AA Meetings Melrose Park, PA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 1.83 miles away and meets on Wednesday at 7:30:00 PM.

If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: Elkins Park, Wyncote, Jenkintown, and Rockledge.

Additional local resources: Melrose Park NA Meetings | Melrose Park Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for an addict seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Melrose Park, PA will help them build a support network to live a sober life. You will be greeted by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their survival of maintaining this state is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the guidance that was given to them.

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Melrose Park, PA

There are a many different AA meetings in Melrose Park, PA. Before choosing the meeting that you are going to attend, it is important to know the different types of AA meetings and who can attend each one.

Open Meeting of AA - An Open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is open to anyone who wishes 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting is only for those who have a desire to stop drinking. It is not open to friends or family.

Big Book Meeting - At these meetings, a member will commonly 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 journey, strength, and hope with fellow members of AA. The speaker may or may not talk through the duration of the meeting and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting commonly involves 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 traditionally focuses on a specific step or 2 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 AA Meeting can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the length of the 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 thoroughly. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a dialogue.

Because each Melrose Park AA meeting is autonomous, they are able to run each meeting as they see fit. Some meeting formats may vary and you can also find AA meetings in Melrose Park that do not. We recommend calling the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Melrose Park, PA, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Melrose Park, PA

The most successful members of Alcoholics Anonymous have found success through getting involved in the program. For people who are attending their first AA meeting and really want to get sober, we recommend following the suggestions of the AA members that have successfully stayed sober for sometime.

It is recommended that you accept where you are at with you addiction and ask for help. Part of not drinking is helping the new members of Alcoholics Anonymous in Melrose Park stay sober, so people are going to be open to helping you not drink too. Raise your hand, say who you are, admit that you need help.