An open meeting of Alcoholic Anonymous with topics selected for discussion at the beginning of the meeting. Now meeting at the Meals on Wheels Monterey Peninsula (formerly Sally Griffith Center), Fitness Room.
Find AA Meetings in Pacific Grove, CA
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The AA Directory lists 9 AA meetings in Pacific Grove, CA across 9 locations and 5 days a week. Every group is free, confidential, and open to anyone with a desire to stop drinking. Use the schedule below to find local and online AA meetings in Pacific Grove by day, time, and format, with directions to each.
Across Pacific Grove, Monday is the busiest day for AA meetings, and evening (5–9 PM) sessions are the most common. About 11% of groups (1) offer an online or hybrid option, while in-person groups meet across 9 venues in and around the city.
Common formats include Discussion, Big Book, and Closed meetings. If nothing nearby fits your schedule, Salinas (17 mi) and Watsonville (23 mi) also have listed meetings within driving range.
AA Meetings in Pacific Grove, CA
The format of this meeting is reading from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous (Fourth Edition) and we read the book from cover to cover. Each person reads one or two paragraphs and then comments on what has been read, or they can pass on ...
We read from the book Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book) for 15 minutes and then discuss the reading.
This is an Open Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Pacific Grove CA Tue at 8pm. Note that nonalcoholics may attend open meetings as observers. This meeting is no longer hybrid and only meets in person.
This is a men's topic discussion meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in Pacific Grove. After some A.A. readings, the secretary asks if anyone has a suggested topic for the meeting centered around A.A. recovery. Whoever suggests a topic is then ...
Wild Women is an open A.A. women's speaker/discussion meeting. We begin with traditional A.A. readings, and have a speaker share her experience, strength, and hope for approximately 20 minutes. At that point the meeting is open for sharing,...
A women's only Big Book study meeting, Friday nights at St. Mary's in Pacific Grove. The meeting is held in the Clay Hall, Choir Room. Please bring your own Big Book.
This is a men's subject discussion and problem solving meeting. The leader begins the meeting with a short talk (10-15 minutes) on an A.A. subject of his choice. He then calls on those who raise their hands to respond to the subject. Anyone...
➤ In-person meeting at St. James Episcopal Church in Monterey (corner of Franklin & High Streets). The Sunrise Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily at 6:45 AM and Saturday at 7:30 AM. Six days a week the meeting is led by a differen...
The Sunrise Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily at 6:45 AM. Six days a week the meeting is led by a different secretary who chooses a discussion topic based on A.A. approved literature of their choice. The meeting uses a round the hor...
DOMINGO JUNTA DE ESTUDIO 8:00 – 9:30 AM. TEL: (831)241-1897. (831)901-6789.
● In-person meeting at Church of the Wayfarer in Carmel, with a separate online meeting held at the same time. ● Daily meeting at 7 AM on weekdays, and 8 AM on Saturdays and Sundays. ● Enter from 7th Avenue and follow the garden path ...
Men's meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous in the Monterey-Salinas area.
Various format meeting five days a week
Online only meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous with a different format 3 days a week. Wednesday - Living Sober Thursday - Newcomer Sunday - Women's Discussion
Sunday Night Big Book is a one hour, open, hybrid meeting at St. James Episcopal Church in the McGowan House. Each week we read aloud (round-robin style) for ten minutes, then hold an open discussion on what we have read. We read from the B...
Alternating Step, Tradition, and Topic discussion with a speaker’s meeting on the last Sunday of the month. Zoom ID: 832 0646 2366 Password: Page83-84
This is a daily meeting with a format that varies by day of the week: Sun–As Bill Sees It Mon–Topic Discussion Tue–Speaker Discussion Wed–Big Book Study Thu–Topic Discussion Fri–12 & 12 Step Study Sat–Topic Discussion
Meeting format is a Big Book Topic Discussion meeting. An A.A. member reads something from the book Alcoholics Anonymous and then shares their experience on the selected reading for about 10 minutes. They then suggest a topic related to the...
➤ In-person meeting at St. James Episcopal Church in Monterey (corner of Franklin & High Streets). The Sunrise Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily at 6:45 AM and Saturday at 7:30 AM. Six days a week the meeting is led by a differen...
The Sunrise Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets daily at 6:45 AM. Six days a week the meeting is led by a different secretary who chooses a discussion topic based on A.A. approved literature of their choice. The meeting uses a round the hor...
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Finding AA Meetings in Pacific Grove, CA
This directory lists 9 AA meetings across 9 locations in Pacific Grove, California, spanning a range of days, times, and formats so you can find one that fits your schedule.
Whether it's your first meeting or your hundredth, Pacific Grove's AA community makes room for everyone.
Other Resources
AA is peer support. Some people also work with:
- • Professional addiction counselors and therapists
- • Medical providers (especially important for alcohol withdrawal, which can be dangerous without supervision)
- • Al-Anon, for family members affected by someone else's drinking
- • Other recovery programs alongside or instead of AA
- • Sober living homes in the Pacific Grove area
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- Meeting formats: 9+ AA meetings across Monterey County, covering open, closed, speaker, step study, and specialized groups
- Locations: Meetings throughout Pacific Grove and surrounding communities in the county
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Many people in Pacific Grove attend meetings in neighboring communities within Monterey County simply because a particular group suits them better. County-level intergroups and central offices also coordinate schedules, run 24-hour phone lines, and connect people with local AA resources.
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