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24 Hour Hotline: (530) 225-8955 July 2021 Volume 3 Issue 7 STEP 7: "HUMBLY ASKED HIM TO REMOVE OUR SHORTCOMINGS." Angel on My Shoulder pg. 59 BB The Northern California Alcoholics Anonymous "My Creator, I am now willing that you by Kay F. 7/2021 Intergroup Newsletter I haveneither thetime orthecrayons toexplain thistoyou. should have all of me, good and bad. I My God talks to me through other pray that you now remove from me every people. He has, many times in many ways, "Carry the Message" single defect of character which stands in but none so apparent as in June 2020 during the the way of my usefulness to you and my pandemic. Immediately after the state shut fellows. Great me the strength, as I go out down, Mike Z., with Michael V's technological from here, to do your bidding. pg. 76 BB "People will forget what you skills, set up a telephone Speaker Meeting called said, people will "It's 5:00 Somewhere," . Mike had secretaried forget what you this meeting for over three months, 7 did, but people days/week. Talk about being in service! Serving Shasta, Tehama, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties will never forget how you When personal issues consumed more of made them Mike's time, he reached out for help. Of course, Good News!!! The Intergroup Business Meetings feel." no one wanted to step into that huge Maya Angelou commitment, but one person said she could do Are Now Meeting in Person!!! Tuesdays and another Thursdays. After that the 4th Tuesday of the Month at All Saint's Church, 2150 Benton Dr., Redding meeting, I told Mike I'd think about doing From 6 to 7pm Saturdays. The next night Mike announced that he had volunteers for Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Kay will do Saturdays. What does Intergroup do? Seeking Your I panicked! My mind raced with "Oh, no! I don't Eddie E. Intergroup "Yeah, I know that many people to line up for speakers "United We Stand. was going to hang on to those." for three months" (future- tripping)... "I'm not Representatives! Divided We Fall." just sure I'll be here every Saturday" Take me to Your Sponsor, pg. 115 Reprinted with permission of the A.A. Grapevine. Inc. (rationalizing) ... My voice has become increasingly hoarse and raspy (excuse)...and weiner and/orcheeseslicesinyourpockets,sothesearchdogswillfindyoufirst. finally , "Oh yeah, I forgot I've got shoulder surgery coming up" (justifying). "That does it; I This important position is just can't! (using excuses). I've got to call Mike needed to bring your and get out of this". group's opinions and ideas mortgages. to the business meetings Suddenly, I heard a voice from my right (the 4th Tuesday of each shoulder; not an unknown angel, not my month at All Saint's Church conscience, not God, but definitely Mike Z. , loud Redding) to help bring alive and clear, saying a frequent quote of his, "It's NorCal Intergroup's purpose easy to be of service when it's convenient, but of "Carrying the Message." you know you're REALLY being of service when Your group's vote needs to NorCal Intergroup Information: be heard and in turn it's inconvenient." Intergroup's suggestions My immediate reaction was, "Oh Sh&t!" But I need to be passed on to your knew what I had to do. More next month on group. how my God helped this fall into place and work Our member's opinions for me for 10 months. and ideas are the vital part of Hackers needtostepuptheirgameanddeleteeveryone'sloans,badcredit creating celebrations and I havetwo faults.Idon'tlisten andsomethingelse. The conference call, "It's 5:00 committees involved with Somewhere", is still available 5-6 educating institutions and pm, 7 days a week. @ 425.436.6317 Access Code: 649271# other channels that reach out to alcoholics in need. Come check out where you might This Newsletter is compiled by Patty H., proofread make a difference. by Kay F. and proofread again for Tradition Integrity Pro Tip:Intheeventofatornadoorothersuchnaturaldisasters,place My wifesays by Heather L. I hate when people accuse me of lolly gagging when I'm quite clearly dilly dallying. I'm going to open a restaurant called "Peace and Quiet" where kid's meals are $250.00 Live in such a way that those who know you, but don't know God, will come to know God because they know you. Tradition 7: "Every A.A. group ought to be self-supporting, declining outside contributions." Events, Announcements and Opportunities! Reprinted from Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (pg.160) with the permission of the A.A. World Services See aanorcal.org for all details H & I Monthly Business Meeting Meets every first Tuesday of the month "Spiritual in Nature" at All Saints Church, 2150 Benton Dr., Redding 9th Annual Men's AA Retreat From 6pm to 7pm Camp Tehama, Mill Creek I gotsodrunklastnight,walkedacrossthefloortogetanotherdrinkandwondancecontest. Aug 13-15 REDYPAA The monthly business meetings are held on the 4th Sunday Camp Out 2021 of the month from 3pm to 5pm. REDYPAA Trinity Lake, Fawn Campground Shasta Winterfest 2021 - 2022 Committee Meeting Meets on the 3rd Sunday of every month. August 20-22 ZOOM: Meeting I.D. 878 832 1646 / Password: We are Not a Glum Lot! 606930 Red Bluff Women in AA General Services District 11 Invites You to Attend: meets the 3rd Sunday of each month t h e 1 0 t h A n n u a l W o m e n ' s R e t r e a t from 3pm to 5pm, Alano Club, S e p t . 1 6 t h - 1 9 t h The Brilliance Behind Tradition 7 From the Desk of Storm K. 1050 State St. Redding Camp Tehama, Mill Creek A synopsis of one of A.A.'s first females to achieve long term sobriety: Marty Mann (10/1904-7/1980) "You're Mad! You're Mad!" "What was I saying... from far away, as if in delirium, I heard my own voice--and suddenly there I was, talking of I knew not what, to someone I'd never seen before that very moment. Abruptly I stopped speaking. Where was I? ...Terrified, I looked around. Cold chills started chasing up and down my spine; my teeth were chattering; my hands were shaking, so I tucked them under me to keep them from flying away." She goes on to say her tremens increased. And that she had no idea what had transpired in the last 5 hours. "You're mad! You're mad! pounded through my brain with each ray of of consciousness, and I drowned the refrain with drink." "When I entered the sanitarium for prolonged and intensive psychiatric treatment, I was convinced that I was having a serious mental breakdown." 1939 rolls around and Marty was given the pre-publication of the book Alcoholics Anonymous . "The first chapters were a revelation to me. I wasn't mad or vicious--I was a sick person. I was suffering from an actual disease that had a name and symptoms like diabetes or cancer or TB--and the disease was respectable, not a moral stigma." After the first two chapters, she skimmed through the rest and was soon repelled by the overbearing religious message and, as one story was told, she threw the book out the window. Another story told that threw the book at psychiatrist, (Dr. Harry Tiebout). But, with quiet encouragement, he patiently kept returning the book to her. "Eventually, taking the book to heart, she had an epiphany during a crisis of resentment and fury." Marty Mann went on to have Bill W. as a sponsor. And she accrued the longest term of sobriety of other women during that time. I don't thinkIcould everstab someone. Imeanlet's behonest. Icanbarely getthe strawthrough theCapri Sunbox. She goes on to write her story which was selected to join other stories in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, paving a road of hope and healing for women and men alike. Mann (1944) organized ..."the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) and traveled across the U.S. educating medical professionals, legislators, businessmen and the public to the importance of treatment and education of the fatal disease of 7/2021 alcoholism. Marty hoped to raise social awareness that alcoholism is not a moral weakness but a deadly disease." Patty H. 7/2021 m K. Stor (pg. 200) from the book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Reprinted with permission from the A.A. World Services, Inc. Marty Mann from Wikipedia.
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