Shared Hope Women’s SAA Telemeeting
Saturday Noon EST
Revised Sept 24th, 2011
Good afternoon and welcome! This is a closed women’s only tele-meeting of Sex Addicts Anonymous. If you have a desire to stop your addictive sexual behavior you are in the right place. If you do not please hang up now. My name is _______ I am a sex addict and your trusted servant for this meeting.
May we have a moment of silence for the addict in and out of these rooms who still suffer, followed by the Serenity Prayer.
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
Who would like to read THE INTRODUCTION, pgs 1 & 2 of the SAA green book?
Would someone like to read OUR PROGRAM, pgs 20-22 from the SAA green book?
May we hear THE TWELVE TRADITIONS, pg 77 from the SAA green book?
Is there anyone at this meeting for the first time? If so, please state your first name and where you are from. Welcome!
Now is the time that we celebrate milestones in sobriety. Does anyone have a milestone they would like to celebrate? Does anyone have 30 days? 60 days? 90 days? 6 months? 9 months? 1 year? 18 months? Multiples of years? How about 24 hours?
Now let’s go around for introductions. It is the custom of this group for members to share their first name only, where you’re from, how you’re feeling, inner circle behaviors and current length of sobriety from these behaviors. My name is _______, I’m a sex addict from _____, I feel _____, and my inner circle behaviors are _____ and I have ___ days/months/years of sobriety from my inner circle behaviors.
In regards to literature: The literature we are using for this meeting can be obtained from the ISO of SAA, P.O. Box 70949, Houston, TX USA 77270 or by phone: 1-800-477-8191 or via the internet: www.saa-recovery.org.
Regarding phone numbers: The phone can be an important tool during recovery. Everyone is encouraged to get phone numbers of individuals whose shares they relate to, to use as part of a support system. This is done after the meeting. Please be sensitive when using the phone and understand that sharing your phone number is completely voluntary.
Regarding sponsorship: We, as a group, believe that completing step work with a sponsor is an integral part of gaining and maintaining sexual sobriety. If you do not have a sponsor, or have questions about what a sponsor is, please talk to someone after the meeting.
This is a 12-step meeting of SAA. We will be using the SAA green book. We are on step ___, p. ____. (Read step.)
Now the meeting is open for discussion. You may comment on the material that was just read or how this program has been working in your life recently. Who would like to begin?
It’s now time for the 7th tradition, which states that “every SAA group ought to be fully self supporting, declining outside contributions.” We have no dues or fees, but our International Service Organization (ISO) does have expenses. Contributions can be mailed to: ISO of SAA, P.O. Box 70949, Houston, TX USA 77270 or by phone:
1-800-477-8191 or via the Internet: www.saa-recovery.org
Phone number and pass code – It is the group conscience of this meeting that you help us all feel safe. We are a closed women’s only tele-meeting of SAA. In order to access this meeting new members are required to speak to one of our meeting contacts. Our meeting contacts information can be found at www.saa-recovery.org. Please do not give out this phone number and pass code to any one.
Our group conscience meeting is held on the third Saturday of the month after the regular meeting.
(Third Saturday of the month, announce group conscience meeting and that it will start immediately after the meeting.)
Are there any SAA related announcements?
Would someone please read THE PROMISES, which can be found in the booklet, Getting Started in Sex Addicts Anonymous, pg. 17?
In closing, please help us move from shame to grace and join us in THE UNITY PRAYER, pg. 45 from the booklet, Tools of Recovery.
If there are newcomers ask them to get a pencil. The phone line is now open to exchange phone numbers, my name is _____ and my number is_____.
The phone line is now open for Fellowship.
Please state your name before your share and go ahead after, so that we may thank you.
Group Conscience Meeting Agenda
Welcome to the Saturday noon women’s SAA teleconference group conscience meeting. My name is ______ and I’m a sex addict and your trusted servant for this meeting.
Would someone please read The Twelve Traditions?
May we hear the minutes from last month's group conscience meeting? (Minute-keeper reads the minutes)
If there are no objections to the minutes read, we will adopt these minutes. Any objections?
In keeping with our traditions, do we have any old business to discuss?
Do we have any new business to discuss?
- Trusted Servant - 30 days sobriety suggested
- Minute-keeper -3 month commitment -60 days sobriety suggested. Minutes will be compiled, saved and forwarded to the next minute-keeper. Minutes are available to group members from the minute-keeper upon request. Only the names of the trusted servants and minute-keepers will be mentioned in the minutes.
- Elected in July keeps minutes for Aug, Sept, Oct
- Elected in Oct keeps minutes for Nov, Dec, Jan
- Elected in Jan keeps minutes Feb, Mar, April
- Elected in Apr keeps minutes for May, Jun, July
- New business if any
Should a meeting format change occur, outgoing trusted servant please update the format and email the entire format to: Website@Saatalk.org. You may also obtain a copy of this meeting format on-line @ www.Saatalk.org.
Please help me close this meeting with the Serenity Prayer.