AA Group Manual - Fort Wayne AA
AA Group Manual - Fort Wayne AA
AA Group Manual - Fort Wayne AA
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The A.A. <strong>Group</strong><br />
Contents<br />
How to Use This Pamphlet 4<br />
A.A.’s Single Purpose 5<br />
The Importance of Anonymity 6<br />
Introduction 8<br />
The <strong>Group</strong> . . . Where A.A.’s<br />
Service Structure Begins<br />
What is an A.A. group 10<br />
Is there a difference between a meeting<br />
and a group 10<br />
How do you become an A.A. group member 11<br />
The difference between open<br />
and closed A.A. meetings 11<br />
What kinds of meetings do A.A. groups hold 11<br />
Suggested A.A. meeting procedures 13<br />
The A.A. Home <strong>Group</strong> 13<br />
Self-support: The Seventh Tradition 14<br />
Coffee, tea and fellowship 14<br />
How an A.A. <strong>Group</strong> Functions<br />
How to start a new A.A. group 15<br />
Naming an A.A. group 15<br />
What do A.A. group members do 16<br />
What trusted servants (officers) do we need 16<br />
Service structure inside the A.A. group 17<br />
Chairperson 18<br />
Secretary 18<br />
Treasurer 19<br />
General service representative (G.S.R.) 20<br />
Intergroup (central office) representative 20<br />
Grapevine/La Viña representative<br />
(GvR/RVL) 20<br />
Literature chairperson 21<br />
Why have a steering committee 21<br />
How can newcomers be reached and helped 22<br />
The A.A. <strong>Group</strong>’s Relations with<br />
Others in the Community<br />
How service committee representatives<br />
serve A.A. 23<br />
Corrections committee liaison 23<br />
Treatment Facilities committee liaison 24