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ISM and WE AGNOSTICS ON September 15, 1938. Thank God for Hank Parkhurst! I have always considered Hank Real Men Don't Make and Ebby Thacher as two unsung heroes of AA history, alt- Amends--Do They? hough neither of them remained sober for timely periods. Bill Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever may have made the touchdown, but Ebby handed him possible, except when to do so would injure them or the Ball and Hank became his inspiring hard-driving others coach! MANY TIMES at meetings, I've heard something like Not to forget Jimmy Burwell who is given credit for "I did so and so. Do I have to make amends?" Or "A “God as we understood Him.” man never says he's sorry." Or "I'm just going to make By December Bill had finished the manuscript including a living amends by behaving myself." Or "What good does it do?" HOW IT WORKS, INTO ACTION, WORKING WITH OTH- ERS, plus four other Chapters. Jim Scott helped write Sound familiar? It sure does to me. I've had all those the Akron personal stories and the NY stories were also negative attitudes at one time or another during my sobriety. It included. But in early 1939, Tom Uzzell, editor of Colliers Mag- seems as though considering amends removed everything posi- azine, reduced the manuscript dramatically and a Dr. Howard tive from my outlook on life. Then, the excuses started exag- (perhaps an alias) changed the tone from: “Thou must under gerating themselves, and another chance to become a better person through our program slipped away. How many of those pain of drunkenness, “ to “This is what we did.” chances did I miss because false pride engendered a negative The finished book was published in April of 1939. It sold for attitude toward amends? Almost all of them. $3.50. Now, thanks to God, good strong sponsorship, and a great AA So, Bill was gifted with many helpful friends as he constructed group, my attitude regarding amends is no longer negative. I've this marvelous life-saving book for us. Thank you, God! learned to make an amends that is a positive experience, not just putting a check mark on a list to fill a square. Just filling a Bob S, Richmond, IN square is not growth; it is just filling a square, the way I did Reprinted with permission Robert Stonebraker, Richmond, In (“Amends” Continued on page 6)

