Secretary’s Format

  1. (At 6:00pm) Good evening and welcome to the Thursday Night Men’s Step Study meeting of S.A.A.  My name is _________ and I am a sex addict.  At this meeting, we study The Twelve Steps of S.A.A.  Leading a meeting is optional and we ask that the leader relate tonight’s reading and the step to his life in recovery. I’ve asked _______ to lead this evening. Will you relate tonight’s reading to your life and recovery during your lead?
  1. (At 6:50pm) Let’s thank __________ for leading a great meeting.
  1. Let’s recognize those who are new to this meeting or have less than 30 days of abstinence.  Today we have ________.  Keep coming back!
  1. We’ll hear more in the Treasurer’s Report on the 7th tradition which states that every group is self-supporting, declining outside contributions. The first basket is for rent and the second is for Intergroup.  As a reminder, our rent is $50 per month and our goal is to raise $12.50 per week.
  1. Now, someone has been asked to read the 12 Traditions.
  1. Reports:
    1. Literature
    2. Intergroup
    3. Sponsorship
    4. Phone list
    5. Treasury
  1. Are there any S.A.A related announcements?
  1. Please remember that S.A.A. is a Twelve Step program; and, as such, having a sponsor and working the Twelve Steps is crucial to working a successful program.
  1. Any changes to the format of this meeting require a 2/3 majority vote.
  1. To serve as Secretary, our brother must:
  • Be working with a Sponsor
  • Be actively working his Steps and Program
  1. For those of you who didn’t have the opportunity to share, please feel free to share with a brother after the meeting.
  2. If you have a court card, I will sign it after the meeting.
  3. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to be of service and turn the meeting back over to ________ .

Updated 2023-11-22.

(Downloadable Secretary’s Format)