Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Connecticut

What is Alcoholics Anonymous?

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international fellowship of individuals who come together to support one another in achieving and maintaining sobriety from alcohol addiction. AA in Connecticut holds free meetings across the state to provide a community for those seeking help with alcohol dependence.

St. Thomas More Chapel

268 Park St, New Haven, CT 06511

• Monday 8:00 PM: Closed Discussion
• Tuesday 8:00 PM: Open Speaker Meeting

Church of the Redeemer

185 Cold Spring St, New Haven, CT 06511

• Wednesday 8:00 PM: Open Big Book Discussion
• Saturday 7:00 PM: Closed Step Meeting

South Congregational First Church

277 Main St, Hartford, CT 06106

• Monday 12:00 PM: Open Discussion
• Thursday 6:00 PM: Open Speaker Meeting

The 12 Steps of AA

Alcoholics Anonymous outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain sobriety. The steps aim to motivate members toward positive change across Connecticut.

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. We came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. We humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. We made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when doing so would injure them or others.
10. We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Getting Started with AA in Connecticut

Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places across Connecticut.

Attending Your First Local AA Meeting

There are two main types of AA meetings in Connecticut:

When attending your first local meeting:

• Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new member.
• Share your experiences if you feel comfortable.

You may receive welcome keychain tags marking periods of sobriety:

• 30 days
• 60 days
• 90 days
• 6 months
• 9 months
• 1 year
• 18 months
• Years 2-50

The most important things are attending regularly, participating if willing, avoiding potential triggers, and connecting with a sponsor. Stay after the meeting concludes to ask questions about the group or recovery in general. Be open, honest, and willing – you’ve taken a huge step just by walking in the door!