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st nd DISTRICT INFORMATION ON THE WEB: TAYCHEEDAH CORRECTIONAL, Meetings are held 1 , 2 & th rd https://www.area75.org/page/districtmeetings 4 Tuesday and on the 3 Thursday at 5:45 -7:30 p.m., Gloria 1. JACKSON, LaCROSSE, MONROE, VERNON, & TREMPEALEAU; K. (920) 921-2395 2 & 18 GREEN LAKE & MARQUETTE CNTY'S & PART OF FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION, P.O. Box 1085 Ox- WAUSHARA; ford, No Meeting! 8 & 30 ROCK ; 9. CRAWFORD, GRANT, IOWA and LAFAYETTE; 19 & 37. RICHLAND & SAUK; FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL Satellite Camp, New Path Group, P. O. Box 1085 Oxford, WI. Meetings Wed. at 1:30 p.m. 20, 21 & 26 DANE; 31. COLUMBIA CNTY; 35. GREEN; 37. JUNEAU CNTY’S OAK HILL AA GROUP, OAK HILL WCI 5212 Hwy M, P.O. Box 140 Oregon, WI 53575 Meetings Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. and (Check the web address above for meeting info.) Sunday at 6:30 p.m. Contact: Rick B. (608) 235-5154 3. MANITOWOC & SHEBOYGAN CNTY'S 3rd Wed. of month, 6:30 p., Even numbered months at 1907 Club, 2908 N. 21st St., THOMPSON FARM, RT. 2 DEERFIELD, WI., Closed meeting Sheboygan. Odd numbered months: Alano Club, 404 S 29 St Tuesday at 8:00 p.m. Contact: Tom Dickert, (608)764-5755 Manitowoc ROBERT ELLSWORTH CORRECTIONAL, 21425A Spring St., 6. WALWORTH CNTY 2nd Tue. 7:30 p. Feb. Apr. June. Aug. Oct. and Union Grove, 53182 Call for AA Meeting times: Contact Jennifer Dec. only, Walworth Alano Club, 611 E. Walworth St., Delavan H. 262) 237-1294 or Cheryl P. (262) 914-3970. 7. KENOSHA CNTY 3rd Sun. of month, 4:00 p., Kenosha Alano Club, KETTLE MORAINE CORR., Box 31, W9071 Forrest Dr., Plym- 630 56th St. outh, AA Thr. at 6:00 p.m. Contact Mike L (920) 898-4782. 10.Spanish District. Contact: Salvador G. at 414-446-0158. Meets every 2nd & 4th Sunday 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 1663 S. 6th Street, Milw. 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Cen- FOX LAKE CORRECTIONAL, Box #147, Fox Lake, WI 53933 tral Office, 7429 W Greenfield Ave. Closed meetings Tue. & Fri. from 6:00 -8:00 p.m. 17. RACINE CNTY (1 of 2) 3rd Sun. of month, 1:00 p, Grove Club, 1037 Grove Ave., Racine JEFFERSON COUNTY JAIL 411 S. Center St., Jefferson, WI, Mtng. held on Mon. at 7:00 p.m., Contact: Scott N. 920-397-0170 23. DODGE CNTY 1st Wed of month at 7:00 p, Dodge Cnty Alano Club, 115 N. Lincoln, Beaver Dam, call to confirm 920-583-3142 RACINE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION for MEN Mtngs: 24. OZAUKEE CNTY 3rd Tue. of month, 6:30 p., Peltz Center for Jew- Sun. 8:30 AM, Dane Rx Unit; Wed. 7:00 p. and two meetings on ish Life, 2233 W Mequon Rd. Mequon Thursday at 7:00 p. English and Spanish. Call Paul H. (262) 537 -2884 25. FOND du LAC CNTY 2nd Tue. of month, 6:30 p., Gratitude Club, 295 Ruggles St., Fond du Lac 27. MILWAUKEE CNTY (1 of 6) 3rd Wednesday of month, 7:00 p.m. MILWAUKEE COUNTY CORRECTIONS COMMITTEE: meets Covenant Lutheran Church, 8121 W Hope Ave, Milwaukee WI 53222 at 5:30 p.m. on the 3rd Thursday on odd numbered months at 28. MILWAUKEE CNTY (1 of 6) 1st Mon. of month, 7:00 p, Bay View Greater Milwaukee Central Office, 7429 W Greenfield Ave, United Methodist 2772 S Kinnickinnic Ave. Bay View, WI 53207 West Allis WI 53214. Donation should be sent to: MCCC, PO 29. MILWAUKEE CNTY (1 of 6) 1st Mon. of month, 7:00 p, Luther Box 270544, Milwaukee WI 53227-0544. Contact coordinator: Memorial Church, 2840 S 84th St., West Allis, WI 53227 Kota at email: [email protected] with questions. 32. WAUKESHA CNTY (1 of 3) 4th Tuesday of month, 6:30 p, Bethle- Corrections volunteers must go through the committee to get hem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 470 Oak Crest Dr., Wales WI. AA literature to take into the various facilities. Milwaukee Cen- 34. WAUKESHA CNTY (1 of 3) 1st Tue. of month, 6:30 p, Northwest tral Office no longer handles the funds. Alano Club, N88W17658 Christman Rd., Menomonee Falls 36. RACINE/KENOSHA (1 of 2) 2nd Tues. month 6:00 p.m., 12 & 12 Area 75, Southern WI, ,Calendar of Events 2020 Club, 724 N Pine St., Burlington Madison Senior Center, 330 W. Mifflin St., 38. MILWAUKEE CNTY (1of 6) Last Sunday of month 4:30 p.m. All Madison, Saint Cathedral, 818 E Juneau Ave. Held at Senior Center except where otherwise noted. SEND ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO:  Sep.13, 2020, Assembly 7429 W. Greenfield Ave, West Allis, WI 53214, [email protected]  Nov. 6-8, 2020, Conference Area 75 Holiday Inn, Mani- towoc WI

