May 2012 District Meeting

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Date: May 10th, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Plymouth Congregational Church 1900 Nicollet Ave MPLS 55403

We meet the second Thursday of each month at this time/location. Enter through the south/west doors, and ask the receptionist for direction to the District meeting in the basement of the building.

Here is the powerpoint for our May District meeting. Check back for the minutes from the meeting.

Announcements: Our delegate, Angie, has released her 2012 General Service Conference Report. If you have not received a copy of this report, please email Chris G at d18dcm@gmail.com.

April 2012 District Meeting

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Date: April 12th, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Plymouth Congregational Church 1900 Nicollet Ave MPLS 55403

We meet the second Thursday of each month at this time/location. Enter through the south/west doors, and ask the receptionist for direction to the District meeting in the basement of the building.

Here is the powerpoint for our April District meeting. Here are the minutes for the meeting.
Upcoming Events:
April 14th – Delegate’s workshopAmericInn, Mankato, MN9:00 am – 4:00 pm 
May 12th  – Area Committee Meetings Best Western – Mankato 9:30 am – 5:00 pm 
June 23  – Area AssemblySt. John’s Lutheran Church  -Northfield9:00 am – 5:00 pm

District 18 Group Records Pizza Party

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District 18 Group Records Pizza Party this Sunday, March 25th at 1:00 PM. For the address of the event, please email Chris at d18dcm@gmail.com.

 It’s easy to help – all you will need to do is:

  1. Show up.
  2. Bring a cell phone
  3. T.J. will have information sheets with all the District 18 A.A. group contact information
  4. Grab a bunch of these sheets
  5. Call the contact listed on the group record sheet, confirm the meeting still meets at the listed time/place, and verify that the person listed is the correct contact for the meeting.

Last time the District did this, it only took a couple hours to go through all the information. Hope to see you all there!

TJ, Group Records Chair

 

March District Meeting | 2012 General Service Conference Agenda Items

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The March District meeting was dedicated entirely to the General Service Conference Agenda Items. You can read the minutes for the meeting here. You can read our DCM’s notes/powerpoint on the agenda items here. The DCM and Alt-DCM reported their notes from the West Central Regional Conference, and the GSRs asked questions and took notes so that they could bring this information back to their groups.

HERE are the final agenda items for the 2012 General Service Conference in NYC. To learn more about this conference, read chapters Seven and Eight of the Service Manual. You can find that here: http://www.aa.org/pdf/products/en_bm-31.pdf

If you want access to the extensive background materials on these items yourself, please contact Chris G (d18dcm@gmail.com) or Dana B (d18webchair@gmail.com), and we will email you a private link to a digital copy.

The Delegate’s Workshop is April 14th in Mankato, MN (see upcoming event page). Each GSR should bring her or his group’s conscience on the agenda items to this workshop. There the Delegate will gather information from the groups before she attends the General Service Conference in NYC.

Upcoming Events

  • March 24th, 2012 from 9am to 5pm | Area Assembly | Best Western/Nicollet Inn, Burnsville, MN | D18 sponsoring lunch for D18 GSRs and Alt-GSRs
  • April 14th, 2012 from 9am to 4pm | Delegates Workshop | AmericInn, Mankato, MN
  • April 14th, 2012 from 6pm to Midnight | Intergroup’s Gratitude Night. More info can be found on this flyer HERE

Important note re: Restructuring of Grapevine

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All,
This is a recent motion from the General Service Board.  The motion is to come up with a plan to restructure the Grapevine.  This will be voted on at the upcoming 2012 panel 62 General Service Conference.  If approved, this plan will be built and presented to the 63rd GSC panel (in 2013) for approval. This is not listed on our current GSC agenda items or the existing background material.

Thanks to Rich H. from Area 20 (serving on the Grapevine committee) for forwarding this background material to me.  Please review – and share your group’s conscience at the Delegate’s workshop in April.  This is important stuff and affects the future of the Grapevine.

Background material can be found HERE.

In Service,

Chris G.
D18 DCM
Minneapolis, MN

Please note: The background info for the 2012 General Service Conference may be available here soon. Check back for full details!

February District News

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February 2012 District Meeting
Date: February 9th, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Plymouth Congregational Church 1900 Nicollet Ave MPLS 55403
We meet the second Thursday of each month at this time/location.

Here is the agenda for our February District meeting. HERE are the minutes from this month’s meeting.

