LEADER'S SCRIPT

NAR-ANON ZOOM GROUP MEETING SCRIPT

Leader:

Welcome to the Saturday morning Nar-Anon Virtual meeting. Please mute your microphones until you would like to speak. If you are in a public place or at home where people not attending the meeting could enter the room, please do not have your video on and wear headphones. Equally important, please ensure the videos of attending members are not visible to anyone else. This is to protect privacy and anonymity.

We would need 6 volunteers to help with the readings today.  [Raadings are from the Blue Book]

When it is time to share, you could either use the “raise hand” button or simply wave and the leader will invite you in. My name is [  ] and I will be the leader for today. Let us open the meeting after a moment of silence followed by the reading of the serenity prayer:

Leader:  

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change The courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference

Leader:

Is there anyone here tonight at their 1st 2nd or 3rd meeting?  If so:

Leader

Read Newcomer's welcome

Leader then invites Members/volunteers to read:

• Twelve Steps – blue book page 7

• Twelve Traditions – blue book page 8

• Keeping our meetings healthy – blue book page 12 – if the person reading does not have the version which includes the paragraph about CAL on page 13, ask her/him to read also: “An important tool in our literature…” on page 16.

• About Addiction – blue book page 6

• The Family – blue book page 4

• Helping – blue book page 13

Leader:

Once the meeting is opened, we only read from Nar-Anon conference approved literature which can be found on the literature order form from the Nar-Anon UK website shop. (if requested, post this into the chat: www.nar-anon.co.uk/shop).

Anything you hear today is of our own opinion. The principles of Nar-Anon are found in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. If a member says something you cannot accept - remember he or she is speaking from their own experience, they are not speaking for Nar-Anon. When you leave our meeting, take home those thoughts that will be most helpful to you, forget those you feel will not be helpful, and keep coming back.

We ask that you speak only as a member of Nar-Anon, unless you were invited as a speaker from NA.

In Nar-Anon meetings, we do not engage in cross talk. Personal progress for the greatest number depends on unity; therefore, we take turns sharing our own experience, strength, and hope. We do not interrupt each other or engage in dialogue; we do not put the spotlight on just one member; and we do not give advice, offer solutions, or try to rescue one another. By patiently listening, we show respect for each other and concern for the common welfare of the group. Loving interchange can occur outside the meeting time through one-to-one or group conversations, email, telephone, and sponsorship. [Newcomers to this meeting can also remain on the line to talk after the meeting if they have any questions. (only if someone offers to act as Newcomer greeter)]

We agreed at a group conscience that we would have a timecard.  The Zoom Host person will indicate when your sharing time has come to an end by an onscreen display. We can have 5 minutes per share today. Can you please respect the time allowance to ensure that others can share?  

Introduce the topic of the meeting.

[The speaker now has 5 to 10 mintues, and could read a relevant daily reading from the SESH book or from other NarAnon approved literature]

Leader

The meeting is now open for sharing. If you want to share, use the “raise hand” button or raise your hand and I’ll invite you in.

Members

(Sharing time.......)

Leader

At 10:|45: We have now come to the end of sharing time but not the end of the meeting. Can xx now read Just for Today please? – blue book page 15

Members

Read Just for Today

Leader

Our seventh tradition says that every group ought to be fully self-supporting. We make contributions for purchasing literature from the World Service Office, for Public Information about Nar-Anon and to make donations to service areas beyond group level.

You can  donate via our Website, on the Donate page, selecting the Saturday Meeting option.

www.nar-anon.co.uk/donations

Leader

I would like to thank those who do service in the group, including those who helped with hosting and readings tonight, and supporting members between the meetings.

Are there any Nar-Anon related announcements?

Members/Officers

Nar-Anon related announcements

Leader

Can we ask who will offer to lead next week, and who will offer to speak on the Topic?

Leader

To connect with other members between meetings, we use In Touch Spaces, a free App you could download on your phone from Google Play. To register to our closed group, please e-mail your phone number including the area code to Info@nar-anon.co.uk.

As this is an anonymous programme, we ask all members and visitors to respect our anonymity. By joining our meeting, we confirm acceptance of our GDPR privacy policy, which can be found on the website.

The stories you heard were told in confidence and should not be repeated outside. These stories are told so that we might better understand this programme and ourselves, and to give encouragement and help to new members.  

Who you see here, what you hear here, when you leave here, let it stay here.  

After a moment of silence, let us end our meeting with the Serenity Prayer.

Members

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change

The courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference

Leader

(You may leave the call - disconnecting from Zoom will not disconnect the call if others choose to remain on for further fellowship time/ newcomer support.  However, the Host or Co-Host must stay on the Zoom call or assign another member Co-Host rights.)