June 19th, 2026
401-438-8860
Unity
Tradition 7 – Long Form
Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
The A.A. groups themselves ought to be fully supported by the voluntary contributions of their own members. We think that each group should soon achieve this ideal; that any public solicitation of funds using the name of Alcoholics Anonymous is highly dangerous, whether by groups, clubs, hospitals, or other outside agencies; that acceptance of large gifts from any source, or of contributions carrying any obligation whatever, is unwise. Then, too, we view with much concern those A.A. treasuries which continue, beyond prudent reserves, to accumulate funds for no stated A.A. purpose. Experience has often warned us that nothing can so surely destroy our spiritual heritage as futile disputes over property, money, and authority. — Tradition Seven (long form)
Group Anniversaries
Fri June 26th Darthmouth, MA- Darthmouth Friday Night -St. Mary’s Church, 783 Darthmouth St., (62nd Anniversary) Guest Speaker and Buffet
Sat. July 25th Middletown- BENIGN ANARCHY (Women)- Y.A.N.A. Club, 770 Aquidneck Ave., 1St Anniversary. 3PM
Sun. July 26th Tiverton-S.O.S. – St Madeline’s Church, 35 Lake Rd., 18th Anniversary7PM Meeting w/ Guest Speakers & Refreshments
Mon. July 27th So. Kingstown/Wakefield– I CAN’T WE CAN-Church of the Ascension, 370 Main St.,7PM -8:30PM (72nd Anniversary Guest Speakers/Buffet-Pot Luck
NEW GROUPS
Bradford- BRADFORD OPEN DISCUSSION– Open Discussion. Cindy Jo’s Pantry on the Lane and Family Center., 7 North Main St., Mondays at 9AM
Bradford- CONSCIENCE CONTACT– Open 12 & 12 Cindy Jo’s Pantry on the Lane and Family Center., 7 North Main St., Mondays at 12 noon
GROUP CHANGES
Warwick- WARWICK MALL AT 6PM– Is moving outside for the summer. They will meet at Warwick Mall (Firestone Parking lot), 400 Bald Hill Ave., Sunday through Friday at 6PM. Please bring a chair
Taunton, MA- SILVER CITY – Open Speaker Meeting . Will temporarily move to Holy Family Parish, 372 Middleboro Ave., Sundays at 7:30 PM . Effective Sunday June 28th
NEEDS SUPPORT
Cranston– CRANSTON TUESDAY NIGHT- Open Discussion Phillips Memorial Church,565 Pontiac Ave . Tuesdays at 7PM
Pawtucket- PAWTUCKET #1-Open Speaker/Discussion. Epworth Methodist Church, 915 Newport Ave., Thursday at 7PM
Acushnet, MA-S.O.U.L SISTERS (Women)-Open Eleventh Step., Wesley Methodist Church, 67 Main St. Mondays at 6PM
Service
R.I.C.S PI/DUI Committee is recruiting a pool of Volunteer Speakers willing to occasionally share at State Driver Retraining Classes. We will be answering requests from all CCRI Campuses (Lincoln, Warwick, Newport and Providence). If you would like to volunteer for this vital service or would like more information please contact Gordon E. at Gordone1256@gmail.com or call the Central Service Office
RI CENTRAL SERVICE Treatment & ACCESSIBILITIES Committee will once again provide AA meetings for both the Detox Unit and the Dual Diagnosis Unit at Roger Willams Hospital. Any Groups or Individual member willing to provide AA Speakers for a monthly commitment please contact RI Central Service
ATTENTION ALL MEMBERS- A NEWCOMER NEEDS YOUR HELP
RI Central Service is always in the process of up-dating our 12-STEP LIST. Anyone willing to be added to the list should contact their Group Secretary or call Central Service. “When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there and for that I am responsible
The next regular meeting for Central Service Delegates will be held Via Zoom on Wednesday, June 17th, 2026, at 7:00 PM. Zoom Meeting ID: 312 255 2726 – Password Meeting ID and links will be sent to all registered Central Service Delegates
We need volunteers to help with our monthly mailing – takes less than one hour. The next mailing will take place at Central Service, 1005 Waterman Ave, E. Providence Wednesday, July 22nd , 2026, at 9AM
The Area 61 Treatment and Accessibilities Committee (TAC) is looking for groups to share their experience, strength and hope across RI in various treatment and detox facilities. Please visit the “Treatment and Accessibilities“ sub-committee page on AAinRI.com (found under the “Area 61 Subcommittees” button in the main navigation bar) and click the “Submit Group Interest in Facility Commitment” button to see facilities in need of commitments. Please complete the required fields in the form and submit. A TAC member will respond within 72 hours with available day/time openings for the facilities
So RI Intergroup is always looking for members willing to volunteer to do 12 Step Work. Manning the Office, Answering Phones, Rides, as well as people wanting to become involved in Committee Work. There are several Opportunities for Service Available Contact So RI Intergroup at 401-739-8777 for more information