Highlights:

  • District 18 will be sponsoring lunch for the GSRs and Alt-GSRs that attend the next Area Assembly. Just look for Chris G or Rita at the lunch break to find out where.
  • District 18 welcomes Sonya as the new treasurer, and the District thanks outgoing treasurer, Denise K, for her valued service.
  • Our Delegate, Angie G., has sent her report from the 2011 General Service Conference. Read that report here.
  • See the highlights from the January Area Committee Meetings here.
  • The Preliminary Agenda Items for the 2012 General Service Conference (GSC) have been issued. You can read them here.
  • PLEASE NOTE: The March District 18 meeting will be devoted to the background information on the 2012 GSC Agenda items. GSRs will leave the March meeting prepared to carry this information back to their groups. GSRs, please be prepared to bring your group’s conscience back to the April District meeting and, if you’re able, to the Delegate’s Workshop in Mankato, MN on April 14th (See Upcoming Events page for more specific details on the Delegate’s Workshop).
Opportunities for Service:
  • District 18 is researching and discussing ways to connect with alcoholics in the local Somali population. Please contact Chris G at at d18dcm@gmail.com or inform your GSR of your ideas and suggestions.
  • Intergroup is in need of volunteers to do 12th step calls. Please contact them to get on the list. Email: info@aaminneapolis.org
  • The District will be hosting a Groups Record party sometime in March. At this meeting, we will go through the known group contacts to verify active groups in the district. Keep an eye open for more info. There will be pizza!
  • There are several open District positions: D18 Treatment Facilities Chair, D18 Group Outreach Chair, D18 Special Needs/Remote Communities Chair
  • Four volunteers are needed for the 2012 Women’s Expo booth on February 26th. To volunteer, please contact Elaine R. via Chris G at d18dcm@gmail.com.

Upcoming Events:

  • February 25th, 2012 from 9am-12pm | Area Inventory | St John’s Lutheran church, Northfield, MN
  • March 2-4, 2012 | West Central Regional Conference | Billings, MT
  • March 3rd, 2012 | The Gift of Sobriety: The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous | 5th Ave Alano 1430 5th Ave Mankato, MN 56001 | For more info, see the event flyer
  • March 24th, 2012 from 9am to 5pm | Area Assembly | Best Western/Nicollet Inn, Burnsville, MN | D18 sponsoring lunch for D18 GSRs and Alt-GSRs
  • April 14th, 2012 from 9am to 4pm | Delegates Workshop | AmericInn, Mankato, MN

If your group would like anything posted on the D18 site, please email the District Website Committee Chair, Dana B, at d18webchair@gmail.com with all of necessary information. If you do not hear back from Dana or see the info posted, please resend your request.

January District News

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January 2012 District Meeting
Date: January 12th, 2012
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: Plymouth Congregational Church 1900 Nicollet Ave MPLS 55403

Here is the agenda for our January District meeting. HERE are the minutes from this months meeting.

Highlights:

  • The Preliminary Agenda Items for the 2012 General Service Conference (GSC) have been issued. You can read them here.
  • The March District 18 meeting will be devoted to the background information on the 2012 GSC Agenda items. GSRs will leave the March meeting prepared to carry this information back to their groups. GSRs, please be prepared to bring your group’s conscience back to the April District meeting and, if you’re able, to the Delegate’s Workshop in Mankato, MN on April 14th (See Upcoming Events page for more specific details on the Delegate’s Workshp).
Opportunities for Service:
  • There are several open District positions: D18 Treatment Facilities Chair, D18 Group Outreach Chair, D18 Special Needs/Remote Communities Chair, D18 Intergroup Liaison
  • Volunteers are needed for the 2012 Women’s Expo booth on February 26th. To volunteer, please contact Elaine R. via Chris G at d18dcm@gmail.com.

Upcoming Events:

  • January 28th, 2012 | Trusted Servant Leadership Training | Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, MN. Please see this flyer for more information
  • February 4th, 2012 | Committee Meetings | Best Western, North Mankato, MN | All welcome and encouraged to come
  • February 25th, 2012 | Area Inventory | St John’s Lutheran church, Northfield, MN
  • March 2-4, 2012 | West Central Regional Conference | Billings, MT
  • March 3rd, 2012 | The Gift of Sobriety: The Three Legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous | 5th Ave Alano 1430 5th Ave Mankato, MN 56001 | For more info, see the event flyer

If your group would like anything posted on the D18 site, please email the District Website Committee Chair, Dana B, at d18webchair@gmail.com with all of necessary information. If you do not hear back from Dana or see the info posted, please resend your request.

