The Incredible Tapestry Program
August 18, 19, & 20, 2006, Taunton MA
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| Aug.17, 2006 | |||
| 8:00 - 9:00 PM | Ice Breaker | Welcome | General sharing |
| Aug. 18, 2006 | |||
| 2:00 PM | Registration Opens | ||
| 3:30 PM | Session I | ||
| Continued Spiritual Development | Battleground, Blame & Freedom |
The threads of this tapestry reflect the journey through Step Four to the freedom of forgiveness & acceptance of self and others. Possible shades of threads might be experiences with Concept V (allowing a view that differs from yours), as well as Step Eleven. |
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| If we are painstaking... | The threads of this piece of the tapestry reflect the challenge of beginning to “live” the spiritual principles contained in the Steps, Tradition & Concepts. | ||
| Restraint of tongue & pen |
The threads of this tapestry include shades of Step 10 (restraint, self-inventory, amending behavior), Warranty Five (acceptance/non-judgment vs. punitive action), Step Seven, page 76 (fear/ a request or demand?), Tradition One (unity, harmony, reconciliation) & Concept IX (compromise & leadership). |
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| 4:30 PM | Break | ||
| 4:45 PM | Session II | ||
| Continued Personal Inventory | Fear to Faith |
The threads of this piece of the tapestry reflect the challenge in Step Seven (page 76) to the guidance offered in seeking “knowledge of God’s will” in your life. Did this come easy to you? What were the struggles? |
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| A Series of Improving Compromises |
The threads of this piece of the tapestry reflect the challenge within any & all of the 36 spiritual principles. Some examples might be principles over personalities (Tradition 12), leadership (Concept IX), accepting opposing views (Concept V), autonomy or unity (Traditions 1 and 4), Warranty Five. |
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| Conflict & Resolution | Concepts V & IX | ||
| 5:45 - 7:00 PM | Supper Break | ||
| 7:00 PM | Welcome! | ||
| 7:15 PM | Session III | ||
| Spiritual Awakening - the Ensemble | Part I | Step 11, Tradition 12, Warranty Five | |
| 8:15 PM | Break | ||
| 8:30 PM | Spiritual Awakening - the Ensemble | Part II | Step 11, Tradition 12, Warranty Five |
| 9:30 PM | Ice Cream Bar | ||
| Saturday | |||
| Aug 19, 2006 | |||
| 9:30 AM | Session IV | ||
| Warranty Five | the Spiritual Challenge I | ||
| the Spiritual Challenge II | |||
| 10:30 AM | Break | ||
| 10:45 AM | Session V | ||
| the Spiritual Challenge | The Next Frontier | Emotional Sobriety | |
| The Incredible Tapestry | Weaving AA's 36 Spiritual Principles into Our Daily Lives | ||
| Noon - 1:30 PM | LUNCH | ||
| 1:30 PM | Break out study group A | The Letter vs. the Spirit | Concepts I, II, III |
| Break out study group B | The Letter vs. the Spirit | TBA | |
| 3:00 - 7:00 PM | Break | ||
| Rest, reflect, regenerate | ..and supper | ||
| 7:00 PM | Session VI | ||
| A Quiet Place in the Sunshine | From Isolation to Participation | ||
| A Quiet Place in the Sunshine | |||
| 8:00 PM | Break | ||
| 8:15 PM | From Darkness to Light | That Fourth Dimension | |
| Ensemble | |||
| 9:15 | Ice Cream Bar | ||
| Sunday | |||
| Aug 20, 2006 | |||
| 9:30 AM | Session VII | ||
| Amazing Grace - ensemble | The Incredible Tapestry | ||
| 11:30 | Closing |
The sharing within presentations is the individual's learned experience. We ask that you accept the information in the same manner you would during any AA meeting - as personal sharing and with respect for viewpoints that may not match your own.
The Next Frontier - Emotional Sobriety (Arnold R.)
From Isolation to Participation