***Please note the deadline for submitting any information for the next today is Thursday, July 17th , 2026
Please Be aware that the RI Central Service Office will be closed on Friday July 3rd In Celebration of Independence Day
Recovery
CARS and CLAMS A Fellowship event Sponsored by the MAY DAY group Sunday, July 12th Newport Car Museum 11 AM -1PM TourTickets at the door- Admission $20 All Are WelcomeThen Join us after for lunch at Flo’s Clam Shack(Not included with ticket price)
S.E.M.R.U Committee will host a SUMMER BBQ – Saturday June 27th with a rain date of Sunday June 28th Colt State Park, Site 33 & 34, Rte. 114, Bristol AA Meeting 3PM- Fun In The Sun. Suggested donation $20 For more information, go to SEMRU.org
RI Central Service will host a “FELLOWSHIP PICNIC” Saturday, July 18, 2025- 12Noon to 5PM with a rain date of Sunday, July 19th At Colt State Park, 114 Hope St, Bristol. Sites 33 & 34 AA Speaker Meeting at 5PM, Tickets will be a $10.00 Donation. We will supply the Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, and condiments. Bring your own drinks, your own chair, and a dish to share! Please sign up in advance so we can estimate the food needed.
RI Central Service will host our 9th Annual “Sailing to Serenity” Block Island Day Trip Saturday August 8th, 2026. Tickets are $75 per person. Tickets include Ro
und Trip Ferry ride, and “ Homestyle New Englander” Buffet Lunch at Ballards, AA Meeting at 5PM Hosted by the OFF SHORE GROUP. Restaurant Seats are limited to 80 People- Reserve your spot, they will go fast.NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AFTER July 29th. ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS
While the work of the group treasurer often involves many details it is important to remember that the money the treasurer oversees serves a spiritual purpose
Taken from: The AA Group Treasurer- F-96, Pg 2
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Tradition Seven
AA’S Tradition of Self-Support
AA’s co-founder discusses the reasons why AA groups do not seek charity and why they support AA central services
AA.’s far-flung Twelfth Step activities, carrying the message to the next sufferer, are the very lifeblood of our AA adventure. Without this vital activity, we would soon become anemic; we would literally wither and die.
Now where do AA’s services–world-wide, area, local–fit into our scheme of things? Why should we provide these functions with money? The answer is simple enough. Every single AA sevice is designed to make more and better Twelfth Step work possible, whether it be a group meeting place, a Central or Intergroup Office to arrange hospitalization and sponsorship, or the World Sevice Headquarters to maintain unity and effectiveness all over the globe.
Though not costly, these service agencies are absolutely essential to our continued expansion–to our survival as a fellowship. Their costs are a collective obligation that rests squarely upon all of us. Our support of services actually amounts to a recognition on our part that AA must everywhere function in full strength–and that, under our Tradition of self-support, we are all going to foot the bill.
We have long known that Alcoholics Anonymous has no need for charitable contributions from any source. Our Fellowship is self-supporting. Neither do AA groups try to meet the rehabilitation expenses of thousands of newcomers. Long ago we learned that that was impractical.
Instead, AA offers to the new person a spiritual way of life that can eliminate the alcohol problem. With this accomplished, the new person, in the company of his fellow sufferers, can then begin the solution of his personal problems–including the financial one.
So AA groups themselves accept no charitable funds–and give none away. At first glance, this attitude may seem to be hard-nosed, even callous. An immense experience tells us otherwise. Money gifts–as a prerequisite of getting sober–are usually worthless when made a function of an AA group.
Of course, we see M’s primary charity in the Twelfth Step activities of tens of thousands of us as we daily carry the AA message to newcomers. We travel millions of miles; we absent ourselves from business and home. In the aggregate, we lay out very large sums. As individuals, we do not hesitate to give temporary financial aid to the newcomer, if and when he seems to want sobriety first. Here, then, is money charity aplenty, always given on a very personal, face-to-face basis. And perhaps even this cannot be called wholly charitable, since every Twelfth Step effort means more certain sobriety and added spiritual growth for the sponsor.
Both these principles we understand: that AA wants no charity; that we support our own services. We understand–but we sometimes forget.