Kindr Queer Men’s Recovery Group
Saturday Meeting Script
“Good afternoon everyone and you are all very welcome to this closed Meeting of Kindr – A GBTQ+ Men’s, 12 Step, Recovery Group. My name is ________ and I am an alcoholic/addict.I am your Secretary for today’s meeting. I will now read the Kindr Preamble:
Kindr is a group of GBTQ+ Identifying Men who come together in 12 Step Fellowship to achieve a sober and clean life. We endeavour to create a safe and respectful space where we work together to achieve freedom from our addictions. Our Meetings are free to attend and we are self-supporting through our own contributions.
As we come from different backgrounds we ask people to be mindful of the various addictions within our Group. Membership is open to all GBTQ+ Men who want to get and stay, clean and sober. Our primary purpose is to stay sober and to carry the message to the still suffering addict.
It is the wish of our Group Conscience that all present might introduce themselves to the Meeting. My name is _______ and I am an alcoholic/addict”.
All present introduce themselves in turn around the room
“Today’s meeting is a one hour’s duration, Speaker meeting and will conclude at 1pm. I am now delighted to hand the Meeting over to _______, to share their Experience, Strength and Hope with us for the next 10 to 15 minutes.”
Opening the Meeting (after Speaker has finished):
“It is the wish of our Group Conscience that as many addicts as possible be afforded the chance to share. With this in mind, I have asked _______ to be our spiritual time-keeper today. We will set a timer for 4 mins, you don’t have to stop mid-sentence, it is just a reminder to wind up your share and allow time for others.
Please be mindful of the language you use while sharing as it can be triggering for others especially around how you reference particular behaviours, drug use and hook up apps, for example.
While we encourage you to find identification with what others share, we remind you that cross-talk is discouraged when sharing, as it can create an unsafe atmosphere within the meeting. Cross talk is when someone speaks directly to or about another member or offers a direct opinion on what someone else has shared.
I now invite you to share to share back to ______, remembering to keep your focus on Recovery, the 12 Steps and on your own Experience, Strength and Hope.”
Tradition 7 & Newcomers Time (at 12,45 approx)
“In this Group we follow the 12 Traditions of 12 Step Fellowship, and, in accordance with Tradition 7, we are self-supporting through our own contributions. I will now pass around the collection Cup and the QR code for our SumUp account. The details of our SumUp account will be shared on the Group WhatsApp page after the meeting also. All contributions are greatly appreciated and go towards the running costs of our meetings. While we take up the collection, I would like now to invite any Newcomers who are under
90 days sober if they would like to come in and share.”
Closing the meeting: (at 12.57 approx)
“That is all the time we have for sharing today. Thank you to everyone who made this meeting possible. I will now ask ________ to read the Kindr Responsibility Pledge”
“We show that we are a responsible 12 Step Group by paying our rent, leaving the meeting room clean and tidy and most importantly, by introducing ourselves to the Newcomer.
At this meeting we like to celebrate milestones in Recovery, if anyone would like to share any significant sobriety milestone today or in the past week, I would like to invite you to do so now.
Tradition 12 States that anonymity is the Spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities. We will now close the meeting with the Serenity Prayer, for those who wish to say it. Before we do so can we please thank _________ for their chair.”