“We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. Are we now ready to let God remove from us all the things which we have admitted are objectionable? Can He now take them all, everyone? If we still cling to something we will not let go, we ask God to help us be willing.” A.A. Big Book p.76 Wow! What a tall … Read More
Chapter 6: Into Action – Alex J_2014
Chapter 6, titled “Into Action”, is in my experience a guide for the steps 5 through 11 in the program we call Alcoholics Anonymous. This chapter, as its title suggests, is all about the recovering alcoholic physically reviewing his wrongdoings and setting them right. In other words, getting into action. While working the steps throughout this chapter with a sponsor … Read More
Chapter 6: Into Action – Betty H_2014
I sobered up in a small group in West Louisiana with six folks who were sober from 2 to 32 years and who believed that everything they needed to know to stay sober was contained in the first 164 pages of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. They also believed that “sponsorship” was essential and they quickly assigned a woman … Read More
Breakfast in the Park 2014
Central Office is sponsoring the second Annual Breakfast and kick-off meeting. Bacon, sausage, eggs, pancakes: good company and good cookin’. This is a fellowship event: free admission Families are welcome. Speaker: Dick G Where: Sugarhouse Park 2100 South at 1350 East Parley’s Creek Pavilion When: June 8, 2014, 10:00 –2:00 Cost: Free Admission
Proposed bylaws amendments shorter, more English-y 2014
The busy bylaws bees have gone through and replaced all of the legal speak with words and sentence structure more familiar to the common man or woman. They are presented here for review and may be voted on for approval at the next business meeting. Full amended bylaws Red line version (what’s changed)
Positions open at the Central Office 2014
There are several opportunities for service at the Central Office: 12 Step Committee Chair, Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC), and Public Information (PI). The 12 step committee’s primary function is to respond to requests for help made through the 24 hour hotline, email or any other means. The CPC and PI positions are complementary to their counterparts at the … Read More
The Non-Alcoholics That Helped Us: Lois Wilson
But what about the other victims of alcoholism? What about the scars of those family members? As alcoholics, we know of the heartaches and distress that our families have experienced because of the disease of Alcoholism. What a debt of gratitude we owe to these first women of the program now known as Al-Anon. Many of us have family members … Read More