Welcome To The Clean By The Sea Group Of Narcotics Anonymous in Jaco, Costa Rica
We have English-speaking NA meetings in Jaco, Costa Rica every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday at 5:30PM.
All of the meetings are held on the second floor of Torre del Tiempo, across the street from Ekono and next to Pachi’s Pan, in the center of Jaco. Look for the NA and AA signs hanging from the second floor balcony. See you there!
Open the meeting
- SM read service prayer
- BE read 2nd Tradition
Group Inventory
Aaron B. Visitor - group is very welcoming, got here Friday night and there were 15 people here, everyone seems on point …
Open the meeting
BE read Service Prayer BE read 2nd Tradition
Group Inventory
How is the group doing carrying the message?
SM - happy to see Dustin back. Trying to reach out to some other people too. …
Welcome everybody, invite a HP to help us, take a moment of silence
Read 2nd tradition
Read last minutes
Any Matters arising – any inaccuracies in the minutes – if its ok – propose and second the …
Welcome everybody, we start with a moment of silence to invite a HP to assist us in service.
Read 12 traditions front page/service prayer
Read last minutes
Any Matters arising – any inaccuracies in …
Attendance
- JS
- MR – Secretary and Treasurer
- TH
- JB - Alternate Secretary
- KU - GSR
- BE
- M – Coffee Maker
- JJ
- KF - Alternate Treasurer
- AJ
Apologies: None
Service Prayer KF read minutes JS acted as …
Pros:
AT - Most important person is new comer.
They might not understand what’s going on in some meetings.
Cons:
TH - Newcomers may not want to be singled at
JB - Motion: do it on a trial basis …
Attendance: JB, CC, SC, KU, AT, TH
Opened by reading service prayer and second tradition.
How is the group carrying the message?
JB: Fucking great.
CC: Members are sharing their experiences and …
Treasurer
-300,000 colones
- rent is paid for June
New Biz
- We could donate to Spanish NA?
- We could buy more literature
- We could buy white booklets to give away
- We could pay rent several months ahead …
Old Business
New Business
- We don’t currently have a clean time requirement for chair person
- F will talk with chair persons before meetings to get oriented
- Motion: Should we create a new …
NOTE: I don’t know when this meeting took place exactly, the minutes in the bound notebook occur direclty before the May 2018 minutes.
How is Group Carrying Message?
KU - solid, people …
Service Prayer 2nd Tradition
Old Biz
Everything good
Positions
Sunday Meeting - DW Wednesday Meeting - MR - JO will cover for MR while in Norway Friday - KU
JB treasurer will give money to BE (AA) …
Service Prayer + 2nd Tradition
Old Business
- Timer is good
- JB paid $60 rent on April 1st
New Business
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Rent due tomorrow and we’re $170 behind
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E was treasurer for Spanish NA
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E says he …
March 5th, 2017
Old Biz
MR contacted Juan Carlos and he updated the website
Treasurer’s report
Prudent reserve is too high
New Biz
KU and JB switch Wednewsday and Friday chair commitments
Sunday …
Old Biz
- KU spoke to GSR at vigilance he’s on Whats App with GSR people
- MR spoke with A, no area meeting in January, will get schedule
- LR says service terms just finished, next assembly - …
Group Conscience 1st Sunday of the month
- Service Prayer
- 2nd Tradition
- Reviewed last month’s minutes
Old Business
- put up website
- register with world services
New Business
- LR approached MR …
- Service Prayer
- 2nd Tradition
Old Business
Register group with world service
If Spanish reaches out we’ll donate 1 time.
Write up proposal about having real business meetings.
Treasurer Report …
NOTE: This wasn’t our first group conscience and I’m not sure exactly when it took place, but these are the oldest minutes I can find, the meeting could’ve been in 2015 or early …
The group was actually getting started a few days before this date.
English-speaking NA had been on and off in Jaco for a couple years. JO and Z from Colorado held meetings for a bit, with mostly just …