​The meeting was convened at 8:00 a.m.

READINGS & INTRODUCTIONS (10 Minutes) 

• Prayer for a Trusted Servant 

• Traditions 

• Introductions (name, group affiliation and position) 

• Greater Chicago/Milwaukee SLAA IG Statement of Purpose 

• Review Agenda 

• Concept 3: Chris V. related Concept 3, which metes out the right of decision to officers in our fellowship, to a quality that each of us as members regain in recovery—the quality of trust. 

  • Note: Chris S. will lead us in Concept 4 in April; Dave Sch will lead us in Concept 5 in May.

Facilitation (30 Minutes.) 

• General Report: Caitlyn reviewed the By-laws pertaining to voting and cited where to find descriptions of the officers, those in other positions of service and committees. called to order the Elections for officers and service to the Intergroup for the year ending March 2027:

  • Approve Minutes: February (consideration of the minutes will take place via email to GCMSI members)

  • Voting for Officer chair/vice-chair positions, nominees from the February meeting: (each member stated their acceptance of the following nominations and something of their connection to and vision for the position) 

    • Facilitation 

      • Chair: Caitlyn K approved

      • Vice Chair: Abby H approved

      • Website: Tim H tabled

    • Fiduciary:

      • Chair: Chase M approved

      • Vice Chair: Zane W approved

    • Outreach:

      • Chair: Hannah K approved

      • Vice Chair: Trevor V approved

    • Inreach:

      • Chair: Dave Sch. approved

      • Vice Chair: Nathan approved

    • Event Coordinator: Chris V approved  & 2nd person pending nominee

    • Fall Gathering co-chair: pending nominee

    • Summer Retreat co-chair pending nominee

    • Newsletter production/contribution editor: Ian W approved

    • ABM Delegate: Ian W Ian has agreed (thank you!)

  • Website - Abby & Tim Abby and Tim have agreed (thank you!)

    • Drop down menu project (no report this month)

    • Email to the fellowship (same )

Fiduciary (10 Minutes) (consideration of the March Fiduciary Report will take place via email to GCMSI members)

• General Treasurer Report: Zane & Chase

• March Fiduciary report 

• Report Financials: General

• Discuss regular contribution to FWS

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OutReach (10 Minutes) (no report this month from Outreach)​

• General Report: Ian W & Hannah K

• Outreach to meetings for Intergroup Reps - partner with inreach

• Update on letter to clinicians, religious, clergy

• Trainings for new speakers

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Inreach General Report (10 Minutes) (no report this month from Inreach or those in service)

• General Report: Dave Sch & Nathan

  • Newsletter Report (Production Editor Crystal, Jeff)

    • March Theme

  • Event Coordinator: Jeremy

    • Any upcoming events

  • Fall gathering: Chris S

    • 2026 date planning - October 16-24th available

    • Outside speaker

    • Co-chair needed

  • Summer retreat (Nathan, co-chair TBC):

    • August 13-16, 2026

      • Cost: $360 ($340 early bird registration)

      • Update on registration

    • 2027 date

      • August 19-22, 2027

      • Still waiting on contract from DeKoven

  • Intergroup Listening Meeting - Saturday 3/28 9:30-10:30 AM 

Annual Business Meeting Delegates (5 min) (no report this month from ABM delegation)

• ABM Delegates: Anthony, Caitlyn, Abby, Zane

  • 2026 ABM Dates: August 6-9th 2026

  • Ian nominee for ABM delegate

    • Additional delegates needed

  • 2026 International Recovery Convention https://irc.slaafws.org/

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• ​No new business
   

SUGGESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MEETING REPS: 

• Submissions to newsletter -March 15th

• Subscribe to the newsletter on the slaachicago website 

• Encourage donations to IG via Venmo (@Augustine-Fellowship) 

• Please submit Meeting Updates via the Meeting Update Function on the Website (reopening, etc.)

• SLAA Summer Retreat Save the Date August 13-16, 2026

• Intergroup Listening Meeting - March 28 9:30-10:30 AM via zoom

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The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 a.m.

Proposed Next Meeting:  April 18, 2026
8:00am – 9:15 am
Hybrid both In-Person (preferred) and OnLine (Zoom ID Above)
3326 N Ashland Ave.

Visit us at www.slaachicago.org

Higher Power, We ask your guidance in carrying out this work in service to the Fellowship. Relieve us of the burdens of our egos and perfectionism. Grant us the grace of humility. Remind us to place principles before personalities. Help us to focus only on the greater good of the group. Let us know that we are responsible only for doing the leg work, not the outcome. Give us the faith to trust in You and the Group Conscience. And grant us the serenity to accept the things we can not change the courage to change the things we can and the wisdom to know the difference.