panelstyle meetings will consider the challenges big book step study groups often. List of big book step study bbss groups in the united states.
You can also hear the recordings of the all addictions 12step study workshop meetings by clicking on 12step study workshop above, and the big book study can be heard by clicking on big book study above. This does not imply either approval of or endorsement by this organization which, i understand, feels alcoholics. Volunteers read aloud from the big book, followed by speakers at the podium. Berlin intergroup invites you to a virtual step study weekend on zoom. Click the about bbss tab to read how a longtime bbss member describes the qualifications and responsibilities of the chairperson and speaker, who are qualified to share, and details. World directory of primary purpose groups big book study for a.
List of big book step study bbss groups in the united states hyannis format meeting schedule. The 10 th step inventory can be done using your 4 th step inventory, a journal, a balance sheet, or it can be done right out of the big book pg 8485. This is also a hybrid meeting and can be reached by phone. If you are interested in overeaters anonymous, please click on the image to the left. Big book step study is both a particular style of a. Tuesday saco womens big book step study oasis club 63 school st 10. New hampshire aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss.
This is an open english language meeting which concentrates on the study of the 12 steps as laid out in the big book. Monthly big book readings aa the original way group. The great reality a zoom step study alcoholics anonymous. Monday wilmot wilmot big book step study wilmot community center village rd next to post office 7. Welcome to the mason all addiction big book step study group. Alcoholic selftest using the big book this study of. Welcome to big book revealed a site dedicated to the process of recovery as outlined in the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The saturday morning big book step study meeting of alcoholics anonymous normally meets every saturday from 9 a.
All guests registered for big book seminar 2020 have been automatically preregistered for big book seminar 2021. Big book sponsorship 12 step recovery from any and all. Many attend with their sponsor, or involve their sponsor in the process. All other sources the little red book, the 12 and 12, group sponsored literature were written as accompaniments or guides to be used to assist and deepen the path laid out by the original members of alcoholics anonymous in the big book. The following is a suggested format for a big book step study meeting with emphasis on the fourth step. Detailed step by step examples of all the inventory forms. In that setting, consider that, over in the corner, sits an old timer who has been around aa for over half a century. Da open big book step studya design for living debtors.
Big book step study bbss is a particular style of recovery meeting as well as a very structured and specific directions to working the 12 steps as laid out in the. In a friendly, focused group of sponsors, sponsees, and others in recovery, we study and practice the 12 steps as they were originally described in the text, alcoholics anonymous. Bbss speakers on step four in accordance with the twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous. Big book step study is both a particular style of aa meeting as well as a philosophy about working the twelve steps precisely as they are laid out in the big book. Bbss big book step study an approach to working the twelve steps as they are laid out in the big book alcoholics anonymous. Big book study 2020 webcast channel islands intergroup. This page contains notes and handouts for the 12 step big book workshop on aas 12 steps, as presented by dallas b. Recovery literature in english us we offer all available information pamphlets and na booklets here, in all currently available languages, in order to serve our members and potential members. Big book step study friends meeting house 103 marion rd, rt 6 7. The big book study our chief responsibility to the. It was both transcribed by tape and also from his personal writings. Our speakers goes into detail on working all 12 steps. Maine aa big book step study meetings concord nhbbss. The steps by the big book workbook can be downloaded for free.
This will take you to the official website of overeaters anonymous. Includes a zoom meeting schedule and qualified speakers, recorded at the asheville bbss meeting between 1999 and 2018. The heart of the fellowship of the spirit conference is the step workshops. This is an english language phone meeting which concentrates on the reading and study of the big book of a. We are looking at adopting a new format for some of our meetings, it is called the hyannis format and is based on a format developed in hyannis, massachusetts by some recovered alcoholics. Step 5 we are going to change it up a little and post a big book study workshop that took place in 2011, each speaker is presenting for about an hour on one step. Open, big book, step study the simple actions group.
A list, and look, at the big book step study bbss meetings. Home read the big book and twelve steps and twelve traditions alcoholics anonymous alcoholics anonymous this is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. To personalize the step for your study and action in the here and now, however, you may wish to rephrase it as. Steps by the big book free sbbb workbook for the 12. Please do not state that you are in stephanies workshop, for it is a break of my anonymity. We are a group of men and women dedicated to studying and practicing the 12 steps of recovery.
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