Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
For people comparing local AA options, On Awakening 3rd Step is a weekly Speaker, Open, Step Study, Online meeting on Sunday at 6:00 PM. The notes below focus on the local context, arrival details, and meeting-specific fit.
This is one of the listed AA options we have for Boston; if the time is not right, browse the city meeting list for alternatives. There are 315 listed Sunday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
The listed address is Quincy, MA, USA. Use the directions button before leaving, and allow a little extra time for parking, building entrances, elevators, gates, or room changes.
Meeting-specific guidance
Based on the format tags for this listing, it is open to observers, family, friends, and anyone interested in learning about AA; speaker sharing is part of the format, so newcomers can mostly listen; step-study material may be used.
- Give yourself a small time buffer; AA meetings often start promptly.
- AA meetings are free, though groups may pass a basket for voluntary contributions.
- Confirm the time and location with the group or intergroup when possible, especially around holidays.
This guidance is generated from the meeting schedule, address, format tags, local area fields, and intergroup/source notes stored for this listing.
Meeting format notes
This is an open meeting — anyone may attend, including family members, friends, students and anyone curious about AA. You won't be asked to speak or identify as an alcoholic.
This is a speaker meeting: one or more members tell their story — what it was like, what happened, and what it's like now. Great format if you'd rather listen than share.
This group does step study — working through the Twelve Steps together, often with the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions book.
This meeting meets online — use the join link and arrive a couple of minutes early to sort out audio.