2020 Marathons Sponsored by Virtual Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous 712-432-5200 Conference ID 4285115# Meetings every hour from 8:00A to 12 midnight EST with regular scheduled meetings
Date Holiday Spiritual Principle and/or Topic
Wednesday, January 1 New Year's Day Awareness is the First Step
Sunday, January 19 OA's 60th Birthday Beginning with Step 1 Spiritual Principle Honesty
Monday, January 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Be a Champion for Your Recovery
Saturday, January 25 Chinese New Year Spiritual Principle of Tradition 1 Unity - Together We Can Do What We Cannot Do Alone
Sunday, February 2 Super Bowl Sunday It Is A We Program - It Takes Fellowship to Work the Steps
Friday, February 14 Valentine's Day Follow Your Heart - Choose Abstinence
Monday, February 17 President's Day Step 2 Spiritual Principle Hope Higher Power and Food Cravings
Saturday, February 22 OA Unity Day Spiritual Principle of Tradition 2 Trust - Trusting the Solution
Tuesday, March 17 St. Patrick's Day Step 3 Spiritual Principle Faith - The Gift of Desperation and Surrender
Wednesday, April 8 Passover Begins Spiritual Principle of Tradition 3 Identity You Are Not Alone
Friday, April 10 Good Friday Searching for Forgiveness with Step 4 There is no abstinence requirement to moderate For more information contact Padma at [email protected] or call 828-620-0521 To sign up www.signupschedule.com/oamarathons
2020 Marathons Sponsored by Virtual Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous 712-432-5200 Conference ID 4285115# Meetings every hour from 8:00A to 12 midnight EST with regular scheduled meetings
Spiritual Principle - Courage
Date Holiday Spiritual Principle and/or Topic
Sunday, April 12 Easter The Power of a Spiritual Awakening
Friday, April 17 Orthodox Great Friday Recovery is a Three-Legged Stool
Sunday, April 19 Orthodox Easter How Do We Live in The Solution?
Wednesday, April 22 Earth Day Spiritual Principle of Tradition 4 Autonomy We Need Each Other
Thursday, April 23 Ramadan Begins Every Day is an Opportunity to Be of Service
Sunday, May 10 Mother's Day Step 5 Spiritual Principle - Integrity Healing and Loving Thru the Steps
Saturday, May 23 EID al-Fitr: Ramadan Ends Are You Ready to Have Your Defects Removed?
Monday, May 25 Memorial Day Spiritual Principle of Tradition 5 - Purpose How Do We Carry the Message?
Saturday, June 6 Gay Pride Day Spiritual Principle of Tradition 6 - Solidarity Celebrate Life Being in Recovery
There is no abstinence requirement to moderate For more information contact Padma at [email protected] or call 828-620-0521 To sign up www.signupschedule.com/oamarathons
2020 Marathons Sponsored by Virtual Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous 712-432-5200 Conference ID 4285115# Meetings every hour from 8:00A to 12 midnight EST with regular scheduled meetings
Friday, June 19 Juneteenth Celebrating the Freedom to Be Me
Date Holiday Spiritual Principle and/or Topic
Sunday, June 21 Father's Day Step 6 Spiritual Principle - Willingness What Keeps You From Becoming Entirely Ready?
Saturday, July 4 Independence Day Step 7 Spiritual Principle – Humility Freedom is Going To Any Lengths for Abstinence
Saturday, August 15 Sponsorship Day The Rewards of Being and Having a Sponsor - Step 8 Spiritual Principle – Self Discipline
Monday, September 7 Labor Day Spiritual Principle of Tradition 7 – Responsibility What Does It Mean To Be Fully Self-Supporting?
Friday, September 18 Rosh Hashanah Celebrate Love by Making Amends Step 9 Spiritual Principle Love
Monday, September 28 Yom Kippur Tradition 8 Spiritual Principle – Fellowship Doing the Next Right Thing ~ Forgiving Ourselves and Others
Monday, October 12 Indigenous Peoples' Day and Step 10 Spiritual Principle Canadian Thanksgiving Perseverance
There is no abstinence requirement to moderate For more information contact Padma at [email protected] or call 828-620-0521 To sign up www.signupschedule.com/oamarathons
2020 Marathons Sponsored by Virtual Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous 712-432-5200 Conference ID 4285115# Meetings every hour from 8:00A to 12 midnight EST with regular scheduled meetings
Claiming Our Roots and Spiritual Identity Thru Daily Self Examination
Sunday, October 31 Halloween Take Off the Mask! (It's OK to Be Vulnerable) Date Holiday Spiritual Principle and/or Topic
Tuesday, November 3 Election Day Tradition 9 Spiritual Principle – Structure Trusting Our HP and Taking Responsibility for the OA Fellowship
Wednesday, November 11 Veteran's Day From Fear to Faith to Courage
Sunday, November 17 International Day of Tradition 10 Spiritual Principle Experiencing Abstinence – Neutrality (I.D.E.A. Day) Is My Abstinence Negotiable?
Thursday, November 26 Thanksgiving Day Step 11 Spiritual Principle - Spiritual Awareness Alive, Blessed, Grateful
Thursday, December 10 Hanukkah Miracles of My Recovery
Saturday, December 12 12 Step Within Day Step 12 Spiritual Principle Service Am I Reaching Out To My Fellows?
Thursday, December 24 Christmas Eve Abstinence Keeps Us Happy, Joyous and Free
There is no abstinence requirement to moderate For more information contact Padma at [email protected] or call 828-620-0521 To sign up www.signupschedule.com/oamarathons
2020 Marathons Sponsored by Virtual Intergroup of Overeaters Anonymous 712-432-5200 Conference ID 4285115# Meetings every hour from 8:00A to 12 midnight EST with regular scheduled meetings
Friday, December 25 Christmas HP is Doing for You What You Cannot Do for Yourself
Saturday, December 26 Boxing Day/Kwanzaa Gifts of the Program
Thursday, December 31 New Year's Eve Placing Principles Before Personalities with Tradition 12 Spiritual Principle Spirituality
Friday, January 1 New Year's Day Every Day is a Fresh Start with Step 1
There is no abstinence requirement to moderate For more information contact Padma at [email protected] or call 828-620-0521 To sign up www.signupschedule.com/oamarathons