ROHD Crew AA Meeting Format
Introduce Yourself
your first name
your problem
where you are from
your sober date
Welcome Statement
Welcome to ROHD Crew AA. This is an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. All are welcome to attend. From time to time we will get family members, medical and nursing students, and other non-members. If you are not an alcoholic, we ask that you just listen. After the meeting we will try to answer any of your questions.
Begin The Meeting
Let's have a moment of silence to reflect why we are here, followed by the Serenity Prayer.
[ pause ]
the group version of the serenity prayer:
God grant us the Serenity to accept the things we cannot change.
Courage to change the things we can.
And Wisdom to know the difference.
or the original version:
Father, give us courage to change what must be altered, serenity to accept what cannot be helped, and the insight to know the one from the other. -- Reinhold Niebuhr circa 1932
Readings
Ask someone to read the Anonymity Card.
Ask someone to read the Preamble.
Ask someone to read How It Works.
Ask someone to read the 12 Traditions.
Topic
Topics for discussion may be selected from the Big Book Study Topics list.
Post your selected Topic in the Chat window for everyone to see.
You may need to do this again as more people join the meeting later on.
Call on People
When you call on them ask them to tell everybody where they are from and how long they have been sober.
Try to pick boy-girl-boy-girl so there will be a variety of voices heard by all. This usually makes the meeting more interesting. Keep a list of who you have called on so you can keep track. All AAs get a chance to talk. No one talks twice until everyone has had their chance to talk once.
Closing
Read A Vision For You starting with 'So our fellow worker...' at the bottom of page 163.
Ask someone to close the meeting with their choice of one of these prayers:
individual version of 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.
or the original version:
Father, give us courage to change what must be altered, serenity to accept what cannot be helped, and the insight to know the one from the other. -- Reinhold Niebuhr circa 1932
Chat After
Ask everyone to unmute for the meeting after the meeting.
