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Oct 7, 2020 · It came to be called the “preamble” because it is so often read at the opening of AA meetings. Much of the phrasing was borrowed from the foreword to the original edition of “Alcoholics Anonymous,” where “an honest desire to stop drinking” is described as “the only requirement for membership.”. In the September, 1958, Grapevine ...
Feb 18, 2016 · History of the AA Preamble. February 18, 2016 By District 2. In 1947, because of the growing interest in AA, the Grapevine editors decided to write a brief definition of the Fellowship. Thus, the AA Preamble was first published in the June 1947 issue. They used portions of the Foreword to the first edition of the Big Book.
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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 an honest desire to stop drinking . AA has no dues or fees. It is not allied with any sect, denomination, poli...
The original version of the current AA preamble as it was first introduced to AA in the June, 1947, Grapevine.
We are gathered here because we are faced with the fact that we are powerless over alcohol and unable to do anything about it without the help of a Power greater than ourselves. We feel that each persons religious views, if any, are his own affair. The simple purpose of the program of Alcoholics Anonymous is to show what may be done to enlist the a...
In order to form a habit of depending upon and referring all we do to that Power, we must at first apply ourselves with some diligence. By often repeating these acts, they become habitual and the help rendered becomes natural to us. We have all come to know that as alcoholics we are suffering from a serious illness for which medicine has no cure. O...
An Alcoholics Anonymous is an alcoholic who through application and adherence to the A. A. program has forsworn the use of any and all alcoholic beverage in any form. The moment he takes so much as one drop of beer, wine, spirits or any other alcoholic beverage he automatically loses all status as a member of Alcoholics Anonymous. A.A. is not inter...
In order to set our tone for this meeting I ask that we bow our heads in a few moments of silent prayer and meditation.
For a fascinating history of the AA Preamble, please see this link http://www.barefootsworld.net/aa-oldpreamble.html
THE AA PREAMBLE: BACKGROUND INFORMATION. THE PREAMBLE was introduced in the June 1947 issue of the AA Grapevine magazine. It was written by the then-editor, who borrowed much of the phrasing from the Foreword to the original edition of the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous. In those early years, the Grapevine had just begun to circulate among ...
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THE AA PREAMBLE: BACKGROUND INFORMATION. THE PREAMBLE was introduced in the June 1947 issue of the AA Grapevine magazine. It was written by the then-editor, who borrowed much of the phrasing from the Foreword to the original edition of the Big Book, Alcoholics Anonymous.
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Pinellas County Intergroup. 8340 Ulmerton Rd Suite 220. Largo, FL 33771. (T) 727-530-0415. (F) 727-530-0416. Editor: Sonya B. ght@aapinellas.orgHistory of A.A 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.
