AA Meetings McKeansburg, PA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 8.19 miles away and meets on Friday at 10:00:00 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: New Ringgold, Deer Lake, Middleport, and Orwigsburg.

Additional local resources: McKeansburg NA Meetings | McKeansburg Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An AA Meeting is an assembly where alcoholics and people who struggle with addiction gather for one hour to discuss their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic's Anonymous meeting in McKeansburg, PA will share their experience getting sober through their personal stories with anyone working on their recovery journey. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the want to stop drinking, and live a happy & healthy existence without alcohol.

Selecting An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in McKeansburg, PA

There are a many different AA meetings in McKeansburg, PA. Before selecting the meeting that you are going to attend, it is beneficial to know the different types of AA meetings and what happens at each one.

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

Closed Meeting of AA - A Closed AA 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 these meetings, a member will usually read out of the Big Book and then encourage its members to discuss the meeting.

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 usually involves reading from one of the AA approved pieces of literature and an sometimes they open the floor to discussion at the end 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 could be followed by a discussion about the step(s).

Meditation Meeting - A meditation meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous can involve internal contemplation for a portion of the meeting or even the entire meeting. The meditation may be guided and then followed by a discussion.

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 could be followed by a dialogue.

Since each McKeansburg 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 McKeansburg that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to acquire more information on AA Meetings in McKeansburg, PA, or navigating to aa.org to find out more information.

How to benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in McKeansburg, PA

To benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you need to walk through the front door with an open mind, and the willingness to change. Make sure to arrive 30 minutes early and stay 30 minutes after because there is always a “before” and “after” for every meeting, where the members of the group gather outside and talk. Make sure during opening remarks that you raise your hand to let the group know this is your first meeting. Don't forget to ask for a meeting list, with contact information of the group members. Last, but certainly not least don’t hesitate to raise your hand and speak, share the story that lead you to this meeting.