Parking Lot Intro

SCRIPT: NOT SO GLUM PARKING LOT MEETING Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday 6 PM

Good Evening! My name is ____________________ and I am an alcoholic. Welcome to The Not So Glum Parking Lot Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. We are a group of alcoholic gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people dedicated to finding the solution to our problems in recovery. In the spirit of AA, ALL are welcome. We meet three days a week at 6 PM. Tuesday at St. Mary’s, Thursday at The Methodist Church on Shankpainter Road, and Sunday at the Aids Support Group.

Please turn off cell phones, the voices in your head, and any other devices.

I have asked ___________________ to read the “AA Preamble”.

I have asked ___________________ to read “How It Works”

Speaker format:

This is a Speaker Meeting. The speaker will share their experience, strength, and hope for about 20-25 minutes. The meeting will then go to a show of hands with the last 5 minutes reserved for those who have a burning desire. And now to share their experience, strength and hope with us is_____________.

AA Literature format:

I have asked _________ to read the Daily Reflection / A passage from Living Sober / As Bill Sees it etc…. and we will then do a 5-minute meditation, they’ll read the reading again, followed by round-robin or pitch style sharing. We will reserve the last 5 minutes for those who have a burning desire

Beginners Meeting format:

I have asked ______________to read from the Living Sober Book. We will follow the reading with a show of hands with sharing focused on beginners topics. We will reserve the last 5 minutes for those with a burning desire. We encourage any newcomers and beginners to share first.

7^TH TRADITION BREAK

We have no dues or fees in A.A. We are entirely self-supporting, declining outside contributions. If you are able, please donate what you can, however, please note that we need you more than your money. We will pass the basket or donate online to the Parking Lot Group, their Venmo is @Parkinglotgroup-AA

INTRODUCTIONS

Is anyone visiting this meeting for the first time or from out of town who would like to introduce themselves?

Is anyone counting days from 1 - 89 who would like to share their day count?

Is anyone celebrating an anniversary of 90 days, a year or more in the month of _____?

The Not So Glum Parking Lot Meeting has an Interim-Sponsorship program. Sponsorship is an important part of recovery. A sponsor is someone who can help guide you through the 12 steps of AA and share their experience on how to live a sober life. Please raise your hand if you have a year or more of continuous sobriety and are willing to be a sponsor.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Are there any AA-related announcements?

SHARES

A healthy reminder of the 12th tradition that anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. So what you see here, what you hear here, stays here.

Speaker format:

We ask you to limit your shares to 5 minutes and please do not cross-talk. Also, if you have used alcohol or any self-prescribed mood-altering drugs today, please refrain from sharing but do not leave with a resentment. We will be happy to speak with you after the meeting. We will now go to a show of hands until 6:55 PM.

AA Literature format:

Beginners Meeting format:

BURNING DESIRE (AT 6:55 PM)

We end with those who fear that their sobriety may be in jeopardy today. Does anyone have a burning desire? (CONTINUE WITH SHARES)

CLOSING (AT 7 pm)

Thank you for joining us! Please remember to pick up after yourself on your way out.