* Definitions apply to A.A. meetings and are provided by the Alcoholics Anonymous Cleveland District Office Meeting Schedule, Page 1.
NOTE: The 12 Step Recovery Club is not affiliated with any of the organizations that meet at the Club. Each group is an autonomous group
representing the 12 step organization that they are affiliated with. The 12 Step Recovery Club rents space to these autonomous groups to
hold their meetings and has no input on the content, program or restrictions to the meetings.
representing the 12 step organization that they are affiliated with. The 12 Step Recovery Club rents space to these autonomous groups to
hold their meetings and has no input on the content, program or restrictions to the meetings.
RESTRICTIONS
CLOSED* - A “CLOSED” meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a
meeting to be attended by ALCOHOLICS ONLY. This may include
troubled persons who are attempting to determine if they have a
drinking problem and if they should become members of the
fellowship.
OPEN* - An “OPEN” meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous literally means
open to any person who wishes to attend. We are accustomed to
seeing non-alcoholic spouses of A.A. members and other close
relatives and friends at these meetings. However, other interested
persons such as social workers, clergymen, physicians, jurists,
students, journalists, etc., have been known to attend open meetings
and this is permissible by definition.
LIMITED* - A “LIMITED” meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous would be
attended by alcoholics who may bring members of their immediate
family ONLY., such as their spouses, their sons and daughter.
**DO NOT SIGN ATTENDANCE OR “COURT” SLIPS - The members
of these meetings have decided that they will not sign attendance
slips of any kind. This is a decision of the autonomous 12 step group
and The Twelve Step Club has no involvement with this decision.
MEN’S - Men Only
MIXED - Men and Women
meeting to be attended by ALCOHOLICS ONLY. This may include
troubled persons who are attempting to determine if they have a
drinking problem and if they should become members of the
fellowship.
OPEN* - An “OPEN” meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous literally means
open to any person who wishes to attend. We are accustomed to
seeing non-alcoholic spouses of A.A. members and other close
relatives and friends at these meetings. However, other interested
persons such as social workers, clergymen, physicians, jurists,
students, journalists, etc., have been known to attend open meetings
and this is permissible by definition.
LIMITED* - A “LIMITED” meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous would be
attended by alcoholics who may bring members of their immediate
family ONLY., such as their spouses, their sons and daughter.
**DO NOT SIGN ATTENDANCE OR “COURT” SLIPS - The members
of these meetings have decided that they will not sign attendance
slips of any kind. This is a decision of the autonomous 12 step group
and The Twelve Step Club has no involvement with this decision.
MEN’S - Men Only
MIXED - Men and Women
MEETING GROUP
A.A. - Alcoholics Anonymous
C.A. - Cocaine Anonymous
D.A. - Drugs Anonymous (Drugs and/or Alcohol)
MEETING FORMAT
12 & 12 DISCUSSION - A group that reads a passage from the 12 Steps
and 12 Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous and then discusses that
reading.
ASK-IT-BASKET - A discussion group that talks about an issue randomly
drawn from a “basket” of pre-submitted topics.
BIG BOOK DISCUSSION - A group that reads a passage from the Big
Book of Alcoholics Anonymous and then discusses that reading.
TOPIC DISCUSSION - A group that discusses topics presented by the
groups chairman related to A.A., C.A. or D.A. as appropriate for the
meeting.
LEAD - A group that features one member of the fellowship sharing their
life story and how the program has changed their life.
LITERATURE DISCUSSION - A group that reads a passage from a select
Alcoholics Anonymous piece of literature and then discusses that reading.
and 12 Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous and then discusses that
reading.
ASK-IT-BASKET - A discussion group that talks about an issue randomly
drawn from a “basket” of pre-submitted topics.
BIG BOOK DISCUSSION - A group that reads a passage from the Big
Book of Alcoholics Anonymous and then discusses that reading.
TOPIC DISCUSSION - A group that discusses topics presented by the
groups chairman related to A.A., C.A. or D.A. as appropriate for the
meeting.
LEAD - A group that features one member of the fellowship sharing their
life story and how the program has changed their life.
LITERATURE DISCUSSION - A group that reads a passage from a select
Alcoholics Anonymous piece of literature and then discusses that reading.
Definition of Meeting Types and their Restrictions
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