​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 10 Dave Sch Concept 11 Anthony

Facilitation (45 Minutes.) 

• General Report: Caitlyn 

  • Approve Minutes: September  Approved unanimously.
    Drop down menu project: Abby/Chris S  Follow up has been done to verify Milwaukee addresses. Fix on map function needs to get finished before going live on the website.
     

Fiduciary (5 Minutes)

• General Treasurer Report: Zane & Chase

• July-October Fiduciary report Thanks to Chase for putting another pair of eyes on the report to clear up entry mistakes on the August and September reports.

• Fall Gathering Registration Update. See Inreach, same for Potluck Picnic and Summer 2025 Retreat.

• Report Financials: General Zane submitted the October 2025 Fiduciary Report. Expenses for the month ending October 10th were $2,890.96, Income (both from 7th Tradition Group Contributions and Event Tickets and Contributions were $758.00. Zane will make a change of line items to show a payment to DeKoven Center for the Summer 2025 Retreat. Thanks go out to the following Groups for their 7th Tradition Contributions
  --Tuesday KCB 
  --12x12 Living in the Solution
  --RFG
  --Loop Co-op M-F
  --Individuals

• Approved with four abstentions.
   

OutReach (5 Minutes)

• General Report: Ian W & Hannah K No report today.

• Outreach to meetings for Intergroup Reps - partner with inreach 

• Update on letter to clinicians

• Trainings for new speakers - Training by Hannah K after the IG meeting today.

  • Next date for training?
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Inreach General Report (5 Minutes)​

• General Report: Dave Sch & Nathan

  • Newsletter Report (Production Editor Crystal, Jeff S and Justin) Crystal will accept submissions until the end of today for the October newsletter: Theme -- Step 10, “How do I handle getting wronged in real time?” 

    • November Theme: Crystal will accept submissions until November 15 for the November newsletter: Theme -- Step 11, “How do I receive guidance from my Higher Power?” 

  • Event Coordinator: Jeremy, Mark, Hannah C

    • Summer Open Picnic - recap Jeremy said that fifteen attended the Potluck Picnic at Winnemac Park September 20th. Receipts were $86.00.

    • Oak Park event - bowling event Jeremy has set an afternoon or evening time for the bowling event at an alley in Oak Park on Saturday December 13. He is giving thought to a movie night as well.

  • Fall gathering: Chris V and Chris S

    • October 25, 2025

    • Registration information Chris V said she is looking forward to a great event, as all scheduled speakers and leads have confirmed with the event chairs. The current number registered is 53, with some leaving their names to pay the $25 fee at the door. Registration on the day of the event is $35. An open event, a registrant is bringing children. Anthony said the registrant will take care of child care and Grace Episcopal has a room. For open events like the Fall Gathering, Anthony said persons under the age of 18 are always able to attend, adding they have done so in the past, so if this is an issue with anyone, legal or otherwise, they should probably reconsider attending open events. Other questions to consider with children at open SLAA events were raised and Jeremy asked to make this a new topic at a future GCMSI meeting. 

    • Purchasing literature for sale - Chris S

  • Summer retreat:

    • 2026 co-chairs Dave Sch asked if the survey from the 2025 retreat may have members leaving their names to do service for the 2026 retreat. Crystal said she would gather comments from the survey.

    • 2026 save the date (August 13-16, 2026) Dave Sch said that he would write up a brief Save-the-Date handout to have at the Fall Gathering and at group meetings, and email it for approval to Caitlyn and the Fall gathering chairs.

Annual Business Meeting Delegates (5 min)

• ABM Delegates: Anthony, Caitlyn, Abby, Zane, Cristian Anthony reported on some turnover in service posts at the FWS and ABM and looks forward to these new viewpoints. Anthony senses a gathering momentum to having a face-to-face component of the ABM, while it will still be a hybrid meeting. This will put interest back in the Chicagoland area as a meeting spot, he said. Caitlyn has meetings coming out of the summer meetings.

New Business ( As Possible)

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SUGGESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MEETING REPS: 

• Submissions to newsletter - Due November 15: Theme -- Step 11, “How do I receive guidance from my Higher Power?”

• Fall Gathering October 25, 2025

• 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
   

The meeting was adjourned at 8:58 a.m.

Proposed Next Meeting:  November 15, 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.