September 1 - Fellowship

In a meeting, once, I heard a member make a distinction between the “program” of Alcoholics Anonymous and the “fellowship” of Alcoholics Anonymous. According to the dictionary, fellowship means a community of interest, activity, feeling or experience; the companionship of equals. The program of Alcoholics Anonymous is based on fellowship, two drunks talking to each other as equals, sharing with each other their experience and realizing their common interest – staying sober. So, for me, I can see the connection between the two, but I cannot see the distinction between the two.