Al-Anon Meetings: Where In Brunswick, Maine?

Al-Anon and Alateen meetings in Brunswick, Maine, are held at various locations, including churches, community centres, and recovery centres. The meetings are designed to provide support and resources for individuals impacted by a relative or friend's alcohol dependency. The closest Al-Anon meeting to Brunswick is 0.86 miles away and takes place on Fridays at 12:00 PM. There are also meetings held on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays at varying distances from the town centre. It is recommended that individuals try attending at least six meetings before deciding if the program is helpful for them.

Al-Anon meetings in Brunswick, ME

Al-Anon is a support group for anyone impacted by a relative or friend's alcohol dependency. Meetings are free, anonymous and confidential. They are also available in-person, electronically (via Zoom) and via hybrid versions.

Mondays

• The closest Al-Anon meeting is 0.86 miles away and meets at 12:00 PM.
• Serenity Al Anon Family Group at the 7th Day Adventist Church, 1.54 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.

Tuesdays

Keep it Simple Al Anon Family Group at the Episcopal Church of St. Mary's, 19.43 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.

Wednesdays

• Portland Parents Group Al Anon Family Group at The Episcopal Church of St Mary, 19.43 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.
• Midcoast Al Anon Family Group at Midcoast Presbyterican Church, off Main Street, Topsham, 1.95 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.

Thursdays

Miracles in Progress Al Anon Family Group at Neighborhood Church Of Christ, 6.42 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.

Fridays

• TGIF Al Anon Family Group at First Parish Church Pilgrim House, 0.86 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.
• Midcoast Al Anon Family Group at Midcoast Presbyterican Church, off Main Street, Topsham, 1.95 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.

Saturdays

Chebeague Island Al Anon Family Group at Chebeague Recreation Center Craft Room, 14.42 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.

Sundays

• Midcoast Al Anon Family Group at Midcoast Presbyterican Church, off Main Street, Topsham, 1.95 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.
• Serenity Sunday Al Anon Family Group at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Gardiner, 23.65 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.

Al-Anon/Alateen resources

Al-Anon/Alateen is a support group for anyone impacted by a relative or friend's alcohol dependency. The group provides support through literature and meetings, and everything shared at meetings remains confidential, including who attends. Al-Anon recommends trying at least six meetings before deciding whether the program can help you.

In meetings, members learn how to change their reactions to the attitudes and behaviours that commonly occur in alcoholic relationships. Literature written by members offers ideas on how to apply the Twelve Step program to the family disease of alcoholism. As non-professionals, members gather as equals, welcoming all who seek a healthier way to live.

Al-Anon is a mutual support group of peers who share their experiences in applying the Al-Anon principles to problems related to the effects of a problem drinker in their lives. Alateen is a peer support group for teens who are struggling with the effects of someone else’s drinking.

Al-Anon meetings are free, anonymous, and confidential. If you have been affected by someone's drinking, you are welcome to attend any meeting without an appointment or invitation. A volunteer will lead the meeting, typically choosing a topic for discussion, and members can share as much or as little as they are comfortable with.

• Miracles in Progress Al Anon Family Group: Neighbourhood Church Of Christ, 6.42 miles from the centre of Brunswick, ME
• TGIF Al Anon Family Group: First Parish Church Pilgrim House, 0.86 miles from the centre of Brunswick, ME
• Midcoast Al Anon Family Group: Midcoast Presbyterican Church off Main Street, Topsham, parking in the rear and rear entry, 1.95 miles from the centre of Brunswick, ME
• Serenity Al Anon Family Group: 7th Day Adventist Church Great Room, 1.54 miles from the centre of Brunswick, ME
• Keep Coming Back Al Anon Family Group: The Portland Recovery Community Centre, 23.29 miles from the centre of Brunswick, ME
• Falmouth Alateen: St Mary's Church, for ages 12-18, 19.43 miles from the centre of Brunswick, ME
• Candlelight Al Anon Family Group: Mobius Discussion meeting; Zoom access: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86525406276?pwd=TFM2OE1NNXZNYW5SWmFmbzM5VEpqZz09 Meeting ID: 865 2540 6276 Passcode: 412375, 22.58 miles from the centre of Brunswick, ME
• Winthrop Area Alateen: United Methodist Church, for ages 12-17, 27.57 miles from the centre of Brunswick, ME

For further information on Al-Anon and Alateen resources, you can visit the official Al-Anon website and use the meeting locator to find more meetings in Brunswick, Maine.

