Overeaters Anonymous
OA meeting readings and literature
Official OA links in one place: the readings used at meetings, where newcomers can start, and where to get the literature.
Meeting readings
The readings often read aloud at OA meetings, on the fellowship's own site.
- OA suggested meeting format
(opens in a new tab)The suggested format, naming each reading and where it falls.oa.org - The OA Preamble
(opens in a new tab)Read by the chairperson near the start of an OA meeting.oa.org - Our Invitation to You
(opens in a new tab)The main opening reading. It describes the illness and sets out OA's Twelve Steps.oa.org - The Twelve Steps of OA
(opens in a new tab)OA's Twelve Steps.oagb.org.uk - The Twelve Traditions of OA
(opens in a new tab)OA's Traditions, read after Our Invitation to You.oagb.org.uk - Tools of Recovery
(opens in a new tab)The nine Tools, with the Statement on Abstinence.oagb.org.uk - The OA Promise
(opens in a new tab)"I put my hand in yours" — one of the suggested closings.oa.org
New to OA?
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