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Cherry Grove Off Island Group of AA
General Script for Meetings
Updated December 27, 2025
OPENING
Hello everyone and Welcome to the Cherry Grove Off-Island
Group of Alcoholics Anonymous. This is an Open Meeting of AA,
which means that all are welcome.
We meet every day at 6 PM Eastern. We celebrate Anniversaries of
One year or more and of 90 days the last Sunday of each month
and our business meetings are held the third Wednesday of each
month following our regular meeting.
Please visit our website at www.6pmmeeting.com for more
information and links to AA readings.
We ask that from this point forward, you continue to keep your
volume muted until it is your time to share.
We ask from this point forward that if you’re eating smoking,
vaping or engaged in any activity that might be a distraction to
others, please turn your camera off for those moments.
My name is _______________ and I am and alcoholic. We open each
meeting with the A.A. Preamble:
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their
experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may
solve their common problem and help others recover from
alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to
stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership, we
are self-supporting through our own contributions. A.A. is not
allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization, or
institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither
endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay
sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
Tonight, is a ____________________ meeting.
Sunday Meeting – NOTE – We read How It Works
If a speaker: “Tonight, to share their experience, strength, and
hope with us is ________________
SECRETARY BREAK After Reading or Speaker
1. Thank the speaker if appropriate
2. Again, welcome to the Cherry Grove Off Island group of
Alcoholics Anonymous.
3. In keeping with the Third Tradition the only requirement for
AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.
4. Are there any visitors who would like to say “Hello” and
where they are from?
5. Is there anyone in their first 90 days of sobriety who would
like to say, “Hello”? We ask you this not to embarrass you, but
to get to know you better.
6. Is there anyone in their first year who would like to share
their day count?
7. Is there anyone celebrating an anniversary of one year or
more in the month of ______________?
8. Are there any announcements for the good of AA?
9. Our group encourages everyone to consider having a
sponsor. Please speak to anyone in the group for more
information. We will be happy to help you.
7th TRADITION
The 7th Tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous states” “Every group
ought to be self-supporting, declining outside contributions.” Our
group has minimal expenses, operating as we do – 7 days a week
online. In light of the 7th Tradition, we ask that you make any
contribution on our behalf to AA World Services, NY Intergroup, or
Suffolk Intergroup Association. Links to each are provided on our
Home Page.
GROUP CONTACT LIST
If you would like to be part of our group contact list to stay in
touch in between meetings, please click the link on our website.
You may add your Name / Email address / Telephone # and
sobriety date if you like. Please know that this information will be
shared with other groups members on our list.
ANONYMITY
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever
reminding us to place principles before personalities. With that in
mind, what you hear here, who you see here, when you leave
here, let it remain here.
Please come join us again tomorrow and invite a friend. Not
everyone knows the great resources we have available to help us
stay sober.
SHOW OF HANDS – NOTE – Beginners Meeting – Tired Sharing –
30/60/90 under a year and then open to all
We continue our meeting and ask if you wish to share, you raise
your virtual hand, or your physical hand and our leader or
chairperson will call on you. Please remain muted, until it is your
turn to share. And as a reminder, we suggest that if you’re eating
smoking or engaged in any activity that might be a distraction to
others, please turn your camera off for those moments.
Please try to keep your comments to three minutes or less so that
everyone who wishes to share has a chance to do so.
CLOSING – NOTE – At the Beginners Meeting – We read the 9 th
step Promises at closing
We close our meeting at 7PM with the Serenity Prayer. You are
invited to remain after for Fellowship. And now we return to our
meeting. Please use the virtual hand or your real hand to be called