Lifeline 12 Rewards of Recovery - Orange County AA · 2015-09-22 · Meeting Changes ... South...

Volume 45, Number 10

In the next couple of months, the Lifeline will be moved to an all-digital platform. (A print-on-demand feature will be available for those who pre-fer to continue reading a printed copy). This will be much more than a digital copy of the existing news-letter. The new Lifeline will take advantage of many of the interactive features the Internet has to offer. Links to websites and email addresses, event registration, links to other stories and news, innova-tive financial reports, interactive word searches/puzzles and dynamic content that allows you to personalize your reading experience will all be streamlined into a format optimized for whatever device you choose to use, be it phone, tablet or computer. Although the first digital issue is planned for November, we will continue beyond to explore ways to make the Lifeline progressive. And instead of the readership we are limited to in OC with only 2000 copies printed, we hope the digital version will eventually reach viewers around the globe. We realize there are a few who may challenge this deci-sion… we ask that you grant us patience and sup-port through the beginning stages. Please under-stand we are not the first Intergroup to make this change. And until we are able to see the potential and progress over the next several months will we really know whether we can embrace this change or not. Time will tell but we are excited at the possi-bilities.

The plan is to gradually ease into the new format. The printed version will still be available through December, and the first full digital interactive version will launch in December.

Please don’t delay.

Go to www.oc-aa.org and click the “Sign Up for the Digital Lifeline” icon to sign up. Your e-mail will not be used for ANY other purpose than to send out your monthly copy of the newsletter.

October, 2015

12 Rewards of Recovery

This is what I get in return when I live the program:

1. Hope instead of desperation.

2. Faith instead of despair.

3. Courage instead of fear.

4. Peace of mind instead of confusion.

5. Self-respect instead of self-contempt.

6. Self-confidence instead of helplessness.

7. The respect of others instead of their pity and contempt.

8. A clean conscience instead of a sense of guilt.

9. Real friendship instead of loneliness.

10. A clean pattern of life instead of a purposeless existence.

11. The love and understanding of our families instead of their doubts and fears

12. The freedom of a happy life instead of the bondage of Addiction.

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Features and Fun Stuff:

The Hot Air Balloon ............................................. 3 Concept 10-We are back to Trust and Turtles ...... 3 What Do You Think? ........................................... 4 Thermodynamics .................................................. 4 Writing the Rest of the Story ................................ 9 Birthdays .............................................................. 9 Glum Lot .............................................................. 12 Word Search ......................................................... 12

Business:

Central Office Activity ......................................... 3 Meeting Changes .................................................. 5, 6 Group Contributions ............................................. 7, 8 Speaking Meetings/Events ................................... 10 Call Forwarding.................................................... 11 Statement of Income & Expense .......................... 11

Chair, Jeryl T.

Vice Chair, Dave W. Treasurer, Jacob W. Secretary, Scott R.

Central Office, Patrick C. Group Relations, Doug P.

Lifeline, Todd W. Public Information, Angelica H.

Special Events, Chris F. Hospitals & Institutions, vacant

Who? What? When? Where?

Public Information Committee

[email protected] Meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm

Group Relations Committee Meetings scheduled as needed

Lifeline Committee Monday, Sept. 7, 7pm. Future meetings TBD

Special Events Committee Meetings scheduled as needed

H & I Committee Meets the 2nd Sunday of the month at the Garden Grove Alano Club. Institutions meet at 4:00 pm; Hospitals meet at 6:00 pm.

South Orange County H & I meets at the Laguna Beach Canyon Club the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm.

With the exception of H & I and occasionally the Lifeline, the

above committees meet at : Central Office, 1526 Brookhollow, Suite 75, Santa Ana, CA 92705. If you are interested in serving on a committee or would like more information please contact

Central Office at (714) 556-4555.

ORANGE COUNTY CENTRAL OFFICE 1526 Brookhollow, Suite 75

Santa Ana, CA 92705 Phone: (714) 556-4555; Fax: (714) 556-7231

E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.oc-aa.org

Office hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Saturday and Holidays: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

South County Office 27281 Las Ramblas, Ste.135, Mission Viejo, CA 92691

Phone: (949) 582-2697; Fax: (949) 582-2611 E-mail: [email protected]

Office hours: Monday-Friday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Purpose: The Orange County Lifeline Committee is a committee of volunteer A.A. members, charged with the responsibility of pro-ducing and distributing the Orange County Lifeline, (a publication of the Orange County Intergroup Association). The Lifeline is published monthly and is supported solely through contributions from the A.A. groups and members of Orange County. The Lifeline is published to meet the following needs of the Orange County A.A. member-ship: to inform the A.A. membership regarding A.A. service, events and announcements; also to share experience in recov-ery, unity and service; to keep the A.A. membership informed regarding the actions, finances and meetings of the Orange County Intergroup Association and other Central Office committees. Lifeline Committee Todd W. (Chair), Phil F., Mike T., Tarcy H., C.F., Joe K., Stephanie C. Upcoming meeting: Monday, October 5th at 7 PM South County Office 27281 Las Ramblas, Suite 135, Mission Viejo

The Orange County Intergroup Association Upcoming meeting: Wednesday, October 14th at 7 PM Costa Mesa Senior Center 695 W. 19th Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627

All are welcome to attend.

Email Lifeline submissions to: [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


1269

CENTRAL OFFICE ACTIVITY

August, 2015

TOTAL CALLS:

12 Step Calls

Meeting Info

General Info

Customers

OFFICE VOLUNTEERS

(MAIN + SATELLITE)

11 420 307 278

NIGHT OWL VOLUNTEERS 8 302 221 0

The Hot Air Balloon

I sometimes like to relate recovery to a hot-air-balloon ride.

First off, let me let you know that I am super scared of heights, so in the beginning of recovery I was very scared. Just the thought alone of being sober fright-ened me.

The sight of the huge balloon was terrifying for I did not know the feelings ahead of me. The giant balloon started to lift. I was outside the basket staring up at it, and start running to it. I wanted to get in, so I grabbed onto a rope hanging from the basket. Up the balloon went, but I knew I could still let go and run back to my comfortable discontentedness and sorrow (and probably land with minor injury if I wanted to, that was just my thinking).

This was like the first months for me. No sponsor – just meetings – no real connection. The kept rising, and I was still holding onto the rope while everyone was in the basket saying “come up, we will help”.

But no, there I stayed swaying with my eyes closed and tense. And now I know if I let go now I surely will hurt myself, maybe even death.

The more time I got the more I felt like the higher the balloon would go. My energy started to let up, so I

decide to climb up to the basket with the help of the others. Finally! I made it inside the basket but sat down because the height still bothered me. The bas-ket is like the Steps. I could now understand, little by little, why the people wanted me in there in the first place.

