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Sunday
Night Meeting Format
Sunday Night Adult Children Of
Alcoholics And Other Dysfunctional Families
"Survivor's Group" Meeting Format
NOTE TO THE CHAIRPERSON
Our meeting starts at 7:30
and ends at 9:00.
Be conscious of time. Ask for
burning desires at 8:50 by stating that
there are five minutes for burning
desires. At 8:55 we need to read the
closing and sing.
During the meeting, remind the
group that there are ___ minutes left in
the meeting and that several (or a lot)
of people haven't shared, and to keep
sharing to a minimum. |
Meeting Schedule |
Sunday of the Month |
Type of Meeting |
1st |
Open Topic,
Candlelight. Business meeting follows
the regular meeting. |
2nd |
Open Topic |
3rd
January & July
February & August
March & September
April & October
May & November
June & December |
Step
Meeting & Other Discussion Topics
Steps 1, 2 & 3
Steps 4 & 5
Steps 6 & 7
Steps 8 & 9
Steps 10 & 11
Step 12 |
4th |
Birthday
meeting if last Sunday of the month.
Candlelight Open Topic meeting if there
are five Sundays in the month. |
Occasional
5th |
Birthday
meeting |
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Open Meeting with a moment of silence
followed by the
Serenity Prayer.
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Identify meeting: "This is an Adult
Children of Alcoholics & Other Dysfunctional
Families meeting. Anyone who can handle what
comes up at six meetings without retreating
once again into denial, has begun an
irreversible process of recovery. Everything
in that person's life can become a part of
the recovery process regardless of how
chaotic it may look or feel. Many of us act
out old dramas and defenses at least once
again, as if to see whether they really are
as unnecessary as we hope they are. Indeed,
they are unnecessary, but typically we do
slip back into denial and other obsessions.
But we keep our program going anyway. We are
survivors!
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Go around the room introducing ourselves
— first names only.
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Welcome newcomers and have them
re-introduce themselves, first names only.
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Have someone read
The 12 Steps.
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Have someone read the
ACOA/DF Characteristics.
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Announcements.
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"Group Policy: No crosstalk please. We
want to keep the focus on ourselves. When I
focus on others, I'm avoiding myself. Would
someone please give an additional
explanation of keeping the focus on
ourselves? (Choose someone or define it
yourself.) This group abides by the Second
Tradition, which states that we are governed
by our group conscience. If children are
present and behaving in a disruptive manner,
please remove them from the meeting room.
Our meeting is an hour and a half in length,
from 7:30 until 9:00. Please keep your
sharing to a minimum so everyone has time to
share.
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(Check to see if this is a Step,
Birthday, Topic, etc. meeting. Ask for
topics, birthdays or whichever is
appropriate. Birthday people have the option
to tell their personal stories.) "No topics
are off limits. The only guideline we follow
is that each speaker keep the focus on him
or herself."
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Just before the close of the meeting,
explain: "We have no dues or fees but we do
have expenses. A basket is being passed
around. Donations are appreciated if you
would like to contribute. Newcomers do not
contribute at their first meeting."
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Read Closing: "In closing, I would like
to say that the opinions expressed here were
strictly those of the person who gave them.
Take what you like and leave the rest. The
things you heard here were spoken in
confidence and should be treated as
confidential. Keep them within the walls of
this room and the confines of your mind. I
put my hand in yours and together we can do
what we could never do alone. No longer is
there a sense of hopelessness. No longer
must we depend upon our own unsteady
willpower. All that is needed now is a safe
place where we can finally shed our
defenses, our denial, and admit to ourselves
and others how angry, hurt, maddened and
wounded we have always felt. ADMIT IT,
EXPERIENCE IT AND RELEASE IT. We are all
together now, reaching out our hands for
power and strength greater than ours. As we
join hands, we find love and understanding
beyond our wildest dreams.
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Ask for a volunteer to chair next week's
meeting.
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Have someone read
The Promises.
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Explain that we close with The Lord's
Prayer and the singing of
The Greatest Love Of All.
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