LITERATURE
AA Literature
AA Central Office in Denver
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Hardcover
Alcoholics Anonymous (also known as the Big Book in recovery circles) sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease.
The fourth edition includes twenty-four new stories that provide contemporary sharing for newcomers seeking recovery from alcoholism in A.A. during the early years of the 21st century. Sixteen stories are retained from the third edition, including the “Pioneers of A.A.” section, which helps the reader remain linked to A.A.’s historic roots, and shows how early members applied this simple but profound program that helps alcoholics get sober today. Approximately 21 million copies of the first three editions of “Alcoholics Anonymous” have been distributed. It is expected that the new fourth edition will play its part in passing on A.A.’s basic message of recovery. This fourth edition has been approved by the General Service Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous, in the hope that many more may be led toward recovery by reading its explanation of the A.A. program and its varied examples of personal experiences which demonstrate that the A.A. program works.
Available at the AA Central Office in Denver.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Paperback
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism (also known as the BIG BOOK) describes how to recover from alcoholism. The author is a founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Bill W. & Dr. Bob. It is the originator of the seminal “twelve-step method” widely used to attempt to treat many addictions, from alcoholism and heroin addiction to marijuana addiction, as well as overeating, sex addiction, gambling addiction, and family members of alcoholics, with a strong spiritual and social emphasis.
Available at the AA Central Office in Denver.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
1st Edition
Available at the AA Central Office in Denver.
The 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous
1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

"We are people who would not normally mix." It is by the Grace of God and the fellowship of our program that I had the absolute HONOR to walk this path with someone like Steve Martinez.
Walking into our fellowship hall will never be the same for me without Steve there. When I remember him it will be that he was my biggest cheerleader. He was always - always there to share the message with the newcomer. His message was one of how to live sober - happy, joyous and free. His message was the hardest thing he had to do was get honest with himself - "to thine own self be true". He had a generous spirit. He had no problem telling another man he loved them.
I will miss those hugs I got each and every time I walked in the room with him being excited to see me. "Shamazing!" he would say. Steve has been there my whole entire sobriety which seems like my whole life...and we will miss him dearly.
Thank you Steve - for sharing your sobriety with us.
"We are people who would not normally mix." It is by the Grace of God and the fellowship of our program that I had the absolute HONOR to walk this path with someone like Steve Martinez.
Walking into our fellowship hall will never be the same for me without Steve there. When I remember him it will be that he was my biggest cheerleader. He was always - always there to share the message with the newcomer. His message was one of how to live sober - happy, joyous and free. His message was the hardest thing he had to do was get honest with himself - "to thine own self be true". He had a generous spirit. He had no problem telling another man he loved them.
I will miss those hugs I got each and every time I walked in the room with him being excited to see me. "Shamazing!" he would say. Steve has been there my whole entire sobriety which seems like my whole life...and we will miss him dearly.
Thank you Steve - for sharing your sobriety with us.
Corrections service work
Thank you for your interest in corrections service work. District 13 is ready to bring meetings back into the Downtown Detention Center (DDC) and we need volunteers. Below are the details to move forward
- For those interested in volunteering, current or new volunteers, will need to provide the following to (pallison1105@gmail.com) who will then submit to Rachel Swalley:
- 1) A completed clearance application (attached), be sure to sign in the yellow box
- 2) Send a copy of your driver’s license front and back
- 3) Fill out and sign the Covid19 volunteer agreement
- All old volunteers and new volunteers need to attend a virtual training.
- 1)November 18th, Thursday at 12 pm-2:30 pm
- 2) December 14th, Tuesday at 6pm-8:30 pm
- Volunteer Requirements:
- You cannot be on probation or parole - you need to wait until you are off probation or parole for at least a year before filling out the clearance application.
- You must prove you have received the Covid19 Vaccination and
commit to attending one meeting per month for at least 12 months. - A year of sobriety is recommended
Here are the forms to download and print
Denver
Volunteer