I worked with another man and learned how to con-trol the burners and see how the operation of this balloon worked. I can now stand up in the basket and see the grand view, but still I'm sometimes frightened of the height. But when that happens the others calm me and tell me to relax and just let go, have faith, have fun – things will be alright.

I let go and went with the balloon and the wind. I have seen many new sights, landscapes and towns. I started feeling free, and gained a new perspective on the world. I learn to go with the weather and when to humble myself and land when things get turbulent. We pick up new people and I see the same struggle I went through, but pass my strength to them as the others did for me. Thank you for the wonderful ride!

Joshua PG Mission Viejo, CA

Concept Ten

We Are Back to Trust and Turtles

The ultimate responsibility and authority for A.A. resides in the groups. The groups through the General Service process dele-gate this authority to the General Service Conference, the Gen-eral Service Conference delegates to the General Service Board it's authority to manage A.A.s affairs, the Board, in turn, dele-gates it's authority to run the two corporate entities (A.A. World Services, Inc and The A.A. Grapevine Inc) to the Boards of those entities, those Boards delegate the authority to carry out the administrative tasks to the officers, and the officers delegate the authority necessary to carry out their jobs to the G.S.O. and Grapevine staff. All the way down or up this chain, the delegator retains responsibility for the job that needs doing, but that only works if the delegator is not constantly interfering with the job to be done.

"It is perfectly clear," says Bill, " that when delegated authority is operating well, it should not be constantly interfered with." Otherwise he warns the people charged with the operating re-sponsibility will be demoralized. I think anyone who has had a paying job, or even worked in a charity or service organization has encountered the boss who gives them a job to do and then constantly tells them how to do it. Not only is it demoralizing, it is inefficient. If I am constantly overseeing someone and telling them how to do the job, then we are both doing the same job and that is a waste of time and resources. It took me a long time to learn about delegation inside A.A. and outside A.A. It didn't come naturally to me. I mean, I am always right, so my way of doing something must be the best way of doing it. Right? Once I learned to let go of the reins and let others do their job, my job became easier.

One of the major points of this Concept is that the authority and responsibility should be clearly defined so that the person or entity doing the work can get the job done without constant su-pervision and instruction. Certainly, it would be impractical for the groups to follow their GSR around to District meetings and Area Assemblies to make sure they are doing their job correctly. Nor can the Area representatives follow the Delegates to the General Service Conference and tell them what sessions to at-tend. Again, we have to trust. We have to trust the people we give authority to exercise that authority in a responsible manner.

Nancy H. Laguna Woods, CA


Reader Response from “What Do You Think?” From August, 2015—Volume 45, Number 8

It appears that Alcoholic A has not read in our basic text that we share our experience, strength, and hope in meetings, when he says that “people who always share about their ongoing health problems and challenges should show some restraint.” Sounds like he has a resentment when he says, “There’s only so much talk about disease, doctor visits, hospitals, operations, treatments and health insurance a meeting can take.” This is an opportunity to make a choice; either go to different meetings, or stay and grow into love and tolerance, which, in my experience, leads to compas-sion for those still suffering from mental and/or physical maladies of this spiritual disease. We do not return to health overnight; in fact, I never had good health to return to. I did not know this truth until after many years of sobriety, for I was in full flight from real-ity that I was an outright mental defective, and that my physical body was sickened as well.

It is through an unending, one day at a time process, that I contin-ue to achieve and maintain health. It is work, work, work; prac-tice, practice, practice for me. When I am challenged with a men-tal or physical malady, that is part of the process of working the steps; admitting first and foremost, that I am powerless over what-ever I am challenged with. To believe otherwise would not lead me to continue to take personal inventories on fears/resentments as they crop up. It is my experience that fears/resentments are contributing factors to birthing mental and/or physical maladies in my mind and body; that an inventory can reveal, and I can heal, in that area of my wounded spirit. This truth I continue to experience is what page 64 in our basic text says to me: When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically.

My view lines up with Alcoholic B: “hold that thought until you’re hit with a serious health issue. Staying sober through sick-ness and disease is easier said than done. Like with anything else, sharing about it helps take the power of relapse away.”

Once again, it appears that this month’s question can be summed up with the fact that we are in the rooms of A.A. to share our ex-perience, strength, and hope. What a gift to learn more love and tolerance, as we learn to get rid of the judge’s robe and gavel.

Effie R.

This month’s question: Alcoholic A says people with real mental issues like chronic depression, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, etc. shouldn’t come to A.A. to work on those problems. Meetings are for people looking for solutions to alcoholism, not solutions to serious brain disorders that need professional attention.

Alcoholic B says that’s being brainless. Often mental issues go hand-in-hand with alcoholism – sometimes drinking causes the issue, sometimes the issue causes the drinking. Either way, ANY person with a desire to stop drinking deserves a seat in A.A. We should all be encouraged to find (and share) solutions to other, intertwined issues – even serious mental issues.

What do you think? Send your response to [email protected].

What do you think? THERMODYNAMICS I came into A.A. bankrupt in every department. When I start-ed to work the steps, my first big challenge was to find a power greater than myself that could solve my problems. What an order for a guy who they describe in step two in the 12x12 as the one who had tried religion and found it wanting. I could see the examples of people around me that seemed to have it figured out and I became a nuisance trying to corner them to get them to explain to me how they do it and they had as much trouble explaining it as I did. One day I con-fronted my friend Jim and asked him to let me in on the se-cret. Frustrated, he asked, “Do you want to drink right now”? My answer was “NO”. He then asked me, “Did you want to drink a year ago”? And my answer was “YES”. Next he asked me “what made the difference’? My answer was that I was influenced by the A.A. program. His next question was, “Do you have any problem calling that God? WOW! What a concept.

I have never wanted a drink since I entered the program and the only answer I could come up with was the influence of A.A in my life. From a guy who couldn’t conceive of a day without alcohol, to a guy that has never wanted a drink since, was all I needed to know about God. I wish I could tell you who or what God is but I can’t. I can, however tell you what God does for me - but I’ll get to that later.

The 2nd appendix in the Big Book, Spiritual Experience, implies that there are as many examples of spiritual experi-ences as there people who have had them, and they come in different forms. They can be of the burning bush variety or a psychic change sufficient to bring about recovery from alco-holism. Or, as I like to believe, my spiritual experience came in the form of a “change of perception.” When it occurred to me that all of my thinking was flawed and that I was finally in an environment where I could, with the help of the group, start to follow simple unselfish guidelines that would restore my self esteem and put me at peace with myself and others, I started this wonderful journey and I’ve never had it so good. These universal truths are common in all philosophies and I must seek them out if I want to heal.

