Welcome to the Saturday Morning Book Study Group

Unitarian Church — 1 Middle Street, Brunswick, ME — 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMCurrently – Via Zoom (Effective March 2021)

History:
Started- Unitarian Church-1Middle Street Brunswick, ME 10:00AM-11:00AM-1/16/16-3/28/20

Interim- Via Zoom 3/13/21-10/8/22

Currently-In person as of 10/15/22-Berean Church, 16 Cumberland St., Brunswick ME-10:00A.M.

The Saturday Morning Book Study held its first meeting on January 16, 2016. Founded by Gary H, the meeting started with the concept of reading literature consistent with the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. Early meetings were small, with 3 or 4 in attendance. The first book read by the group was Sermon on the Mount by Emmet Fox, selected for the influence it had on Bill Wilson and his writing of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Slowly the group began to gain a following. Here was a different type of meeting that offered the chance to delve deeper into the program to extract a more thorough and substantive understanding of our unique program. Because each new reading is determined by active members, new attendees found that within this intimate gathering, they had a voice in its direction. A group conscience began to emerge, described by one member as a “gentle and inviting environment.” To date — October 2022 — the Saturday Morning Book Study Group has read the following:•     Sermon on the Mount                         New Testament, Gospel of Matthew•     The Four Absolutes                             Moral values taught by Jesus•     Drop the Rock                                      Steps 6 & 7, removing character defects•     Drop the Rock, The Ripple Effect      Step 10, taking continual inventory•     Emotional Sobriety                             Grapevine stories regarding serenity and balance•     Emotional Sobriety II                          Grapevine stories re: giving versus receiving•     Spiritual Awakenings                          Alcoholics share their spiritual experiences.•     Step by Step                                        Grapevine stories on each of 12 steps of AA.•     Breathing Under Water                       Richard Rohr - Spirituality & the 12 Steps•.    Spiritual Awakenings II		             More stories by alcoholics sharing spiritual experiences•.    Happy, Joyous & Free			     A Grapevine lighter look at alcoholics in recovery
•.    Voices Of Long Term Sobriety	     Old-timer's Stories from AA Grapevine
The Group is currently reading The Best of the Grapevine, Volume 1. The cream of Grapevine Stories.

To date the Group has read over 1600 pages of recovery literature.
Business meetings the first Saturday of even months. It has been a remarkable thing to watch this group evolve.