Thursday night big book format
Good evening, my name is (your name here) and I am a member of Al-Anon.
Will you join me in a moment of silence, followed by the Serenity Prayer?
God grant me the serenity
To accept things I cannot change
The courrage to change the things I can
And the wisdom to know the difference.
We welcome you to the “CARE, SWEAR, REPAIR” Al-Anon Family Group. We who have lived, with the problem of alcoholism understand as perhaps few others can. In Al-Anon we discover that no situation is really hopeless and that it is possible for us to find contentment, and even happiness, whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not. We urge you to try our program. It has helped many of us find solutions that lead to serenity. The family situation is bound to improve as we apply the Al-Anon ideas. Without spiritual help, living with an alcoholic is too much. Our thinking becomes distorted by trying to force solutions, and we become irritable and unreasonable without knowing it. The Al-Anon program is based on the Twelve Steps (adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous), which we try to apply to our lives. The loving interchange of help among members and daily reading of Al-Anon literature thus make us ready to receive the priceless gift of serenity. Anonymity is an important principle of the Al-Anon program. Everything that is said here, in the group meeting and member-to-member, must be held in confidence. Only in this way can we feel free to say what is in our minds and hearts.
The “CARE, SWEAR, REPAIR” Al-Anon Family Group welcomes you. We are our own qualifiers and take full responsibility for our own recovery and we have lots of fun doing it. We too suffer from the disease of alcoholism. We believe the emotional sobriety we seek, called serenity, is found in the 12 steps. we welcome all to our meeting, but if you wish to share, we ask that you Identify as Al-Anon only in the spirit of singleness of purpose. I will turn the meeting over to our secretary for announcements.
Secretary: The CARE, SWEAR, REPAIR Al-Anon Group meets 4 nights a week on Tuesday Through Friday nights at 6:15 Pacific time, 9:15 Eastern time. · If you would like a clickable reminder of our meeting in email, Just Private chat me your email address and I will see that you get them. Let’s thank our leader ________, I know they will do a great job.
7th Traditon: our 7th tradition states that we have no dues or fees, but we do support al-anon world service. We post a link in the chat and hope you will contribute generously. https://al-anon.org/contributions/member/
Leader: Since we are easy going and fun, don't worry if your kids or pets come and say hi, just please keep the antics to a minimum and your mute button is on unless you are sharing or speaking. Do we have any newgoers to our meeting tonight? If so, please introduce yourself by your first name so we can get to know you.
The format for this meeting is a dealer's choice Big Book study. Our leader open a page from the Big Book at random and will read for up to 5 minutes, but one paragraph can be enough. A link to a Pdf of the book will be provided in the chat. After that the leader has up to 10 minutes to speak. THE TOPIC OF THE MEETING WILL BE WHAT WE READ. Sharing will be limited to 3 minutes, the timer will give a reminder with 1 minute remaining by saying “1 minute” and at the end with the word “time” Remember, cursing and crosstalk are allowed and often encouraged. Is someone willing to be our timer tonight? This meeting will stay open for 15 minutes after the meeting for fellowship. If you want a little more fellowship the meeting room is open 15 minutes prior to the meeting.
LEADER NOW SHARES FOR 10 MINUTES:
We are now open for sharing.” I will pick the first person to share and since this is a tag meeting, you can pick the next person to share after your three minutes are up, no raised hands, and if you don't know who has shared, look in the chat, the secretary usually has a list in there. If you are open to share, please have your camera on, and if you are picking please try to pick someone that looks alert.
Thank you to all those who have shared and those who serve at this meeting. Please stay with us after the meeting, you will find a safe place for new friends and new ways to connect with people. Quick reminder to please keep post-meeting discussions mature and at a low volume so we can maintain a productive environment for others. Thanks for your understanding.. Make sure you have a snackie. In closing, I would like to say that the opinions expressed here were strictly those of the person who gave them. Take what you liked and leave the rest. The things you heard were spoken in confidence and should be treated as confidential. Keep them within the walls of this zoom and the confines of your mind. Whatever your problems, there are those among us who have had them, too. If you keep an open mind, you will find help. You may not like all of us, but we will love you in very special way. GOD: Grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change, the courage to change the thingsI can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
