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Although St. Joseph's does not directly sponsor an A.A. Chapter, the parish provides a meeting place on Wednesday evenings at 8 p.m. in Hughes Hall.
Alcoholics Anonymous is a voluntary, worldwide fellowship of men and women from all walks of life who meet together to attain and maintain sobriety. This program of total abstinence helps members maintain sobriety through sharing experience, strength, and hope at group meetings and through the suggested Twelve Steps for recovery from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership. Anyone may attend open meetings.
For more information, contact the Parish Office (330-274-2253)
or visit the Alcoholics Anonymous site.
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Many are unaware of the role Catholics played in AA’s early years, or that one of the key figures was a nun from Ohio named Sister Ignatia Gavin, S.C. (1889-1966). At St. Thomas Hospital in Akron, she helped Dr. Robert H. Smith, AA’s co-founder, to dispel the notion that alcoholism was a moral defect, rather than a spiritual, mental and physical disease.
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