Minutes from the January 21st Steering Committee Meeting can be found here.
***February’s Steering Committee Meeting will be held on 2/25/2024 on the 4th Sunday***
Important Announcements from the January 21st Steering Committee Meeting:
Steering Committee Group Guidelines (formerly Bylaws)
The Group Guidelines Committee has been working diligently to update our Group Guidelines to ensure the continued smooth operation of our group. Please take a moment to review the proposed changes.
SVF Group Guidelines (DRAFT)
Discussion on the proposed changes will begin at the February Steering Committee Meeting.
New Meeting Alert:
Jaywalker’s Meeting
Sunday’s @ 2:00 PM
Beginning March 3, 2024
Under The Bridge
2 new meeting days have been added
Monday through Friday @ 4:00 PM
OCAA Convention:
The 39th annual OC convention will be held at the Hilton in Costa Mesa March 29-31, 2024.
SVFG will be hosting a meeting at 10:00PM on Friday, March 29th.
New Meeting Proposals & Changes to Existing Meetings:
Any new meetings wishing to use space at SVFC must be approved by the Steering Committee. Proposals must be made in person at any scheduled Steering Committee. Please bring a copy of the proposed Leader’s Format for the Committee’s review. As a reminder, at this time, only AA or Al-Anon meetings are held at SVFC.
Existing meetings wishing to change the format of their meeting must also receive approval from the Steering Committee. These proposals must be made in person at any scheduled Steering Committee meeting and a copy of the new Leader’s Format should be provided for review.
Secretary Announcements:
SECRETARY WORKSHOP
SVFC Secretary workshops will now be held every 3 months. The workshops provide valuable information such as roles/responsibilities, SVFC rules, meeting decorum, etc. Keep an eye out for the date of the next Secretary Workshop.
LITERATURE SALES
Please make sure that when selling literature, you are using the separate literature envelopes. If someone is paying with Venmo or Paypal, make sure they include in the notes that the payment is for literature.
As the cost of literature has increased, take note that the prices in our literature cabinets HAVE changed. Please be sure to use the correct prices when announcing or selling literature:
Big Books are now $12.00.
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are now $11.00.
MEETING BOARDS & SECRETARY INFORMATION
The downstairs AND upstairs meeting boards HAVE BEEN UPDATED! Please check regularly, add your name to your meeting AND email your contact info to registrar@saddlebackfellowship.com. Email the following info in this order:
- Preferred Email address
- Meeting Day & Time (Name of meeting)
- First name & Last Initial
- Phone #
- Sobriety Date
SVFC Center Conduct & Discipline Guidelines:
To ensure the continued safety and security of everyone attending meetings at Saddleback Valley Fellowship Center, the Board has updated the SVFC Meeting Conduct and Discipline Guidelines. The following link can be used to view the Meeting Conduct and Discipline Guidelines and to fill out a Discipline Request Form (www.saddlebackfellowship.com/discipline). Paper forms are also available at the club.
All Discipline Requests will be routed to the SVFC Board and addressed accordingly.
SVFC Board Donations:
Donors wishing to make donations to the Board (separate from 7th tradition), can now contribute directly to the Board via Zelle at boardtreasurer@saddlebackfellowship.com.
Lifeline Submissions:
If you would like to submit a story, article, poem, original artwork, or cartoon to be featured in an upcoming issue, please email oclifelineeditor@gmail.com.
Upcoming Events:
