Al Anon Meeting Report
Al-Anon
Our lady of Grace Catholic Church in Maricopa AZ
September 21, 2012
Friday from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Arriving at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Al-Anon meeting, I was lead to a conference room setup with tables and chairs in a circle. The chairman, secretary, and sponsors were going over what information needed to be discuss at the meeting. After a few minutes they ask people if this was their first meeting. The secretary provided the new people with a welcome newcomer packet. The group waited a few minutes for later comer.
The meeting began at approximate 7:05pm and the chairman opens the meeting with stating her name and this is Al-Anon for the community of Maricopa. The chairman states that this was the only Al-Anon in …show more content…
We meet here every Tuesday from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. The chairman then reads the itinerary of the Twelve Steps from a notebook. The chairman tells the members who do not have the Big Book on how to purchase it and the person they need to see. The members of the group are reminded that AA is a self-support group from its own contribution and doesn’t accept or ask for contribution from outside source. A collection basket is passed around. Once the collection baskets are collected, the chairman states that the last fifteen minutes of the meeting will be for whoever wants to share why they came to the meeting. The chairman reads a passage from the Big Book. After he reads the passage, he tells how the passage related to his life as a recovering alcoholic. Everyone goes around the room an states there name and how the passage relates to their recovery. If someone chooses not to share, the person states there name and say pass or I’m just here listening. At the end of the meeting, everyone gets in a circle and say the Lord’s Prayer. Members greet new members and ask them about experience of their first meeting. For a person that’s attending this meeting for the first time would feel scare and trying to figure out what to expect. The person would think that the meeting was boring and how is this therapeutic. Depending on the reason of why the person is attending they may not come
Our lady of Grace Catholic Church in Maricopa AZ
September 21, 2012
Friday from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Arriving at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Al-Anon meeting, I was lead to a conference room setup with tables and chairs in a circle. The chairman, secretary, and sponsors were going over what information needed to be discuss at the meeting. After a few minutes they ask people if this was their first meeting. The secretary provided the new people with a welcome newcomer packet. The group waited a few minutes for later comer.
The meeting began at approximate 7:05pm and the chairman opens the meeting with stating her name and this is Al-Anon for the community of Maricopa. The chairman states that this was the only Al-Anon in …show more content…
We meet here every Tuesday from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. The chairman then reads the itinerary of the Twelve Steps from a notebook. The chairman tells the members who do not have the Big Book on how to purchase it and the person they need to see. The members of the group are reminded that AA is a self-support group from its own contribution and doesn’t accept or ask for contribution from outside source. A collection basket is passed around. Once the collection baskets are collected, the chairman states that the last fifteen minutes of the meeting will be for whoever wants to share why they came to the meeting. The chairman reads a passage from the Big Book. After he reads the passage, he tells how the passage related to his life as a recovering alcoholic. Everyone goes around the room an states there name and how the passage relates to their recovery. If someone chooses not to share, the person states there name and say pass or I’m just here listening. At the end of the meeting, everyone gets in a circle and say the Lord’s Prayer. Members greet new members and ask them about experience of their first meeting. For a person that’s attending this meeting for the first time would feel scare and trying to figure out what to expect. The person would think that the meeting was boring and how is this therapeutic. Depending on the reason of why the person is attending they may not come