Our Programs
Introduction
Almost without exception, anyone knocking on our door will have already proven several times that they cannot “stay sober”; although, most are in denial and very few of them will have actually admitted it. Staying sober is simple! There’s no trick to it! Either you still have the power to do it; or you have already begun to “lose the power of choice”.
The explanation of how our disease is progressive is addressed over and over throughout the Big Book. However, this information no longer applies to the majority today so it is typically not discussed or explained in most meetings.
The Big Book says, “Once a certain point is reached, little can be done for him.”, “There is a complete failure of the kind of defense that keeps one from putting his hand on a hot stove.”, etc. Problem drinkers and those alcoholics and addicts who quit before they “lost the power of choice” cannot understand nor even start to provide a solution for something they have never experienced.
Our successful approach to recovery is to thoroughly follow the path of the first one hundred “incurable” alcoholics to ever recover from a “seemingly hopeless state of mind and body”. What worked for them seems to work for anyone who has become willing to go to any lengths!
By practicing the principles of the original 12-Sep Recovery Program in all our affairs as a new "Way of Living", we get a “New Life” and that solves our real problem, which is “being sober”. “Alcohol was but a symptom.” When “being clean and sober” is no longer a problem, the “insidious insanity” of that first drink or drug seems to just disappear!
Our program continues to undergo changes as we explore new ways
to better present the concepts of recovery in the Big Book.
OUR RECOVERY PROGRAM
Our success in helping others comes from our dedication to revitalizing the original 12 Step Program of Recovery which first enabled over one hundred “hopeless” alcoholics to recover.
“You may like this program or you may not, but the fact remains, it works. It is our only chance to recover.”
(Texas AA Preamble, circa 1940)
Beyond the Basic’s - Every month we present
our own “Beyond the Basics©”
On the first four Sunday afternoons of each month since 2014, we present one of a four-part PowerPoint series originally created by us to supplement Back to Basics, but which later evolved from “Trust God, Clean House & Help Others” into four presentations: “Life Savers – Do or Die Directives from the A.A. Big Book.” (Another presentation is chosen from a variety of Big Book Topics when a 5th Sunday is available.)
Beyond the Basic’s - Mondays 7pm -
“Big Book Key Word Presentations©”
On every Monday evening at our 7pm Discussion Meeting we open the meeting with presentations created at the Power House beginning in 2020. We take turns reading about 12 slides with quotes from the Big Book that include the Key Word, ending with a summary on which we share our experiences. We now have a new presentation for every week of the year and most of them are already final drafts.
Admissions & Fees
$125.00 per week with an initial $250.00 payment upon admission to cover the first two weeks of fees (However, we can work with each new resident depending upon their situation). All fees are Nonrefundable.