Central Florida AA and COVID-19 – News and Updates

Area Meeting Cancellations, Moves, and Related Changes

With the important COVID-19 recommendations from the CDC and AA’s GSO office in effect, many groups have voted to suspend their meetings or have been required to move them to another location.

As a service to the Central Florida AA community, we will do our best to maintain an updated list on this page to assist those who are seeking in-person meetings and wish to avoid attempting to attend one that has been changed.

While the app will reflect these temporary adjustments with a “temporary closure” tag on the individual meeting listings and those hosting online meetings will be marked with an “online meetings” tag, this page will stay updated and the Intergroup hotline will maintain the most updated information possible.

To view the entire schedule of online meetings being held in Central Florida, please click here or filter within the app or online meeting guide to show only those meetings marked as “online meetings.”

The meetings below are those with updates that were shared with us prior to the most recent update on this page, which was completed on 4/1/2020.

• The Central Florida Intergroup office/bookstore is closed until further notice. If you need to purchase literature, e-mail us using this link and we will respond as soon as possible. The hotline will remain up and running despite our physical location’s temporary closure.
• ALL MEETINGS AT CENTRAL are suspended until further notice. Virtual meetings will be held at the usual times (6:30am, 10am, 12pm, 4:30pm, 6pm, and 8pm) at this link or by calling in to 646-558-8656 and entering 984 533 1178 followed by “#” when prompted.
• ALL MEETINGS AT REBOS are suspended until further notice. Some individual groups will host online meetings as detailed below.
• AA Por Un Futuro Mejor has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. Online Zoom meetings will be held at 7pm EVERY NIGHT at this link. / El grupo hispano “AA Por Un Futuro Mejor” se reune ahora en linea todas las noches a las 7 p.m. Utiliza este enlace o link.
• AA Way of Life has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. The group is hosting online Zoom meetings at 7pm on Thursdays at this link or by calling in to 646-558-8656 OR 720-707-2699 and entering 711 112 613 followed by “#” when prompted.
• Altamonte Springs Group has suspended meetings until further notice.
• A Vision for You will be temporarily changing our meeting time to 7pm Mondays and Thursdays, and these will be held in the outdoor pavilion adjacent to the church. Please bring your own Big Book.
• Avalon Friends for Life has suspended meetings until further notice. The group is hosting online Zoom meetings 5:30pm on Mondays and Fridays at this link or by calling in to 1-312-626-6799 and entering meeting ID: 506 600 664.
• Back To Basics will meet at Lake Concord Park on Mondays at 7 pm until further notice, weather permitting.
• Big Book Live is hosting online meetings at 7pm on Fridays. To join, click this link or call 312-626-6799 and enter meeting ID: 148 782 723.
• By The Book has suspended in-person meetings until further notice.
• Came To Believe will be hosting an online Zoom meeting on Thursday nights at 7 PM at this link.
• Clean Air Group will be suspending all meetings after the 7:30pm meeting on April 2nd until further notice.
• College Park Group has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. The group is hosting online Zoom meetings at 7pm on Mondays at this link or by calling in to 1-312-626-6799 and entering meeting ID: 278 441 3395.
• College Park Triangle has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. The group is hosting online meetings at 7pm on Thursdays – join at this link or by calling in to 1-312-626-6799 and entering meeting ID 666 215 484 and password 816968.
• Decisions Group has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. The Monday and Wednesday night meetings will be held online at 8pm at this link or by logging into Zoom and using meeting ID 648 131 881 and password 062106.
• District 10 has created an online open discussion meeting that will be held at 6pm on Tuesdays. To join, click here or dial 312-626-6799 and enter meeting ID 151 349 746.
• Dr Phillips has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but will be hosting online meetings at the following times:
  • Mondays at 6:30pm: The Big Book study can be accessed at this link. 
  • Tuesdays at 6:30pm: The 12 Step meeting can be accessed at this link. 
  • Thursdays at 6:30pm: The closed discussion can be accessed at this link. 
  • Saturdays at 7:30pm: A new 11th step meeting can be accessed at this link.
• East Orange Group has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Fairbanks Group has suspended in-person meetings, but will be hosting online meetings at 8pm on Sundays. To join, sign into Zoom and enter meeting ID 559-192-413.
• Fireside Youth has suspended in-person meetings, but is hosting Zoom meetings at 8:30pm on Wednesdays and Sundays. To join, click this link or sign into Zoom and enter meeting ID 783-389-7657.
• First Things First has suspended in-person meetings, but will be hosting daily Zoom meetings at 7:30am. To join, visit this link or log into Zoom and enter meeting ID 651 779 615.
• Fortunate Few has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but is hosting online meetings at 7pm on Tuesdays. To join, sign into Zoom and enter meeting ID 280 004 8162.
• The Founders Mob is hosting call-in meetings through Web X at 10am Monday through Friday. Please call 1-408-418-9388 Access Code is 796-687-294# When asked for Attendee Number, it is #. Please give your name when you join and the chairperson will call on each person. 
• Friday Night Funnies has temporarily moved their 6pm Friday meeting to Zoom. To join, click this link or call 301-715-8592 and use meeting ID 237 205 587.
• Friday Night Sobriety has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• From The Heart has suspended in-person meetings, but will be offering Zoom meetings at 10am on Saturdays. To join, sign into Zoom and use meeting ID 437 168 468, or call 301-715-8592 and use meeting ID 437 168 468.
• Greenhouse is suspending in-person meetings until further notice. The Tuesday Night Women’s meeting will be holding online meetings on Tuesdays at 6pm. To join, sign in to Zoom and enter meeting ID 453 238 6167. The Wednesday noon meeting will also be held online. To join, click here or dial 253-215-8782 and use meeting ID 531 902 430.
• Growing Thru The Grapevine is suspending in-person meetings until further notice, but is hosting online meetings at 7pm on Tuesdays. To join, sign into Zoom and use meeting ID 192 401 059.
