Alcoholics Anonymous is
A fellowship of men and women who share their experience,
strength and hope with each other that they may solve their
common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The
only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
There are no dues or fees for AA membership; we are
self-supporting through our own contributions. AA is not allied
with any sect, denomination, politics, organization or
institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither
endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is to stay
sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
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SOMETHING NEW HAS BEEN ADDED ---eBOOKS AND eNEWSLETTERS
Click here to view a Flyer on how to
obtain these new additions to your Alcoholics Anonymous
library from AAWS
LOCAL AREA NEWS AND REQUESTS
DISTRICT 4 FUNSHOP AND INVENTORY EVENT
The Inventory was Taken (I hope everyone had fun doing that important task) and here are the resulting notes. Please click here to see the notes. Feel free to copy these, and in fact, you are encouraged to take them for discussion at your home group.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONFERENCE 2013
Check the Events Link over on the left for a flyer, the
calendar link and so on. This Event (June 21-23, 2013) is being Hosted by District 3 in Hermiston, OR. The Theme is "Taking Our Inventory - Our Solution in Action"
H & I (Hospitals and Institutions Committee) REQUEST
Click here to to download the
Flyer with info on how you can help
SOBERFEST 2014 LOGO CONTEST IS UNDERWAY
This is the time to get your "creative juices flowing" --- move
over to the "SOBERFEST" link on the left to locate the LOGO
CONTEST Flyer with instructions. Good Luck!
SOBERFEST 2014 CAR WASH FLYER ON SOBERFEST PAGE
CENTRAL OFFICE AND HOT-LINE PHONE VOLUNTEERS
A phone call is often the first time someone reaches out to AA.
Both the Central Office and the Hotline Coordinators
have an on-going need for volunteers to answer phones. Contact
Central Office at 503-399-0599 (between 10 and 2 weekday, or Ben
at 503-375-0382 after these hours if you would like to give back
for what you have been given.
Intergroup Meeting Location And New IGR Orientation Meeting
Willamette Valley Intergroup holds it's monthly meeting on the
3rd Monday of every month. The location is: St. Paul's Episcopal
Church, 1444 Liberty St. S.E. in Salem.
Everyone is welcome to attend this very important service
meeting.
JAIL MEETINGS - We Need Help
The Marion County Sheriff has eliminated all evening meetings
at the jail. All the groups including our women and men AA
meeting has had to scramble to try and locate people who can
continue taking meetings in during the day time. To complicate
things, only certain times of the day are possible due to the
Sheriff's staffing.
The time available currently is Monday at 8:00am. This allows
several of AA's dedicated servants to carry the message of hope
to the residents. We need more help... especially with the men's
meeting. Only two of the original 8 men are able to continue.
These are dedicated men but they do need help. Women, don't be
intimidated by the "jail" setting, you are carrying the message
of hope, that a person can have a different life. We do recover!
Won't you please take a few brave moments when they ask "Does
anyone have announcements?" to speak up and make a request that
members participate in their own recovery by carrying it into
the county jail? Your recovery WILL be impacted positively, I
Promise! Contact me Jane A at (503) 580-1906 or Central Office
for more information.
Opportunities To Be Of Service:
Central Office is looking for volunteers to
answer phones after hours. Contact Ben at 503-375-0382 if you
are interested.
Central Office is looking for volunteers to
work in the office. 1-year sobriety requirement.
Central Office is looking for volunteers to
take 12 Step Calls. Laura at Central Office is always interested
in talking to anyone interested in volunteering at Central
Office.
For more information about these or any other service
positions:
Call Central Office at (503) 399-0599, or go to a committee meeting.
The Hospitals and Institutions (H.& I) Committee For
information about this committee contact Leslee L. at
503-580-4017 (lavinles@comcast.net). Also effective June 2012
the committee meeting has changed to the second Wednesday of the
month.
Contact Oregon Area 58 Mid-Valley Region Corrections
Coordinator Larry S. 541-223-8253 for information about Oregon
state prison meetings and other state corrections activities.
Contact Jane A., 503-580-1906 for information about Marion
County Jail Meetings.
Al-Anon
For Al-Anon schedules and info click here:
http://www.oregonal-anon.org/
Information about Al-Anon is presented here as a service to
members of the Fellowship and/or their families. Neither the
Willamette Valley Intergroup, nor the Central Office in Salem
are affiliated with Al-Anon.
[From the Al-Anon Service Manual (pg 113)".....Although a
separate entity, Al-Anon should always cooperate with Alcoholics
Anonymous.
In relating to local A.A. Intergroups or central offices,
Al-Anon may offer:
? to name one or two members to act as liaison and to provide
current lists of group contacts for Twelfth Step referrals ? to
submit Al-Anon/Alateen meeting information for inclusion in
A.A.?s local meeting list if asked to do so
? to reimburse A.A. for any expenses incurred on Al-Anon?s
behalf, such as telephone calls, cost of printing meeting lists
on which Al-Anon meetings are also listed, copying
costs.......Al-Anon performs its own Twelfth Step work in
alcohol treatment centers, hospitals, and other facilities, and
with professionals that work with families and friends of
alcoholics. Experience has shown that cooperation with A.A. can
be mutually beneficial......."
Therefore, the following questions are provided here with the
hope that they will be mutually beneficial in recovery.
DO THESE QUESTIONS MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU? PAMPHLET S-25
From Chapter 5 of the Big Book of Alchoholics Anonymous, Ch. 5
-- .....There are those, too, who suffer from grave emotional
and mental disorders, but many of them do recover if they have
the capacity to be honest....."
An A.A. member wrote: "I spent years in therapy "suffering from
grave emotional and mental disorders" as stated in Chapter 5 of
the "big book", Alcoholics Anonymous, page 58, without
addressing my fundamental issues. At no time, neither the
problem of personal alcoholism, nor the concern of being
affected by growing up in an alcoholic environment was
discussed.
It wasn't until I came to A.A. that I began to recover from
alcoholism. It wasn't until a member of the Fellowship
confronted me with the suggestion, after a vicious bout of Road
Rage, that I contact someone familiar with Adult Children of
Alcoholics that I began to learn about growing up with the
"effects of alchoholism". I am what is called a Dual Member. I
belong in the rooms of both Alcoholics Anonymous and the World
Wide Fellowship of Al-Anon.
To help you decide whether this may be an issue for you, we are
providing a list of questions published by Al-Anon WSO, in
Pamphlet S-25, that may give you some insight into your own
recovery process.
The answers are yours to do with as you will.
TWENTY QUESTIONS
Click here to view the questions
regarding growing up with the effects of alcoholism
And if you can answer yes to any one of these questions, maybe
it is time you took a serious look at another aspect of
recovery.
A. A. Cooperates With Professionals
If you are a Professional Working With Alcoholics, perhaps you
would like more information. Click on link below to send a
request or establish a contact with Marion/Polk County, Oregon
A.A.
A.A.s Cooperate with
Professionals.
Public Information about Alcoholics Anonymous
If you want more information about Alcoholics Anonymous, or
wish to establish a contact in Marion/Polk Counties, Oregon
click on the link below.
Click here to send a request
learn how Alcoholics Anonymous can help you.
