Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings in Pennsylvania

What Is Alcoholics Anonymous?

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international fellowship of individuals who come together to support each other in achieving and maintaining sobriety from alcohol addiction. AA meetings in Pennsylvania provide a judgment-free zone for people to share their experiences and struggles with alcohol abuse.

Pittsburgh Central Office

412 Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15213

• Open speaker AA meeting daily at 12 pm
• Closed discussion meetings Mon-Fri at 6 pm and 8 pm
• Saturday 9 am closed discussion and Sunday 10 am open speaker meeting

Delaware Valley Intergroup Association

5415 Intergroup Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19102

• Open speaker meetings daily at 7:30 am, 12 pm and 6 pm
• Closed discussion meetings daily at 5:30 pm and 8:30 pm
• Special marathon meetings offered on weekends

Harrisburg Area Intergroup

100 N 2nd St. Harrisburg, PA 17101

• Open speaker meetings Mon-Fri at 12 pm and 8 pm, Sat at 5:30 pm and Sun at 10:30 am
• Closed discussion meetings offered daily at 6:30 pm

The 12 Steps of AA

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all the people we had harmed and became willing to make amends with them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.
11. 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 Pennsylvania

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

Attending Your First Local AA Meeting

There are two main types of AA meetings in Pennsylvania:

When attending your first local meeting:

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

Receive welcome keychain tags marking sobriety milestones:

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