September 21st, 2026
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Unity
Tradition 10- Long Form
No A.A. group or member should ever, in such a way as to implicate A.A., express any opinion on outside controversial issues – particularly those of politics, alcohol reform, or sectarian religion. The Alcoholics Anonymous groups oppose no one. Concerning such matters, they can express no views whatever.
Group Anniversaries
Wed. Sept. 30th Warwick –SURVIVAL -Warwick Central Baptist Church, 3270 Post Rd., 7PM. 50th Anniversary. Guest Speaker/Snacks
Thurs. Oct. 8th No Providence- PEACEFUL WAYS– St James Episcopal Church, 474 Fruit Hill Ave. 7PM. 13th Anniversary. Guest Speakers and Refreshments
Thurs. Oct 15th Pawtucket- PAWTUCKET #1– Epworth Methodist Church, 915 Newport Ave.79th Anniversary. 6:30PM Spaghetti Supper & 7:30 PM Guest Speaker /Meeting
Sun. Oct. 18th Woonsocket-REDHEAD- Holy Trinty Parish/ Monsignor Gadoury School, 1409 Park Ave. (Rear Entrance) 7PM 55th Anniversary, Speakers and Refreshments
Sun. Oct. 18th REMEMBER WHEN– Christ Church in Lonsdale, 1634 Lonsdale Ave., 42nd Anniversary. Guest Speaker/Buffett
Mon. Oct. 19th East Providence – ACCEPTANCE GROUP- Rumford Grange, 125 No. Broadway, 7PM, 42nd Anniversary. Guest Speaker and Buffet
Wed. Oct. 28th Fal River, MA-FALL RIVER WEDNESDAY NIGHT– St Anthony’s of the Desert Maronite Church, 300 Easton Ave. 7:30PM, 83rd Anniversary. Guest Speaker and Buffet
Thur. Oct 29th East Greenwich- WOMEN OF DIGNITY– St Lukes Church, 99 Peirce St. 33rd Anniversary 6PM to 7PM. Food & Fellowship / 7PM To 8PM Meeting
Sun. Nov. 1st So. Kingstown/ Wakefield- SUNDAY NIGHT WOMEN’S STEP- Wakefield Baptist Church, 236 Main St ., 38th Anniversary. 5:30PM Buffet & 6PM Guest Speakers
NEW GROUPS
No. Kingstown- CHEERS– Closed Discussion First Baptist Church, 44 Main St., Thursdays at 6PM. Starting October 1st.
DISBANDED
Johnston- SOBER LIFE– St Robert Bellarmine Church, 1804 Atwood Ave. Fridays at 8PM
CHANGES
Lincoln to Woonsocket- COMING BACK– Will move to St. James Church, 24 Hamlet Ave. Woonsocket , Tuesday 7:30 PM .
East Providence- SEEDS OF HOPE – East Providence City Hall, 145 Taunton Ave Monday thru Thursday at 12 Noon has changed the format of Tuesday meeting only to a Newcomer 1,2,3, Step Meeting.
Cranston -GARDEN CITY – Open Speaker. Woodridge Congregational Church, 30 Jackson Rd. Mondays at 7PM will only meet in person. They will no longer host a zoom meeting.
Newport- HAPPY, JOYOUS & FREE.- St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 525 Broadway, will change their format to the following Mon- Big Book, Tues.- 12 Step, Wed.-Pass It On or Dr. Bob and the Good Old Timers, Thur. 12 Traditions, and Fri. -AA Pamphlets or Other AA Literature. Mon. Thru Fri at 12 Noon.
Warwick- WARWICK MALL AT 6PM– has moved back indoors to Southern RI Intergroup, (Craik Bldg.) , 2845 Post Rd., Sunday Through Friday at 6PM
NEEDS SUPPORT
Pawtucket- TRIANGLE – Open Speaker. St. Lukes Church, 670 Weeden St., 7PM
Somerset, MA- THURSDAY SERENITY– Open Discussion. Church of Our Saviour, 2112 County St.,Thursdays at 7PM
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,October 14th , 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, October 21st, at 9AM
RISCYPAA will hold it next Hy-Brid Business Meeting Saturday October 3rd 2026, 1PM- 3PM at RI Area 61 Office, 3649 Post Rd., in Warick- Zoom ID 859 5568 6770 password AREA61with Fellowship to Follow
AREA 61 will be conducting a AREA INVENTORY A survey for AA members in AREA 61We need your perspective to better serve our AreaTo participate go https://aainri.com/the-delegates-corner
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 Friday October 23rd , 2026
Please Be aware that the RI Central Service Office will be closed on Monday October 12th In Celebration of Columbus Day/ Indigenous Peoples Day **
Recovery
WE WANT TO LIVE group will host a “FALL FLING” Sober Dance Saturday October 17, 2026, 7PM to 10PM Fellowship Hall, Kingston Congregational Church 2610 Kingstown Rd. Kingston. Tickets are $15 – Admission is limited A portion of proceeds will be donated to RI Convention Scholarship Committee
Districts 2 & 4 will host a Joy Of Service “Halloween Costume Party” At Our Lady Of The Rosary Church, 21 Traverse St., Prov. Saturday , October 17th – 6PM to 10PM Speakers- at 7PM, Trophy for Best Halloween Costume Pizza Will Be Served- Bring A Dish To Share Don’t Forget Your Dancing Shoes!!!!
