The Glacier Group of 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 membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. A.A. 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 to achieve sobriety.
-Reprinted with permission of AA Grapevine, Inc.
Meetings
Monday
Recovery Workshop
Location: Zoom
7 PM – 8 PM
Meeting ID: 757 238 7318
Password: recovery
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7572387318?pwd=bzN6ZXFXWnNubVNEZHB4NGxRTUFNUT09
Wednesday
Speaker Meeting
First United Methodist Church
725 W 9th Ave,
Anchorage, AK 99501
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday
Call-up Meeting
ChangePoint Church
6689 Changepoint Dr,
Anchorage, AK 99518
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
The 12 Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous
During its first decade, A.A. as a fellowship accumulated substantial experience which indicated that certain group attitudes and principles were particularly valuable in assuring survival of the informal structure of the Fellowship.
In 1946, in the Fellowship’s international journal, the A.A. Grapevine, these principles were reduced to writing by the founders and early members as the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. They were accepted and endorsed by the membership as a whole at the International Convention of A.A., at Cleveland, Ohio, in 1950.
1
COMMON WELFARE
Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.
2
A LOVING GOD
For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority – a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants, they do not govern.
3
BUT ONE REQUIREMENT
The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.
4
AUTONOMOUS
Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.
5
ONE PURPOSE
Each group has but one primary purpose – to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
6
NO ENDORSEMENTS
An A.A. group ought never endorse, finance or lend the A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
7
SELF-SUPPORTING
Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting declining outside contributions.
8
NON-PROFESSIONAL
Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
9
NEVER ORGANIZED
A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
10
NO PUBLIC CONTROVERSY
Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
11
ATTRACTION-BASED
Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films.
12
ANONYMITY
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.