December District News

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December 2011 District Meeting
Date: December 13th, 2011
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: 2201 First Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404

***Please note: Starting in January, 2012, the monthly District 18 meetings will be held the second Thursday from 6:30-8:00pm at Plymouth Congregational Church 1900 Nicollet Ave MPLS 55403.***

Here is the agenda for our December District meeting. Here are the minutes for the meeting.

Highlights:

  •  Starting in January, 2012, the monthly District 18 meetings will be held the second Thursday from 6:30-8:00pm at Plymouth Congregational Church 1900 Nicollet Ave MPLS 55403
  • There are two new AA meetings in District 18.
    • Squad 76 Big Book Study | Date/time coming | Location: 2218 1st Ave S in MPLS.
    • Up the Creek Big Book Study | Thursdays, 7-8pm | Closed, mixed meeting (for more info on AA meetings, see pg22 of this pamphlet from aa.org) | Location: Holy Cross Lutheran Church 1720 East Minnehaha Parkway MPLS 55407
  • It was recently discovered that there are several differences between stories in the 3rd edition and 4th edition big book. An effort is being made to add an agenda item to the General Service Conference next year to reconcile these differences. HERE is a file that highlights the differences in question. Please contact your GSR or District 18′s District Committee Member (DCM) , Chris G, with any additional questions or comments so that they may carry your voice to our Area Delegate, Angie.

Action Items:

    • Upcoming Vote: An area archives proposal to move the area archives to a larger, state-of-the art facility.
    • Upcoming Vote: Funding a PSI in the City Pages for Minneapolis Intergroup.

Upcoming Events:

  • December 31st | New Year’s Eve Pass It On Marathon Celebration | Central Lutheran Church from 7pm-1am. More detail on the Intergroup webpage here.
  • January 6-8th | Recovery, Unity & Service Conference- “Anonymity: Our Spiritual Responsibility in the Digital Age” | Best Western Hotel in North Mankato | More details, including a full agenda and the registration form for the weekend, are available on this flyer here or on the area webpage here.
  • January 28th, 2012 | Trusted Servant Leadership Training | Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie, MN. Please see this flyer for more information.

If your group would like anything posted on the D18 site, please email the District Website Committee Chair, Dana B, at d18webchair@gmail.com with all of necessary information. If you do not hear back from Dana or see the info posted, please resend your request.

November District News

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November 2011 District Meeting
Date: November 9th, 2011
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: 2201 First Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Here is the agenda for our November District meeting. Here are the minutes for the November meeting.

This Saturday, November 12th, District 18 is hosting its annual workshop. This year’s is “What am I part of? And where is this Fourth Dimension anyway?”

Speaker, Bob H., will be tying the theme and panel topics together through his own experience. Bob has flown in all the way from Montana to share his experience, strength and hope with us this weekend, and we are very happy to have him.

HERE is the flyer and agenda for the workshop. For more info, contact Rita P.  at d18dcm@gmail.com

Upcoming Event: December 3rd will be the final Area Committee Meeting of the year in Mankato.

October District News

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October 2011 District Meeting
Date: October 12th, 2011
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Location: 2201 First Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404

Click HERE for the minutes for the District 18′s October meeting. Please check them for more details about the wonderful work our committees are doing in District 18, as well as compelling conversation about what is going on in our groups.

One piece of news to note is that our Area Chair, Lisa G, came to speak with the District about the upcoming Area Assembly (10/22) at which the 2012 Area Budget will be voted on. These are some of the items discussed at our district meeting: the Pink Can Plan, the Area has budgeted for all of the officers and committee chairs to attend the West Central Regional Forum, as well as new computer and sound equipment for the Group Records and outreach committee. You can review the complete proposes 2012 Area 36 budget HERE.

Upcoming Event: Area Assembly | October 22nd | Austin, MN | Full agenda and location information can be found HERE.

Update 10/25: Highlights from the minutes of the October Area Assembly meeting can be found HERE.

Upcoming Business: The 2012 District 18 Budget will be voted on at the December district meeting. For a detailed report, email District Treasurer, Denise K, at d18treasurer@gmail.com. For a summary to bring to your groups, please click HERE.