ACA Corvallis
About our meetings
Our meetings on Wednesdays and Sundays follow different formats. Our Wednesday meeting focuses on the ACA Loving Parent Guidebook, where we read from the text, meditate on what we have read, journal, and then share our experiences. Our Sunday meeting is a Big Red Book (BRB) study. We read passages from this Fellowship Text and share on what might arise for us from the readings, such as childhood memories, recent experiences, past or current challenges, and successes in our recovery journeys. Copies of the Loving Parent Guidebook and the Big Red Book will be available at the meeting for anyone who does not have them.
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Please note that these meeting are for adults only. There is no childcare provided at these meetings and the things we discuss are not appropriate for children. Therefore, we ask that you please do not bring children to these meetings.
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In our meetings we:
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Create a safe space for all members to share openly about their experiences
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Respect the anonymity of anyone who comes to our meetings
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Keep what is shared in the meetings at the meetings
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Provide opportunities for fellowship and support by sharing contact information as we feel comfortable
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Provide service by taking on meeting roles, such as secretary, treasurer or meeting chair
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Follow the ACA 12 Traditions and the ACA meeting guidelines
In our meetings we do not:
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Attend while intoxicated or high
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Interrupt, refer to, or comment on what another person has said during the meetings
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Offer or give advice
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Comment on outside issues
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Judge anyone in the meetings for their appearance, experiences, and/or what they share
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​Whisper and/or gossip about members during or outside of the meetings
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​ Manipulate others at the meetings into sexual/romantic relationships, or business deals/relationships
The ACA 7th Tradition
The ACA 7th Tradition states that "every ACA Group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions." During our meetings, a basket is passed to collect donations for meeting expenses, which include providing monthly funds for our meeting space and buying ACA literature or other meeting supplies when necessary. Our treasurers collect and manage 7th tradition funds. Newcomers are not expected to make contributions and no one will be denied access to our meetings if they cannot contribute to 7th tradition funds. Any excess funds are donated to the ACA World Service Organization.
"When you allow others to be a part of your path, that is when it is possible to meet the resistance of fear of feeling. Others will shine the light and offer the hope we deserve. As adult children, we have lived a life of isolation for too long. Recovery is about connetction."
Claudia B., BRB pp. xxiii-xxiv