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access code 8888#
mute- unmute * 1
This meetings format is at: http://afg-6pm-sat.blogspot.com
FOR ALL MEETING FORMATS ON 712-432-8818 click on:
http://afg-phonemeetings.blogspot.com/
Please Note: Format changes and updates for this meeting should be emailed to: 12comments@gmail.com
Alanon Saturday 11th Step PM Meeting
[PM stands for the time of day, but also Prayer & Meditation]
1. Welcome to the Alanon Saturday 11th Step PM Meeting. I am _______, an Alanon member who will chair this evening’s 40 minute meeting, a time to focus on improving our conscious contact with God as we understand God.
2. We read solely from Alanon Conference-Approved Literature on topics related to practicing the 11th Step. [Note to chair: some topic options: acceptance, balance, centering, connecting to God, conscious contact, faith, grace, gratitude, guidance, healing, hope, letting go, let go & let God, live & let live, meditation, peace, prayer, sanity, serenity, the SP, solitude, spirituality, surrender, trust, willingness +/or Steps 2, 3, 6, 7, 11 & 12]
3. This meeting section, with the reading, lasts approximately 10 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of silence. After silent time, I will offer a briefer Alanon reading & reopen the meeting for sharing.
4. We are fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions. You may contribute directly to WSO by contacting Alanon Family Group Headquarters. The WSO-ID for this meeting is 3092243.
5. There are other autonomous 11th step meetings on this phone bridge seven days a week at 8:30 Am ET and 10:30Am ET on Wed
6. Sometimes this meeting has no regular chair person. If someone would like to read the format it can be found by doing an internet search for AlAnon phone meetings blogspot and scrolling down to the Saturday 6pm format.
7. We open this meeting with the Serenity Prayer. After a moment of silence, please press *1 to join me in saying: GOD, grant me SERENITY to accept the things I cannot change, COURAGE to change things I can and WISDOM to know the difference.”
8. Please re-mute by pressing *1. This keeps the line clear, providing the best sound quality.
9. Step 11 reads: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with GOD as we understand GOD, praying only for knowledge of GOD’S will for us and the power to carry it out.
10. We practice the 11th step in many ways: prayer, meditation, writing, walking, painting, drawing, quiet contemplation or even while doing chores. Seeking connection to GOD as we understand GOD is about intention as well as action. Please use this time to connect to your Higher Power in whatever way feels comfortable to you today.
11. Let’s begin with gratitude for our life today … and our ability to breathe … take a moment … breathe deeply … exhale slowly ...take another breath and breathe deeply... allow your entire being to relax … let go … and let GOD… in.
12. Breathing is an incredible gift … we have life with it and none without it … we have some control over it … we cannot control it completely. We know that if we breathe deeper, fuller breaths, our body and, hopefully, our mind relax. [Leader may mute the line - *5 - if needed.]
13. Today, I am reading: _____________, page _____ [identify CAL and page]
14. After reading the selection(s), read the following:
" In my mind I picture my Higher Power's hands. One by one I place my problems and worries, my joy and my gratitude into those hands, and finally I climb in too."
From: Courage To Change, page 338 [December 3]
15. We now enter the silent part of our meeting. Please stay muted as you continue quietly on your own, aware that others in this room join you in seeking to improve their conscious contact with GOD as they understand GOD.
16. If someone enters during the silence, please continue your quiet time. I will let them know we are here. In 15 minutes, I will re-open the meeting for sharing.
17. SILENT TIME … [15 minutes]
18. Re-enter by gently reading a few sentences you have chosen from CAL, perhaps “Today’s Reminder” or “Thought for the Day.” OR, you may choose this instead: Thank you for joining us in seeking [connection to - or conscious contact with -] God as we each understand God.
19. You may finish your 11th step practice on your own or share at this time. Who would like to begin sharing? Please press *1 to un-mute. [Thank folks by name after sharing; request that they press *1 to re-mute.]
If there is no sharing or if sharing subsides, I will reread a few sentences of the reading I selected or another reading. We will have quiet time for a few moments and I will ask if someone would like to share. This process will until it is time to close the meeting.
20. At 6:40 pm ET, close the meeting with the Serenity Prayer [+/or the Alanon declaration] and remind members they can remain on the line for Alanon fellowship. Ask if anyone needs meeting info and/or phone numbers. Ask for sponsors and a volunteer to remain on the line for newcomers, questions and/or continued sharing.
If there is no sharing or if sharing subsides, I will reread a few sentences of the reading I selected or another reading. We will have quiet time for a few moments and I will ask if someone would like to share. This process will until it is time to close the meeting.
20. At 6:40 pm ET, close the meeting with the Serenity Prayer [+/or the Alanon declaration] and remind members they can remain on the line for Alanon fellowship. Ask if anyone needs meeting info and/or phone numbers. Ask for sponsors and a volunteer to remain on the line for newcomers, questions and/or continued sharing.