I pray to God every day, even though I don’t know who or what God is. My mind is not sophisticated enough to under-stand God and I’m not sure that God hears my prayers, but I HEAR MY PRAYERS and that, I believe, gives me the best possible attitude I can have about the issue I pray for. My prayers are always the same. I pray for knowledge of his will for me and strength to carry it out; i.e., “God, please show me what to do and give me the strength to do it. I don’t do to well on my own.” I often knew what to do, but wasn’t always strong enough to do what was right. Today I’m stronger.

Who or what is God? I’m not sure anyone can define God. As a friend of mine (Will) says: "You don't have to under-stand thermodynamics to enjoy the warmth of the sun." I do, however, know what God does. When I ask for guidance, I become a better receiver and I hear the answers that used to pass right over my head when I thought I had all the answers. Thank God for an open mind.

Rick R.


MEETING CHANGES since February 23, 2015

SUNDAY CORONA DEL MAR 7:00 PM CDM STEP STUDY MEETING 611 Heliotrope @ PCH & 3rd New Meeting

COSTA MESA 3:00 PM 3PM OPEN DISCUSSION MEET-ING 2040 Placentia Ave. New meeting

3:00 PM MEMBER'S EYE VIEW PAM-PHLET 2040 Placentia Ave. (Room B) Name & room change

HUNTINGTON BEACH 12:00 PM BOOK DISCUSSION 1ST EDI-TION 19092 Beach Blvd suite 'G' @ Gar-field Name Change

LAGUNA BEACH 10:30 AM SUNDAY Q & A, SERENITY HILLS 31872 Pacific Coast Hwy (Hospital Conference Room Basement) Room Change

LAGUNA HILLS 7:30 PM LEGACIES GROUP 23802 Aven-ida de la Carlotta @ Valencia Name change

NEWPORT BEACH 6:00 PM (C) PRIMARY PURPOSE 798 Dover Dr. @ 16th St. (Church) New loca-tion

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO 5:30 PM 11TH STEP MEDITATION MEET-ING 27124A Paseo Espada (suite 801 )c/s Rancho Valle & Calle Arroyo Address Change

STANTON 10:00 AM ROQUE CENTER SUNDAY MORNING SPEAKERS 10936 Dale Ave. Moved from GG Club

YORBA LINDA 6:00 AM ATTITUDE MODIFICATION 19771 Yorba Linda Blvd. @ Fairmont (St. Martin's Church) Address change

MONDAY CATALINA ISLAND 6:00 PM SPEAKER MEETING- AA ON THE ROCK 346 Catalina Street (Church) Changed to speaker

COSTA MESA 12:00 PM NOONTIME RECOVERY 2040 Placentia Ave. New Location

DANA POINT 7:30 PM IF NOTHING CHANGES, NOTH-ING CHANGES 12X12 24642 San Juan Ave (Women's Club) Change Day of Mtg.

IRVINE 7:00 PM FIRST THINGS FIRST 5001 New-port Coast Dr c/s Bonita Cyn (Mariners Church, Life Development) New Meeting

LAGUNA NIGUEL 5:30 PM WHAT'S THE PURPOSE MENS GROUP 27631 La Paz Rd. @ Avila Rd. New Location

8:00 PM (C) 12 & 12 STUDY 30071 Ivy Glenn Dr. c/s Niguel Rd & Alicia Pkwy New

Location

MISSION VIEJO 7:00 PM (C) WOMEN'S 12x12 STUDY 26051 Marguerite Pkwy @ Oso (Church) Name Change

NEWPORT BEACH 6:00 PM OUR PART MEN'S MEETING 798 Dover Dr. @ 16th St. New Meeting

7:00 PM MEN'S DISCUSSION 301 New-port Blvd.@ PCH (Hospital Chem. Dep. Unit) Time Change

SAN CLEMENTE 7:00 PM TOPIC DISCUSSION 100 N. Calle Seville @ Del Mar(Community Center multi purpose room) Time change

SANTA ANA 7:30 PM TWO OR MORE 721 Euclid St. @ Hazard (Cooper Apts) New Meeting

SUNSET BEACH 7:00 AM Morning Book Study 16865 Pacific Coast Hwy. Name Change


6:00 AM NEW START 19002 Yorba Linda Blvd. @ Ohio St. (Methodist Church, Fel-lowship Hall) New Name

TUESDAY COSTA MESA 7:30 PM BALBOA BROADS WOMEN'S 287 W. Wilson St. (Church of Christ) New Location

FULLERTON 1:00 PM (C) H.O.W. WOMEN'S DISCUS-SION 530 W. Commonwealth bwtn S. Eu-clid & S. Harbor Blvd Time Change HUNTINGTON BEACH 7:30 PM BEGINNERS MEN'S GROUP 16601 Saybrook Lane (Harbor New Club House) New location

7:30 PM NEWCOMERS MEN'S STAG 20444 Magnolia @ Indianapolis (St Simon & Jude Church) Time Change

IRVINE 10:00 AM WOMEN'S REFLECTION GROUP 5001 Newport Coast Dr (Mariners Church New Parents Room off Worship Center) Room change

LOS ALAMITOS 7:30 PM (C) WOMEN'S JUST THE STEPS 3751 Katella Ave. @ Cherry (Los Alamitos Medical Center, Library) New Meeting

NEWPORT BEACH 7:00 PM (C) BEACHCOMBERS MEN'S 3101 W. Coast Hwy. Suite 200 Address Change

PLACENTIA 6:30 PM BACK TO BASICS (WORKING THE STEPS IN 4 WEEKS) 1314 N. Ange-lina Dr. @ Kramer (Episcopal Church) New Meeting

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

7:00 AM TUESDAY MORNING MEN'S BIG BOOK/STEP STUDY 27122A Pa-seo Espada c/s Rancho Viejo & Calle Arroyo New Location

12:15 PM ORIGINAL MEN'S BROWN BAG MEETING 32222 Del Obispo (Ocean Hills Mariner's Church, Fireside Room) New Meeting


6:00 AM NEW START 19002 Yorba Linda Blvd. @ Ohio St. (Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall) Name change

WEDNESDAY ANAHEIM 7:30 PM HOUR OF POWER 202 W. Broadway @ Lemon Name Change

7:30 PM (C) CATALINA WINE MIXER MEN'S STAG 1260 N. Lance Lane (Near Kraemer & E. Coronado St.) New Meeting

8:00 PM OPEN PARTICIPATION LUNA-TICS 202 W. Broadway @ Lemon (Downstairs) Name Change

ANAHEIM HILLS 7:00 PM JUST THE BLACK PRINT BIG BOOK STUDY 4101 E. Nohl Ranch Rd. (Trinity Lutheran Church) New Meeting