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gether. It didn’t matter if it was Monday or Thursday because it Online Sobriety was the same thing, day after day. Drink, eat, clean house a little (maybe), go on the computer, and then go to bed. Get up and do it She hated computers, but finding AA online forums gave her the all over again. courage to return to the program after a long relapse One day, I decided to see if was on the My story begins in 1991 when I was first introduced to AA. I computer. Yep, there it was. So, I drank and read, drank and read. went to meetings, had a number of sponsors, and actually made it I actually found somewhere or another online of an audio record- to more than a year of sobriety, but it turned out I wasn’t done ing of Bill W speaking at a convention somewhere. I cried listen- drinking yet. ing to that and remembering how it was when I was in AA years Fast forward to the year 2006. My husband and I got our first before. Then I ended up finding other websites, with recovering computer. I didn’t like computers at all! I thought that they were alcoholics involved in forums and online meetings. For nine going to ruin the world. (Actually, that’s still in question.) By this months, I wrote back and forth with these people, while drinking time, I was drinking on a daily basis. I had stopped working a few my rum and cokes. They kept telling me to go back to AA, and I years earlier, due to other health problems. I had my days and kept saying: “No, I’m scared, it didn’t work for me.” Eventually, nights mixed up. I drank until 4:30 AM and didn’t get out of bed in the summer of 2007, I did get the courage to go back to AA. I until after 1:00 PM most of the time. My selfishness and self- struggled that whole year and kept drinking every couple of loathing were taking over—I didn’t care if I got out of bed or if I weeks. I couldn’t get a month under my belt. But I kept hearing would ever wake up again. Mentally and spiritually I was hitting over and over: “Keep coming back” and “Don’t give up before bottom. But I was still not done the drinking. the miracle.” In January 2008, I picked up a white chip and I haven’t had a drink since. But even with my drinking, I was starting to learn and figure out things on the computer. I discovered online forums of people I have a home group and a sponsor, and I’ve held a few service writing back on forth on whatever subjects interested them. I first positions. I truly believe my reached out to me joined a cat site, since I have always loved animals, cats especial- through the computer even though I didn’t understand it at the ly. It was ok for a while but I didn’t feel like I fit in with the peo- time. Today I still go on my forums with my AA friends from all ple on there. Then I joined a paranormal site. There were a lot of over the US and the world. Some of the people who helped me so interesting things to read on that site, but the people were a bit many years ago to get the courage to go back to AA are still strange, so that wasn’t for me, either. there. I owe my life to them and Alcoholics Anonymous. So I guess computers aren’t that bad after all. I wouldn’t be sober to- By now, I was feeling overwhelmingly lonely. I was drinking day if I didn’t have one. every day, with no friends anymore, no one to talk to except my husband when he was home from work. I was starting to feel By: Barb C. | Endicott, N.Y. worse and worse, physically and mentally. My days blended to- Reprinted with permission AA Grapevine, Inc. How to Make Amends either at home or with relatives, friends or business people. Donning my penitential garments (which didn't fit well at the LET'S start with me. beginning of my AA membership) and mounting my white Arabi- an charger, I galloped hither and yon to explain to all and sundry Everybody's cashing in on the new craze for "How To" books that I was heartily sorry for my previous alcoholic defects of which run the gamut from "How to Play the Zither" to "How To character and personality which had harmed, offended, betrayed Pickle A Herring." or defrauded them. I fell for it, too. Last summer, while on my vacation, I bought one All my efforts were not successful. The hurt or damage I had in- on "How To Become A Bird Watcher." And I used it--much to flicted was too painful--or too deep--for a few of them, and they the consternation and amusement of my fine feathered friends. received (or rejected) me frigidly. It just goes to show what a few years of sobriety will do to some Knowing the key word in the Eighth Step is the willingness to of us. Never in my DTs, did I ever imagine I would descend so make amends, I accepted those unpleasant situations as well as I low as to disturb defenseless little birds while they were playing, could. Later on, after quite a period of sobriety, I again offered feeding, nesting or romancing. my apologies and explanations to them and, in practically all cas- You should have seen me in the heavy scrub and tangled under- es, they were accepted. growth, book in hand and wearing bifocals, trying to tell a gros- From those experiences I have learned that some injured Individ- beak from a hummingbird. uals are "from Missouri." Sometimes actions speak louder than Brother, that's really living it up in AA! words and they had to be shown I was sincere by a continuation of my sobriety. It's a long way from a pastime like bird-watching to something so important to all of us as "How To Make Amends"--now that we're There are no hard-and-fast suggestions for everybody on "How sober--but both have one thing in common. Each requires applica- To Make Amends." Circumstances and Individuals vary. But tion and effort before results can be achieved or enjoyed. there should be, I think, one necessary requisite for all of us. The success of our efforts, with respect to ourselves or those we've One of the quickest and most inspiring examples of this subject is harmed, or both, ought to be predicated on our absolute honesty told by an AA friend of mine whose wife said to him after eight and sincerity of purpose. months of sobriety: "By your kindness, consideration and cooper- ation at home, you have more than made up to me for the year of Making amends will not properly work for us if we use them heartaches I suffered during your ." merely as lip service to get off a hook, to placate someone whose That generally doesn't happen so easily. And it didn't in my case, (“How To” Continued on page 6)

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(“How To” Continued from page 5) years and generally are the last to receive the benefits of our good opinion we only want to cultivate, or who might be in a personal rehabilitation program. position to do us a good turn in the future. Amends with the alcoholic, as well as charity, begin at home. If Neither do we gain much, or anything, by discharging such a we put our own habitation in order first, we are better able, men- duty to ourselves and as an obligation to others if it's just a me- tally and emotionally, to try to rectify conditions created in the chanical action resulting from another AA member telling us it outside world by our uncontrolled drinking. is the thing to do. This is also true when we want to make spiritual amends. There We should want to make amends because we are sincerely con- is a better chance of attaining that goal after we have straight- vinced we were at fault and honestly desire to right a wrong. ened out our home life. Then the "decision to turn our will and There is no substitute for this essential attitude or state of mind. our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him" will bear quicker fruit. One of my difficulties in trying to put myself right with other people was how to know the difference between a real desire on Making amends can, be a rich and rewarding experience in hu- my part to do the right thing and a phony attempt to ease my mility, tolerance and better understanding of the other fellow. guilty conscience. By: Anonymous | New York On the other hand, it is never advisable to try to make direct Ed. note: the author says--"This isn't an analysis of the Eighth amends when to do so would injure those we've harmed, or oth- and Ninth Steps on making amends. Rather, it suggests an atti- ers. tude towards them that might help to make them work more eas- In my considered opinion, our home should be the first place to ily." start. Our families bore the brunt of our alcoholism through the Reprinted with permission AA Grapevine, Inc. September 1955

