e-AA Chat Format

Those who wish, please join in a moment of silence followed by the Serenity Prayer ...

"God, grant me serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference." Amen

AA Preamble:

"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 only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking. 

There are no dues or fees for AA membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety."

Note: All excerpts from "Alcoholics Anonymous", our "Big Book", reprinted here are copyrighted and done so with permission from AAWS.

The format of this meeting is topic-discussion, and it normally lasts for 60 minutes.

If you would like to share during this meeting, please type !! and I will call on you, in turn.

While sharing, please keep the number of people present in mind and adjust your share accordingly.

At the end of your share, please type the word "END" or "end" so we can all know you have finished.

Following this meeting, all are welcomed to stay and chat for as long as you wish. Our chat rooms here are open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

e-AA is an online A.A. group. To participate in our business meetings where our elections of trusted servants and our group-conscience decisions take place, please go to http://www.e-aa.org/maillist.html, click "Members" and fill out the form.

To enter into our monthly drawing for a free Grapevine subscription, send your name and e-mail address to http://www.e-aa.org/form_gv.php.

A winner is drawn at the first of each month, so keep registering until you win!

If you are new to A.A. and would like to have a temporary sponsor to walk with you, please copy and fill in http://www.e-aa.org/form_sponsors.php.

If you are a member of Alcoholics Anonymous and would like to voluntarily contribute toward this group's self-support, please click the "7th Tradition" link on the left of the page as you log in to chat.

Do we have any visitors or newcomers who would like to introduce themselves? Your first name is all we ask, and only so we can welcome you here by name.

Reminder to all: Please be respectful of this meeting. Private conversations slow things down here and can distract others wanting to participate in this meeting.

This is an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. As such, it is for A.A. members to share "our experience, strength, and hope" with others who have a desire to stop drinking and/or who wish to learn more about the A.A. program of recovery.

Does anyone have an opening thought, topic or question to share in relation to alcoholism or recovery?

Does anyone have a closing thought to share with us all before we close?

With many thanks to our greeter for this meeting, may we now have our usual announcements ...

Those who wish, please join in a moment of silence for the still-suffering alcoholic, followed by our Third-Step prayer ...

"God, I offer myself to Thee to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do Thy will always!" ("Alcoholics Anonymous", the book, page 63) Amen