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What to Expect from
Al-Anon/Alateen Meetings
What to Expect from
Al-Anon/Alateen Meetings
We welcome you to the Al-Anon/Alateen Family Group and hope you will find in this fellowship the help and friendship we have been privileged to enjoy. We who live or have lived with alcoholism understand as perhaps few others can. We, too, were lonely and frustrated, but in Al-Anon/Alateen we discover that no situation is really hopeless and that it is possible for us to find contentment, and even happiness, whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not. We urge you to try our program. "This is Al-Anon, pages 2-3"
Local and Online Al-Anon Meeting Schedule
(All times listed are Central Time US and Canada)
Local and Online Al-Anon Meeting Schedule
(All times listed are Central Time US and Canada)
Sunday
Sunday
7:00 P.M. - SERENITY SUNDAY AFG The Fellowship Club 3224 1st Ave NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa On-street and parking lot available. Meeting located upstairs in the room at the end of the hall. Chairlift available.
7:00 P.M. - COURAGE WITHIN AFG Urbana Christian Church 108 E Jefferson St South Urbana, Iowa 52345 MEETING ENTRANCE NOTE: Use the side entrance.
Monday
Monday
9:00 A.M. - MORNING BOOSTERS AFG The Fellowship Club 3224 1st Ave NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa On-street and parking lot available. Meeting located upstairs in the room on the left. Chairlift available.
3RD MONDAY 7:00 P.M. - District Meeting See the District Info page for details.
Tuesday
Tuesday
1:00 P.M. - FEELING BETTER AFG Unity Center of Cedar Rapids 3791 Blairs Ferry Road NE Cedar Rapids, IA Handicap Accessible In-person meeting the 1st Tuesday of the month ONLY ZOOM Meetings - Except the 1st Tuesday of each month. Copy and paste this zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/94871454193?pwd=SDdFRnZNN1VlTm1SdDNWZWhwNHFndz09 Meeting ID: 948 7145 4193 Passcode: 085792 Via Cell Phone /Audio ONLY Dial in using any of the numbers below. When prompted, enter the meeting ID number followed by the # sign. • 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) Meeting ID: 948 7145 4193 # For issues with joining the meeting, please reach out to Alice L. (563) 920-4484
1st TUESDAY 6:30 PM - Newcomers Information Only Meeting Learn helpful tips, ask questions, and see if Al-Anon is right for you. The Fellowship Club 3224 1st Ave NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa On-street and parking lot available. Meeting located upstairs in the room at the end of the hall. Chairlift available. Immediately followed by the New Attitudes AFG meeting (below).
7:00 P.M. - NEW ATTITUDES AFG The Fellowship Club 3224 1st Ave NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa On-street and parking lot available. Meeting located upstairs in the room on the left. Chairlift available.
7:00 P.M. - TGIA (THANK GOD IT'S ALATEEN) The Fellowship Club 3224 1st Ave NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa On-street and parking lot available. Meeting located upstairs in the room at the end of the hall. Chairlift available.
Wednesday
Wednesday
5:30 P.M. - AFTER WORK AFG Gratitude Club 212 Edgewood Road NW, Suite J Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Behind Taco John's in corner of strip mall.)
7:30 P.M. - PRAIRIEWOODS AFG Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center 120 E Boyson Rd Hiawatha, Iowa Ph. No. (319) 395-6700 Handicap Accessible *This meeting can last longer than the standard one hour time frame.* (NOTE: Watch KCRG TV news or check KCRG.com website for meeting cancellations due to potential hazardous weather conditions. You may also call Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center directly for meeting updates if questionable weather conditions.) .
Thursday
Thursday
9:45 A.M. - NEW CREATIONS AFG St. Mark Methodist Church 4700 Johnson Ave NW Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Meeting held in the Parlor near the church office.
Friday
Friday
9:00 A.M. - FRIDAY MORNING AFG The Fellowship Club 3224 1st Ave NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa On-street and parking lot available. Meeting located upstairs in the room on the left. Chairlift available.
7:00 P.M. - MARION FRIDAY NIGHT AFG 1st Presbyterian Church 802 12th St Marion, Iowa (Corner of 8th Ave & 12th Street) Handicap Accessible MEETING ENTRANCE NOTE: Marion Friday Night AFG meeting entrance is off the alley area in the back of the building.
Saturday
Saturday
8:00 P.M. - MOUNT VERNON AFG Mount Vernon United Methodist Church 304 1st Street W. Mount Vernon, Iowa AFG meeting is still in person. Meeting is in Chapel Sunday School Room. Last Saturday of each month - Open combined candlelight meeting with AA held in the Fellowship Hall.
Frequently Asked Meeting Questions
Frequently Asked Meeting Questions
Are there dues for membership?
Are there dues for membership?
Al-Anon/Alateen is self-supporting through members' voluntary conributions. There are no dues or fees for membership.
What kind of group is Al-Anon/Alateen?
What kind of group is Al-Anon/Alateen?
Al-Anon is a mutual support group. Everyone at the meeting shares as an equal. No one is in a position to give advice or direction to anyone else. Everyone at the meeting has experienced a problem with someone else's drinking.
May I ask questions at the meeting?
May I ask questions at the meeting?
Al-Anon is not a religious program. Even when the meeting is held in a religious center, the local Al-Anon group pays rent to that center and is not affilited in any way with any religious group. Your religious beliefs - or lack of them- are not a subject for discussion at Al-Anon meetings, which focus solely on coping with the effects of someone's drinking.
Are the meetings all the same?
Are the meetings all the same?
Every meeting is different. Each meeting has the autonomy to be run as its members choose, within guidelines designed to promote Al-Anon unity. However, ALL who have been affected by someone else's drinking are welcome. Al-Anon recommends you try at least six different meetings before you decide if Al-Anon will be helpful to you.
Is Al-Anon a religious program?
Is Al-Anon a religious program?
Al-Anon is not a religious program. Even when the meeting is held in a religious center, the local Al-Anon group pays rent to that center and is not affilited in any way with any religious group. Your religious beliefs - or lack of them- are not a subject for discussion at Al-Anon meetings, which focus solely on coping with the effects of someone's drinking.
Why is anonymity so important?
Why is anonymity so important?
It will take some time to fully understand the significaance of anonymity to the Al-Anon program. But it is simplest level, anonymity means that the people in the room will respect the confidentality of what you say and won't approach you outside the room in a way that compromises your privacy or the privacy of anyone who attended an Al-Anon meeting.
How will the meeting start?
How will the meeting start?
The meeting will likely begin with a reading of the Twelve Steps of Al-Anon. It will take some time to fully understand how the Twelve Steps can be a helpful tool recovering from the effects of someone's drinking. But Al-Anon gives you the opportunity to grow at your own pace.
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