Inner City GSF Minutes 110421

Brisbane Inner City Group Support Forum Meeting minutes

Location:
Virtual Zoom
Meeting ID: 817 0450 9522
Pass code 847337
Meeting Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81704509522?pwd=dTdrcUp2MmU0OTVXaXBRNXAyS2srQT09&fbclid=IwAR2T6Rep2N2MWgaiAmc2s0WOU5ke8-9RJt1holkD0bXMqpsjjq7KUWxUvsQ

Date:
Sunday 11th April 2021
Time:
3:00 pm
Facilitator:
Louis S
Minutes: Jason T
Attendees: Louis S; Jason T; Andrew; Leah C; Ash S, Michael B, Lu G, Kelly S.
Apologies: Sally S (2nd half)
Agenda: 1. OPEN 1
1.1. Chair’s welcome. 1
1.2. Serenity prayer in the plural: 2
1.3. Reading the Twelve Traditions: 2
1.4. Reading the Twelve Concepts: 2
1.5. Service prayer: 2
1.6. ID of those present and welcome to new board members 2
1.7. Apologies. 2
2. ITEMS 2
2.1. GSR Reports 2
2.2. Contactless 7th Tradition 3
2.3. Literature orders 3
2.4. Positions vacant 3
2.5. Subjects for sharing 4
3. CLOSE 5
3.1. Next meeting 5
3.2. Serenity prayer 5

1. OPEN
1.1. Chair’s welcome.
1.2. Serenity prayer in the plural:
1.3. Reading the Twelve Traditions:
1.4. Reading the Twelve Concepts:
1.5. Service prayer:
God, grant us the knowledge that we may act according to your divine precepts. Instill in us a sense of your purpose. Make us servants of your will and grant us a bondage of selflessness, that this may truly be your work, not ours – in order that no addict, anywhere, need die from the horrors of addiction.
1.6. ID of those present and welcome to new board members
1.7. Apologies.
2. ITEMS
2.1. GSR Reports
2.1.1. Parkland
• New group
• Two (2) months
• 7am Roma Street Parkland
• No fund flow.
• Start with a 15 minute meditation
• Trial meeting to see if there is an appetite for an early morning meeting
2.1.2. Men’s Meeting
• Good attendance – averaging 20 per meeting.
• Strong atmosphere of recovery.
• Round the room feelings check with the ID.
2.1.3. Love Street Lunchies
• Went through a significant slump in march
• Recovered
• Older cleaners have joined service positions
• Bank $390
• Fund flow
2.2. Contactless 7th Tradition
2.2.1. Region opinion on contact less
• High level discussion around this – rediscussed last month’s discussion.
2.2.2. Discussion around bequeathing to NA
• High level discussion around this.
2.2.3. Outreach
• Has changed it to a bigger name
• Fellowship Development Subcommittee
2.3. Literature orders
2.3.1. White key tags
• Could take up to month for the white key tags to come to Australia
• Are there any groups that can give white key tags

2.4. Positions vacant
2.4.1. Activities
• Is there an interest around this stuff?
2.5. Subjects for sharing
2.5.1. How did we hear about it
• Last month’s GSF x 3
• Last board meeting and word of mouth x 2
• Vice chair
• NA Announcements x 2

2.5.2. Discussion around groups filling out the Group Report Form
• Filling this out before hand can make the GSF a bit betterer
o Discussion around filling out the form online first
o This will make the GSF more attractive
• https://www.na.org.au/multi/greaterqld/group-report-form/
• Take this back to the groups.
• GSRs need to start filling these out.
• There has been only one completed.

2.5.3. Brisbane Unity Day
• Discussion around the Friday Night meeting
• Educational
• Exciting
• 5th June 2021
• Have a venue already

3. CLOSE
3.1. Next meeting 3pm Sunday 9th May 2021
3.2. Serenity prayer in the plural:
God, grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change. The courage to change the things we can, and the wisdom to know the difference.