So, to all the present and past members of this group goes thanks for their interest and participation. These are general descriptions of the various meetings. Alcoholics anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by. The primary purpose area of narcotics anonymous is not affiliated with any meeting facility, or link directed outside of this website. And, in my opinion just as important, it states our primary purpose. The big book was originally published in 1939 by aa founders bill w. Our hope is that all those who have as yet found no answer may begin to find one in the pages of our book and will presently join us on the high road to a new freedom. The misinformation about alcoholics anonymous and sobriety by. Primary purpose we are a group of alcoholics and drug addicts in memphis, tn that have taken the 12 steps of alcoholics anonymous. Bb, big book, the book alcoholic anonymous the big book is the text for these.
Perhaps our doctor or psychologist will be the person. On my fourth sober aa day, i was sitting alone in one of our musty old meeting rooms, very sad and very broke. Guidance the 12 steps, 12 traditions, and the 12 concepts for world service have been adopted as ppgs guiding principles. As an aa group, our primary purpose is to carry the message of the big book to others, and to help other alcoholics achieve sobriety. The primary purpose of this site is to carry the message contained within the big book of alcoholics anonymous. We study the big book of alcoholics anonymous every tuesday night, come join us. Each member of alcoholics anonymous is but a small part of a great whole. One of the many myths that i was taught about the big book is that its the collective workwords of the original 100 members of aa. We are not telling them about our traditions and how very important they are to the individual groups and to alcoholics anonymous as a whole. Our primary purposebig book study alcoholics anonymous. View by list a brief guide to alcoholics anonymous a.
Before that it is impossible to understand what aa is all about. We have the big book, and the twelve and twelve, as our primary texts, that have the message that we are supposed to be carrying to the new comers. This book became a blueprint for recovery from alcoholism that has been followed successfully for nearly 80 years and something of a publishing phenomenon. I know what you are talking about, but primary purpose is a general term. We are not telling them about the big book and how very important that book is to our long term sobriety. Any outside link on the foregoing meeting pages is intended solely for the purpose of assisting those who are seeking directions to meetings. This site is not endorsed by alcoholics anonymous world services, nor does it. Purpose in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. Find all uses of this word in the big book alcoholics anonymous and the twelve steps and twelve traditions of a. Its theme was our primary purpose and committee four was asked to consider the needs of the disabled to participate fully in our service structure. The big book is the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Experience the big book is a guided, detailed study of the aa big book and 12 steps, by dr.
The primary purpose group big green bay area aa home. The primary purpose group big book study a study of the basic text of alcoholics anonymous r. This study format is currently being used worldwide, as the basic text for big book sponsorship. Each group has but one primary purposeto carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers. 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. I only aim to provide accurate information about the programs principles. Copyright alcoholics anonymous world services, inc. This desire gave birth to the primary purpose group of alcoholics anonymous of dallas, texas, in january, 1988. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the big book of alcoholics anonymous.
Zoom meetings see link below for alanon how it works. In order to help us stay focussed as we study the big book, we use the big book study guide prepared by joe and charlie and crusty cliff of the dallas primary purpose group. He said, in essence, we are no longer showing the newcomer that we have a solution for alcoholism. Since the first edition appeared, in 1939, it has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. Many good descriptions of the disease are used by a. We have no right to save our own skin at another persons ex pense. This website is intended to provide information regarding the homegroups, fellowship, and area service committee in orange and north chatham counties in north carolina. We are excited to announce that we will be hosting our aa meetings via zoom at 7.
To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book. If you are interested in what you have to do in order to have those results produced by aa, be aware that is this is the purpose of the aa big book. The book is published by alcoholics anonymous world services. I am always amused how often alcoholics, frequently sober for many years, are unaware of the actual title of the book they are living their life in accordance with.
The purpose of this study guide is to point out what the author has found in that basic text. Fort lauderdale primary purpose big book study group. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
Big book awakening bb study guide i just got it a couple weeks ago and have started modifying my new bb i bought the study version of the bb its the first 164 on the left page with lines on the right for notes. Printing a single copy of this item is permitted, in accordance with the a. I know of at least three major illinois cities with pacific group aka california big book. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. What we know of course is that the big book was bill wilsons baby its a collection of his opinions and beliefs at 34 years sober.
I am not putting all primary purpose groups in the same boat as clancy. The only requirement for aa membership is a desire to stop drinking. The 164 and more book, ebook, and web site are all concordances which display passages from the big book alcoholics anonymous, the twelve steps and twelve traditions, and the a. Welcome to the our primary purpose area of narcotics anonymous. They usually do, nevertheless, contain information from the big book alcoholics anonymous and other conference approved literature owned and published by alcoholics anonymous. The correctional facilities aa group handbook alcoholics. This is the fourth edition of the big book, the basic text for alcoholics anonymous. Service committees treatment committees primary purpose statement card. Find all uses of this word in the big book alcoholics anonymous and the. These two descriptions describe the core of alcoholism in my experience. Background information the preamble was introduced in the june 1947 issue of the aa grapevine magazine. Meeting types and descriptions alcoholics anonymous in rhode.
The primary purpose group big book study a study of the. For this piece, i am only going to use the big book as my source. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authoritya loving god as he may express himself in our group conscience. It may be one of our own family, but we can not disclose anything to our wives or our parents which will hurt them and make them unhappy. We must be ever vigilant to maintain the purity of our message, if aa is ever destroyed, it will be from within. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Primary purpose statement card alcoholics anonymous. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of god as we understood him. Other interpretations may have equal or better value and usefulness to individual readers. There have been numerous reprints and revisions, in addition to translations into dozens of languages. Those who go by the book, as i try to do, believe that every word is to be taken seriously, that every single verb, noun, or adjective was providentially inspired, and therefore not one of them should be bypassed.
Our area has meetings in chapel hill, carrboro, hillsborough, mebane, and pittsboro nc. Our primary purpose personal stories alcoholics anonymous. 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. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. But i had a bad feeling with this one and i kinda feel that instinct was correct. Study the big book, where it is explained how the first hundred pioneers did. Primary in big book alcoholics anonymous, 12 steps and 12. If you have a drinking problem, we hope that you may pause in reading.
The primary purpose group is a fellowship of men and women who meet weekly to study our basic text, the big book of alcoholics anonymous. The mission of the alcoholics anonymous general service office archives is to document permanently the work of alcoholics anonymous, to make the history of the organization accessible to a. The story of how many thousands of men and women have recovered from alcoholism, is a collection of texts used by members of the alcoholics anonymous fellowship. Sep 12, 20 our written materials are not official aa literature. The second edition 1955 consisted of 1,150,000 copies. It was written by the theneditor, who borrowed much of the phrasing from the foreword to the original edition of the big book, alcoholics anonymous. Las vegas district 7 our primary purpose is to stay. The big book of alcoholics anonymous, also referred to as alcoholics anonymous. The big book of alcoholics anonymous kindle edition by wilson, bill, smith, dr. We have recovered from a seemingly hopeless state of mind and body by taking the twelve steps as outlined in the book alcoholics anonymous. This created a thirst for an even greater knowledge of the vital information contained in the big book. And, bottom line, what does it have to do with our primary purpose. Each alcoholics anonymous group ought to be a spiritual entity having but one primary purpose that of carrying its message to the alcoholic who still suffers. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.