COSTA MESA 7:00 PM 12 STEPS OF FREEDOM 1015 Baker St. (St. John Church, Rm 7-B) New room

HUNTINGTON BEACH 6:00 PM BACK TO BASICS 19092 Beach Blvd suite "G" @Garfield New Meeting

LAGUNA BEACH 7:00 AM MEN'S BOOK STUDY 1042 Temple Terrace (between Oak St. & Thalia St. , office bldg south of church, 3rd floor) New Meeting LAGUNA NIGUEL 7:30 PM (C) BOOK STUDY 30071 Ivy Glenn Dr. c/s Niguel Rd & Alicia Pkwy Address change

SUNSET BEACH 8:30 PM THE WEDNESDAY NITE CAN-DLE LIGHT 16865 Pacific Coast Hwy. New Meeting

YORBA LINDA 6:00 AM ATTITUDE MODIFICATION 19771 Yorba Linda Blvd. @ Fairmont (St. Martin's Church) Address change 6:00 AM NEW START 19002 Yorba Linda Blvd. @ Ohio St. (Methodist Church, Fellowship Hall) Name change

THURSDAY ANAHEIM HILLS 7:00 PM THERE IS A SOLUTION

Continued on page 6


Meeting Changes/Deletions Cont.

(WOMEN'S) 101 S. Chaparral Ct. (Rock Church) Address change

COSTA MESA 6:00 PM BOOK STUDY 2144 Thurin Ave. @ Victoria St. (Grange Hall) New Location and Name

7:30 PM 12 & 12 STEP STUDY 2144 Thu-rin Ave. @ Victoria St. (Grange Hall) New Meeting

8:00 PM THERE IS A SOLUTION-SPEAKER WITH DISCUSSION 1779 New-port Blvd. (Upstairs inside Vapor Solutions) New Meeting

HUNTINGTON BEACH 6:00 PM COVER 2 COVER BIG BOOK STUDY 19092 Beach Blvd suite 'G' @ Gar-field (Small room) New Meeting

NEWPORT BEACH 9:30 AM (C) WOMEN'S SOLUTIONS OF SOBRIETY 2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd. @ MacArthur New Meeting

SAN CLEMENTE 7:00 PM (C) JOY OF SOBRIETY DISCUS-SION 35522 Camino Capistrano @ Del Gado Rd. Address change

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO 7:00 AM THURSDAY MORNING MEN'S TOPIC DISCUSSION 27122A Paseo Es-pada c/s Rancho Viejo & Calle Arroyo New Location 12:15 PM ORIGINAL MEN'S BROWN BAG MEETING 32222 Del Obispo (Ocean Hills Mariner's Church, Fireside Room) New Meeting

WHITTIER 6:30 PM THURSDAY NIGHT AA HAPPY HOUR- BIG BOOK STUDY 15215 E. Ja-nine Dr. (Church) Add to directory

YORBA LINDA 6:00 AM ATTITUDE MODIFICATION 19771 Yorba Linda Blvd. @ Fairmont (St. Martin's Church) Address change 6:00 AM NEW START 19002 Yorba Linda Blvd. @ Ohio St. (Methodist Church, Fel-lowship Hall) Name Change

FRIDAY COSTA MESA 7:30 PM SWAG 2040 Placentia Ave. New Meeting

8:15 PM (C) LIFELINE BIG BOOK STUDY 2115 Newport Blvd. Room (The Crossings Church, room 205, babysitting available) New Meeting

FULLERTON 10:00 PM (Y) 4TH DIMENSION 109 E. Wilshire Ave (Church) New Meeting

LAGUNA BEACH 8:00 PM (C,G) HERE & NOW 21632 Wes-ley Dr. @ PCH (Classroom Upstairs) Room change

SANTA ANA

5:30 PM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS 2110 E. 1st St. Suite 120 Add back in, New Loca-tion


6:00 AM NEW START 19002 Yorba Linda Blvd. @ Ohio St. (Methodist Church, Fel-lowship Hall) Name Change

SATURDAY COSTA MESA 3:00 PM GOAT HILL STEPS AND TRADI-TIONS 275 Victoria St. (College Hospital) New Location

MISSION VIEJO 9:30 PM BIG BOOK STUDY 23166 Los Alisos Blvd @ Oak Tree Village (#200, park in rear) Time change

NEWPORT BEACH 6:00 PM DISCOVERY GROUP 414 E. 32nd St. New location

8:45 PM SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 414 E. 32nd St. New Meeting

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO 8:00 PM SATURDAY NIGHT SURPRISE 32222 Del Obispo (Ocean Hills Mariner's Church, Fireside Room) Name Change

SANTA ANA 8:00 AM DISC. EARLY BIRDS 212 S Elk Ln @ 1st Street & Elk Lane Time Change

YORBA LINDA 6:00 AM NEW START 19002 Yorba Linda Blvd. @ Ohio St. (Methodist Church, Fel-lowship Hall) Name change

6:00 AM ATTITUDE MODIFICATION 19771 Yorba Linda Blvd. @ Fairmont (St. Martin's Church) Address change

MEETING DELETIONS since February 23, 2015

SUNDAY

COSTA MESA

7:30 PM CONCIOUS CONTACT 3505 Cadillac Ave.

LAGUNA BEACH

6:00 PM (C) GRAPEVINE STUDY 21632 Wesley Dr.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

8:30 PM GROWING IN UNDERSTAND-ING & EFFECTIVENESS 27122A Paseo Espada

MONDAY

SANTA ANA

12:00 PM DISCUSSION 1764 S. Main St.

TUESDAY

ORANGE

7:00 PM (C) DOUBLE SCOOP BOOK STUDY 1800 E. La Veta

SANTA ANA

12:00 PM 12 AND 12 1764 S. Main St.

WEDNESDAY

COSTA MESA

11:45 PM WOMEN'S BROWN BAG 2607 Willo Lane

FOUNTAIN VALLEY

12:00 PM BYOL 17233 Newhope

GARDEN GROVE

6:00 PM TWELVE STEP SALUTE 12781 Josephine St.

SANTA ANA


THURSDAY

CORONA DEL MAR 12:00 PM 12 STEPS FOR TODAY BOOK STUDY 3233 PacificView COSTA MESA 6:30 PM AA HISTORY STUDY AND MORE 1119 Sunflower

FULLERTON

7:30 PM KITCHEN TABLE MEETING 1465 W. Orangethorpe

7:30 PM KISS WOMEN'S DISCUSSION 111 W. Las Palmas Dr.

