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Image of a clock showing a time change from 2 to 3. To the right, the text in red, black, and blue letters: Time to change from Standard to Daylight Saving Time – again! Below, boxed in blue, the text: This change may affect your Sunday, March 12 meeting on the AFG Mobile App.

It’s That Time Again!

The North American time change from Standard to Daylight Saving Time is quickly approaching, and this transition presents a particular challenge for groups meeting in the Al‑Anon Family Groups Mobile App.

We continue to make progress, but we have not yet achieved perfection in managing these biannual changes. We appreciate your patience and want to assure you that we will be keeping a close watch on meetings throughout the day on Sunday, March 12, to resolve issues as quickly as possible. 

Find Groups Meeting Electronically

Image of the covers of the 2022–2025 Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual (P-24/27) v2, in English, Spanish, and French.

Now in Print: 2022‑2025 Al‑Anon/Alateen Service Manual (P‑24/27) v2

The 2022‑2025 Al‑Anon/Alateen Service Manual (P‑24/27) v2 is now available in print in English, French, and Spanish!

“Every Al‑Anon and Alateen member is encouraged to actively use and study this Manual. It gives a clear and concise picture of the Al‑Anon fellowship, its purpose and functions, and how it helps us to resolve group problems and maintain unity” (p. 1).

Updates to the Manual are noted with the use of vertical lines in the outer margins. The print edition is now available for purchase.

Visit our Online Bookstore

Image showing the covers of Al-Anon’s public outreach magazine, Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism (AFA), in English, Spanish, and French. To the right, in black and blue letters, the text: Plan to “forget” AFA magazines in your community and help more families find support in Al-Aon family groups! Bottom right, the url al-anon.org/afa/mag in a blue box.

Plan to “Forget” AFA Magazines in Your Community

April is Alcohol Awareness Month in the US. What better time than the month of March to plan a special public outreach project to “forget” Al‑Anon Faces Alcoholism (AFAM) magazines in local establishments, to introduce families of alcoholics to Al‑Anon? Order print copies from the Al‑Anon Online Bookstore or share the electronic version on social media. For more information on public outreach projects, contact your Area Public Outreach Coordinator.

Order AFA Magazines

Share the AFA Electronic Version

Image showing displays of colorful pictures on either side to simulate video screens. In the middle, in blue and white, the text: Celebrate Al-Anon’s Cofounder with Lois’s Story from Al-Anon Family Groups! Below, to the right: Free trailer available: al-anon.org/av1 and a blue box with the letters VOD in white (Video On Demand).

Celebrate Lois's Birthday!

What better way to celebrate our Cofounder than by inviting her to join your group, District, or Area meeting or event?

Gather with your closest Al‑Anon friends and watch as Lois shares her personal recovery story with you. Lois’s Story (AV‑1) can now be streamed online. A one‑week rental period is available for $25 US.

Rent Lois’s Story

Image of a young woman with long black hair, wearing a blue/grey t-shirt, looking straight ahead, expression neutral. To the left, a quotation from the March 2023 Forum article, “Sometimes Miracles Happen”: “ …My brother is not an alcoholic or addict. He has no diagnosed mental illness. But, like me, he is a child of alcoholic parents.” Below, in a black box, “Read her story” in white letters.

Sometimes Miracles Happen

“I am the oldest child of two alcoholics. That statement tells you a lot about some of the ways the family disease of alcoholism shows up in my life—controlling, caretaking, and people‑pleasing being at the top of the list…”

Read a Selection from the March Forum

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New Topic for the Member Blog

March’s topic is, “Share your experience visiting other groups within the Al‑Anon worldwide fellowship.”

As always, you can also write about Al‑Anon’s three Legacies. This month features Step Three, Tradition Three, and Concept Three.

Sharings on the Member Blog may be used in future Al‑Anon publications. 

New topics are being added each month!

Share Online Now

Image of the Al-Anon monthly magazine The Forum

Recovery Stories

Sometimes Miracles Happen

What Changed My Life

Reclaiming Hope After Relapse

Service Stories

“Connecting Hearts and Minds Around the World” at the 2022 International Al‑Anon General Services Meeting

The Language of Hope

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