Al-Anon meeting formats

Al-Anon meetings are a mutual support group for peers affected by a friend or relative's alcohol dependency. The meetings are designed to help members learn how to change their reactions to the attitudes and behaviours that commonly occur in alcoholic relationships.

Al-Anon meetings are available in-person, electronically (via Zoom or other video conferencing software), or via hybrid versions. Meetings are also held over the phone, email, chat, instant messaging, social media, and more.

> We welcome you to the [group name] Al-Anon/Alateen Family Group and hope that you will find in this fellowship the help and friendship we have been privileged to enjoy.

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> We who live, or have lived, with the problem of alcoholism, understand as perhaps few other can. We, too, were lonely and frustrated, but in Alanon/Alateen we discover that no situation is really hopeless and that it is possible for us to find contentment, and even happiness, whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not.

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> We urge you to try our program. It has helped many of us find solutions that lead to serenity. So much depends on our own attitudes, and as we learn to place our problem in its true perspective, we find it loses its power to dominate our thoughts and our lives.

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> The family situation is bound to improve as we apply the Alanon ideas. Without such spiritual help, living with an alcoholic is too much for most of us. Our thinking becomes distorted by trying to force solutions, and we become irritable and unreasonable without knowing it.

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> The Alanon/Alateen program is based on the 12 Steps (adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous), which we try, little by little, one day at a time, to apply to our lives, along with our slogans and the Serenity Prayer. The loving interchange of help among members and the daily reading of Alanon literature thus makes us ready to receive the priceless gift of serenity.

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> Anonymity is an important principle of the Alanon/Alateen program. Everything that is said here, in the group meeting and member-to-member, must be held in confidence. Only in this way can we feel free to say what is in our minds and hearts, for this is how we help one another in Alanon.

Al-Anon meetings are not affiliated with any religious groups and do not endorse or oppose any causes. Meetings are autonomous and run by their members, within guidelines designed to promote Al-Anon unity.

Al-Anon recommends trying at least six different meetings before deciding if Al-Anon will be helpful to you.

Al-Anon meeting recommendations

Al-Anon/Alateen is a support group for anyone impacted by a relative or friend's alcohol dependency. Meetings are free, anonymous, and confidential. Everything shared at meetings remains confidential, including who attends.

Al-Anon recommends trying at least six meetings before deciding whether the program can help you. Meetings are available in-person, electronically (via Zoom), or via hybrid versions.

Friday Meetings

• TGIF Al Anon Family Group: Meets at First Parish Church Pilgrim House Parlor, 0.86 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.
• Falmouth Friday Book Study Al Anon Family Group: Meets at St Mary's Fellowship Hall, 19.49 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.
• Newcastle Daytimers Al Anon Family Group: Meets at St Andrews Church Basement, 22.26 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.
• Friday Morning Al Anon Family Group: Meets at Let Go Meeting Portland Recovery Community Center, 23.29 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.
• Friday Night Cape Shore Al Anon Family Group: Meets at First Congregational Church, 23.88 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.

Saturday Meetings

• Chebeague Island Al Anon Family Group: Meets at Chebeague Recreation Center Craft Room, 14.42 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME. This is a seasonal meeting from June to September.
• Top of The Hill Al Anon Family Group: Meets at First Congregational Church, 23.88 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.
• Saturday Nighters Al Anon Family Group: Meets at First Congregational Church, 23.88 miles from the center of Brunswick, ME.

For a full list of Al-Anon meetings in Brunswick, Maine, please refer to the Al-Anon website or contact them directly for more information.

Al-Anon meeting locations

Al-Anon is a support group for anyone impacted by a relative or friend's alcohol dependency. Meetings are free, anonymous, and confidential. They are also available in-person, electronically (via Zoom), or as a hybrid of the two.

There are several Al-Anon meeting locations in Brunswick, Maine. These include:

• The Midcoast Presbyterian Church, located off Main Street in Topsham, with parking in the rear and rear entry. This meeting takes place on Sundays.
• The Episcopal Church of St Mary, which holds meetings in-person and via Zoom on Wednesdays.
• The First Parish Church, which holds meetings in the Pilgrim House parlor on Fridays.
• The Portland Recovery Community Center, which holds meetings on Fridays and Sundays.
• The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Gardiner, which holds meetings on Sundays.
• The First Congregational Church, which holds meetings in the Rotunda on Fridays.

There are also Al-Anon meetings in nearby towns, including Topsham, Bath, Bowdoinham, and Freeport.

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