GARDEN GROVE

7:00 PM HARD NOSE GROUP 12301 Magnolia

LAGUNA HILLS

6:30 PM CLEAR CUT DIRECTIONS MENS 23802 Ave. de la Carlotta

SANTA ANA


7:30 PM 12 & 12 1764 S. Main St.

FRIDAY

GARDEN GROVE

7:30 PM 11TH STEP PRAYER & MEDI-TATION 9845 Belfast Dr.

SANTA ANA


6:00 PM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS 1516 N. Flower

SATURDAY

COSTA MESA

3:30 PM 3RD STEP 287 W. Wilson

SANTA ANA

12:00 PM NOON DISCUSSION 1764 S. Main St.

Please submit meeting changes

and deletions to

[email protected]


GROUP CONTRIBUTIONS TO CENTRAL OFFICE— August

YTD

ALISO VIEJO ^ ^

ANAHEIM ^ ^

Th 7:30P-We Got a C/P,5340 E. La Palma $70

BUENA PARK ^ ^

CAPISTRANO BEACH ^ ^

Fr 7:00P-Friday Knights, 25976 Domingo $485

Sa 9:30A-Pines Park Disc, Pine Bluffs $70

CORONA DEL MAR ^ ^

Tu 12:00P-Noonatics, 611 Heliotrope $350

Tu 7:00P-(M)'s Part, 611 Heliotrope $120

We 7:00A-Women's B/B Study, 3233 Pacific $453

We 7:30P-Living Sober Discussion, 611 Heli $115

Th 6:00P-Happy Hour (M)'s Pacific View $380

Fr 7:30P-Rebels Disc, 611 Helio $670

COSTA MESA ^ ^

Dly 7:00A-Daily Reflect, 2040 Placentia $100

Dly 7:30A-As Bill Sees It, 2845 Mesa Verde E $200

M-F 12:00P-Noon Rec, 420 W. 19th St. $666

Su 8:45A-Chow Hound Hooligans, 2040 Pla $30

Su 7:00P-12 S/ S M's Stag, 2015 Charle St. $250 $670

Mo 12:00P-Clean & Serene BB, 183 E. Bay $106 $470

Mo 7:00P-Men's Sober Flow, 420 W. 19th St. $143

Mo 8:00P-(M)'s, 2015 Charle Street $140

Tu 7:30P-Balboa Broads, 420 W 19th St $125

We 12:00P-High Noon Step, 183 E. Bay St. $144

We 7:30P-BB Trivia (M)'s Stag, 420 W. 19th $150

Th 5:30P-(W)'s Its/Book Study, 2040 $60

Th 6:30P-AA History Study, 1119 Sunflower $100

Th 7:00P-12 Steps & 12 Trads, E Bay $66 $366

Th 7:30P-Men's Stag Candlelight, 1701 W. $660

Fr 12:00P-Friday Noon Men's Stag, 183 E. $144 $144

Fr 6:30P-Family After, 1701 Baker St. $60

Fr 8:15P-Lifelines B/B study, 2115 Newport $70 $70

Sa 9:30A-(W)'s Wrkg.in Sol. BB, 183 E Bay $90

Sa 9:30A-(M)'s By The Book, 420 W. 19th St. $100 $200

Sa 9:30A-Sat Morn (W)'s Gr, 2040 Placen $80

CYPRESS ^ ^

We 7:00P-Cypress Women's S/S, 5100 Cerri $242

DANA POINT ^ ^

Dly 7:00A-Hard Core Harbor, 34451 Ens $3,699

Su 9:30A-DP Spkr 1st/mo Wind & Sea $106

Mo 5:30P-(W)'s Disc, Ensenada & DPH $632

Mo 7:00P-Promises, 34052 Del Obispo $84 $520

Tu 9:30A-(W)'s Back/Basics 24642 San Juan $244

We 7:00A-(W)'s Harbor B/B Study, 24642 $253

Fr 7:00P-GV, 34451 Ensenada Pl. $211

FOUNTAIN VALLEY ^ ^

Dly 6:00A-Solutions, 16581 Brookhurst $280

We 8:00P-Disc, 10280 Slater $60

FULLERTON ^ ^

GARDEN GROVE ^ ^

Su 12:00P- Participation, 9845 Belfast $50 $50

Mo 6:00A-Attitude Adjustment, 9845 Belfast $14

Mo 6:00P-Steps We Took, 9845 Belfast $50 $110

Tu 7:00P-Top/Key Book Stdy, 9th & Lamp $100

Tu 7:00P-Heartspeak (W)'s, 13082 Bowen St. $90

We 10:00A-Ovr 50 Sin/Purp, 9845 Belf $100 $100

Th 10:00A-Over 40 Disc. Grp, 9845 Belf $60 $60

Th 3:00P-Sowing Seeds Spkr, 9845 Belfast $140

Fr 10:30A-(W)'s (C)12 & 12, 9845 Blfst $101

Sa 10:30A-BB Stdy, 9845 Belfast $72

Sa 12:00P-Noon Serenity Group, 9845 Belf $25 $25

HUNTINGTON BEACH ^ ^

Dly 6:00A-Early Birds, 19092 Beach Blvd $140 $440

Dly 7:00A-Hggrs/Bill Sees It, 8200 Ellis $342 $1,565

Dly 7:30A-Attitude Mod., 19092 Beach Blvd $180 $540

Dly 8:00A-Hggrs II, H.B Lifegrd Tower 11 $180 $1,300

Su 9:00A-On/Beach, Lifegrd Tower 11 $50 $237

Su 10:00A-Sober Sharing, 19092 Beach Bl $80

Su 7:30P-Disc, 9812 Hamilton Ave. $120 $414

Mo 12:00P-Discussion, 19092 Beach Blvd. $70

Mo 12:00P-(W)'s Bill Sees It, 18631 Chap $380

Mo 5:00P-Men's Book Study, 19092 Beach $408

Mo 6:00P-Alices Spkr/Q&A/Part, 7641 Tal $35

Mo 6:00P-Recoverettes, 18631 Chapel Ln. $200

Mo 7:00P-(W)'s Sans, 18631 Chapel Ln. $60 $150

Mo 7:30P-(M)'s BB & 12&12, 1912 Florida $170

Tu 12:00P-Open AA Disc, 19092 Beach Bl $180

Tu 1:00P-Harmony (W)'s, Beach/Denney's $160

Tu 7:30P-Beginners (M)'s, 16601 Saybr $582

Tu 7:30P-Language of the Heart(W)'s Dis $57

Tu 8:00P-Newcms (M)'s Grp, 20444 Magn $150

We 1:00P-(W)'s 12&12 Stdy, 9812 Hamilt $50

We 2:00P-Seniors & Friends, 1718 Orange $360

We 6:30P-(W)'s Step Stdy, 7641 Talbert $165

Th 10:00A-(W)'s BB Stdy, 18631 Chapel $60

Th 6:30P-Step Study Out of the Book $98

Th 7:00P-11th Step Disc., 1912 Florida $121

Fr 10:00A-Step Sisters, 18631 Chapel Ln. $456

Fr 6:00P-(M)'s/Solution, 7111 Talbert Ave $120

Fr 6:30P-BB Stdy, 16400 Springdale $112 $212

Sa 7:30A-(M)'s Stag Book Study, 19092 $329

Sa 7:30A-Camel(M)'s Disc 9812 Hamilton $420

Sa 9:30A-W BB Stdy, 19092 Beach Blvd $172

Sa 10:00A-(W)'s BBStdy, 18631 Chapel $600

Sa 1:00P-Disc, 19092 Beach Blvd $100

Sa 7:00P-Sat Nite Live BB, 18631 Chapel $100

