Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
High Noon Men's Group gives Maine residents a daytime AA option in Portland. It meets on Friday at 12:00 PM, so it can work well for people building a predictable weekly recovery routine.
This directory currently lists 142 AA meetings around Portland, which can help if you need a nearby backup time or a different format. Across Maine, there are 116 listed Friday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
This meeting is marked as online, so plan to join a few minutes early, test your audio, and keep the meeting link handy. If the link has changed, use the intergroup/source link on this page to confirm the latest access details. Location note from the listing: Online only - Meets daily
Meeting-specific guidance
Based on the format tags for this listing, it is closed to people who have a desire to stop drinking; speaker sharing is part of the format, so newcomers can mostly listen; the format is especially newcomer-friendly; attendance is limited to men. Group note from the listing: Virtual Meeting - Sponsor: High Noon Men's Group. https://csoaamaine.org/meetings/high-noon-mens-group/
- Give yourself a small time buffer; AA meetings often start promptly.
- 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 a closed meeting — attendance is limited to people who have a desire to stop drinking. If that's you, you belong here, even on day one.
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.
This is a beginners meeting — built for newcomers. Expect basics, patience, and people who remember their first meeting. Arrive a few minutes early and someone will likely greet you.
This is a men's meeting — attendance is limited to men.
This meeting meets online — use the join link and arrive a couple of minutes early to sort out audio.