ANNOUNCEMENTS & Important Dates

• Sunday, October 19: We will be doing a GROUP INVENTORY following the 10am meeting. The purpose of a group inventory is to evaluate how well we are fulfilling our primary purpose: to help alcoholics recover through A.A.’s suggested Twelve Steps of recovery. You may attend in person or via Zoom. Standard inventory questions are listed below, but we may add some discussion on why we are struggling to fill service positions.*

• Saturday, October 25: Living Now MONTHLY BUSINESS MEETING immediately following the 10am meeting. You may attend in person or via Zoom.

• Sunday, December 14: There will be a memorial service, following the 10am meeting, for beloved Living Now member, George P, who recently passed.

SAMPLE FORMAT CAN BE FOUND HERE IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION
Sample questions

1. What is the basic purpose of the group?

2. What more can the group do to carry the message?

3. Is the group attracting alcoholics from different backgrounds? Are we seeking a good cross-section of our community, including those with special needs?

4. Do new members stick with us, or does the turnover seem excessive? If so, why? What can we as a group do?

5. Do we emphasize the importance of sponsorship How effectively? How can we do better?

6. Are we careful to preserve the anonymity of our group members and other A.A.s outside meeting rooms? Do we also leave the confidences they share at meetings behind?

7. Do we take the time to explain to all members the value to the group of keeping up with the kitchen/housekeeping chores and other essential services that are part-and-parcel of our Twelfthstep efforts?

8. Are all members given the opportunity to speak at meetings and to participate in other group activities?

9. Mindful that holding office is a great responsibility not to be viewed as the outcome of a popularity contest, are we choosing our officers with care?

10. Are we doing all we can to provide an attractive and accessible meeting place?

11. Does the group do its fair share toward participating in the purpose of A.A.—as it relates to our three Legacies of Recovery, Unity, and Service?

12. What has the group done lately to bring the A.A. message to the attention of professionals in the community—the physicians, clergy, court officials, educators, and others who are often the first to see alcoholics in need of help?

13. How is the group fulfilling its responsibility to the Seventh Tradition?