Monday Online - Morning Discussion / 7:30am
On Mondays, we read a passage from the Daily Reflections, and then allow members to share and identify.
Online access available at 7:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada), in order to allow members to connect in advance.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86180217723
Meeting ID: 861 8021 7723
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kG7CJxDp3
To call in: (Toronto) 647 374 4685 or 647 558 0588,
If you are accessing by phone, be sure to download the Zoom app
Tuesday Online - Morning Discussion / 7:30am
On Tuesdays, we read a passage from the 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, for up to 10 minutes, then allow members to share and identify.
https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/twelve-steps-and-twelve-traditions
Online access available at 7:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada), in order to allow members to connect in advance.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86180217723
Meeting ID: 861 8021 7723
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kG7CJxDp3
To call in: (Toronto) 647 374 4685 or 647 558 0588,
If you are accessing by phone, be sure to download the Zoom app
Wednesday Online - Morning Discussion / 7:30am
On Wednesdays, we read a passage from Came To Believe, for up to 10 minutes, then allow members to share and identify.
Online access available at 7:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada), in order to allow members to connect in advance.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86180217723
Meeting ID: 861 8021 7723
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kG7CJxDp3
To call in: (Toronto) 647 374 4685 or 647 558 0588,
If you are accessing by phone, be sure to download the Zoom app
Thursday Online - Morning Discussion / 7:30am
On Thursdays, we read a passage from The Big Book, for up to 10 minutes, then allow members to share and identify.
https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/alcoholics-anonymous
Online access available at 7:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada), in order to allow members to connect in advance.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86180217723
Meeting ID: 861 8021 7723
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kG7CJxDp3
To call in: (Toronto) 647 374 4685 or 647 558 0588,
If you are accessing by phone, be sure to download the Zoom app
Fridays Online - Morning Discussion / 7:30am
On Fridays, we read a passage from Living Sober, for up to 10 minutes, then allow members to share and identify.
Online access available at 7:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada), in order to allow members to connect in advance. Chairperson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86180217723
Meeting ID: 861 8021 7723
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kG7CJxDp3
To call in: (Toronto) 647 374 4685 or 647 558 0588,
If you are accessing by phone, be sure to download the Zoom app
Saturdays Online - Morning Discussion / 9:00am
On Saturdays, we read a passage from 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, for up to 10 minutes, then allow members to share and identify.
https://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/twelve-steps-and-twelve-traditions
Online access available at 8:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada), in order to allow members to connect in advance.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/669433550
Meeting ID: 669 433 550
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kG7CJxDp3
To call in: (Toronto) 647 374 4685 or 647 558 0588,
If you are accessing by phone, be sure to download the Zoom app
Chairperson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Saturday Morning Discussion
Time: Jun 20, 2020 08:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Weekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/u5Ikc-qrqz4quh8PQ2kiYPrbp2g-CGZMxw/ics?icsToken=98tyKu-upz8pGdGQsFyCe60qW53_b-G1k2RG8pNszhTsOhBBYBOkMa9hFYhSCM-B
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/669433550
Meeting ID: 669 433 550
Sundays Online - Morning Discussion / 9:30am
On Sundays, we read a passage on Steps 1,2 & 3, for up to 10 minutes, then allow members to share and identify.
Online access available at 8:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada), in order to allow members to connect in advance.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 765 950 408
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kG7CJxDp3
To call in: (Toronto) 647 374 4685 or 647 558 0588,
If you are accessing by phone, be sure to download the Zoom app
NO SURPRISE THERE!!
Online meetings are not a new thing - however, given the current landscape, we are definitely having to find new ways to connect.
MDG has added additional security measures to ensure you are able to have a safe and secure meeting. All those with a desire to stop drinking, are welcome.
Please refer to the daily links, they will will provide you with the most recent information.
CONNECTION is the foundation of AA. One Alcoholic helping Another.
A few easy things to remember:
Once you click on the zoom link, it will give you options, like video and audio, If you feel comfortable, accept! If you are calling in, all the access codes are in the Daily access areas.
Once you arrive, feel free to say hi! Connection is important and EVERYONE is happy you are there!
Once you are online, the bottom of the window will give you access to the Tool Bar, you will be able to click on a few options like Mute, Video, Chat, Participants - if you access the Chat and Participants, the side of the screen opens and you will see you fellow attendees - as well as an area to write in.
Staying on mute is a polite way to keep the sound low, while people are sharing. The Co Chair will mute the group as the script outlines
The Chair / Host will keep things running along smoothly if there are any disruptions. The host will have the ability to mute / unmute everyone.
If you would like to share, after the reading the Chairperson will advise the flow of sharing.
If you are accessing by phone, the Chair will request anyone by phone to let them know so they may put your name in the list.
Still have questions? The Chair will be able to help, either by writing a private message to the chair during the meeting or at the end of the meeting.
This is NEW to most of us, so don’t feel alone. We are all trying to figure out what this new landscape looks like!
If you are new to Zoom, and want to access the group meetings, and have questions on HOW to download Zoom, please go to:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362033-Getting-Started-on-Windows-and-Mac
WE ARE A STRONG GROUP OF SOBER PEOPLE, WE WELCOME EVERYONE WHO HAS THE DESIRE TO STOP DRINKING.
Here are a few more sites that may be good to access:
Don’t Drink, Get Online and Get to a Meeting!
If you have further questions about our group, you can connect directly to:
oisediscussiongroup@gmail.com
Prior to start of each meeting, we share the following literature:
The 12 Steps of AA
https://www.aa.org/assets/en_US/smf-121_en.pdf
The 12 Traditions of AA
https://www.aa.org/assets/en_US/smf-122_en.pdf
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
https://www.e-aa.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=6725
If you would like to volunteer to read any of these please let the Chair know!
In keeping with A.A.’s Seventh Tradition of self-support, we accept contributions only from A.A. members. As Tradition 3 states, “the ONLY requirement for membership is the desire to stop drinking".
There are two ways to make a contribution:
1) You may make an Interac e-Transfer to: treasury.mdgtoronto@gmail.com
Or
2) You may use PayPal at: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=HL5TJDPPR79RE&source=url
Morning Discussion Group maintains a list of Temporary Sponsors who are willing to help!
If you have any Questions about Sponsorship, please refer to the following link, provided by aa.org:
https://www.aa.org/assets/en_US/p-15_Q&AonSpon.pdf
If you are looking for a temporary sponsor, or are willing to be a sponsor, please feel free to connect with the MDG secretary who will be willing to connect you:
A.A.’s Legacy of Service / by Bill W.
“Our Twelfth Step — carrying the message — is the basic service that the A.A. Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence. Therefore, A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven’t been given the truth may die.
Hence, an A.A. service is anything whatever that helps us to reach a fellow sufferer — ranging all the way from the Twelfth Step itself to a ten-cent phone call and a cup of coffee, and to A.A.’s General Service Office for national and international action. The sum total of all these services is our Third Legacy of Service.
Services include meeting places, hospital co-op eration, and intergroup offices; they mean pamphlets, books, and good publicity of almost every description. They call for committees, delegates, trustees, and conferences. And, not to be forgot- ten, they need voluntary money contributions from within the Fellowship.”
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Morning Discussion Group has many positions available for service. Our primary online service positions include:
Host / Co-Host a MDG meeting
Group Monitor a MDG meeting
If you are interested in contributing service work, please contact: morningdiscussiongroupto@gmail.com
Alternatively, please reach out to the MDG Host or Co-Host and they will be happy to help!
