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"GSR May Be the Most Important Job in AA"

This page has information for General Service Representatives (GSRs)
in the South East Texas Area (SETA) 67 of Alcoholics Anonymous

A full GSR job description can be found in Chapter 2 of the AA Service Manual and more information can be found in the GSR pamphlet.

·    Assembly meets 4 times each year, in January, April, July and October. See the Calendar of Events for all Assembly dates and locations.

o The January SETA Assembly is held in conjunction with the SETA Convention, which is held at a different location each year and follows a different agenda beginning on Friday evening.

o Except for SETA Conventions, the SETA Assembly is all day Saturday and then Sunday morning until we're done.  Sunday morning is when we discuss and vote on SETA actions.

o For current agendas, see the Area Chairperson's page. Also, see the Area Assembly Minutes on the Secretary's page.

o GSRs are voting members of the Assembly; if the GSR is absent, the Alternate GSR has voting privileges.

·   There are GSR workshops at every Assembly on Saturday. Check agendas and recent email correspondence from the Area Chairperson for time and location of the workshops.

o AA Conference-approved pamphlets and books are available for purchase at the Assembly.  If you don't have a copy of the latest AA Service Manual, you may purchase a copy at the Literature table.

o You may obtain a copy of the SETA Policies and Procedures Manual from the Area Alternate Chairperson, or you may download it from the Alternate Chairperson's webpage.

o GSR information packets containing both English and Spanish (combined) are available for download. GSR orientation presentations are available for download (English or Spanish or Combined).

o When you are elected as a GSR, fill out the Group Change Form on the Area Registrar's page, print to PDF and email or mail a copy to the Registrar at: 

Southeast Texas Area of Alcoholics Anonymous       OR       registrar@aa-seta.org
Attn: Registrar
P. O. Box 130433
Houston, Texas 77219-0433

·   Elections for a new Delegate, new officers, and new standing committee chairs are held at the October Assembly of even-numbered years. There is a link to a "Job Description" for each position at the top of each officer and committee chair webpage that gives their responsibilities and requirements.

·   There is a lot of AA information on the internet. Here are a few resources:

o www.aa.org - AA World Services has useful information like AA Guidelines, service material and Box 4-5-9.

o www.aagrapevine.org - The AA Grapevine offers online and paper subscriptions to current issues and the Grapevine archives.

o  SETA Acronyms & Terms Used in AA (English)   SETA Abreviaciones y términos en AA (Español) - To help you better understand AA service.

o SETA-ANNOUNCE - To subscribe to SETA-Announce email list to stay informed on Area business and activities.

o SETA Web Links page - More internet links.

·   In addition to the resources in the pamphlet "The A.A. Group," here is some additional help with taking your home group's inventory:

o Group Inventory or Inventario del Grupo.

o Group Inventory Tips from a Group Inventory Workshop held at the SETA Assembly in October, 2003.

·   Please post a SETA website flyer on your group's bulletin board.

·   Local AA Contacts (English)   Contactos locales de AA (Español)

·   A.A. Service Committee Structure (English)    Estructura de Comité de Servicios de AA (Espanol)

·   Help support your Area Service Committees from your groups and districts—visit the individual committee webpages for all meeting, contact information and flyers.  Bring your friends!

·   If you have suggestions or additions for this page, please send them to webmaster@aa-seta.org.

Page Last Modified:  11/28/2023