QUAD A CHICAGO is Alchoholics Anonymous for Atheists and Agnostics.........and anyone else!
Quad A has been meeting continuously for over 35 years in Chicago
A NUMBER OF QUAD-A MEETINGS ARE BEING HELD ONLINE, CLICK MEETING LINK BELOW FOR INFORMATION
CLICK HERE for a FLYER with more background about Quad A
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What Is Quad-A? |
A.A. Members, especially newcomers, are urged to attend various meetings to find the meetings that are the most helpful to them. All A.A. Meetings have their own special characteristics. Quad-A is a collection of AA group meetings attended mostly by atheists, agnostics, and humanists in the greater Chicago area; however, anyone with a desire to stop drinking is welcome. Quad A is NOT separate from "general" AA- it's just a fellowship of these particualr meetings that share this website so folks can find the meetings easily if they are interested in checking out secular AA meetings in the area. Quad-A meetings function no differently than other A.A. Meetings—allowing recovering alcoholics to gather on a regular basis as autonomous groups using the suggested Twelve Steps for the individual and the Twelve Traditions for the group as the foundation for recovery and spiritual growth. We share and learn how to live sober and rewarding lives. Like all A.A. Meetings, Quad-A meetings are for all people with a desire to stop drinking. There are no further qualifiers or disqualifiers |
"To us, the Realm of Spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive; never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek. It is open, we believe, to all..." (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 46). Quad-A acknowledges recovering persons may have a valid and fulfilling sobriety with or without belief in a Higher Power as traditionally understood. For many regular Quad-A meeting-goers, the "Power greater than ourselves" and "God as we understood Him" are interpreted by the individual or ignored altogether. For some of us, it is A.A. itself or the group. Our members have been reared with and without many different forms of religious training; we prefer to refrain from proselytizing for or against any particular creed. We accept the beliefs of the individual without contempt, condescension, or approbation. |
There is some interest in starting a NEW Quad-A meeting Sundays at 7PM at Anona West in West Chicago. Anyone interested in seeing this become a reality please contact Fred D.
Chicagoland Quad A Meetings:
A NUMBER OF QUAD-A MEETINGS ARE RESUMING IN-PERSON MEETINGS- SEE BELOW.
A NUMBER OF QUAD-A MEETINGS ARE STILL BEING HELD ONLINE, CLICK MEETING LINK BELOW FOR INFORMATION
MEMBERS OF QUAD A GROUPS- PLEASE CHECK THE ABOVE FOR ACCURACY AND REPORT ANY NECESSARY CHANGES HERE
NOTES- it may require a little searching to find the door or other location-related "tricks" to find some of these meetings. Some meetings are buried in church basements, others may require a little exploration to find the right room. Just remember - you could always manage to find your way to a drink, so use the same perseverance when trying to find where the meeting is at the address listed.
HERE ARE SOME HINTS FOR FINDING SPECIFIC MEETINGS:
The Tuesday 6:30 meeting at 2nd Unitarian on Barry st, Chicago- you cannot enter through the main church entrance along the east side of the building; you have to enter through the outside basement door, which is down an outdoor stair on the west corner of the front on the building on Barry. If the door is locked at 6:30 on a Tuesday, BEAT on the door so someone from the meeting will hear you and open the door.
Wednesday 7:30 Secular Sisters meeting at St. Joseph's Hospital in Elgin- Enter the hospital through the Main Entrance off of Airlite Street (if you don’t see a statue of St. Joseph, you are not at the Main Entrance) Head to the left, past the Gift shop and turn left. Continue past the piano, past the glass doored room and turn Left into the hallway. The St. Luke room is the first and second door on the left.
The Saturday 11:00 am, AA Humanist Atheists & Agnostics, New Town Alano Club (NTAC) 909 W. Belmont Ave. Chicago This is above the Ann Sather Restaurant. The NTAC door is between the two doors of the restaurant. Doors open at 10:30 am. Entry to NTAC, buzzer on the left side of the door. Please press once, and someone upstairs will press a button that sounds that the door may be opened. When you hear the sound, open the door, and proceed upstairs to your left. Someone with keys (typically Jerry S. as he has the only set of keys currently) will be admitting attendees. Go to the end of the hall, Room entry the SECOND door on your left. EAST Meeting room on your right. There is also a restroom on your right. There is a door on your left leading to the West Room, there may be a meeting in session when we start our meeting, so in courtesy to that session, please watch your voices if in a group. Masks are optional as NTAC does not require masks. Use a mask if you may be immune impaired or not vaccinated.
The Saturday Free Spirit 4:15 pm Agnostics, Atheists & Anyone Else, United Church, 615 W Wellington, Chicago is in the basement of same church as above. Use the main entrance, which is also used by a theater group. Sometimes it’s open, sometimes not. If it’s not, wave at someone in the basement and they’ll come to the door to let you in.
Saturday Free Spirit 4:15 pm Agnostics, Atheists & Anyone Else, United Church, 615 W Wellington, Chicago could use some support!
-OTHER MEETINGS- please let me know how to find your meeting rooms and I will post it here.
The 7:00 PM Monday night Quad A group meeting at 5555 N Lincoln alano club is calling for anyone interested to draft an alternative list of the 12 Steps for those of us who are agnostic or atheist. Copies will be posted on this site and we will call for a vote to pick the best version. The prize will be a $25 gift Mastercard. Email your 12 step variations to bill@LF.org
What is the difference between an OPEN meeting and a CLOSED meeting?
A meeting designated as CLOSED is for people who know, or suspect, they have a problem with alcohol and/or drugs and are seeking recovery. If you think you may have a problem with alcohol, you are welcome to attend any meeting, including closed meetings, to see if AA is right for you. Closed meetings are for people who are looking for a solution to their own problems as they relate to alcohol and other drug addictions.
An OPEN meeting is a meeting that ANYONE can attend - spouses, family, students of nursing, psychology, social work, etc who want to know more about the AA recovery process, or ANYONE curious about AA- all these are welcome at an open meeting.
-LINKS-
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1AuWy7FKCG-R_pyRZzEjFXkH-Rw_0VEzi/htmlview?pli=1#gid=656871302?pli=1%23gid=656871302 is a spreadsheet with links to roughly 700 online secular AA meetings around the world collected by Omagod.org, a secular AA group.
Agnostic AA NY Link to a non-religious AA group in New York City, with listings of many agnostic and atheist AA meetings throughout the USA and the world
AA Agnostica A GREAT magazine style site with articles and information of particular interest to skeptics, nonbeleivers, atheists and agnostics in AA
Secular AA orgainzation Secular AA links, articles and more
-Quad A Library-
HERE is another Quad A flyer, from the Schaumburg group.
Click HERE for a collection of documents we've put together which you may find interesting or useful
HERE you will find some history of the atheist / agnostic meetings in Chicago that are collectively known as "Quad A"
YES THIS IS AN AWFULLY PLAIN LOOKING WEBSITE. It's purposely designed to be super-easy to edit, so someone with only a minimum of HTML skills can maintain it.
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