Readings & Formats
Everything a CEA-HOW meeting reads aloud, in one place — the core program readings plus the meeting-format scripts that guide each meeting. Use the readings below to prepare, to lead, or simply to reflect between meetings.
Meeting Readings
These are the readings shared at CEA-HOW meetings. The Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, the CEA-HOW Concept, and the Seven Tools are read at every registered meeting.
Meeting-Format Scripts
Different meetings follow different formats. Each format has its own script that the leader reads to open and guide the meeting.
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How It Works
The foundational reading-and-discussion format for a HOW meeting.
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Big Book Study
A meeting that reads and studies the Big Book together, page by page.
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As Bill Sees It
A topic meeting built around short daily readings and shared reflection.
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Speaker / Pitch
A speaker shares their experience, strength, and hope with the group.
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Steps & Traditions
A study meeting working through the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions.
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Maintenance
A format focused on sustaining abstinence and long-term recovery.
This list is representative. For the complete, official set of meeting-format scripts, see CEA-HOW literature below.
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