(“Amends” Continued from page 1) That was certainly evident by the pains I went to in order to when I was drinking. Growth is characterized by an identifiable avoid those I had wronged. I even had to change my route to change in attitude for the better. It is apparent in the way we the washroom at work, taking a longer, more devious path. conduct ourselves, in the way we express ourselves, in our ac- Fear. Guilt. Hiding. Have you ever avoided going someplace tions. Fortunately, it comes in many ways. you really wanted to go, because you knew one of your "victims" would be there, too? Not a fun way to live. The growth I have experienced through amends began when I found out exactly what an amends is not. Much to my surprise, Upon sobering up, joining AA, and setting out on the "Road of it is not crawling on my belly or becoming a doormat or belit- Happy Destiny," I discovered a new strength within. That tling myself. I no longer have to try to act responsible for strength has allowed me to make my amends, and as a result, events I had no control over. Did you ever try to alter events I've experienced some of the most profound and moving mo- that took place when you were not even there? I don't need to ments of my sobriety. Some really marvelous people reentered justify myself or make excuses. Making amends means taking my life because of my amends attempts, and we are closer to- sole responsibility for all my actions and letting others have the day than before. You see, prior to the amends, I had never responsibility for theirs. stopped to really look at them, to put myself in their place, to empathize with them, to consider their importance in my life, An amends is taking the episodes of my life that haunt me and to just be polite. I found some really good folks where I had laying them to rest, finally. It allows me to walk down my side previously seen small, inferior, bothersome persons. of the street with my head up, unafraid of anyone I may en- counter. It makes it possible for me to anticipate life instead of Each person did one big thing for me. They all returned the hiding from it. Life is to be lived, not battled or avoided. small pieces of myself I had left in their charge, thus participat- ing in my recovery by assisting me to become whole again. An amends is allowing those I abused in my disease to partici- The more I was able to follow the Big Book in making my pate in my recovery. I owe them that, and more important, I amends, the better I felt. It astounds me that those I wronged owe myself that. I believe that each time I committed an of- are able to contribute so much to my recovery. Once I discov- fense against another person, in reality I committed a far great- ered this, I began to seek them out more fervently, and my er offense against myself. The offenses against others pale in amends really began to enhance my sobriety. I am still amazed significance when compared with the internal havoc I wreaked at God's power to put the wreck I was back together. within myself. It has been eight years since my first bumbling attempts at I've found that mistreating others is really a two-part deal. First, amends, and I'm pretty much whole again. All the negative I go against my values by telling myself it is okay to commit a feelings I used to associate with Step Nine are gone. My High- wrong against someone else. My ethics and morals both say er Power has allowed me to experience our wonderful way of this is wrong, yet when I take over the management of my life, life to the fullest, and I want more of it. I tend to override any good sense I ever had. The pursuit of a fleeting moment's excitement becomes more important than There is yet one piece of myself still in the care of another, and living up to my own standards. Each time I did that, I gave a I am looking forward to going home for that visit in a few piece of myself away. I believe my self-esteem when I got here months. Thanks to God, our program, my sponsor, and my was on the minus side of the page because I had given so many group, I have all the tickets I need for a very rewarding excur- pieces of myself away. sion into a few moments of my past. I left part of myself and someone I need there. I'm going back to get them. Second, I commit the wrong against another person. Therefore, each time I was harmful to others, I gave that piece of myself By: N. D. | Omaha, Nebraska to them, thus giving away control of my actions and thinking. Reprinted with permission AA Grapevine, Inc. October 1984

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Tuesday 1:00 p. Al-Anon/ACOA AL-ANON MEETINGS AL-ANON MEETINGS DANCES & EVENTS Meeting Space Available Thursday 7:00 p. Al-Anon Mon. 7:00 p. Al-Anon Sun. 11:00 a. Fri. 7:30 p. Tue. 9:00 a. Al-Anon Call for information. See website for Club Events. Contact club for info on other Wed. 7:00 p. Sat. 10:30 a. Thr. 7:00 p. Wed. 7:00 p. Al-Anon www.galanoclub.org fellowships. (Alateen)