• Happy Hour is hosting some meetings when people choose to do so. Online meetings will be held for the following times:
  • Mondays at 5:30pm: Meeting can be accessed by signing into Zoom and using meeting ID 686-719-493 Password: 904596
  • Tuesdays at 5:30pm: The Big Book meeting can be accessed at this link or by calling in to 646-558-8656 and entering 422 334 122 followed by “#” when prompted.
  • Wednesdays at 5:30pm: Meeting can be accessed by signing into Zoom and using meeting ID 827-868-333 Password: 525643
  • Fridays at 5:30pm: Zoom meeting can be accessed by signing into Zoom and using meeting ID 132-735-382 Password: 672259
• High Noon of Lake Mary has suspended all in-person meetings until further notice. Online meetings will be held at noon Monday through Saturday at: https://rebos.my.webex.com/meet/aafl OR call :1-408-418-9388 access code 796-687-294# attendee number #
• The Home Group has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• It’s In The Book has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. Online meetings will be held at 7pm on Saturdays using Zoom at this link or by calling in to 646-876-9923 with meeting ID 612 575 348.
• Jaywalkers has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but will be hosting online meetings at 7pm on Tuesdays. To join, click this link or call in to 646 876 9923 and enter meeting ID 769 114 229 and password 914778.
• Ladies on the Porch is hosting online Zoom meetings at 9:30am on Saturdays at this link or by calling in to 646-558-8656 OR 720-707-2699 and entering 500 885 963 followed by “#” when prompted.
• Lake Mary Grace Group has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Lake Minnie Mens has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Lake Nona Moss Park has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. Online Zoom meetings will continue at 7pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays. To join online, visit this link or call in to 1-929-436-2866 and enter meeting ID 129 005 818 and password 126880.
• Live Oak will be hosting a virtual meeting Sundays at 10:30am. To join, call 1-408-418-9388 and enter the access code: 796-687-294#. When asked for Attendee Number, please enter #.
• Made A Beginning has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but is hosting online meetings Monday – Saturday at 12pm and 6pm, and Sundays at 4pm. To join, sign into Zoom or dial 929-205-6099 and enter meeting ID 601 784 3721. To obtain the password, please send an email.
• Maitland Beginners has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Mixed Nuts has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Our Higher Power has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Our Magical Mystical Mostly Meditation Meeting has suspended their meetings until April 18th.
• Our Mostly Agnostic Group Of Drunks is suspending in-person meetings until further notice. Online Zoom meetings will be held at 7pm on Monday and Friday nights at this link.
• The Oviedo Group has suspended in-person meetings until May 1. Online Zoom meetings will be held at 8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. To obtain the meeting ID, please send an email here.
• Pass It On will meet at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church at noon through mid-April. The meetings will be Monday-Saturday. St Marks is located at 1021 Palm Springs Dr. Altamonte Springs 32701.
• Pathway to Peace has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Pine Hills Grace Group has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Ponderosa Group is suspending in-person meetings until further notice, but will host online meetings at 8pm on Thursdays. To join, click this link or call 312-626-6799 and enter meeting ID 260 097 117.
• Psychic Change will meet at 9:00 pm (one hour earlier), Mondays – Fridays in the parking lot at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Friday will be changing from a speaker meeting to an open discussion meeting.
• Primary Purpose has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Sanctuary has suspended all in-person meetings until further notice, but will host Zoom meetings at 7:30pm on Thursdays. To join, sign into Zoom and use meeting ID 314 116 739, password 123456.
• The Sand Lake Men’s Group has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Serenity at Noon has suspended in-person meetings until further notice, but will be hosting online meetings Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 12pm. To join, sign into Zoom and enter meeting ID: 515 526 547.
• South Sanford will temporarily hold its noon and 7pm meetings at Centennial Park in the Park Gazebo. The 5pm Sunday Beginners Meeting will be held on Zoom at this link or dial in to 301-715-8592 and use meeting ID 237 205 587. Phone meetings will be held at 7pm on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. To join, call (425) 436-6383 and enter access code 728043.
• Speak From The Heart will be holding all meetings in the courtyard on the church campus until further notice.
• Surrender To Win has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Three Legacies will be offering Zoom meetings in addition to their in-person meetings during the usual times: Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 7pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6pm and 7:30pm. To join, sign into Zoom and use meeting ID 384-108-7801.
• Upper Room has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Wake Up Call has suspended all in-person meetings until further notice, but will host online meetings at 10am Sundays, 7pm Fridays, and 3pm Saturdays. To join, sign into Zoom and use meeting ID 328 033 2803.
• Wekiva 8:05 Group has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Wekiva Basics has suspended in-person meetings until further notice. The group will be offering virtual meetings via WebEx. To join call 408-418-9388 and enter access code 797 928 162. When asked for an attendee number, press #.
• Winter Park Group will be offering Zoom meetings in addition to their in-person meetings during the usual times (click here for the schedule) by visiting at this link or by calling in to 301-715-8592 and selecting meeting ID 773 062 385#.
• Winter Park Men’s Group has suspended all meetings until further notice.
• Women In Recovery is suspending in-person meetings until further notice, but is hosting online meetings at 6pm on Mondays. To join, sign into Zoom and use meeting ID 460 141 117.
• Young By The Book has suspended all meetings until further notice.

