Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
For people comparing AA options near Rensselaer County, Friends Group is a weekly Closed, Step Study, Online meeting on Friday at 12:00 PM. The notes below focus on the local context, arrival details, and meeting-specific fit.
This directory currently lists 53 AA meetings around Rensselaer County, which can help if you need a nearby backup time or a different format. Across Albany, there are 207 listed Friday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
This meeting is marked as online, so plan to join a few minutes early, test your audio, and keep the meeting link handy. If the link has changed, use the intergroup/source link on this page to confirm the latest access details.
Meeting-specific guidance
Based on the format tags for this listing, it is closed to people who have a desire to stop drinking; step-study material may be used. Group note from the listing: [Online Meetings ID: 83858106601, Password: 556210]
- Give yourself a small time buffer; AA meetings often start promptly.
- AA meetings are free, though groups may pass a basket for voluntary contributions.
- Confirm the time and location with the group or intergroup when possible, especially around holidays.
This guidance is generated from the meeting schedule, address, format tags, local area fields, and intergroup/source notes stored for this listing.
Meeting format notes
This is a closed meeting — attendance is limited to people who have a desire to stop drinking. If that's you, you belong here, even on day one.
This group does step study — working through the Twelve Steps together, often with the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions book.
This meeting meets online — use the join link and arrive a couple of minutes early to sort out audio.