I have never attended an AA meeting but after some realization and only a few days back in sobriety I realize I may need other tools to keep me from picking up again.
any members from the Toronto area that can share with me their experience at certain times and locations I could find some support?
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| Time | Meeting | Location / Group | Address | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am | WE Team Morning Meditation (ONLINE) Men, Online Meeting | Toronto | Central | |
| 7:30 am | Morning Discussion (ONLINE / IN-PERSON) Online Meeting | O.I.S.E. Building | 252 Bloor St W | Central |
| 10:00 am | Women’s Oshawa Women | Alano Club | 200 Thornton Rd N | Suburban East |
| Noon | Grace Noon (IN-PERSON) | Grace United Church | 156 Main St N | Suburban Northwest |
| Noon | Dry On Danforth (IN-PERSON) | Hope United Church | 2550 Danforth Ave | East |
| Noon | Keswick Noon Big Book Meeting | Keswick United Church | 177 Church St | Suburban North |
| Noon | Lakeshore Noon | Lakeshore Community Centre | 185 Fifth St | West |
| Noon | Newmarket Group (IN-PERSON) | Newmarket Church of Christ | 230 Davis Dr | Suburban North |
| Noon | Anchor of Hope (IN-PERSON MEETING) | Sheridan United Church | 2501 Truscott Dr | Suburban West |
| Noon | Noon Rap Group (IN-PERSON) | St. Andrew’s Hall | 73 Simcoe St | Central |
| Noon | Melrose Discussion (IN-PERSON) | St. Matthews Anglican Church | 3962 Bloor St W | West |
| Noon | Daily Reflections (IN-PERSON) | St. Simon’s Anglican Church | 1450 Litchfield Rd | Suburban West |
| 12:15 pm | Step Eleven Meditation Meeting (IN-PERSON) | Calvin Presbyterian Church | 26 Delisle Ave | Central |
| 12:15 pm | Step 11 Meditation Meeting (ONLINE) Online Meeting | Eastminster United Church | 310 Danforth Ave | East |
| 12:15 pm | Westminster Discussion (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) Location Temporarily Closed | Westminster United Church | 4094 Tomken Rd | Suburban West |
| 12:30 pm | Gift of Life (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) | Humber River Hospital | 1235 Wilson Ave | North West |
| 1:00 pm | Black River Group (IN-PERSON) | Knox United Church | 34 Market St | Suburban North |
| 1:15 pm | Midday Serenity (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) | St. Andrew’s Church | 2333 Victoria Park Ave | North East |
| 1:30 pm | No nonsense (IN-PERSON) | Thomas A Becket Anglican Church | 3535 S Common Ct | Suburban West |
| 3:00 pm | Queen Street W. Secular Afternooner (ONLINE MEETING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) Online Meeting | Camh Bell Gateway Building | Bell Gateway Building | Central |
| 3:00 pm | Daily Women Discussion Meeting (ONLINE) Women, Online Meeting | Online | Toronto | West |
| 6:00 pm | Big Chunks of Truth (IN-PERSON) | Humbercrest United Church | 16 Baby Point Rd | West |
| 6:00 pm | Mount Royal York (ONLINE / IN-PERSON) Online Meeting | Metropolitan United Church | 56 Queen St E | Central |
| 6:00 pm | U of T Big Book Discussion (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) | O.I.S.E. Building | 252 Bloor St W | Central |
| 6:00 pm | Tuesday Solution (ONLINE) Temporarily suspended until late August Online Meeting | Online | Toronto | |
| 6:00 pm | Conscious Contact (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) Location Temporarily Closed | St.Stephen In The Fields Church | 103 Bellevue Ave | Central |
| 6:30 pm | Beaches (IN-PERSON) | Beach United Church | 140 Wineva Ave | East |
| 7:00 pm | New Life Group (IN PERSON) | First United Church | 151 Lakeshore Rd W | Suburban West |
| 7:00 pm | Markham Third Tradition Group (In-person) | Grace Anglican Church | 19 Parkway Ave | Suburban Northeast |
| 7:00 pm | Ladies 12 and 12 (IN-PERSON) Women | Maple Grove United Church | 346 Maple Grove Dr | Suburban West |
| 7:00 pm | Scarborough General Hospital (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) | Scarborough General Hospital | 3050 Lawrence Ave E | North East |
| 7:00 pm | Markham Tuesday (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) | St. Andrew’s United Church | 32 Main St N | Suburban Northeast |
| 7:00 pm | Living Sober Beginners Meeting (IN-PERSON) | Trinity United Church | 461 Park Ave | Suburban North |
| 7:00 pm | Beyond Belief (IN-PERSON) | churchill meadows recreation centre | 5320 Ninth Line | Suburban West |
| 7:30 pm | Shepherd Group (IN-PERSON) | Church Of The Incarnation | 15 Clairtrell Rd | North |