Please also note that many groups have voted to suspend holding hands or touching in any way during prayers. Please check with individual groups upon arrival at meetings to confirm their current decisions on this important matter.

Event Cancellations

A number of local and area AA-related events have also been cancelled. While this list is not exhaustive, we will list those events reported to us through the form that follows. So far, these include:

• The 2020 International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous scheduled for July 2-5 in Detroit, Michigan, has been cancelled. Click here for more information.
• The March Intergroup Delegates Meeting has been cancelled. An online version of the April Intergrouper can be downloaded here.
• The Altamonte Springs Group Anniversary Dinner and Speaker Meeting has been postponed.
• The April Greenhouse Birthday Celebration has been cancelled.
• The April Jaywalkers Sunday Birthday Speaker Meeting has been cancelled.
• The April North Florida Area Conference has been cancelled. More info can be found here.

Has Your Group Announced Changes?

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Please note that website updates will not be instant and we may need to reach out to you for additional information, so please provide a valid email address or phone number. Thank you!

For Further Information

Please take a moment to review the available resources related to these changes.

• The Alcoholics Anonymous General Service Office‘s guidance related to COVID-19 and in-person meetings: https://www.aa.org/assets/en_US/en_updatesoncoronavirus.pdf
• Additional information from GSO can be found here: https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/update-on-covid-19-coronavirus
• Additional online meetings from this area and elsewhere can be found here: www.aa-intergroup.org