AA Meetings Marianne, PA

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Marianne, Pennsylvania.

The closest AA meeting to you is 3.23 miles away and meets on Thursday at 8:30 AM.

If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Shippenville, Clarion, Lucinda, and Knox.

Additional local resources: Marianne NA Meetings | Marianne 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 a person seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Marianne, PA will help them build a support system to live a sober life. You will be greeted by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their ability to maintain this state is reliant on helping others and giving back to others the support that they received.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Marianne, PA

There are a variety different AA meetings in Marianne, PA. prior to selecting the meeting that you are going to join, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

Open Meeting of AA - An Open AA Meeting is open to anyone who has a desire to attend. You do not have to be an alcoholic to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA - A Closed Alcoholics Anonymous 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 Big Book meetings, a member will commonly 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 take up all of the time and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting commonly revolves around reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members or a speaker about the literature of topic.

Step Study - An AA step study usually focuses on one or two steps per meeting. This can involve a speaker lead discussion about a particular step, literature reading, and may or may not be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting - A meditation meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the meeting. The meditation may be guided and is sometimes followed by an open conversation.

Traditions AA Meeting - One or more of the AA traditions will be discussed in extensively. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and may or may not be followed by a dialogue.

Because each Marianne 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 Marianne that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Marianne, PA, or visiting aa.org to find out more information.

How to Get The Most From an AA Meeting in Marianne, PA

The most successful members of Alcoholics Anonymous tend to find success through getting involved in the program. If you are attending your first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have been a part of AA for a while.

It is smart to reach your hand out and ask for help. Part of not drinking is helping the new attendees of Alcoholics Anonymous in Marianne stay sober, so people are going to be want to help you not drink too. Raise your hand, introduce yourself, admit that you need help.