Announcements
8th Annual Twin Cities SA Virtual "1/2" Marathon Sat Apr 25, 2020
You're Invited! 8th Annual Twin Cities SA Virtual "1/2" Marathon. Saturday April 25, 2020 10AM to 12PM CST Adapting to Covid-19 restrictions, this year's Marathon is converted to a closed-meeting virtual event via Zoom online web conferencing (no SAnon meeting this year). Instead of our traditional all-day event, this will be a FREE online 2-hour event, hence the 1/2 marathon! Because this is a closed meeting, you must register through Eventbrite to get the Zoom login password for the event. You will have the option to join the Zoom conference call anonymously online in listen-only mode or call in with your cell phone. We are looking forward to connecting, and coming together as a community. See you there! Event Flyer click here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fkJkuhAALNhh5f5F_oCqH9smtI-B3Bwv/view?usp=sharing Registration on Eventbrite click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/101985110210 Questions/comments: info@satwincities.org |
Guidance for conducting virtual SA Meetings
With the recent guidance from MN Governor Tim Walz to stay home many of our in person SA meetings have been cancelled or are now meeting virtually. The decision to suspend meetings, deploy alternative solutions, etc. is at the discretion of each individual SA group. Per tradition four: “Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or S.A. as a whole.” In keeping with that tradition SA Twin Cities Intergroup respects the autonomy of each group and encourages each to use their judgement for how to best serve the members of their group. To facilitate remote meetings, the following resources have been useful for other groups in the area. This is by no means a comprehensive list nor an endorsement of the listed products. Please do your own research and respect the principles of anonymity that are core to SA as a whole. Meeting types Groups conducted remotely need a medium to connect people together. Available options are through phone dialing or through video/audio conferencing through a computer, browser or smartphone app. Phone dial in The most universal method for joining people into a group is the phone. Typical methods are to use a conference bridge service. With a bridge, people all dial into the same phone number and are joined to the same call. Some services use a special code that is entered after the service picks up the call to allow the dialer to enter the meeting. Some services charge for service, others are free for limited usage. Some options:
Video calls Video calls have audio and video options. Many have phone dial in capabilities as well as connecting through a computer or smartphone app.
Meeting formats You'll want to adapt your face to face meeting to a virtual meeting format. For dial in calls, it is challenging to know who's in the call and when people want to speak. Without visual cues, people tend to talk over each other, get confused and frustrated. To facilitate this change, the leader can learn from the many online meetings held around the world. See tips here sa.org/meetings_phone. A couple techniques we've found useful are:
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The next Intergroup meeting is this Saturday, November 18th!
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The next Intergroup meeting is Saturday August 26th
The next SA Twin Cities Intergroup will be Saturday August 26th. We meet at the Day by Day Cafe in St. Paul at 9AM. Come for the meeting, come for the fellowship, but most importantly, come as you are and enjoy the company of friends. All are welcome, we hope to see you there on July 16th :)
Day By Day Cafe Directions: Click here |
SA August Step Workshop
There will be a second four week 12 step workshop based on AA's Back to Basics program. This workshop will start on August 7th and run for 4 weeks on successive Mondays. Please bring your copy of AA's Big Book and your enthusiasm. We will start each Monday at 7pm and run about an hour and a half. Even if you have worked your steps this is way to refresh and renew. This workshop will take place at Calvary Lutheran in St. Paul where we have meetings on Thursday at noon and also hold our Marathon in the spring. The church is located at 341 Hamline Ave S in St. Paul. Please ring the bell at the front door if you come late. You are welcome at all or any of the sessions. We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Mark P |
SA June Step Workshop
There will be an accelerated step workshop bases on a similar AA program this. This program starts June 5th at 7PM and goes for four successive Monday nights. The workshop will be held at Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church (same location at the Marathon) located at 341 Hamline Ave S, St Paul. Please ring the bell at the front door if you come late. You are welcome at all or any of the sessions. We hope to see you there! Sincerely, Mark P |
All you need to know about the 2017 Marathon!
Our annual Marathon is just around the corner on April 8th so please mark the date! Harvey A. & Nancy A. will be out guest speakers. This is to be held at the Calvary Lutheran Church at 341 Hamline Avenue South in St. Paul. There will be a continental breakfast with bagel, coffee and juice. Lunch is provided as well. The cost of the marathon is $35 before March 19th and $40 after that. Please see the attached flyer for registration. We will have dinner on the evening before the Marathon at Patrick McGoverns Pub at 225 7th St W, St Paul, MN 55102 @ 6:30 PM. We need a fairly accurate head count so please contact us using the webmaster link on the website. Please leave your contact information so we can verify that they and perhaps their partner will attend. Please respond by March 31,2017 for this. Look forward to seeing you there. Yours in recovery, Mark |
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SAMarathon2017Flyer.pdf
An update from the Chair and Intergroup Meeting this Saturday morning...Feb 25th
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A message from the SA Twin Cities Chair
Greetings, I just wanted to update the TC members that we are making scholarship funds available for the Women's conference to be held in Washington DC in early May. Intergroup will hold a meeting in Feb with date to be announced for all female members who wish to take part. We also are planning a retreat this winter in Whalan MN with a step work theme. It will be on a Saturday afternoon to Sunday morn. We will meet for breakfast and then caravan to Whalan at the Cedar Valley Resort. The program will start after we are settled in. We will prepare our own meals. We will have a number of beds available and cost will be more reasonable by sharing bedrooms. Because we have separate sleeping facilities all members can attend if they wish. Lastly, no one stepped up to serve as next years officers so the current group agreed to serve another term. It is an honor to serve as your intergroup chair but I am done after this next year so someone else can enjoy the service. Please get back to us at the TC website or call me at 651-408-4755 about our retreat or the Women's conference funds . Yours in recovery, Mark P |
The next Intergroup meeting is Saturday July 16th!
The next SA Twin Cities Intergroup will be Saturday July 16th. We meet at the Day by Day Cafe in St. Paul at 9AM. Come for the meeting, come for the fellowship, but most importantly, come as you are and enjoy the company of friends. All are welcome, we hope to see you there on July 16th :)
Day By Day Cafe Directions: Click here |
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