Preambles
Tradition 4 states that – Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or NA as a whole. This tradition helps accommodate variations in meeting format due to venue time constraints, day and time of the week, and for differences in local culture to a certain extent.
What this means is that as you go from meeting to meeting you may discover a variation in which basic text preambles are used and specific changes to service members’ preambles.
Basic text preambles are the cornerstone of all readings at any meeting. Here are some you may find useful. Some groups colour code these to help keep track of them during the meeting, and help preamble junkies find the one they wish to read!
Also you may want to see how different meetings organise their preambles with some examples below.
Basic Text Preambles
Who is an addict? – White
Why are we here? – White
How it works – Red
The twelve traditions of NA – Blue
We do recover – Green
More will be revealed – Light Green
Just for today – Yellow
Chair Preambles
English
Afrikaans
IsiXhosa
Kenilworth SNL Chair Preamble
Kenilworth Welcome Home Chair Preamble
Blouberg Chair, Secretary and Literature
Grassy Park Chair Preamble
Secretary Preambles
English
English V2
Kenilworth SNL Secretary Preamble
Grassy Park Secretary Preamble
Literature Preambles
Who is an addict? – White
Why are we here? – White
How it works – Red
The twelve traditions of NA – Blue
We do recover – Green
More will be revealed – Light Green
Just for today – Yellow
English
Afrikaans
IsiXhosa
Kenilworth SNL Chair Preamble
Kenilworth Welcome Home Chair Preamble
Blouberg Chair, Secretary and Literature
Grassy Park Chair Preamble
English
English V2
Kenilworth SNL Secretary Preamble
Grassy Park Secretary Preamble
English
Kenilworth Literature Preamble