So. RI Intergroup will host a Sober Halloween Dance Saturday October 31st 7PM to 11PM at St Lukes Church, 99 Peirce St., East Greenwich Tickets are $15 – must be bought in advance Available at some meetings and through Intergroup DJ, Dancing, Costume Contest, Snacks /Refreshments, 50/50 Raffle, Fellowship & Fun For more Info contact Maureen at mtelly1167@yahoo.com
The May Day group will host a Halloween Party Saturday Oct 31st Woodridge Congregational Church, 30 Jackson Rd., Cranston Treats 6PM Meeting at 7PM With Costume Party to Follow Pot Luck, Snacks/Refreshments, Music, Raffles, Costume Contest, & Fellowship
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Come one, Come all! Our 51st Annual RI State Convention “A WAVE OF HOPE”
It will take place at the Newport Marriott Feb 5th- thru Feb 7th, 2027 A wonderful weekend of Unity, Recovery and Service with great speakers from around the country, entertainment, marathon meetings and so much more. Don’t miss out! Register today at aainri.com – you can also buy meals and book rooms through the registration page.
Volunteers needed for Hospitality Committee
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Tradition Ten
SEPTEMBER 1948 Editorial: On the 10th Tradition
No A.A. Group or member should ever, in such a way as to implicate A.A., express any opinion on outside controversial issues–particularly those of politics, alcohol reform, or sectarian religion. The Alcoholics Anonymous Groups oppose no one. Concerning such matters they can express no views whatever. To most of us, Alcoholics Anonymous has become as solid as the Rock of Gibraltar. We like to believe that it will soon be as well-known and just as enduring as that historic landmark. We enjoy this pleasant conviction because nothing has yet occurred to disturb it; we reason that we must hang together or die. Hence, we take for granted our continued unity as a movement. But should we? Though God has bestowed upon us great favors, and though we are bound by stronger ties of love and necessity than most societies, is it prudent to suppose that automatically these great gifts and attributes shall be ours forever. If we are worthy, we shall probably continue to enjoy them. So, the real question is, how shall we always be worthy of our present blessings? Seen from this point of view, our A.A. Traditions are those attitudes and practices by which we may deserve, as a movement, a long life and a useful one. To this end, none could be more vital than our 10th Tradition, for it deals with the subject of controversy–serious controversy. On the other side of the world, millions have not long since died in religious dissension. Other millions have died in political controversy. The end is not yet. Nearly everybody in the world has turned reformer. Each group, society and nation is saying to the other, “You must do as we say, or else”. Political controversy and reform by compulsion has reached an all-time high. And eternal, seemingly, are the flames of religious dissension. Being like other men and women, how can we expect to remain forever immune from these perils? Probably we shall not. At length, we must meet them all. We cannot flee from them, nor ought we try. If these challenges do come, we shall, I am sure, go out to meet them gladly and unafraid. That will be the acid test of our worth. Our best defense? This surely lies in the formation of a Tradition respecting serious controversy so powerful that neither the weakness of persons nor the strain and strife of our troubled times can harm Alcoholics Anonymous. We know that A.A. must continue to live, or else many of us and many of our brother alcoholics throughout the world will surely resume the hopeless journey to oblivion. That must never be. As though by some deep and compelling instinct we have thus far avoided serious controversies. Save minor and healthy growing pains, we are at peace among ourselves. And because we have thus far adhered to our sole aim, the whole world regards us favorably. May God grant us the wisdom and fortitude ever to sustain an unbreakable unity.
Copyright © The . A.A. Grapevine, Inc. September 1948
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