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Our Primary Purpose

The Southeastern Pennsylvania InterGroup Association of Alcoholics Anonymous welcomes you to its Official Website. SEPIA covers the Southeastern Pennsylvania area, including Philadelphia and the surrounding counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery. Our primary purpose is to carry the message of recovery to the alcoholic who still suffers. We can help! Please call 215-923-7900.

Special Events

Treatment Facilities Committee of S.E.P.I.A. will host a forum on Saturday, 5/10 from Noon to 3:00pm on "Carrying the Message to Treatment Facilities" at the Intergroup office, 444 N. 3rd Street, 3rd Floor in Philadelphia.



Public Information and Cooperation with the Professional Community committees of S.E.P.I.A. will conduct a joint workshop on Sunday, 5/18 from Noon to 4:00pm at the Intergroup Office, 444 N. 3rd Street, 3rd Floor, in Philadelphia.



The Combined Zone Funshop will take place on 5/31 from Noon until 3:00pm at the Princeton Presbyterian Church, Baltimore Pike and Church Road in Springfield, Delaware County.



The Unity Committee of S.E.P.I.A. will host a Unity Picnic at Fort Washington State Park, Militia Hill Road Pavillion, on Saturday 6/21 from Noon until 6pm. Bring a covered dish. Also, there will be camping at Fort Washington State Park at the Ridge Road Tenting area from Saturday, 6/21 at 3:00pm until Sunday, 6/22 at 3:00pm. Call 215-313-0774 to reserve your free spot. (No pets. It is NOT handicap accessible.



S.E.P.I.A.'s 60th Anniversary Weeklong Celebration will take place at 444 N. 3rd Street, 3rd Floor, in Philadelphia from Monday, October 27th through Friday, October 31st from 10:00am until 3:00pm every day that week. There will be 12 Step Committee Displays and presentations, an A.A. meeting Monday thru Friday at Noon; Free Lunch; snacks, door prizes, new archives displays and long timers tapes you can listen to; commemorative tee shirts and hoodies on sale and much more. Come meet the staff! Bring your sponsor or sponsees! Learn how Intergroup Supports the five county area and be part of Intergroup's history!

Where or When in the Five Counties:



May 4th—the Combined Zone Funshop is having their 3rd Planning Meeting on Sunday, 5/4 at Noon at The Intergroup Office, 444 N. 3rd Street, Ste #3E, Philadelphia.

May 10th—the Treatment Facilities Committee of S.E.P.I.A. is having a forum on Saturday, 5/10 from Noon to 3:00pm on “Carrying the Message to Treatment Facilities” at the Intergroup office, 444 N. 3rd Street, 3rd floor, in Philadelphia.

May 13th—There will be a Chester County Prison Workshop on Tuesday, 5/13, at the 307 Club House, in West Chester. Questions? Call Joe at (717) 793-1685.

May 17th—There will be a Combined District Workshop (Districts 22,2 8 and 60) on Saturday, 5/17 at 11:30am at St. Martin of Tours, 5400 Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia. Call Pat C (215) 332-3138.

May 18th—the Public Information and Cooperation with the Professional Community committees of S.E.P.I.A. will conduct a joint workshop on Sunday, 5/18 from Noon to 4:00pm at the Intergroup Office, 444 N. 3rd St, 3rd Floor in Philadelphia. All are welcome.

May 18th—The Red Fox group of A.A. will celebrate their 26th anniversary on Sunday, 5/18 at the Anson B Nixon Park on No. Walnut Street in Kennett Square. Time: Food: 11:00am; Meeting: 1:00pm.

May 24th—The New Beginnings group of A.A. will celebrate their 3rd anniversary on Saturday, 5/24 at 7:00 pm at Episcopal Hospital, 100 E. Lehigh Avenue in North Philadelphia. All are welcome.

May 24th on—the 4021 Clubhouse is hosting a Memorial Weekend Alcathon. For more info, call Carolyn at 484-802-0514.

May 31st—the Combined Zone Funshop will take place on 5/31 from 12 Noon until 3:00pm at the Princeton Presbyterian Church, Baltimore Pike and Church Road in Springfield, Delaware County.

June 1st—Mini Assembly 1: Our Responsibility to Communicate and Partifipate will be held at the Knights of Columbus Club, 850 Stratford Drive, at State College, PA 16801. Questions? Call Hugh at 866-436-4405.

June 5th—the Thorndale Lost and Found meeting is celebrating its 8th year anniversary on Thursday, 6/5 at the Thorndale United Methodist Church, 3503 Lincoln Highway in Thorndale at 6:30pm. (Food contributions gratefully accepted.)

June 15th—the Sunshine group of A.A. is holding a Gratitude meeting on Sunday, June 15th at the Calvary Church, Pulaski and Manheim in Germantown. All are invited.

June 21st—The Unity Committee of S.E.P.I.A. will host a Unity Picnic at Fort Washington State Park, Militia Hill Pavillion, on Saturday, 6/21 from Noon until 6pm. Bring a covered dish. Also, there will be Camping at Fort Washington State Park at the Ridge Road Tenting Area from Saturday, 6/21 at 3pm until Sunday, 6/22 at 3pm. There is limited space available. Call 215-313-0774 to reserve your free spot. (There can be no pets. Also, it is NOT handicap accessible.)

June 22nd—Mini-Assembly II will be held from 9am until 4pm at the University of the Sciences, Wilson Hall, in Philadelphia. Contact Hugh H at 866-436-4405 with questions.

June 28th—The 4021 Clubhouse will host a Big Book Study Seminar beginning on 6/28 and going for the next five Saturdays at 3:00pm. Bring your own Big Book.

July 11-13—PENNSCYPAA XX will take place at the Holiday Inn East, 4751 Lindle Road in Harrisburg. To make reservations, please call 717-939-7841. For more information, visit www.pennscypaa20.com.

July 18, 19, 20—The Practice These Principles group in District 59 at Hickory Run State Park will host a weekend recovery camp out. Cabins are available. Email camprecovery1@hotmail.com.

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How to Get Involved

SEPIA is always in need of volunteers to help carry the message of recovery. You simply have to show up. Most committees do not have a length of sobriety requirement. There are several ways to get involved.

  1. Volunteer at the SEPIA office. We ask one year of continuous sobriety to answer phones at the office. If you have less than a year, there are plenty of things you can do to help. For instance, we can always use help putting our newsletter, Interviews, together toward the end of each month.

  2. Get involved with one of our 12 Step Committees. These committees meet at the SEPIA office, 444 N. 3rd Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia at 7:00 p.m. on the following nights:

    • The Cooperation With the Professional Community Committee meets the first Monday of each month.
    • The Treatment Facilities Committee meets the first Tuesday of each month.
    • The Prison Committee meets the first Thursday of each month.
    • The Archives Subcommittee meets the second Tuesday and the third Saturday at 1:00p.m.
    • The Public Information Committee meets the third Monday of each month.
    • The Unity Committee meets the third Tuesday of each month.
    • The Temporary Contact Subcommittee meets the third Wednesday of each month.
    • The Finance Committee meets the third Thursday of each month.
    • The Interphone Committee meets twice a year. The day will be announced in our monthly newsletter, "Interviews."