AA Meetings Oliver, PA

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

The closest AA meeting to you is 1.14 miles away and meets on Monday at 7:00 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: Uniontown, East Uniontown, South Uniontown, and Leith.

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

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a program where alcoholics and people who struggle with drug use gather for one hour to discuss their experience, strength, and hope. AA Members who attend an Alcoholic's Anonymous meeting in Oliver, PA will share their experience getting sober through their personal stories with anyone looking to get sober. There is no religion, creed or race, for membership, just the desire to get sober, and live a happy & healthy existence without alcohol.

Choosing A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Oliver, PA

There are a a number of different AA meetings in Oliver, PA. prior to choosing the meeting that you are going to join, it is beneficial 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 has a desire to attend. You do not have to have an alcohol addiction to go to an open Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting. Friends, family, and children can join these meetings.

Closed Meeting of AA - A Closed meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous 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 typically 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 talk through the duration of the meeting and can often be followed by a discussion amongst the members.

AA Literature Meeting - A literature meeting typically 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 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting can involve deep reflection for a portion of the meeting or even the whole time. 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 depth. This can be done with a speaker, literature lead, and could be followed by a discussion.

Because each Oliver 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 Oliver that do not. We recommend contacting the local AA intergroup to get more information on AA Meetings in Oliver, PA, or navigating to aa.org to locate more information.

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

The members who benefit the most from AA 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 been a part of Alcoholics Anonymous for a while.

It is smart to reach your hand out and accept help. Part of not drinking is helping the new attendees of AA in Oliver maintain their sobriety, so people are going to be want to help you not drink too. Raise your hand, say who you are, admit that you need help.