AA Skagit Upriver Online Meeting Format

Welcome to the Skagit Upriver Online meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. My name is __________, and I am an alcoholic.  This is a one hour, open discussion meeting. After a moment of silence, will those who wish please join me in the Serenity Prayer:

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.

The following is the AA Preamble:

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through our own contributions. A.A. is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.

-          Will someone please read How It Works from pages 58-59 of the Big Book

-          Will someone please read The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous from BB pages 59-60?

-          Will someone please read The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous from BB page 562

-          Are there any AA announcements? Any non-AA announcements?

-          Do we have any newcomers to AA or this meeting? Please introduce yourself.

-          Do we have any visitors from outside the area? Please introduce yourself.

-          Do we have anyone in their first 30 days of sobriety? Anyone celebrating 60 days? 90? 6 months? 9 months? Any annual birthdays for the month of _____?

Now is the time for sharing. I will have __________ select a topic from AA Jeopardy to read and share about. Then the meeting will be open. Raise your hand and I’ll call on you to unmute and talk about the topic read or recovery from alcoholism. Please don’t interrupt or ask questions while another is sharing or give advice in response to another’s share. ___________ please pick and read a topic.

-          Will someone please read The Promises from pages 83-84 of the Big Book?

-          I will unmute everyone and we will close with a prayer of the person who just read’s choice.