Should My Meeting Be a Group?
Your meeting has a time, a place, and people in the chairs. But is it also a group? In A.A., a meeting is a scheduled gathering where alcoholics share recovery, […]
Your meeting has a time, a place, and people in the chairs. But is it also a group? In A.A., a meeting is a scheduled gathering where alcoholics share recovery, […]
Joanne M. Sobriety date: May 30, 1986. Home groups: Dimondale Group, 7 p.m. Mondays, and Clean Air, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, First Presbyterian Church, 162 Bridge St., Dimondale. What was life
An estimated 124 members turned out for Lansing Central AA’s annual Celebration of Sobriety May 16 at the Hannah Community Center in East Lansing. The event included a sobriety countdown
As many of you know, the 2026 General Service Conference in New York has concluded. You can see my full Conference Report Back by going to area34aa.org. There are just
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Maybe you do make a difference Name: John D. Sobriety date: June 5, 1988 Home group: The Back Porch Group, 7:30 p.m. Mondays at University Lutheran Church, 1020 S. Harrison
Have you heard the one about the difference between an A.A. group and an A.A. meeting? The group is the ongoing fellowship; the meeting is one hour when everybody finds
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JoElle P. Home group: 12 Steps and 12 Traditions Book Study at University United Methodist Church in East Lansing 6 pm Monday. Sobriety date: January 23, 2023. Let’s begin with
By Belinda T. I love random moments that open my eyes to a new experience. That’s one of the many gifts of this recovery program and process. Not long ago,
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Service is not about guilt or shame Sam C. Home group: Men’s Step & Tradition meeting at Alano Club East Sobriety date: 3/26/25 I am less than six months sober.
By Rich C. A common assumption among newcomers to A.A. is that the three Lansing Alano Clubs (East, West and South), are part of A.A. In fact, our Alano Clubs,