Welcome to the ACA Vancouver Intergroup page!
This site was created to strengthen the Intergroup fellowship among Metro Vancouver ACA groups. It offers a way for our groups to communicate and coordinate about matters such as meeting listings, workbook-group lists, and ACA events.
Announcement:
As of Monday, March 31, the 12-Step Workbook Group being held on Microsoft Teams is now closed to new members.
Vancouver ACA Meeting Times
ACA meetings are open to anybody who identifies as having come from a family where alcohol, drugs, or other dysfunctions were present.
Tuesday evening
8:00pm
Brother Travelers ACA Men’s Meeting
Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House
Room 5 (Chocolate Lilly Room Upstairs)
800 East Broadway Vancouver
(near Broadway and Fraser)
ACA-only men’s group
Wednesday evening
5:30pm
ACA at the Alano
Vancouver Alano Club, 2nd floor
1525 West 7th Ave
(W. 7th and Granville)
Note: Lift is currently out of order.
We read from the Big Red Book and/or Strengthening My Recovery, then share.
Thursday evening Burquitlam
7:00pm
Big Red Book
9887 Cameron St., Burnaby
(north of Lougheed Shopping Centre)
Note: Entrance is through the back door.
We read from the Big Red Book for about 5 minutes and then a discussion.
Thursday evening Vancouver
6:00pm
Loving Parent Guidebook
The Longhouse
2595 Franklin St.
(near Hastings and Nanaimo)
We read from the Loving Parent Guidebook and afterwards have an open sharing format.
Saturday morning
9:30am
Big Red Book
Holy Trinity, 2nd Floor
1440 West 12th Ave
(W. 12th and Hemlock)
We focus on reading the Big Red Book, followed by sharing.
Saturday morning
10:00am
Saturday Morning Fellow Travellers
Ryerson Memorial Center
2195 West 45th Avenue
(W. 45th and Yew)
We read from the Big Red Book and/or Strengthening My Recovery, then share.
Sunday afternoon
4:00pm
Becoming Your Own Loving Parent
Holy Trinity, 3rd Floor
1440 West 12th Ave
(W. 12th and Hemlock)
We listen to a guided meditation, practice non-dominant handwriting, and share.
Workbook Group Lists
Periodically, one of our meetings will start a group that works through one of the following books. Although you can work through them on your own, the experience of working with a group can bring deeper meaning to the words.
Twelve Steps Workbook
This workbook contains readings and exercises that take you through the 12 Steps one by one. It is usually suggested as the first workbook, to be completed with a sponsor or small group.
Laundry Lists Workbook
Many ACA members recognize that there are difficult personal traits that they would like to examine. This book guides you through integrating these traits, rather than trying to avoid or discard them.
Loving Parent Guidebook
Some ACA members think of themselves as composed of different parts, including an inner child, teen, critical parent, and loving parent. This book guides you through learning to access your loving inner parent and put them in charge.
Monthly ACA Vancouver Newsletter
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“In areas where many ACA meetings exist, an Intergroup is generally formed to provide a forum for conducting ACA business within a given geographical area.
The individual groups continue to conduct their own group business; however, the groups can select a meeting representative to represent the group at an Intergroup meeting.
The Intergroup, therefore, is composed of members from the various ACA groups. The Intergroup helps coordinate helpline functions, public information efforts, hospitals and institutions meetings, and ACA events in a given area.”
–ACA World Service Organization website, Intergroups and Regions page