District 42

Newsletter

August

2018

Surrey &

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

VANCOUVER INTERGROUP

Phone: 604-434-5933

3457 Kingsway Vancouver

BC YUKON/AREA 79

http://www.bcyukonaa.org./

DISTRICT 42 GSR MEETING

Aug 26 Easy Does it Club 7277

King George Blvd. District

Meeting 9:30am District 42’s

Website: district42aa.com

Email: dcm@district42aa.com

webmaster@district42aa.com

District Newsletter Submissions

• AA Events (Round-Ups, Workshops, Anniversary Pot-

lucks Etc.)

• Cakes, AA Humor, Poems

• Meeting Changes, Meetings that need support

• Announcements, Suggestions

PLEASE SEND ALL SUBMISSIONS FOR THE SEPT NEWSLET-

TER NO LATER THAN NOON ON AUG 19 TO: Carrie K. @

freespirit6673@gmail.com OR CALL: 604-396-8269

Unity Group - Monday 7:30pm

Saturday AM Early Bird - Saturday 8:00am

Heart to Heart - Thursday @ 8:00pm

Bear Creek - Tuesday @ 8:00pm

GITR Done - Saturday @ 7:30pm

Sober @ Seven - Thursday @ 7:00pm

Another Chance Big Book - Thursday @ 7:00pm

Timbergrove AA and Food - Monday @ 7:30pm

SOME CAKES ANNOUNCED BY GSR’S IN THE GSR REPORTS

Saturday Night Sobriety - Craig P 1 year - Aug 18

Meeting announcements

Saturday Morning Service Topics Service Manual and AA comes of Age

series reading and discussion 9:15 - 10:15 Saturday mornings at the Easy

Does It Club.

Sober @ Seven Thursdays at 7:00pm has moved to 10095 Whalley Blvd.

ABC Nooner is now at Kekonow housing Tuesdays at noon in the common

room 9537 Prince Charles Blvd

Thursday Night Topic Group - a message from the GSR: It is with a heavy

heart that I inform you of the closing of our group. Thursday May 31,

2018 will be our final meeting. With the opening of a new Thursday

night meeting at our original meeting location just 1-2 minutes from

where we presently meet, and a consistent low attendance and lack of

group members able to serve, a group decision was made to close our

meeting indefinitely.

Saturday Night Sobriety is having their 30th Anniversary Potluck cele-

bration on August 18th :)! Food provided, potluck contributions wel-

come! Raffles! Fun! Fellowship!

GSR REPORTS

Mike D - GSR Phoenix Men’s - I am a alcoholic , my name is Mike . I’ll start with

a prayer of Thanks for the support of my home group. I am in a car coming back

from the July quarterly with 4 other Alcoholic’s . My brother’s in recovery are

supporting the 4 levels of service. Come join us on Sunday nights . We share our

experience , strength and hope on how we got and stay sober . You want recov-

ery come join us we will help . YIS . Michael

Craig – GSR Bear Creek - Post flooding, Bear Creek No-Smoke returns to our

usual venue at The Bear Creek Pavilion (88th and King George) on Tuesday

July 17th 8PM. First Fire, then Flood.....Locusts next? Life on Life's

terms..... Also on the 17th, we celebrate Amer G's 7 years of sobriety. Come

on out and have a coffee or try the Chai Tea that Larry and the 'Set-up Lads'

have begun offering as well. Our venue is in the park. Thank you to all who

contributed so generously to the 7/40 Area Challenge. Our collection tin yield-

ed CDN$80 to help continue the vital services offered by the General Service

Office(aka "New York"). That amount covers GSO services for ten members

for a whole year! Thanks to all, IL&S, Craig T GSR

Phillip T – GSR Saint’s We Ain’t – I am Philip and I'm an alcoholic This month

at saints we aint. The room in the basement is under renovation so we have

been using the actual church upstairs with nice seatings. We don't have any

cakes coming up and we still need support Yours in love and service, Philip T.

Saint we ain't GSR

District 42 Committee

Alternate DCM Leslie P alt-dcm@district42aa.com

District Committee Member Dave D dcm@district42aa.com

Newsletter Editor Carrie K freespirit6673@gmail.com

District Secretary Cheryl P secretary@district42aa.com

District Treasurer Bob L treasurer@district42aa.com

District 42 Standing Committees

District Archives John S archives@district42aa.com

Cooperation with the Professional

Community Jeff O cpc@district42aa.com

Corrections Mike D corrections@district42aa.com

Grapevine Christina V grapevine@district42aa.com

Heart to Heart 2018 (annual) Michelle C h2h@district42aa.com

Literature Dina R literature@district42aa.com

Public Information Jason C pi@district42aa.com

Remote Communities Liz D remotecommunties@district42aa.com

Treatment & Accessibilities Nick D treatment@district42aa.com

District Web Chair/Webmaster Amer G webmaster@district42aa.com

WHO’S WHO IN DISTRICT 42

"H.A.L.T. - Hungry Angry Lonely Tired"

One of the things we get in recovery is a "spiritual toolkit" that contains

new ways of thinking about and dealing with life. Before recovery so

many situations and people used to baffle me, and I was ill prepared to

deal with them and the emotions they brought up in me. My lack of

coping skills was fully revealed once I put down my old solutions of a

drink or a drug.

