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Northern California World Service Area Newsletter Northern California World Service Area Newsletter Winter Issue 2016 Volume 56 Issue III Available online at http://www.ncwsa.org/newsletters/ The 12 Stepper Table of Contents Table of Contents...............................................................................2 12 Stepper Information…………………………………………...…3 NCWSA and WSO Contact Information…………………………...4 Events Calendar ………………………………………………..……5 District Service Meetings…………………………….……..……..5-6 Speaker Meetings Calendars………………………….…………..6-7 NCWSA Oct 14-16 2016 Assembly McClellan, CA Coordinators, Officers, Delegate and District reports………….9-37 NCWSA Highlights Description of Proposed NCWSA Bylaws Revision……..…37-41 Save the Date’s, Thought force notes and etc……………...….pg 2 Al-Anon Acronyms……………………………………..….…….3 NCWSA Boundaries Map ………………………………..……...4 12 Stepper Subscription Form……………………………….……5 2 Northern California World Service Area of AFG, Inc. Santa Clara Valley AFG Intergroup Campbell Community Center Rm#Q82 Campbell, CA. 95008 Contacting NCWSA A list of contacts for NCWSA is at http://www.ncwsa.org/contact-us.html. More contacts are at the end of the printed version of this newsletter. Group or District Contribution Address: NCWSA Treasurer P.O. Box 728 Vacaville, CA. 956967-0728 Don’t forget to include your group’s WSO #, and donation form A25, available at: http://www.ncwsa.org/forms/ Contacting WSO (World Service Office) General Al-Anon Web - http://www.al-anon.org/ Members’ Web – http://www.al-anon.org/members/for CAL publications, The Forum, Calendar, blogs, WSC Summary, Service Manual, other newsletters, etc. Email – [email protected] Meeting Information: (888) 4AL-ANON [425-2666] (8am-6pm Eastern Time M-F) Physical Address: Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc 1600 Corporate Landing Pkwy Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5600 Phone (757)563-1600 3 NCWSA 12 Stepper Newsletters Winter 2016 Issue III, Volume 56, The 12 Stepper is the newsletter of the Northern California World Service Area (NCWSA).A free copy of the April and August issues are mailed to all Al-Anon Family Groups (AFG) registered with NCWSA, and to the Delegate, NCWSA officers, coordinators, liaisons and District Representatives (DRs). A limited number of copies are shared with other AFG areas across the country; all others are sold on a subscription basis. A subscription form is included at the back of this issue. Typically, each issue is published shortly after the two NCWSC meetings held in February and May, and after the NCWSA Assembly in October of each year. Spring Issue – This issue typically includes the Annual Financial Report, Spring Assembly agenda and May through August announcements and reports. Deadline is 2 weeks after the February NCWSC meeting to go to printing. This issue includes the minutes from the prior October Assembly, the next year’s budget, reports, and announcements of NCWSA Events and a Calendar of AFG Events Fall Issue – Will have all reports for the May NCWSC and any old business of NCWSA, special events, task forces along with and NCWSA Events not yet posted Winter Issue – The web-only (paper copies will NOT be sent) issue includes information from the Winter Assembly, and announcements of special AFG events from January through April. Deadline is the end of October Al-Anon/Alateen Declaration Let it Begin with Me: When anyone, anywhere reaches out for help, let the hand of Al-Anon and Alateen always be there. And let it Begin with me. Editor’s Corner Staying in gratitude has helped me to see each report that is in this edition as a work in progress, and know that everyone is doing the best they can. With that I am very thankful to all our members is striving to be a better person, better leader and most of all a better team member of this great fellowship that is lead by a Power Greater than any of us. I am learning to align my will with my Higher Power’s instead of following his lead, as my HP has always shown that walking beside is more powerful than walking infront of or behind. Trust strength comes in trusting what is my HP and I do together. Gratitude in Service, Debbie O 12 Stepper Editor Melinda N 12 Stepper Alternate-Editor Submitting Material to the 12 Stepper All members are invited to contribute District news and announcements. Please include your name, address, phone number and email address. Articles may be submitted in Microsoft Word format electronically to Debbie O and Melinda N at [email protected] 4 Events Calendar 2017 Please see http://www.ncwsa.org/events-calendar/for latest calendar updates. See list of monthly district events at the end of this issue. 