Sa 7:00P-SatNiteLightSpkr, 19092 Beach $50

IRVINE ^ ^

Dly 6:30A-Sunrise Sobriety, 4400 Barr $1,820

Dly 7:00A-Solu Grp Mar, 5001 Newport $1,500 $7,890

M-F 6:30A-It's/New Morning, 4915 Alton $161 $357

M-F 12:00P-Alton/Irvine Noon Grp, 5101 $210 $1,170

M-F 12:00P-Take the Steps. UCI Bldg $25

Su 10:00A-Donut Mtg, 6670 Alton Pky $479

Su 7:30P-BonitaCnyn Disc, 5001 Nwprt $493

Mo 5:00P-Women's Blue Book, 5001New $198

Mo 6:30P-Easy Does It, 4949 Alton $105

Mo 7:00P-Story Grp, 4445 Alton Pkwy $30

Mo 7:30P-(W)'s Disc., 15 Orange Tree $68 $176

Tu 12:00P-(W)'s BB Stdy, 5101 Alton Pky $65

Tu 6:00P-W's Courage To Change, 18182 $120

Tu 7:00P-(M)'s K.I.S. 12X12, 5000 Barran $280

We 6:30P-B. B. Topic Disc., 5001 Nwprt $334

We 7:30P-12 Solutions SS, Harvard $100

Th 6:30P-(W)'s Gypsies, Deerfield & Turtle $180

Fr 10:30A-Over 50 Grp, 4400 Barranca $40 $150

Fr 12:00P-(W)'s Topic Disc, 5101 Alton P $65 $325

Fr 5:30P-As Bill Sees It, 6650 Alton $222

Fr 7:00P Winning Tkt Bk Stdy, 1 Sunnyh $60 $180

Fr 7:30P-Brothers in Sobriety, 4400 Barra $125 $125

Fr 8:00P-Little Grp, 18422 Culver $70

Sa 6:30A-Back Room S/S, 4400 Barranca $8 $84

Sa 9:15A-SS, 5101 Alton Pky $225 $1,301

Sa 11:00A-B.B Stdy, 1 Sunnyhill - Turtle $145

Sa 7:00P-Spkrs, 1 Sunnyhill - Turtle $355

LAGUNA BEACH ^ ^

Dly 7:00A-C Club 7AMs Att Adj, 20456 $2,490

Dly 7:05A-Attitude Adj, 31872 PCH $2,338 $4,591

M-Sa 7:00-Keep Coming Back/Ruby's $268

Su 10:00A-Heisler Park Disc, Cliff $393

Su 10:30A-Sun Q&A Serenity Hill, 31872 $170

Su 7:00P-TIS Spkrs, 31872 Coast Hwy $546

Mo 12:00P-BB Stdy, 20456 LCR $182

Mo 6:15P-(W)'s Perspect, 20456 LCR $140

Mo 6:30P-(W)'s BB Stdy, Wesley $200

Mo 8:00P-(M)'s Stag, 20456 LCR $245

Mo 8:00P-(M)'s BB Stdy, 31872 PCH $301

Mo 8:00P-S/Coast (M)'s, 340 S/Ann's $700

Tu 12:30P-Serenity-Sea (W)'s, 340 St Ann's $100 $240

Tu 12:30P-(W)'s Disc, 20456 LCR $280

Tu 6:00P-Here & Now, 20456 LCR $260

Tu 6:30P-(M)'s Beg, 31872 So/Coast $369 $2,220

Tu 7:30P-By The Book, 20456 LCR $161

We 7:00A-6th Sense in Action, 20456 LCR $200

We 12:00P-Anything Goes, 20456 LCR $90 $198

Th 12:30P-(W)'s Disc., 415 Forest Ave. $50

Th 6:00 P-(W)'s Disc,20456 LCR $270

Th 6:30P-(M)'s BYOB 12& 12 SS, 21632 $191

Fr 6:55A-Women's Workshop, 20456 LCR $77

Fr 12:00P-Q & A, 20456 LCR $50

Fr 6:00P-Fri Nite Lit Disc, 21632 Wesley $582

Fr 5:45P-Happy Hour Disc, 20456 LCR $442

Fr 7:30P-Candlelight Acceptance., 20456 LCR $170

Sa 7:00A-Whale Watchers Men's, PCH@Wesl $460

Sa 12:30P-Into Action, 20456 LCR $225

Sa 5:00P-Big Book Study, 20456 LCR $80

Sa 6:30P-Beginners Q & A, 20456 LCR $98

Sa 7:00P-Beginners, 31872 PCH $485 $1,086

Sa 8:00P-Night Spkr Mtg, 20456 LCR $500

LAGUNA HILLS ^ ^

Su 7:30P-Legacy Grp, 23802 Ave de la Carlo $815

Tu 7:00P-(M)'s Stag, 23802 A D Carlotta $75

Tu 7:30P-(W)'s BBStdy, 24566 Ashland $35

We 7:00P-Get Happy 12&12 Stdy, A D C $210 $210

Th 7:00P-Sober Ladies Candlelight Disc. $70

Sa 7:00A-Warmer-Upper, 23802 Ave de la $148 $308

Sa 11:00A-Acceptance Grp, 23802 Ave de la $50 $327

LAGUNA NIGUEL ^ ^

Su 5:30P-11th Step Meditation, 30111 Niguel $121

Mo 7:00A-Morn (M)'s Stag B2B, 30071 Ivy $1,164

Mo 5:30P-What's The Purpose Mens, 30111 $140

Tu 6:00P-(M)'s Disc/Munch L N Reg Park $350 $994

Tu 7:30P-Book Stdy, 30111 Niguel Rd. $90

We 7:30P-Book Stdy, 30121 Niguel Rd. $67

Th 7:00A-Th Morn Men's Topic Disc,30111 $310

Th 5:30P- Mixed Meditaion Practice, 29102 $140

Th 7:30P-Foundation Beginners Mtg, 30071 $25

Fr 7:00A-Back to Basics Men's, 30120 Town $427 $1,876

Fr 7:00A- Fri. Morning Men's Stag, 30071 Ivy $200

Fr 7:30P-Here & Now, 24360 Yosemite $243

Sa 8:30A-Men's Meditation Practice, 30111 $101 $101

Sa 6:00P-Candlelight Disc, 30121Niguel $70

LAGUNA WOODS ^ ^

Dly 7:30A-Do It Sober, 24442 Moulton $351 $2,889

Mo 7:30P- Nite SS Grp, 24442 Moulton $40 $65

We 1:15P-(W)'s BB Stdy, 24351 El Toro $398

Fr 10:00A-Top/Hill Gang, 24252 El Toro $105

LA HABRA ^ ^

M-F 6:30A- Topic Disc, 100 W. La Habra $100 $300

LAKE FOREST ^ ^

We 7:30P-Back To Basics, 23262 El Toro $90

Th 7:30P-Mustard Seed SS, 23262 El Toro $50 $50

LA MIRADA ^ ^

Su 8:00P-(M)'s BB Stdy, 15700 Rosecrans $43

LAS FLORES ^ ^

Sa 7:00P-Mission Spkrs/Water District., 26111 $130 $260

LOS ALAMITOS ^ ^

Th 7:30P-(W's)Cover/Cover, 3352 Katella $20

Su 4:00P-Happy Hour Disc., 4388 Katella $62

MISSION VIEJO ^ ^

Daily Saddleback Valley Grp, 23166 Los Ali $500 $5,200

Mo 7:00P- (W)'s SS, 26051 Marg. $279

Mo 7:00P-(W)'s Book Stdy, 26558 Marg. $234 $713

Mo 7:30P- MV B/B Study, 26558 Marguerite $105

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GROUP CONTRIBUTIONS TO CENTRAL OFFICE— August continued

