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
Chair in the Corner_May2014
Greetings Salt Lake Central Office! At last! Warmth and light. The top is down and the bike battery is charging. But enough about me. What’s happening with you? How is your Group? Are you finding enough service opportunities to further your spiritual growth? If not, we’ve got plenty of them. Consider working on one of the Committees, CPC, Corrections, Treatment … Read More
Step Five
Step Five Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs So there we were…coffee in hand, sitting across from each other at the park. I was staring awkwardly off into the distance as my sponsor was waiting patiently for me to begin. The moment had come for me to clean out my … Read More