ALANO CLUB 1521 N. Prospect H.O.W. TO CLUB 24 HOUR CLUB NORTHWEST ALANO WALWORTH Ave., Milwaukee, WI, 53202 8930 W. National Ave, COUNTY ALANO CLUB (414) 278-9102 West Allis, (414) 543-2448 153 Green Bay Rd. CLUB* http://www.mkealanoclub.org/ Thiensville, WI N88 W17658 Christman Rd 611 Walworth St. A.A. MEETING SCHEDULE http://howtoclub.info/ (Hwy. 50 & 11) Sun. 7:00 a. AA Meeting Web and Facebook Info Menomonee Falls WI M, W, F, Sat. 9 a. -11 p, 53051 (No Phone) Delavan, WI 53115, 10:00 a. Gp 17 Step Tue Thr 9a. - 9p., Sun 8a to 9p. 1:00 p. Refuge Recovery A.A. MEETING SCHEDULE (262) 740-1888 A.A. MEETING 4:30 p. Life Savers Sun. 8:00 a. Eye Opener AA Gp. Sun. 8:00 a. Topic Sunday AA Mon. 7:00 a. Early Morning 10:00 a. Grass Roots (Steps) SCHEDULE 10:00 a. Primitive Group 10:30 a. Gp 72 Topic 10:00 a. Step/Topic 4:30 p. Drop the Rock 6/7 Step 12:00 Noon Open Speakers 12:15 p. Big Book Meeting 6:00 p. Restore Us To Sanity 5:00 p. Step Sun. 10:00 a. Big Book 6:30 p. Delavan Discussion 6:30 p. Gp 40 Big Book 8:00 p. Sun. Sober & Serene 7:00 p. Monday AA Tue. 7:00 a. As Bill Sees It, Mon. 6:30 a. Topic Mon. 11:00 a. Winner’s Circle Mon. 7:00 p. Just Do It Gp 7:30 a. Sunny Side Up 10:30 a. Gp 70 Step 5:45 p. Gp 132, Women's Gp 10:00 a. Topic 12:00 Noon Delavan Step Meeting 12:15 p. Gp 76 8:00 p. Action Gp 7:00 p. Big Book Gp. 8:00 p. Men's 6:30 p. Former Miss Americas 7:00 p. Beginners , 1st Step 8:00 p. New Hope Gp. Tue. 10:00 a. Step 6:30 p. Delavan Men’s Meeting Wed. 7:00 a. AA Women’s meeting Tue. 6:30 a. Topic Tue. 11:00 a. Willingness Group 8:00 p. Topic Tuesday AA 10:30 a. Gp 9, Step 10:00 a. Step/Topic 6:00 p. Tue Topic 6pm Gp 7:30 a. Sunny Side Up 12:15 p. Oasis Topic Gp 5:30 p. Big Book Wed. 7:30 p. Step/Topic 12:00 Noon Delavan Noon Gp. 6:00 p. Chicks at Six Gp 7:00 p. Sign for Sobriety AA 8:00 p. 12 & 12 AA Meeting Thr. 10:00 a. Step 6:30 p. Delavan 12 Step Topic 7:30 p. Yoga AA Wed. 6:30 a. Topic Wed.10:00 a. Foundations Meeting 6:00 p. Women's Wednesday AA Thr. 6:00 a. AA 10:00 a. Big Book 7:30 a. Sunny Side Up 7:00 a. Big Book Meeting 6:00 p. AA Beginners Gp. 7:00 p. Women’s Freedom 5:15 p. Women’s Fri. 8:00 p. Step/Topic 12:00 Noon As Bill Sees It Gp. 10:30 a. Gp 97, Step 6:30 p. Delavan IT Meeting 12:15 p. Here & Now Gp 8:00 p. Promises Group Thr. 6:30 a. Topic Sat. 10:00 a. Step Thursday AA 7:00 p. Sober and Out Thr. 10:00 a. But For Grace Of God 10:00 a. Topic 7:00 p. Simply Sober Gp 6:00 p. Here and Now 7:30 a. Sunny Side Up Fri. 7:00 a. Daily Reflections 5:30 p. Step/Topic/Trad 8:00 p. How To Get It Going AL-ANON MEETINGS 12:00 Noon Delavan Noon Gp. 10:30 a. Gp 21, Step 8:00 p. Men’s 12 & 12 Wed. 7:00 p. Al-Anon 5:30 p. Step Sisters Women 12:15 p. Gp 65 Fri. 11:00 a. Priority Group 6:30 p. Delavan Big Book Gp. 6:30 p. Here & Now 6:00 p. Big Book Group Fri. 6:30 a. Topic Fri. 7:30 p. Al-Anon Friday AA 11:59 p. Second Shifters (Sat.) 8:00 p. R.U.S. For Us 10:00 a. Step/12 & 12 7:30 a. Sunny Side Up Sat. 7:00 a. AA Meeting 11:15 p. Candlelight Promises 5:30 p. Principles *This Club is a Smoke-Free 12:00 Noon Big Book Study 11:00 a. Gp 87 Step Sat. 9:15 a. Men’s Topic 8:00 p. Step environment. We have ample 6:30 p. Delavan Discussion 3:00 p. Spiritual Growth 11:00 a. Pioneers Group Sat. 6:30 a. Topic meeting space available for 12 Step Saturday AA 7:30 p. Open Speaker groups. Contact the Northwest Alano 6:00 p. 1st & 12 Topic 8:30 a. Big Book /Steps 7:30 a. Sunny Side Up 9:00 p. Here and Now *8:00 p. HOW To Saturday Club by mail. 12:00 Noon Delavan Noon Gp. AL-ANON MEETING 10:00 a. Big Book *(Open meeting on 3rd Saturday) 8:00 p. Open Speaker Mtng. 6:30 p. Delavan Beginners Gp. Sunday 10:00 a. Al-Anon (1st Saturday Only)