| 7:30 pm | We Are Not Saints (IN-PERSON) Secular | Eastminster United Church | 310 Danforth Ave | East |
| 7:30 pm | Brampton Bad Boys Big Book (ONLINE/IN-PERSON) Men | Grace United Church | 156 Main St N | Suburban Northwest |
| 7:30 pm | Tuesday Mens Solution (IN-PERSON) Men | O.I.S.E. Building | 252 Bloor St W | Central |
| 7:30 pm | Kipling (IN-PERSON) | Olivet Church | 279 Burnhamthorpe Rd | West |
| 7:30 pm | Ajax Freethinkers (ONLINE MEETING) Online Meeting | Online | Toronto | West |
| 7:30 pm | Aurora (IN-PERSON) | St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church | 32 Mosley St | Suburban North |
| 7:30 pm | The Last Chance Group (IN-PERSON) | St. Marks Presbyterian Church | 7366 Darcel Ave | Suburban Northwest |
| 7:30 pm | Responsibility Group(ONLINE / IN-PERSON) Online Meeting | Trinity - St. Paul´s United Church | 427 Bloor St W | Central |
| 7:30 pm | Sendero De Vida | University Presbyterian Church | 1830 Finch Ave W | North West |
| 7:30 pm | The Solution Base Big Book | West Edge Community Center | 157 Lakeshore Rd W | Suburban West |
| 7:30 pm | Hadenuffyet Big Book Discussion (ONLINE MEETING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) Online Meeting | online | Etobicoke | West |
| 8:00 pm | Willowdale (ONLINE / IN-PERSON) Online Meeting | Bayview United Church | 2609 Bayview Ave | North |
| 8:00 pm | Beaches (IN-PERSON) | Beach United Church | 140 Wineva Ave | East |
| 8:00 pm | Amazing Grace (ONLINE MEETING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) Online Meeting | Blessed Sacrament | 24 Cheritan Ave | Central |
| 8:00 pm | Bolton (IN-PERSON) | Bolton United Church | 8 Nancy St | Suburban Northwest |
| 8:00 pm | Recovery | Christ The King Lutheran Church | 149 Bay Thorn Dr | Suburban North |
| 8:00 pm | Agincourt Acorn Group (IN PERSON) | Christian Centre Building | 2575 Midland Ave | North East |
| 8:00 pm | Streetsville (IN-PERSON / ONLINE) Online Meeting | Cornerstone Community Church - Salvation Army | 3020 Vanderbilt Rd | Suburban Northwest |
| 8:00 pm | Steps To Serenity (IN-PERSON) | Eastminster United Church | 310 Danforth Ave | East |
| 8:00 pm | Reaching Out (IN-PERSON) | Emmanuel United Church | 420 Balmoral Dr | Suburban Northwest |
| 8:00 pm | North Toronto Group (ONLINE / IN-PERSON) | Glenview Presbyterian Church | 1 Glenview Ave | Central |
| 8:00 pm | St. Patricks | Good Shepherd Refuge | 412 Queen St E | Central |
| 8:00 pm | Amistad | Grupo Espanol | 1560 Dupont St | Central |
| 8:00 pm | Harbour Light (IN-PERSON) | Harbour Light Centre | 160 Jarvis St | Central |
| 8:00 pm | Principles Before Personalities (Big Book Study ONLINE MEETING ONLY) Online Meeting | Kingston Road United Church | 975 Kingston Rd | East |
| 8:00 pm | Mount Albert (IN-PERSON) | MOUNT ALBERT | 41 Alice St | Suburban North |
| 8:00 pm | Keswick Free Thinkers Step 11 Meeting | Maple Hill Baptist Church | 215 Glenwoods Ave | Suburban North |
| 8:00 pm | Aurora Group (ONLINE) Online Meeting | Online | Aurora | Suburban North |
| 8:00 pm | Chartwell (ONLINE) Online Meeting | Online | Toronto | |
| 8:00 pm | Markland Wood Location Temporarily Closed | Online Mississauga | Mississauga | Suburban West |
| 8:00 pm | Sobriety Plus (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) | Riverside-Emery United Church | 2799 Weston Rd | North West |
| 8:00 pm | Sunnyside (IN-PERSON) | Roncesvalles United Church | 240 Roncesvalles Ave | West |
| 8:00 pm | Alderwood Discussion (IN-PERSON) | St Ambrose Catholic Church | 782 Brown’s Line | Suburban West |
| 8:00 pm | The Alderwood Group | St Ambrose Catholic Church | 782 Brown’s Line | Suburban West |
| 8:00 pm | Westmoreland (IN-PERSON) | St Paul’s Presbyterian Church | 100 Hepbourne St | Central |
| 8:00 pm | East York (IN-PERSON) | St. Columba And All Hallows Church | 2723 St Clair Ave E | East |
| 8:00 pm | Living And Learning (IN-PERSON) | St. Leonard’s House | 1105 Queen St E | Suburban Northwest |
| 8:00 pm | New Anchor (IN-PERSON) | St. Margaret’s In The Pines Church | St Margaret’s Cemetery | East |
| 8:00 pm | Oakville North (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) Location Temporarily Closed | St. Michael’s Church | 181 Sewell Dr | Suburban West |
| 8:00 pm | Royal York (ONLINE & IN-PERSON MEETING) Online Meeting | St. Philip’s Parish Hall | 60 Dixon Rd | West |
| 8:00 pm | Love And Tolerance (IN-PERSON) | Trinity - St. Paul´s United Church | 427 Bloor St W | Central |