The good news is that the 12 steps provide me with all the tools I need

to deal with life on life's terms. One of my favorites is "HALT." I was

taught early on that if I was feeling anxious, worried, angry or out of

sorts in anyway then there was a good chance I hadn't taken care of my-

self. I was to "HALT" and ask myself: "Am I Hungry, Angry, Lonely or

Tired?" If so, then it was my job to stop and attend to these first.

What a wonderful tool this has been for me. I have learned that it is my

job (and within my power) to take care of myself, and I have learned

how to self soothe. And once I am feeling centered, then the outside

stuff is much easier to sort through and deal with. It's amazing how

often I rely on my spiritual toolkit today, and how it's become second

nature to HALT when something is bothering me. Today my solutions

start on the inside and work their way out.

CORRECTIONS COMMITTEE

Aloha my name is Michael and I am a Alcoholic, current Correction’s

chair . On the personal front I am privileged to attend meetings in a

few institutions , of which Surrey Pretrial is my weekly obligation. I re-

ceive donated literature from GVIS and moral support from the incar-

cerated individuals.

There are many things that these people need to get and stay so-

ber .They need Sober Alcoholic s to Bridge the Gap , to show them

how a higher power works in their live . To sponsor them and guide

them in their recovery. They need You , are You ready ?

Corrections committee is changing the day of its monthly meeting ask

your GSR for more info . Thanks YIS M

COOPERATION WITH THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY

PUBLIC INFORMATION

DISTRICT ARCHIVES

GRAPEVINE

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My name is Dave and I am an alcoholic, feeling privileged and humble to be able to serve you as your District Committee Member.

Concept 8

The Trustees of the General Service Board act in two primary capacities: (a) With respect to the larger matters of over-all policy and finance, they are the principal plan-ners and administrators. They and their primary committees directly manage these affairs. (b) But with respect to our separately incorporated and constantly active ser-vices, the relation of the Trustees is mainly that of full stock ownership and of custodial oversight which they exercise through their ability to elect all directors of these enti-ties.

Our board of Trustees simply cannot directly manage all of the detailed affairs of Alcoholics Anonymous. As such, with oversight from the Board of Trustees, AA World Services and Grapevine are able and empowered to provide those services. This relationship is a common corporate business model, and it was with foresight and respect that the AA World Service relationships were created. It has worked for AA since 1955. Concept 8 is very important in confirming this arrangement.

So what’s happening in District 42?

“District 42 Family and Friends Picncic” 15 September 2018 Bear Creek Park

This will be the 5th year of our district picnic. A fun and relaxing day for all. This is a day for friends and family of our members to join together and relax in the park together. Rain or shine, we always seem to have a large turnout. The fellowship is strong in District 42.

The event is self-supporting, contributions are welcome. Bring a salad for the pot-luck! The BBQ offerings are priced to only cover the cost.

Volunteers are always able to find a way to help out. Watch for sign-up sheets at your home group, check the contacts on the flyer in this newsletter, or just ask your GSR.

Area 79 July Quarterly

Live from Prince George, BC! District 42 is represented at the Quarterly by 8 GSRs, 3 Alternate GSRs, your Alternate DCM, your DCM, our Archives Chair and 5 guests.

Total attendance at the Quarterly is 210, made up of the Area 79 Committee – 13 , DCMs - 34, Alt-DCMs - 3, GSRs - 80, Alt-GSRs - 4, and guests - 76. We started meetings on Fri-day evening and will wrap-up with preparation of Motions for the October Voting Assembly to be held in Vernon this year. Sharing sessions and reports on the business of Area 79 fill the weekend. Our guest speaker on Saturday night was our Area 79 Delegate, Jade F-H, delivering her Delegate Report on the General Service Conference in New York in April. AA is flourishing in Area 79, 12th step work in service is alive and well. I encourage every AA member to look for an opportunity to attend one of these assemblies, you may find a new aspect of sobriety in AA that you never knew. Watch for July 2019, as District 42, 37, and 43 team up yet again to host the Quarterly in Langley, BC.

District 42 Elections 23 September at the EDIC

Keep an eye on the newsletter for on-going announcements and more details. District 42 is alive and kicking because of the active involvement of our membership. Wouldn’t you like to get involved? You will not regret a moment of giving in service to AA. Take the plunge, make a commitment. It is by giving back that we find solid sobriety. As Bill W said, “A perpetual miracle – with no effort or responsibility on our part – simply isn’t in the cards. We all understand that the price of both personal and group survival is will-ingness and sacrifice, vigilance and work.” And what a bonus when work can be joyful.

A.A. members, please feel free to attend any of our monthly District GSR meetings to observe the goings-on. Normally meetings are the 4th Sunday of the month, always at 9:30am at the EDIC. I am always here to serve our GSRs and our fellowship, dcm@district42aa.com.

Sharing our experience, strength and hope with each other in fellowship. A happy and sober August to all.

District 42 Rocks!

Yours in Loving Service,

Dave