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UNITY CLUB MILWAUKEE GROUP LIGHTHOUSE ON DEWEY 1715 Creek Rd FRIENDSHIP CLUB 933 E Center St, (River West) 1220 Dewey Ave. 12 STEP CLUB Milwaukee WI 53212 West Bend, (262) 338-3500 2245 W. Fond du Lac Ave Wauwatosa WI [email protected] Milwaukee , WI 4102 W Townsend St. AA MEETINGS A.A. MEETINGS www.facebook.com (414) 931-7033 Milwaukee, WI 53216 Sunday Sun. 10:00 a Open (Disc.) 6:00 p. Jim’s First Step Email: (414) 871-0610 8:30 p. Big Book 7:30 p. Gp 78 AA MEETING SCHEDULE [email protected] Mon. 5:30 p. Big Book Tuesday Sun. 10:30 a.** Gratitude Gp. 6:00 p. 11th Step Meditation A.A. MEETING 7:00 p. Open (1st Step) 8:00 p. Candlelight Gp. 7:30 p. Professionals MEETING SCHEDULE SCHEDULE 8:30 p. Topic Wednesday Mon. 10:00 a. Monday A.M. 7:00 p. Men's Wednesday: Tue. 7:00 p. Open (Topic) 7:30 p. Big Book 7:00 p. Women’s Sunday 8:30 p. Open (Big Book) 8:00 p. “RES-IPSA” 11:00 a. Gp. 27 Thursday 10:00 a. Friendship Wed. 7:00 p. Open (Big Book) Tue. 10:00 a. Tuesday A.M. 7:30 p. Alumni No 12 7:30 p. Beginner's 11:00 a. Third Sunday 8:30 p. Topic Friday Open Meeting Friday: 8:00 p. Step Gp Thur. 6:30 p. Open (Topic) 7:15 p. Gp 74 Saturday Wed. 10:00 a. Promises Monday 11:00 a. Gp. 61(12x12) 8:30 p. Step 10:00 a. Gp 59 1:00 p. Steps/Promises 10:30 a. Step Gp 7:00 p. Big Book Topic 8:15 p. Step Gp Fri. 7:00 p. Beginner’s Tuesday Saturday: 8:30 p. Open (Big Book) Thr. 10:00 a. Big Book 7:00 p. Gp 43 Big 10:00 a. Beginner’s Sat. 8:30 p. Topic 7:00 p. EZ Dozen12x12 Book All Saint’s Cathedral 7:00 p. Gp 6 Milwaukee Central Office 818 E Juneau Av Milw 53202 Fri. 10:00 a. Step/Topic Gp Saturday 7429 W Greenfield Monday: 8:00 p. * Step Gp. West Allis WI 414-771-9119 10:30 a. Gp 112 Step 7:30 p.m. Sane & Sober Call the club for infor- A.A. MEETINGS Sat. 10:00 a. Here & Now mation on Open Speaker Tuesday: 7:00 p. Big Book Call for information Mon. 12:15 p 10:30 a.m. Men’s meeting AL-ANON & AA meetings, meetings for Tue. 12:15 p Wednesday: ALATEEN MTNGS on other types other fellowships and for Wed. 12:15 p, 4:00 p 7:30 p.m. Men’s meeting Saturday 9:00 a. Al-Anon of meetings. special events. Thur. 12:15 p, 4:00 p Thursday: Thursday 7:15 p. Al-Anon Fri. 12:15 p 7:00 p.m. Men’s meeting * Open Mtng. Last Friday of Email: Sat. 9:15 a, 1st Step Friday: 7:30 p.m. Big Book month [email protected] 10:30 a ** Open Mtng. 3rd Sunday of We do not meet on Saturday: month (10:30 a.m.) major holidays. 10:30 a.m. Men’s meeting

