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The Twelve Traditions of
Alcoholics Anonymous

1. Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.

2. 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. The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking.

4. Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole.

5. Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.

6. 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. Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.

8. Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.

9. A.A., as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.

10. Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.

11. 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 is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.

Reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.

 

The following A.A. groups* make up District 42 of Maryland General Service (Area 29):

Group Location Day/Time
Odenton Big Book
(open Big Book meeting)Accessible
Ark & Dove Presbyterian Church
8424 Piney Orchard Pkwy.
Odenton, MD 21113
Sunday
7:30 pm
12&12 Recovery Group
(closed step meeting)
Trinity United Methodist Church (Woodwardville)
956 Patuxent Rd.
Odenton, MD 21113
Sunday
8:00 pm
One Page at a Time
(women's Big Book meeting)Accessible
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
1370 Defense Hwy.
Gambrills, MD 21054
Monday
7:00 pm
Jessup 12 & 12
(open Step meeting)Accessible
St. Lawrence Church
2821 Jessup Rd.
(Rt 175 off BW Pkwy)
Jessup, MD 20794
Monday 7:30 pm
Crofton Monday Night
(closed discussion; open beginners meeting in separate room)Accessible
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
1370 Defense Hwy.
Gambrills, MD 21054
Monday
8:30 pm
Ft. Meade Beginners Group
(open beginners meeting)Accessible
New location:  Cavalry Chapel
Building 8465
(corner of Simmons & 6th Armored Cavalry Roads)
Fort Meade, MD 20755
Tuesday 7:00 pm
Crofton Step Group
(closed step meeting)Accessible
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
1370 Defense Hwy.
Gambrills, MD 21054
Tuesday
8:30 pm
Odenton Wed Open Discussion
(open discussion)Accessible
1st Evangelist Lutheran Church
8397 Piney Orchard Pkwy
Odenton, MD 21113
Wednesday 8:30 PM
We Are Lit
(closed discussion)Accessible
Community United Methodist Church
1690 Riedel Rd.
Crofton, MD 21114
Thursday
7:30 pm
Odenton Discussion
(open discussion)Accessible
1st Evangelist Lutheran Church
8397 Piney Orchard Pkwy
Odenton, MD 21113
Thursday 8:30 pm
Green Door Group Ft. Meade
No public access (employees only)
Friday Lunch
Twilight Zone
(Living Sober)Accessible
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
1370 Defense Hwy.
Gambrills, MD 21054
Friday
7:00 pm
Crofton Open Group
(open discussion; step meeting in separate room)
Prince of Peace Presbyterian Church
1657 Crofton Parkway
Crofton, MD 21114
Friday
8:00 pm
Odenton Friday Night Group
(open discussion)
Nichols Bethel Church
Odenton Shopping Center
1239 Murray Rd.
Odenton, MD 21113
Friday
8:00 pm
Upon Awakening
(open Big Book/step/traditions meeting)Accessible
Community United Methodist Church
1690 Riedel Rd.
Crofton, MD 21114
Saturday
9:00 am
Saturday Morning Big Book
(open Big Book meeting; "basic" Big Book meeting in separate room, devoted to the first 164 pages of the Big Book)Accessible
All Saints Lutheran Church
16510 Mount Oak Rd.
Bowie, MD 20716
Saturday
9:30 am
     
AccessibleWheelchair Accessible

For a complete list of nearby meetings, including those outside of District 42, click the "Where & When" link on the Annapolis Area Intergroup website at www.annapolisareaintergroup.org .


For group news and announcements see the  Activities/Events page.


Group email contacts are listed on the Contact Us page.

You can use these contacts to exchange information with a group, to inquire about matters such as group activities, service positions, and group policies, to suggest topics for your home group conscience, etc. 


Group Histories

District 42 has begun a project to compile the histories of the groups it serves.  We will post each group history as it becomes available.  Click here to see the group histories collected so far.


*Any A.A. meetings that are not listed with the General Service Office (GSO) of Alcoholics Anonymous (www.aa.org) cannot be included here, even if they meet within the district's boundaries.  District 42 can only serve those groups that are recognized by GSO and Area 29 (Maryland General Service, www.marylandaa.org ).  If you attend or know of a meeting within the District 42 boundaries that is not shown, it can become a part of District 42 and participate in the A.A. service structure by getting listed with GSO and electing a General Service Representative (GSR).