​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 4 - Zane May Concept 5 Dave Sch

Facilitation (45 Minutes.) 

• General Report: Chris 

  • Approve Minutes: March Minutes approved

  • Drop down menu project: Abby Map is set to go live. Zane and Dave Sch will do a proofreading and report to Abby. Email to membership suggested to announce it’s out.

Fiduciary (5 Minutes)

• General Treasurer Report: Zane Bank statement through April 10 does not reflect payment to FWS for ABM. Zane thanked Chase for double checking reconciliation. See Inreach: Summer Retreat, for comments on registration receipts. 

• April Fiduciary report Approved

• Report Financials: General

OutReach (5 Minutes)

• General Report: Ian W Ideas for best practice in an outreach document to interested professionals (therapists, clergy, etc.) A letter could go to these persons but also left at meetings for members to take to those professionals they know, are using. After letters, email using a digital marketing platform and calls by phone and in person.

• Trainings for new speakers Encourage attendance from both the initiated and the curious, brief training talk should be followed with ample time for Q&A
   

Inreach General Report (5 Minutes)

• General Report: Dave Sch Dave is familiarizing himself with the role

  • Newsletter Report (Production Editor Crystal) April newsletter going out this week. Jeff wants to help with editing. May topic is, “Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs: How Step 5 strengthened my relationship with myself and others,” due May 17th.

  • Event Coordinator: Jeremy & Mark Ideas for a summer potluck (no date as yet) included kickball.

  • Fall gathering: Chris V and Chris S October 25 Fall Gathering theme is from the Grapevine writings of Bill W., “Language of the Heart.” Feedback from previous Fall Gatherings suggests to build in more time for member-to-member experience through extended breakout sessions. Speaker is Michele Day, Chicago area LCSW and CSAT.

  • Summer retreat: Trevor & Crystal Color poster ready to give out at meetings with QR code to informational webpage and registration. Request appeal for scholarships at meetings. So far 12 registrations with three prepaid. Early bird discount ends June 24. Email through digital marketing service continues.

Annual Business Meeting Delegates (5 min)

• ABM Delegates: Anthony, Caitlyn, Abby IFDs can be found at slaafws.org where the Agenda is under ABM 2025 Information. Discussion took place on IFDs that have been authored through GCMSI. Acknowledgement of the important work of FWS but weak fundraising efforts coupled with ABM overspending require Intergroups to gather for a remote, virtual ABM August 7-10. Encouraging FWS as well as groups to refocus on its way of 60/40 contributions (to local intergroup-GCMSI and FWS).
   

New Business ( As Possible)

• IFD from Evan to be converted into motion at next meeting No action was taken at this meeting on Evan’s proposal for a committee to reconsider GCMSI allotments to ABM and its delegates. Evan will draft a motion in an email to be brought to the Intergroup at the May 17 meeting.
   

SUGGESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MEETING REPS: 

• Submissions to newsletter – May 2025 theme: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs--how Step 5 strengthened my relationship with myself and others, due May 17.

• SLAA Summer Retreat August 14-17, 2025 Encourage registration on the website using QR code on the poster. Request money for scholarships and encourage members to apply for scholarships.

• Fall Gathering October 25, 2025 Theme, “Language of the Heart.”

• Subscribe to the newsletter on the slaachicago.org website 

• Encourage non-participating groups to bring in a member for service as IG rep.

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

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

Proposed Next Meeting: May 17, 2025
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.