NEW MEETINGS Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Home At Last, met at St an Church, 7400 W Lapham St, West Allis Luke’s Lutheran, 6705 Northway, Greendale Wednesdays at 7:00 p. Salem United Meth- Sundays 6:00 p.m. Galano Club, 7210 W Wednesday 1:30 p.m. Bridges of Milw. Re- odist Church, 541 Hwy. 59, Waukesha Greenfield Ave, West Allis. “Multimedia hab and Care Center, 6800 N 76th St. Mil- Sunday Night AA Meeting” 3rd Thursday, 7:30 p. St John Vianney, waukee. 1755 N Calhoun Rd, Brookfield WI Mondays 7:30 p.m. First Unitarian Society, Wednesday 8 p.m. Menomonee Falls, Gloria 1342 N Astor St. Milwaukee, “We Agnos- Every Friday 7:00 p. Christ the King, 1600 N Dei Church, W180N7863 Town Hall Rd. tics”. Genesee Rd Delafield OTHER CHANGES Mondays 6:30 p.m. Uhles Cigar Shop (LL) 4th Friday 8:00 p. Imago Dei Church, 2327 114 W Wisconsin Ave, Milw 53203. Cigar WELL Beginners and WELL Big Book, N. 52nd St., Milwaukee 53210 smoking allowed. No wheelchair access. Tuesdays in Wales, NOW meets at: New 1st Saturday 8:00 p. 24 Hour Club Open Vision Bretheren-Christ Church, N14W27995 Tuesday 6:30 p.m. Cedar Springs Church, Meeting, 153 Green Bay Rd, Thiensville. Silvernail Rd, Pewaukee WI 53072 3128 Slinger Rd, Slinger WI 53086 1st Saturday at 7:00 p. Dist.12, Living Word OPEN SPEAKER Thursday at 6 p.m., St Matthew CME, 2944 Lutheran Church, 2240 Living Word Ln., N 9th St, Milwaukee 53206 Weekly & monthly speaker meetings Jackson WI 53037 listed in October 2019 When & Where Thursday at 7 p.m. Men’s Gp, All Saint’s 2nd Saturday at 7:00 p. Dist. 34, St. Francis Cathedral 818 E Juneau Ave, Milw. 53202 aamilwaukee.com/directory.html Episcopal Church, N84 W16525 Menomonee Ave, Menomonee Falls, WI Fridays at 7p.m., Primary Purpose, St Sundays at 10 a. Milwaukee Gp. 933 E James Catholic Church, W220N6588 Town Center St, Milwaukee WI, 53212 3rd Saturday 7:30 p. HOW To Club 8930 W. Line Rd, Menomonee Falls WI 53051 2nd Sunday at 11:00 a. Alano Club 318 W. National Ave, West Allis Saturday 8:30 a.m. Step Meeting Lumen Broadway, Waukesha, 3rd Saturday 8:00 p. New Day Club 11936 Christi Catholic Church, 2750 W Mequon Rd, 3rd Sunday Open 11 a., Friendship Club, N. Port Washington Rd, Mequon, Mequon WI 53092 2245 W Fond du Lac Ave, Milw 5th Saturday 3:00 p. How To Club, 8930 W Saturday 7:30 p.m. 7210 W Greenfield Ave, Sundays at 7:00 p. VA Hospital 5000 W National Ave, West Allis West Allis 53214 National Ave 3rd Floor Unit 3A Every Saturdays 7:30 p. Alano Club 1521 DISBANDED GROUPS 1st Tuesdays in Jan, Apr, July and Octo- N. Prospect, Milwaukee. Tuesday 8:00 p.m. Treat Yourself Tue. ber at 7:30 p. Acceptance Gp. First Congre- Contact the Central Office via email: Christ Church, 5655 N Lake Dr. Whitefish gational Church, 1111 N Chicago Ave So. [email protected], with changes Bay WI Milwaukee. Last Wednesday 7:30 p. Gp 23 First Luther-

