Virtual Newcomer Packet
A Resource to Answer Questions About the A.A. Program
Four Sources of Guidance for the Newcomer.
Get a Sponsor
The recovering alcoholic attends AA Meetings and is mentored by other members of the fellowship who have practiced the Twelve Steps and applied the AA principles to their own lives.
Study the Books
The recovering alcoholic is also guided by the program, The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions and their instructions.
Find a Higher Power
The recovering alcoholic establishes a relationships with a Higher Power, whatever its form, and trusts in the guidance of the spirit.
Vision for the Future
The final source of wisdom comes from within ... the recovering alcoholic must create a hopeful vision of the future, and find the determination to make it true.
A.A. Books & Pamphlets
Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous, also known as the “Big Book,” presents the A.A. program for recovery from alcoholism. First published in 1939, its purpose was to show other alcoholics how the first 100 people of A.A. got sober.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions explains the 24 basic principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. Chapters provide an interpretation of these principles for personal recovery and the organization of the group.
