The Twelve Steps of Overeaters Anonymous

The Twelve Steps of Overeaters Anonymous 10. Overeaters Anonymous has no opinion on outside OA issues; hence the OA name ought never be drawn into public controversy. MEETING SCHEDULE 1. We admitted we were powerless over food — 11. Our public relations policy is based on attraction that our lives had become unmanageable. rather than promotion; we need always maintain 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, films, could restore us to sanity. Albany, Columbia, Green, television, and other public media of communication. 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, 12. Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all these the care of God as we understood Him. traditions, ever reminding us to place principles Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, & 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of before Washington Counties and Bennington, VT ourselves. 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. Permission to use the Twelve Step & Twelve OA Program of Recovery 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous for adaptation defects of character. granted by AA World Services, Inc. Preamble 7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings. 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became Overeaters Anonymous is a fellowship of willing to make amends to them all. individuals who, through shared experience, 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, strength and hope are recovering from except when to do so would injure them or others. Capital District OA Information Line: 10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we 518-292-0666 compulsive overeating. We welcome Capital District OA website: were wrong, promptly admitted it. everyone who wants to stop eating http://www.oanyscd.org compulsively. There are no dues or fees for 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, members; we are self-supporting through World Service (National OA): our own contributions, neither soliciting nor praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the 505-891-2664 power to carry that out. http://www.oa.org accepting outside donations. OA is not 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Face to face, phone and on-line meetings listed affiliated with any public or private steps, we tried to carry this message to compulsive here organization, political movement, ideology or overeaters and to practice these principles in all our religious doctrine; we take no position on affairs. outside issues. Reach Out, Ask for Help, Extend Help to Others The Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous Our primary purpose is to abstain from Phone List compulsive eating and to carry the message 1. Our common welfare should come first; personal of recovery through the Twelve Steps of OA recovery depends upon OA unity. to those who still suffer. 2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority — a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted © 2013 by Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. All servants; they do not govern. rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of 3. The only requirement for OA membership is a desire to Overeaters Anonymous, Inc.; World Service stop eating compulsively. Office. Copyrighted material(s) may not be 4. Each group should be autonomous except in matters reproduced in any manner without affecting other groups or OA as a whole. permission of OA, Inc. 5. Each group has but one primary purpose — to carry its message to the compulsive overeater who still suffers. Serenity Prayer 6. An OA group ought never endorse, finance or lend the God OA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, Grant me the Serenity lest problems of money, property and prestige divert us to Accept the things from our primary purpose. 7. Every OA group ought to be fully self-supporting, I cannot change declining outside contributions. Courage to change 8. Overeaters Anonymous should remain forever non- the things I can professional, but our service centers may employ and the Wisdom March 2015 special workers. to know the difference 9. OA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve. CAPITAL DISTRICT Contact: Marie @280-5954 1Handicapped accessible 2Meetings in need of support

SUNDAY______THURSDAY______Albany (39167) 10:00 AM 1 Albany (40861) 12:00 PM 1, 2 St. Peter’s Hospital *O Ch/S/D/T Unity Church *O Ch/D/L/V NYS Capital District Intergroup (09079) 315 Manning Blvd., Staff Dining Room Corner of Bradford St.& King Ave. (Lunch Allowed) meets 2nd Saturday each month: Contact: Margy@ 456-9911 Contact: Kathy @438-7708 1 2 Delmar 10:10AM-11:30AM Queensbury/Glens Falls (32843) 6:00 PM Granville (50267) 6:00 PM Delmar Reformed Church (After 9:00am Mtg) Queensbury United Methodist Ch. *O L Granville Baptist Ch. *O D/L 386 Delaware Ave. 460 Aviation Rd. 30 Quaker Rd. Contact: Pauline @793-0489 Contact: John@449-1505 Saranac Lake (53582) 11:00AM Saranac Lake Adult Center O, V MONDAY______135 Broadway NOTE: All Contact Information is to be used Colonie (53472) 7:00PM Contact: Mary @518-891-5254 for OA Recovery purposes ONLY. Any other Pinegrove Church O/BB personal or business use is a break with the 1580 Central Ave FRIDAY______Eleventh Tradition. Contact: Kathleen@339-0678 1 Clifton Park (24716) 7:30 PM East Greenbush (48697) 6:00 PM 1 St. George’s Episcopal Ch. *O S/T Evergreen Commons *O BB/S/T Suggested Contributions after Group Expenses Route 146 (1st Mon Tradition Mtg.) 1070 Luther Rd., Route 151 NO MEETINGS ON MONDAY HOLIDAYS Contact: Megan @421-0264 Contact: Meg @384-1619 NYS Capital District Intergroup 60% Greenwich (49152) 10:00 AM Schuylerville (50601) 10:00AM Notre Dame Visitation Church **C L/S/T PO Box 38125 Church of Latter Day Saints *O T/BB/S Albany, NY 12203 111 Academy St. 18Pearl Street Contact: Linda @638-1069 Church basement off of parking lot World Service 30% Contact: Linda @638-1069 1 PO Box 44020 Schenectady (51973) 6:00PM Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4020 TUESDAY______Eastern Parkway United Meth. Church *O L Or www.oa.org Albany (40862) 12:00 PM 1 943 Palmer Ave. Unity Church *O Ch/D/L/V Contact: Theresa @374-4739 Region 6, OA 10% Corner of Bradford and King Ave. (Lunch Allowed) Treasurer Contact: Kathy @438-7708 SATURDAY______PO Box 448 East Greenbush (35476) 6:30 PM 1,2 Delmar (26970) 9:00 AM 1 Arlington, Mass. 02476 Evergreen Commons *O V Delmar Reformed Church *O B/Ch Or: www,oeregion6.org 1070 Luther Rd. 386 Delaware Ave. Contact: Megan @421-0264 Contact: Kathy Q @421-8481; Stacy @495-7436 Please put your group number on your check. Bennington, VT (38628) 7:00PM2 Bennington Free Library *O D S Saratoga (37190) 9:15 AM 101 Silver St. (1st Tues Step Mtg.) New England Presbyterian Chuch *O BB/BrB Suggested Nine Tools of Recovery Contact: Kathleen T. @802-442-9605 Nolan House . Helping us live and work the Twelve Steps Johnstown (53127) 6:30 PM 1 24 Circular St. Johnstown Public Library *O V A Plan of Eating Writing Contact: Marie @280-5954 Upper Meeting Room Action Plan Literature Sponsorship Anonymity 38 S. Market Street Arlington, VT (53581) 9:30AM Contact: Christine or Don @518-762-0235 Meetings Service Arlington Community House C Telephone Saranac Lake (46211) 5:30 PM 3854 Main Street Will Rogers Saranac Village Route 7A 1 Will Rogers Drive Contact: Lisa Ann @ 802-375-2995 Contact: Shir: 518-891-6755 *O – Meeting Codes WEDNESDAY______B-Beginner D-Discussion S-Step Send meeting list changes to 2 Albany (41284) 5:30 PM BB-Big Bk L-Literature ST-Special [email protected] Unity Church **C L Topic Corner of Bradford and King Ave. (Dinner Allowed) BrB-Brown Bk M-Men Focus T-Tradition Contact: Kathryn@463-5938; 229-8682(Cell) Ch-Child SP-Speaker V -Various Friendly Topics Schenectady (50145) 6:30 PM 1 Open to OA members and non-OA visitors Sunnyview Hospital *O S **C – Restricted to those who desire to stop eating compulsively 1270 Belmont Ave., Conference Rm #1 (including OA members and others who think they have a problem with food).