​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 5 Dave Sch June Concept 6 Jeff

Facilitation (45 Minutes.) 

• General Report: Caitlyn 

  • Approve Minutes: April Minutes approved.

  • Drop down menu project: Abby said reading through the proofreads before informing the membership by email and going live.
     

Fiduciary (5 Minutes)

• General Treasurer Report: Zane. 

• May Fiduciary report Approved. 

• Retreat Fiduciary update July 15th is the date to pay off the balance owed to DeKoven for the retreat. See Inreach: Summer Retreat for comments on registration receipts.

• Report Financials: General

OutReach (5 Minutes)

• General Report: Ian W & Hannah K Hannah: finishing a letter to professionals, accepting names of professionals known to members 

• Trainings for new speakers Hannah: interested members will get an invite in a month or two to a 45-minute speakers’ training
   

Inreach General Report (5 Minutes)

• General Report: Dave Sch Dave welcomed Nathan at Vice-Chair for Inreach.

  • Newsletter Report (Production Editor Crystal, Jeff and Justin) Crystal said focus continues to be bringing in essays and creative expression on the theme—see below.

  • Event Coordinator: Jeremy & Mark

    • Idea for summer potluck/kickball 

  • Fall gathering: Chris V and Chris S 

    • October 25, 2025 - is that confirmed? Save the date? Chris S said okay to announce the date at meetings but flyers and registration information should wait until after the SLAA Summer Retreat.

    • Theme Chris S said the theme, “Language of the Heart,” drawn from the title of a collection of Bill W.’s writings (1988) in the AA Grapevine, will focus on the important role each SLAA member has in another’s recovery amidst all the other support that is out there.  

  • Summer retreat: Trevor & Crystal

    • Update on registrations & # paid Crystal said again the retreat theme is “Shoulder-to-Shoulder, The Journey of Recovery,” and she thanked Abby for continuing to get out the email blasts to members. An early bird price of $329 will increase to $349 on Tuesday, June 24th. The early bird deadline is on the flyer, but not at the slaafws.org calendar page, however it does give a link to slaachicago.org/events. Crystal has envelopes for meetings to collect donations for scholarships. Donations also to Venmo @Augustine-Fellowship with note “Retreat 2025 Scholarship Fund.”

Annual Business Meeting Delegates (5 min)

• ABM Delegates: Anthony, Caitlyn, Abby, Zane 

• ABM Delegate vote: Zane Approved.

• Update on motions submitted by GCMSI Anthony explained GCMSI position to publish an anniversary edition of the Basic Text with few changes (except for addition of stories). He commended the literature committee preferring to take time, listen to all points of view. Abby said groups and members benefit hearing from delegates about the ABM.
   

New Business ( As Possible)

• Motion “Create a committee to propose repurposing of existing amount in Intergroup prudent reserve held for ABM affairs.” – Evan / Tabled.
   

SUGGESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MEETING REPS: 

• Submissions to newsletter - June theme: “We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character: how resistance to change shows up in my recovery” Due June 21, 2025

• SLAA Summer Retreat August 14-17, 2025

• Fall Gathering October 25, 2025

• Subscribe to the newsletter on the slaachicago website 

• Encourage donations to IG via Venmo (@Augustine-Fellowship) Thanks to these groups who contributed their 7th Tradition to GCMSI: Tuesday KCB, RFG and Loop Co-op Meetings.

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

Proposed Next Meeting: June 21, 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.