| 8:00 pm | The Great Fact Discussion (CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) Men, Location Temporarily Closed | Trinity - St. Paul´s United Church | 427 Bloor St W | Central |
| 8:00 pm | Living Sober (IN-PERSON) | Trinity United Church | 461 Park Ave | Suburban North |
| 8:00 pm | Fifth Tradition: Scarborough (IN-PERSON) | Wexford United Church | 2102 Lawrence Ave E | East |
| 8:00 pm | Foundation Group (ONLINE MEETING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE) Online Meeting | Wideman Mennonite Church | 10530 ON-48 | Suburban Northeast |
| 8:30 pm | Orleta Discussion: Polish | St. Casimir’s Church | 156 Roncesvalles Ave | West |
| 8:30 pm | Little D. Traditional Group (IN-PERSON & ONLINE) Online Meeting | Trinity - St. Paul´s United Church | 427 Bloor St W | Central |
| 9:00 pm | Recovery 911 (ONLINE) Online Meeting | Online Meeting | 234 Eglinton Ave E | Central |
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Good on you for deciding to go to a meeting. I was scared but when I got the courage up, I went in, sat in the back listening, and I immediately felt like I finally found my people.
There’s a great app called meeting guide, it’s blue with a white folding chair. You put in your location and it lists all local meetings by day and time.
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Im not sure if they still print the hard copy meeting book, but if you look up Toronto meetings online you can find meetings that are close to you and in your area!
There are womens/mens meetings if you feel more comfortable, and an open meeting generally means all are welcome (so even if you wamted to bring a support person who is not from AA or a drinker who wamts to quit) - these usually have a speaker (someone who gets up and tells their experience - what it was like, strength & hope - what its like now. Closed meetings are just for those in AA (or who are curious about it themselves) and are usually more discussion based.
AA not only saved my life, it gave me so many tools - patience, acceptance and a willingness to be open. It helped me to get in touch wirh myself and others, and helped me to see the circles I was goinf in not just with alcohol, but in other areas of my life. I found navigating AA felt a bit intimidating at times, because there are quite a few people in the GTA and so there can be different opinions about how to “do” AA, and some can be a bit loud about it. For me, it was just about accepting we’re all on a journey, i wanted to be sober and was willing to do ANYTHING and the people here were those i could relate to.
It cannot hurt to try, and in the end it could be the key to saving your life - it didnt just help me put down alcohol, it gave me sooooo much more. I found those in AA who had what I wanted, gravitated toward them and for those who maybe didnt necessarily have what I wanted I tried to rest my mind and still see what they had to share…
Only thing thats required to go is a desire to stop drinking. Thats it. The 12 steps are simple and gave me a new way of life…if you feel its not for you, that is okay - it may be that you arent ready or ready to accept the program, but it may mean youre searching for another way - just because AA doesnt fit does not mean you are not alcoholic/have a use issue, that you cant get sober/be a non-drinker, and that theres anything wrong witb you! Its a journey, we all have to find our way. AA offers the opportunity for connection and not feeling alone, if you find that…its a beautoful thing.
I wish you tons of luck, and pray for you on your journey 
Thank you! This reply honestly brought tears to my eyes. Another day down, ready to face tomorrow. Will keep you posted!
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Appreciate this & ready to walk through those doors!
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I went to my first meeting tonight with a friend that is 17 years sober. It was many members anniversaries and I really enjoyed the speaker who shared. I picked up my desire medallion and felt so much warmth and support.
I will have 30 days on Thursday.
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I thought GTA meant Grant Theft Auto. 
Sorry, I feel very American now. Anyways glad there’s meetings in Toronto!
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Lol! I Googled what is GTA? And the main thing that came up was Grans Theft Auto. It might also be because Google knows I’m on the other side of the continent. Glad a meeting was found and that it went well!
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