St. Paul Al-Anon / Alateen Intergroup

01/14/2026

MINNESOTA ROAD TRIP!!! ❤️🚙

19th Big Ole Roundup in Alexandria, MN - an AA event with Al-Anon support. Al-Anon speakers featured on Friday and Saturday, March 6 & 7.

01/14/2026

Your Intergroup needs you!
Have you ever bought literature or medallions at the Saint Paul Al-Anon/Alateen Intergroup office in the Recovery Church in Saint Paul?

Have you used the Intergroup website (shared with Minneapolis AIS) to find a meeting or to get information about using Zoom?

Have you enjoyed good food and speakers at a Saint Paul Al-Anon Gratitude Night?

Some of these opportunities may be a thing of the past unless members step up to participate in Intergroup.

- Most months this year no more than six members have attended the monthly meetings of Intergroup Representatives (IRs). There were only 4 at the December meeting. This is not enough (< 5% of about 98 groups) to do business like electing officers or starting outreach projects like the 2024 billboard at Marshall and Cretin.

- The bookstore is no longer open on Saturdays because of lack of volunteers.

- The same people continue to do service in Intergroup without regard to the principle of rotation.

- There are many open service positions. See Service Opportunies page for information about them. https://al-anon-alateen-msp.org/pages/SPIGHome/SPIGVolunteerPositions.html
These opportunities can enhance your personal growth in Al-Anon. Service is not just about helping Intergroup, it will help you, as well.

If you think you don’t know enough or don’t have the skills, remember that everyone active in service was once in that position. If you are willing, there are people to bring you up to speed and get you started.

Start by volunteering to be an Intergroup Representative and join us for our in-person meetings at the Recovery Church, 253 State St., 7 PM every second Tuesday. The next meeting will be January 13.

There are many ways to enrich your Al-Anon program by getting involved in Saint Paul Al‑Anon/Alateen Intergroup. Here are some of the volunteer positions that enable Intergroup to carry out its mission.

01/09/2026

Saturday, February 7, District 13 hosts the Minnesota South Area World Service Committee (AWSC)

9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Cologne Community Center
1211 Village Parkway
Cologne, MN

Registration fee: $16 in-person,
$12 on Zoom

Pay registration at door or send a check payable to District 13 to:

NYA Step AFG
PO Box 424
Norwood Young America, MN 55368-0234

Registration deadline is Friday, January 30

Flyer at:
https://al-anon-alateen-msp.org/pages/AWSCFlyer2602.html

The AWSC serves as a steering committee for the Area. Its most important role is to plan for the next Assembly on April 11. Any Al‑Anon or Alateen member may attend, but only AWSC members can vote. See pp. 140 and 159 in the 2022-2025 Al‑Anon/Alateen Service Manual.

01/08/2026

19th Big Ole Roundup in Alexandria, MN - an AA event with Al-Anon support. Al-Anon speakers featured on Friday and Saturday, March 6 & 7.

12/27/2025

It’s important to remember that the 12 Steps are really suggestions. Not required.

But do remember it’s similar to the suggestion that you pull the rip cord on your parachute after jumping from an airplane.

So, do what you want. 😂

12/25/2025

12/16/2025

How to "Al-Anon like a Minnesotan"

New to Al-Anon / Alateen in Minnesota? Visit the Newcomer's Page on the Minnesota South Area website to find info on "how to Al-Anon" like a Minnesotan!

- Ope! Do I need Al-Anon? (Yah, sure. Ya' betcha)
- Who PAYS for all this stuff? What's the burn? (Hint: we are self-supporting)
- Where da heck do I meet ya? (How to find a meeting)
- Uff Da! Sounds hard. Whatta I gotta do? (Info on Sponsorship)
- What's a hotdish? (Find out at potluck Speaker meetings)
- What's a potluck? (Just come. You'll be surprised)
- Let me squeeze right past ya, there (How to find your seat at a meeting)
- Oh, for sakes! (What your sponsor will say when you're complaining)
- Yeah, no, yeah. (Yes, you should work the 12 Steps)
- Well, that’s different. (You're judging someone else's share at a meeting).
- Duck, Duck, Grey Duck (You. You're new. You're the Grey Duck. And we LOVE you for it).

New to Al‑Anon or Alateen? Learn how to get support in Minnesota. Find meetings, resources, and hope for anyone affected by someone else’s drinking.

12/16/2025

How does gratitude bring you back to a place of hope?

When alcoholism clouds your thinking and progress feels invisible, you can find clarity by sharing the positive things currently in your life with newcomers . Sometimes we all need to be reminded that Al-Anon Family Groups offer a safe, loving space and tools and principles to support our daily living. Staying mindful of what we are grateful for can restore our sense of hope. This month’s blog topic is “How does gratitude bring you back to a place of hope?”

If you are an Al-Anon member, consider sharing your gratitude on the Member Blog. Not only will it help ground you once again in hope, but it will also serve as a fountain of hope for newcomers who may still be struggling with the chaos of living with the family disease of alcoholism.

Share your hope or, if you’re having a difficult day, borrow some from your fellow members:

🔹 https://al-anon.org/blog/how-does-gratitude-bring-you-back-to-a-place-of-hope/

12/09/2025

“After several years of trying to fix her, I heard about Alcoholics Anonymous…I took her to her first A.A. meeting… I wanted her to hear from ‘those people’ how to stop drinking and stay sober. Do you know what ‘those people’ told me? They said I didn’t belong in the A.A. meeting.”

“The Seed Was Planted,” “The Forum” May 2017

This husband found out that there was a program that could help him navigate the family illness of alcoholism – Al-Anon. Find out how the Al-Anon program has helped families of alcoholics since 1951 at https://bit.ly/3bbYerB.

12/09/2025

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12/06/2025

“My very worst experience was when my dad died. I thought it was all my fault because I wasn’t there to stop him. If I could change anything in this whole wide world, it would be for my father to come back and never pick up a drink again. It really hurt me that I couldn’t change that. It took Alateen and the Serenity Prayer to teach me how to accept the things that I can’t change. That means that I can forgive myself for not saving my dad. It wasn’t my fault, and it’s not right for me to go on punishing myself for something that I didn’t do. God, grant me the courage to change the things I can. Help me to find the courage to be good to myself.”

“Courage to Be Me,” p. 77-78

If you know a teen whose life is or has been affected by someone else’s drinking, you may want to share information about Alateen with them. It may be what they need to help them cope.

For more information about the Alateen program, visit:

https://bit.ly/2GoqASj