2017 NCWSA Events in a Nut shell…… *Feb 3-4, 2017 NCWSC South –Aptos *March 24-26, 2017 Convention “WE ARE FAMILY” Concord Crowne Plaza Concord, CA *May 20, 2017 Assembly to be determined *May 21, 2017 NCWSC Central to be determined *August 25-26, 2017 North - Jackson Rancheria *Sept 9, 2017 “TEAM Event” at the Lions Gate Hotel and Conference Center in McClellan, CA! *October 20-22, 2017 Election Assembly Central District Service Meetings NCWSA Calendars of Events and Service Meetings: http://www.ncwsa.org/calendar.html Dist 1 1st Wed, 7-8:30 pm, Dist 15 3rd Sat, 9-11:30 am, 7th&K Sts, First Christian, 451 Davis St, Leander School, Eureka San Leandro Dist 2 2ndSat, even months, 1:30-3:00 pm, Dist 16 1st Tues, 7-9 pm, location rotates throughout the 3350 Hopyard Rd, district, contact DR St Clare Episcopal Ch Pleasanton Dist 3 Meets the 2nd Sat of Jan, March, May, Dist 17 4th Sat of every month 5:30-8pm July, Sept and Nov 10 to Noon. Niles Discovery Church 36600 Niles Blvd Fremont, CA 94536 Dist 4 1st Sat, 10:30-12, even month, Dist 18 1st Sun of every month Blood Source 1880 Park Marina Dr, 1-3 pm, 1441 Florida Ave, Redding Dr’s Conference Center, Modesto Dist 5 1st Tue, 7-8:30 pm, Dist 19 2ndSat, 1:00 -3:00pm, 1300 St Francis Rd, 1590 Smith St. Kingsburg, CA Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Fresno Santa Rosa Dist 6 2nd Sat, odd months. 1-3 pm, SCVI 2nd Tues, 7-8;30 pm, 1000 Nut Tree Rd, (20-22) 1 West Campbell Blvd Rm Q82, Vacaville Valley Hospital, Vacaville Campbell, CA 95008 5 Dist 7 4th Wed, 7:30-9 pm, Dist 20 3rd Wed, of odd months 7-9 pm, Kaiser at Watt and Marconi Immanuel Lutheran Church, Sacramento 14103 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga Dist 8 3rd Tues, 6:30-8 pm, Dist 21 1st Wed of odd months 7-8:30 pm, Trinity Cathedral 2620 Capitol Ave., 2 W. Campbell Ave RmQ82 Sacramento Campbell Community Center Campbell, CA 95008 Dist 9 1st Tuesday of every odd Month Dist 22 3rd Wed, 7:00 p.m. 6:00 -8:00 pm at 15040 Union Ave., St. Edwards Church location varies San Jose Dist 10 3rd Wed, 7-8:30 pm, Dist 23 3rd Sat, odd mths, 9-11:30 Barton @ Rocklin, 225 Rooney St, Quaker Meeting House Shepherd of the Sierra, Loomis Santa Cruz 95065 Dist 11 4th Tues, 7:30-9 pm, Dist 24 Unitarian Church, San Rafael Dist 12 2nd Wed, 7-9 pm, Dist 25 2nd Mon, 6:30 pm, 152 Church Street @ 14th Street 377 87th St, Broadmoor Presbyterian Ch, (opposite Safeway), Buzzer #3 SF, CA Daly City Dist 13 2nd Mon, 7-9 pm, Dist 26 3rd Sat, 1-3pm, 233 Topaz, 1744 University Ave, Redwood City Lutheran Church, Berkeley Dist 14 1st Wed, 7:30-9 pm, Lesher Auditorium,Dist 27 1st Sun, 11:15-12:30 John Muir, Concord Ravera Rd, Trad/Concept Study 7-7:30 prior Pershing Bldg, Stockton District Speaker Meetings Dist 1 NA Dist 16 St. Clare Episcopal Church 3350 Hopyard Rd, Pleasanton 2nd Saturday of every month, 7:30pm Dist 6 Kaiser Hospital (3rd floor, Rooms C &Dist D) 17 4th Saturday of Every Month. Vaca-Valley Pkwy, Vacaville Niles Discovery Church (Hall) Last Friday of every month, 7 - 8:15 pm 36600 Niles Blvd. Fremont, CA 94536 Dist 7 3rd Saturday of Jan, April, July Dist 18 First Sunday of every March & Oct 7 to 9 pm 1441 Florida Ave Modesto CA 2391 St. Marks Way Dr’s Hospital Conference Center Sacramento, CA. 3 to 5 pm after the district meeting Dist 9 Light of the Hills Church Dist 19 East Princeton Baptist Church 3100 Rodeo Rd, Cameron Park, CA 2726 N, Chestnut Ave. 1st Sat Even months 6:00-7:30 Fresno, CA. 93726 1st Monday of every month, 7:00 pm Dist 10 Lutheran Church of Resurrection Dist 20 Immanuel Lutheran Church 6365 Douglas Blvd, Granite Bay 14103 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga 3rd Sunday of every month ,2 - 4 pm 4th Fri, even months except Dec ,7:30 Dist 12 3rd Sat at St Matthews Lutheran Ch Dist 23 Check out ncwsa.org/d23/ 3281 16 th St @ Dolores Congregational Church, San Francisco 7-9 pm 4951Soquel Drive, CA 95073. 6 Flyers at www.al-ananonsf.org Dist 14 Walnut Creek Kaiser, 1515 Newell AveDist 24 (3rd Fl. Oak Rm. #1) 4th Saturday of every month, 6:30 - 9 pm Dist 15 All Saints Episcopal Church Dist 26 1.Kaiser Permanente, Bld C, 3rd 911 Dowling Blvd, San Leandro Floor, Last Saturday of every month, 5:30 - 8:15 Conference Room F pm 901 Nevin Ave, Richmond 1st Saturday of every mth, 6:30-8 p 2. Third Friday Speaker Meeting St. Alban’s 1501 Washingotn St Upstairs Berkely 7:15-845pm 3.Lit Study Second Sat of the Mth only at 1 pm 1744 University Av Lutheran Ch of the Cross Berkely Ca Important to Remember that “Figuring it Out” Is not a Slogan 7 8 *GR’S PUT ON YOU HAT AND KNOW THIS IS TO BE VOTED ON * October 14, 15 & 16, 2016 ASSEMBLY, McClellan, CA .
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