Are Lamplighters meetings a substitute for face-to-face meetings?
Most of us use online meetings to supplement our face-to-face AA meetings, not to replace them, and most Lamplighters endorse this practice. In fact, we know of many members who, once introduced to online meetings, have experienced a rekindling of interest in face-to-face AA. There are a few homebound AA members who cannot attend regular meetings because they have limited mobility, or are ill, or live in a remote area, or work at such odd hours that they cannot fit meetings into their schedules. And some deaf members find online meetings very attractive “equalizers” where their deafness makes no difference to their full participation. Online AA groups or “snail” mail AA are often the only available sources of participation for such alcoholics in recovery.