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Editorial: Tradition Nine ing all over the world to hear of AA. We shall, naturally, take the firm and safe middle course. AA has AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create ser- always violently resisted the idea of any general organization. vice boards or committees directly responsible to those they Yet, paradoxically, we have ever stoutly insisted upon organizing serve. certain special services; mostly those absolutely necessary to effective and plentiful Twelfth Step work. The least possible organization, that's our universal ideal. No fees, no dues, no rules imposed on anybody, one alcoholic bring- If, for instance, an AA group elects a secretary or rotating com- ing recovery to the next; that's the substance of what we most mittee, if an area forms an intergroup committee, if we set up a desire, isn't it? foundation, a general office, or a Grapevine, then we are orga- nized for service. The AA book and pamphlets, our meeting plac- But how shall this simple ideal best be realized? Often a ques- es and clubs, our dinners and regional assemblies--these are ser- tion, that. vices, too. Nor can we secure good hospital connections, proper- We have, for example, the kind of AA who is for simplicity. Ter- ly sponsor new prospects, and obtain good public relations just rified of anything organized, he tells us that AA is getting too by chance. People have to be appointed to look after these things, complicated. He thinks money only makes trouble, committees sometimes paid people. Special services are performed. only make dissension, elections only make politics, paid workers But by none of these special services has our spiritual or social only make professionals, and clubs only coddle slippers. Says he, activity, the great current of AA, ever been really organized or let's get back to coffee and cakes by cozy firesides. If any alco- professionalized. Yet our recovery program has been enormously holics stray our way, let's look after them. But that's enough. aided. While important, these service activities are very small by Simplicity is our answer. contrast with our main effort. Quite opposed to such halcyon simplicity is the AA promoter. As such facts and distinctions become clear, we shall easily lay Left to himself, he would "bang the cannon and twang the lyre" aside our fears of blighting organization or hazardous wealth. As at every crossroad of the world. Millions for drunks, great AA a movement, we shall remain comfortably poor, for our service hospitals, batteries of paid organizers, and publicity experts expenses are trifling. wielding all the latest paraphernalia of sound and script; such would be our promoter's dream. "Yes, sir," he would bark. "My With such assurances, we shall without doubt continue to im- two-year plan calls for one million AA members by 1950!" prove and extend our vital lifelines of special service; to better carry our AA message to others; to make for ourselves a finer, For one, I'm glad we have both conservatives and enthusiasts. greater Society, and, God willing, to assure Alcoholics Anony- They teach us much. The conservative will surely see to it that mous a long life and perfect unity. the AA movement never gets overly organized. But the promoter will continue to remind us of our terrific obligation to the new- By: Bill W. comer and to those hundreds of thousands of alcoholics still wait- Reprinted with permission AA Grapevine, August 1948

ple, waxing wise, knowing full well that I was as high as a kite. I The harder we fall... was jaywalking! Pursuing that little thrill of “gettingaway with Whenever I minimize people to a black-and-white comment it.” A few friends knew me well enough to know the truth, but (What a jerk! What a saint! What a knockout!), I turn the poly- the rest were being duped, or so I thought, until I was clipped chromatic into the monochromatic and confuse the snapshot with and - finally smashed at for all the world to see. Today, when I the big picture. I must remind myself that we are far too colorful jaywalk in a meeting or two, my friends pull my covers and keep to be captured like this, even when doing so makes people easier me honest. to accept or dismiss. I also need to refrain from applying this It’s painfully obvious when a polished outside job is devoid of a thinking back on myself: At any given time, I am a jerk, a saint, sincere inside job. Yet, when people compliment me on some and—having never been a knockout—fat, bald and repulsive. Or virtuous behavior, rather than feel guilty that I’m not all that so I would have me believe. virtuous, I’m thankful that some small part of me is exactly that Who among us alcoholics belongs on a pedestal? Today, I know person. Some of us have spent so many years beating ourselves that whenever I get up on my high horse, the horse takes on a up that we confuse a pat on the back for another whipping. second ass. I also know that soapboxes get more slippery with We’re all God’s children. more height. What’s more difficult for me to accept is that every- Thank you for giving me the benefit of the doubt, even after I one has the right to mount their own high horses and soap boxes. removed all doubt as to who I was. Thank you for inviting me to I should not take guilty pleasure in their fall or become indignant keep coming back, knowing that unfamiliar good behavior repet- when they don’t. itively applied would eventually replace familiar poor behavior. We must always keep a “backstage view” of ourselves, acknowl- And thank you that progress not perfection allows me to occa- edging the audience, yet aware that we are all actors. Honest sionally get back up on my high horses and soap boxes, even sharing, warts and all, allows others to peek behind our curtains. though I know full well: The higher I am, the harder I fall. When I was drinking, I would stand in front of hundreds of peo- By: Ed L. | Wrightewood, California Reprinted with permission AA Grapevine, Inc. April 2018

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Clancy Imislund, a staple of the Waukesha Badger In- tergroup Dinner, Has Died at 93 (7/19/27 –8/24/20)

Clancy was most known for his work at the Midnight Mission on Skid Row and the Brentwood- based Pacific Group.

In Wisconsin, he was know by many in recovery. He had been the featured speaker at the Badger Intergroup Dinner, in Waukesha for over 30 years. Several people in the area have been sponsored by Clancy, for many years. His death is a terrible loss for all of us that have known him in recovery and have been helped and comforted by his message of recovery.

For more information click on this link: clancy-imislund-midnight-mission

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