Minutes ACA TN Intergroup 12/12/20

Attendees: Alex O., Claire, Marilyn

Meeting opened with the serenity prayer.

A motion was made by Claire to accept the November minutes as submitted. Marilyn seconded. All in favor. Motion approved. A motion was made by Alex to accept the November Treasurer’s report. Mark reports there has been no activity. Claire seconded. All in favor. Motion approved.

Adult Child Voices Across America Weekly Speaker meeting is on Thursday evenings via Zoom (6-7:30pm West Coast Time). Volunteer speakers needed***Call in early! Limited spots available. Anyone is welcome to join and participate.

An election for Chairperson will be held at the end of the year. Alex will begin traveling in February and will be able to Chair until January.

Meeting closed with the ACA Serenity Prayer.

 

 

 

 

Minutes ACA TN Intergroup 11/14/20

Attendees: Alex O., Claire, Mark, Pam

Meeting opened with the serenity prayer.

A motion was made by Mark to accept the October minutes as submitted. Pam seconded. All in favor. Motion approved. A motion was made by Pam to accept the October Treasurer’s report. Mark reports there has been no activity. Alex seconded. All in favor. Motion approved.

Adult Child Voices Across America Weekly Speaker meeting is on Thursday evenings via Zoom (6-7:30pm West Coast Time). Volunteer speakers needed***Call in early! Limited spots available. Anyone is welcome to join and participate.

An election for Chairperson will be held at the end of the year. Alex will begin traveling in February and will be able to Chair until then.

Meeting closed with the ACA Serenity Prayer.

 

 

 

 

Minutes ACA TN Intergroup 10/10/20

Attendees: Alex O., Claire, Mark, Danyalle, Pam

Meeting opened with the serenity prayer.

A motion was made by Mark to accept the September minutes as submitted. Claire seconded. All in favor. Motion approved.

A motion was made by Claire to accept the September Treasurer’s report. Mark reports there has been no activity. Danyalle seconded. All in favor. Motion approved.

Adult Child Voices Across America Weekly Speaker meeting is on Thursday evenings via Zoom (6-7:30pm West Coast Time). Volunteer speakers needed***Call in early! Limited spots available. Alex reminded the group about the Mission Statement Committee. Anyone is welcome to join and participate. WSO Ballot Proposals are due October 31st. Claire shared that there is an ACA Convention at the end of October. Alex posted the link on Slack.

An election for Chairperson will be held at the end of the year. Alex will begin traveling in February and will be able to Chair until then.

Meeting closed with the ACA Serenity Prayer.

 

 

 

Minutes ACA TN Intergroup 9/12/20

Attendees: Alex O., Claire, Marilyn, Danyalle

Meeting opened with the serenity prayer.

A motion was made by Marilyn to accept the August minutes as submitted. Danyalle seconded. Motion approved. No July meeting.

A motion was made by Marilyn to accept the July Treasurer’s report. Danyalle seconded.

Adult Child Voices Across America Weekly Speaker meeting is on Thursday evenings via Zoom (6-7:30pm West Coast Time). Volunteer speakers needed***Call in early! Limited spots available. Alex reminded the group about the Mission Statement Committee. Anyone is welcome to join and participate. WSO Ballot Proposals are due October 31st.

Danyalle and Claire gave updates on their groups. Claire praised the Reparenting workshops/meetings on the WSO Event page. An election for Chairperson will be held at the end of the year. Alex will begin traveling in February and will not be in IG in 2021.

Meeting closed with the ACA Serenity Prayer.

Minutes ACA TN Intergroup 8/8/20

Attendees: Alex O., Claire, Marilyn

Meeting opened with the serenity prayer.

A motion was made by Claire to accept the June minutes as submitted. Marilyn seconded. Motion approved. No July meeting.

Treasurer’s report unavailable for June. Mark not present.

Alex O. shared that the retreat is postponed to 2021. A blast email was sent to all groups/previous attendees to notify them of this change. Adult Child Voices Across America Weekly Speaker meeting is on Thursday evenings via Zoom (6-7:30pm West Coast Time).

Claire shared that there is a workshop today at 1pm called Partners in Recovery.

Marilyn asked how their group could collect 7th Tradition donations since cash is not an option. Alex suggested Venmo or PayPal.

Meeting closed with the ACA Serenity Prayer.

 

Minutes ACA TN Intergroup 6/13/20

Attendees: Alex O., Mark H., Danyalle, Bridget, Lisa, Claire, Amanda

Meeting opened with the serenity prayer.

A motion was made by Lisa C. to accept the May minutes as submitted. Mark seconded. Motion approved.

Treasurer’s report was posted on Slack. Motion was made by Lisa C. to approve the May treasurer’s report. Seconded by Danyalle.

Alex O. shared that our minutes are posted on the TN ACA IG website for all of 2020. The Retreat Committee will meet at 4pm CST to discuss online platforms and fee options. No Outreach Committee updates. No Mission Statement Committee updates.

No current group/fellowship needs or concerns at this time.

Amanda gave Murfreesboro update. At this time, they are Zoom only. Mark shared that the MJ Sunday at 2pm meeting will begin meeting at Cumberland Heights as early as June 28th. Danyalle’s group is ordering literature from the WSO website. Claire gave Memphis update. At this time, they are Zoom only.

Meeting closed with the ACA Serenity Prayer.

Minutes ACA TN Intergroup 5/9/20

Attendees: Alex O., Mark H., Danyalle, Bridget

Meeting opened with the serenity prayer.

A motion was made by Mark H. to accept the May minutes as submitted. Bridget seconded. Motion approved.

Treasurer’s report was posted on Slack. Motion was made by Danyalle to approve the treasurer’s report. Seconded by Bridget.

Alex O. presented the Delegate Report for the virtual 2020 ACA ABC. 7 proposals received 60% vote and were discussed and voted on: 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13.

Proposal 3 – ACA Preamble – Moved to breakout session Breakout room 1 (motion moved to send proposal back to service network committee for wordsmithing with our thoughts*). Proposal 4 – Literature Copyright Release Options – Declined – Note that the Literature committee reported that they expect to have an updated release form in the next few months. Proposal 6 – Literature for situations in which individuals or groups have not followed the traditions or principles of ACA. Moved to breakout room Breakout room 3. Proposal 8 – Additional Boundary Resources – Moved to breakout room Breakout room 2 (motion will be sent to literature committee to create additional boundary resources). Proposal 9 – ACA beginners meeting handbook – Motion failed to proceed. This proposal was turned into a motion and originally passed. After a minority opinion there was a re-vote and the Yes votes went below 60% and the motion stopped. Proposal 10 – daily reparenting reader. Passed. Proposal 13- The “Alcoholic/Dysfunctional Families” part of the title on the cover of the Big Red Book. Declined to Board’s Motion that already addresses this for BRB and other literature.

Alex O. also discussed her questions to the WSO Board regarding back taxes and WSO failure to respond to our communications in January 2020. She states WSO Treasurer Bill D. invited her to join the WSO Finance Committee that week. Alex O. and Mark H. attended the Finance mtg and Mark gave an update on WSO finances/tax.

Meeting closed with the ACA Serenity Prayer.