Mo 8:45P-Outright Mental Defectives, 26611 $251

Tu 7:30P-Design for Living BB, 26558 Marg $148

We 9:30A-(W)'s, 26051 Marguerite Pkwy $75 $275

We 8:30P-Missionaries Disc, 26558 Marg. $394

Th 9:30A-(W)'s 12 x 12, 26872 Estanciero $20

NEWPORT BEACH ^ ^

M-F 2:00P-Nwprt Nomads, 414 Old Nwprt Bl $450

Dly 6:30A-Jumpstart Disc, 414 E. 32nd St. $300

M-S 6:30A-Round Disc, 414 E. 32nd St $212 $412

M-F 6:30A-Chicken Coop Round Table, 414 Old $700

M-F 6:45A-Attitude Adj, Bayside Dr (Yacht ) $515 $1,553

M-F 12:15P-Shark@Aquatic, 1Whitecliffs $134

M-F 5:30P-Fish Out'a Water, 414 E. 32nd $515

Su 7:15A-Men's Closed B/B Study, 798 Dover $150 $256

Su 9:30A-Sandy Survivors, On/Beach $420

Su 7:00P-Primary Purp Grp, 1 Whitecliffs Dr. $180

Mo 12:30P-Back Bay (M)'s, 1201 Irvine $500

Mo 6:00P-Women's In Our Hearts, 414 E $10

Mo 7:00P-Women's Book & Step Study 2414 $105 $190

Mo 7:00P-Over 40 Disc, 1099 Bayside Dr. $20

Mo 8:00P-(M)'s Disc, 301 Nwprt Blvd $120 $480

Mo 7:45P-(W)'s Beg Disc, 301 Nwprt Blvd $100 $211

Tu 6:00P-Dover (W's) 12 & 12, 798 Dover $250

Tu 7:30P-Men's Book Study, 798 Dover Dr. $50 $50

We 7:00P-Steps&Trads, 2200 San Joaqin Hill $270

We 7:30P-Wed Night (M)'s, 2401 Irvine $1 $8

We 8:00P-Recovery Radicals, 301Nwprt $400

Th 7:30P-Balboa Spkr Grp, 414 E. 32nd $150

Fr 3:30P-Happy Hour & a Half, 414 E. 32nd $100

Fr 8:15P-Creative Sharing, 414 E. 32nd St. $60

Sa 8:00A-Castaways Men's, 798 Dover Dr. $480

Sa 9:15A-Step Study, 5101 Alton Pkwy $144

Sa 11:00A-Participation, 414 E. 32nd $170

Sa 8:30P-Hoag Hut Spkr, 301 Nwprt Ave $250

ORANGE ^ ^

Dly 7:00A-Early Birds, 812 Town&Cntry $931

M-F 5:30P-Tustin Rush Hour, 1800 E. La V $300

Su 11:00A-Sun Pumprs, 705 W LaVeta $30 $90

Mo 6:30A-Taking care of Business, 2191 Ora $145 $145

Mo 12:00P-12&12 Steps & Traditions Study $83

Mo 7:00P-(W)'s Step Stdy, 161 Orange $177

Tu 6:30A- Tues. Donut Meeting, 2191 Orange $50

Tu 7:00P-(W)'s Keep It Simple, 1310 E Waln $53 $520

We 11:15A-Chapman & Lewis Mtg., 4201 Ch $500

Fr 7:00P-As Bill Sees It, 161 S. Orange $90 $160

PLACENTIA ^ ^

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA ^ ^

Su 7:00P-Old Time AA 12&12, 30605 Fl $120 $400

Mo 7:00P-(W)'sSta/Sober, 30382VCD $100 $170

Mo 7:30P-Charter(M)'s, 30605 Ave de la Flo $230

Tu 7:30P-Old TimeAA BB Stdy, 30382 VCD $602

M-F 6:30A-Att & Grat, 30605 Ave D/L Flores $365

We 7:30P-RSM StepStdy, 30382 VCD $100

Th 7:30P-11th Stp Spt Disc, 30162 Tomas $140

Fr 7:30P-Roads End Part, 30322 VCD $255

Sa 10:30A-(W)'s BB Stdy, VCD $70 $270

SAN CLEMENTE ^ ^

Dly- Groups, SC Friendship CTR,929 Calle $80 $800

Su 7:30A-What's Good… 929 Calle Negocio $880

Mo 7:00P-N.O.I. (M)'s, Camino Capist $520

Tu 6:00P-SOS(W)'s Disc, 190 Ave La Pata $397

We 6:00P-12 Steps & 12 Traditions, 929 Calle $50 $100

We 6:00P-A Look at the Book, 101 Ave Del $140

We 7:00P-Doheny Group, 35522 Cam. Capi $120 $623

Fr 7:00P-(W)'s Book Stdy, Ave.Aragon $156

Fr 7:00P-Fri Nite Newcms, 119 N de Est $80

Fr 8:00P-Aragon Spkrs, 202 Ave Aragon $184

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO ^ ^

Dly 6:30,7:00A-SJGroup Eye Opener, 32222 $1,000 $1,000

Dly 6:00A-Taking a Trip, 21891 Camino $432

Dly Various- San Juan Meetings $555 $3,375

Su 5:00P-1 Hr Top Disc, 32222 Del Obispo $161 $721

Tu 12:15-Men's Brown Bag, 27122A Paseo $437

Tu 6:00P-(M)'s Stag/Munchies, 32202 Del $231

Tu 7:00P- Hear Here Part, 27514 C Arroyo $70 $210

We 6:15P-Speaker Disc Group, 27112A Pasea $445

We 7:30P-BB Stdy, 26283 Shadybrook $105

Th 9:30A-(W)'s Back 2 B B/S, 27122A $242

Th 12:15-Men's Brown Bag, 27122A Paseo $228

Th 6:00P-Do The Steps, 32202 Del Obispo $150

