Group Conscience Minutes - September 2021
September 1, 2021Open the meeting
- TM read service prayer
- JB read 2nd Tradition
Group Inventory
SM - doing a great job, everyone from out of town is really happy and wants to stay.
AM - compared with other groups we have basically no conflict or drama
TM - two thumbs up. Doesn’t always like Jaco, but this is where the best meetings are.
BE - rocking it.
JB - happy there’s been high meeting attendance, we must be carrying the message to the people in Jaco. Nice that people have moved back, even if just for a few months. The meeting makes it possible for people to stay in Jaco, otherwise they’d need to live somewhere else.
TH - feels like attendance has been good. We are out of phonelists. We didn’t make any progress on preparing a PI presentation. JR from Florida is planning on moving to Jaco and joining our group.
MR - much of the same, we had two old-timers with over 25 years who took the time to make a point of how good the recovery is. He lives here because of this group. We give Costa Rica a good rep. Slacking still on putting together a clubhouse committee.
Review last month’s minutes
Minutes Accepted
Old Business
- Clubhouse committee still in progress…
- PI presentation still in progress…
Changing group conscience meeting time
MOTION: move group conscience to 7PM first Wednesday of the month online video chat
Motion passes.
New Business
Service Positions
- Sunday chair: SM
- Wednesday chair: BE
- Friday chair: TH
- Keytags: TM (JB alternate)
- Literature: BE
- Coffee: SM
Feedback for chair people
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When the chairperson shares last, it’s better if they end their share before transitioning into the format.
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We did the speaker meeting two different ways, sometimes the chairperson provided topics and sometimes the speaker came up with their own topic. Both ways are good, just discussing the
Dogs?
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We haven’t enforced a policy about dogs anytime in the past few years.
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Dogs can be distracting.
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Some people enjoy having the dogs here.
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Sometimes there are multiple dogs and it gets rowdy.
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The owners can try to be personally aware of how they impact the atmosphere of recovery.
Treasurer Report
- Going to hire someone to take the coins to the bank
Secretary Report
Nomination: BE for secretary, nominated by MR, seconded by TH.
Accepted.
Upcoming anniversaries
- SM 2 years on September 11
- TH 16 years on October 18
Close with “we” version of Serenity Prayer.