Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
For people comparing local AA options, Sometimes Slowly is a weekly Speaker, Open meeting on Saturday at 11:00 AM. The notes below focus on the local context, arrival details, and meeting-specific fit.
This directory currently lists 382 AA meetings across San Francisco, which can help if you need a backup time or a different format. There are 79 listed Saturday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
The listed address is 1031 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA. Use the directions button before leaving, and allow a little extra time for parking, building entrances, elevators, gates, or room changes. Location note from the listing: Enter meeting through the courtyard next to the church. St. Mark's parking lot entrance is on Gough Street.
Meeting-specific guidance
Based on the format tags for this listing, it is open to observers, family, friends, and anyone interested in learning about AA; speaker sharing is part of the format, so newcomers can mostly listen. Group note from the listing: Last Saturday of the month is a sobriety birthday chip meeting. Group Service Number: 000074974
- Arrive 5 to 10 minutes early if this is your first time at the location.
- You can sit quietly and listen; sharing is optional.
- Confirm the time and location with the group or intergroup when possible, especially around holidays.
This guidance is generated from the meeting schedule, address, format tags, local area fields, and intergroup/source notes stored for this listing.
Meeting format notes
This is an open meeting — anyone may attend, including family members, friends, students and anyone curious about AA. You won't be asked to speak or identify as an alcoholic.
This is a speaker meeting: one or more members tell their story — what it was like, what happened, and what it's like now. Great format if you'd rather listen than share.