Westmoreland Group

St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
100 Hepbourne St., Toronto
(Dovercourt Rd. & Bloor St. West)

• Meetings are wheelchair-accessible.
• Business meetings are held at 06:30pm. every third Tuesday of the month.
  All members and those wishing to join our group are encouraged to attend and become active.

Open Meeting - Tuesdays, 8:00 pm., Discussion Meeting - Thursdays, 8:00 pm.

Directions for public transit users:
- Take the Bloor subway to Ossington station
- Use the Delaware Street exit (West end of platform)
- Go left to Bloor Street , right on Bloor to Dovercourt. - Turn left on Dovercourt and walk one block
South to Hepbourne. Meetings are held in church basement (Enter off Hepbourne)

Click here for other A.A. meetings in the area

About the Westmoreland Group:

The Westmoreland Group was founded on November 6, 1979. The eight-or-so original members met
at St. Mary the Virgin Church on Westmoreland Avenue in the area now known as Dovercourt Village.
Over the next twenty years, the group changed venues several times at times gathering at the Alexander
Park Community Centre as well as at the Bloor Central Salvation Army Building on Dovercourt Road.

In 1999 the group moved to its present location at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church on Hepbourne Street.
At that time, membership stood at approximately 14. Over the last decade, the group has slowly and
steadily grown in size and today, over 50 people have chosen Westmoreland as their home group.

Today, we are delighted to see that many evenings, the hall is filled to near capacity with people working
to establish and maintain a happy and healthy life by practising the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.

We are especially grateful to welcome newcomers including those in early recovery and people currently
taking part in various treatment programs in the city.

Open Meetings:
Everyone is welcome to attend open meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous.
A member of the fellowship will often share his or her experience, strength and hope at these meetings.

Closed Meetings:
Anyone who believes they may have a problem with alcohol is welcome to attend closed meetings.
Westmoreland hosts an open topic discussion meeting every Thursday evening.
Participants are invited to share their thoughts and feelings on a variety of topics suggested by the group.

Other Meetings in the area:
The locations listed below are provided as a quick reference only.
They have been suggested because they are in the nearest vicinity to where
the Westmoreland Group holds its regular meetings on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
They offer one possible opportunity for fellowship on those days when our group does not meet.
The list might be most helpful to those who live in the area and are limited in their ability to travel.
The A.A. Toronto website can provide a complete listing of all meetings in the G.T.A.
You may also ask for assistance in locating a meeting in your area by calling 416-487-5591

Monday, 08:00 pm, St. Michael’s Homes Service Meeting (Open)
277 Rusholme Rd.
One block East of Dovercourt Rd., just South of Hepbourne Street

Wednesday, 08:30pm. Friendly Discussion Group (Closed)
St. Vincent de Paul Church
263 Roncesvalles Ave. at High Park Blvd.

Friday, 08:00pm. No Longer Alone Meeting
Trinity St. Paul's Church
427 Boor St. West, just West of Spadina Road (Center Door)

Saturday, 12:00pm. Saturday Noon Meeting
St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church
100 Hepbourne St.
Dovercourt Rd. & Bloor St. West

Sunday, 08:00pm. High Park Group
St. John's Anglican Church
288 Humberside Ave. at High Park

The 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous

1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him,
    praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.