Th 7:30P-(M)'s Q & A, 32202 Del Obispo $952

Fr 11:30A-(W)'s B 2 B Grapevine, 27122A $139

Sa 9:30A-AA Pamphlets Revealed, 27122A $24 $74

Sa 6:00P-Around 40's Disc, 32222 Del Ob $175

SANTA ANA ^ ^

Su 7:00P-Big Book Study, 1764 S. Main St. $100

Mo 7:00P-(M)'s Disc, 1st & Lyon Elks L $210

Sa 10:00A-Desire to Stop, 807 N. Garfield $140 $245

SEAL BEACH ^ ^

Mo 7:30P-Seal Bch Spkrs, 500 Marina Dr $410

We 7:30P-(M)'s SS, 8th & Central $125

Th 6:00P-Ladies Power Hour, 148 10th St. $240

SILVERADO CANYON ^ ^

Th 7:30P-Fireside Disc, 27641 Silverado $52

SUNSET BEACH ^ ^

Su 9:00A-Sober On/Sand, End of 16th St. $110

Su 9:15A-Lucky 13 on the Beach $120

Su 11:00A-Inner Peace Group, 16865 PCH $116

Su 5:00P-Sundowners, 16865 PCH $120

Mo 7:00A-Disc, 16865 PCH $30 $60

Tu 7:00A-Disc, 16865 PCH $20

Tu 8:00P- Nomad'sBB Study, 16865 PCH $126

Th 7:00A-Disc, 16865 PCH $95

Th 7:30P-Participation, 16865 PCH $175

Fr 7:00A-as Bill Sees It Disc, 16865 PCH $60 $120

Fr 6:00P-I Never Had It So Good Mens $50

Sa 9:15A-Lucky 13, on the beach @ Broad $90

TUSTIN ^ ^

Dly 6:00A-Foothill Early Risers, 19211 $655

Dly 6:00A-Attitude Mod, 1221 Wass $259 $1,712

M-F 12:00P-Alkies Winners, 555 W.Main $77 $644

M,W,F 12:00P- Spiritual Experience, 14402 $913

Su 9:02A-Podium, Spkr,Q&A, 18341 Lass $458

Su 7:00P-Sober & Crazy Spkrs, 1834 Las $80 $709

Mo 9:00A-(W)'s Unity Grp, 14402 Prospect $84

Mo 7:30P-Mens Crosstalk Mtg., 330 El Ca $200 $500

Mo 6:15P-Tustin (W)'s 12X12, 1221 Wass $40

Tu 7:00P-Tustin BB Stdy, 225 W. Main $162

We 7:00P-(W)'s Solutions, 19211 Dodge $125 $362

Th 9:00A-(W)'s SS, 14402 Prospect $160

Th 6:30 P-Th 12&12 SS, 19211 Dodge $106 $106

Th 7:00P-12 Steps & 12 Trads, 225 Main $310

Fr 6:30P-It's in the Book, 222 W. Main $794

Fr 7:30P-Solid Seven, 14661 Franklin Ave $140 $440

Sa 7:30A-Tustin Acceptace Meeting, 225 $466

Sa 8:00P-Visiting Spkrs 18341 Lassen Dr. $17 $173

VILLA PARK ^ ^

Dly 7:30A-24 Hour Book Grp, 17855 Santia $477

WESTMINSTER ^ ^

WHITTIER ^ ^

UNLISTED GROUPS ^ ^

Men's Book Study SOTHills Church $288

Mon B/B, CD Study, Irvine $168

Mo As Bill Sees It, Lag. Niguel $60

Sun & Mon Outright Mental Defectives Me $45

Tu 6:00P-Step Sisters-Unlisted-Dana Point $84

Women's Unlisted Mtg 12X12 $20

Th 5:30P-(W's) B/B Study , Fullerton $40

Th 7:15P-BB Stdy (UL) LB $75 $75

Mo 5:30P- B/B Tape/CD Study, Irvine UL $189

Ladies Night Bookstudy, Orange $71

Sa 10:30A-Women's Relationship Mtg $75

WANDERING GROUPS ^ ^

Wandering South County $38

Tu 6:00P-Wandering Step Sisters $84 $84

Tu 6:00P-Chicks on the Run $254

We 7:30P- Rolling Men's Stag BB Study $125

We (W)'s Wandering-South County UL $130 $691

Th 6:30P-RSM (3rd Thurs) Wandering $158

MISC. DONATIONS ^ ^

OCCO Change Can $66

Satellite Office Change Can $39

OCAAC $2,000

Intergroup Meeting $18 $174

Laguna Beach 4th Step Workshop $453

Southern CA AA Convention $350

PERSONAL DONATIONS ^ ^

Anonymous $583 $1,374

Anonymous in Orange $200

David G. $140

David R., Santa Ana $5

Joe S. $100

J. R. $10

June L., Irvine $225

Linda L. , Lake Elsinore $100

Michael K., Trabuco Canyon $1,200

Patricia H. , Laguna Woods $50 $50

Rodger & Annette F. $120

Robyn W., Fountain Valley $280

Roy B., Mission Viejo $325

Stella Le P., Laguna Woods $2,000

Victoria M., Laguna Niguel $30

Virgil N., Costa Mesa $400

Wanda R., Huntington Beach $140

IN LOVING MEMORY ^ ^

Memorial to Julie J., Westminster Beginn $43

Memorial to Robert M., Westminster Beginners 12x12 $43

Memorial to Garrett J. $100

GROUP INFORMATION REQUESTED ^ ^

Receipt #1409 CK#17-166649234 GG $68

Receipt #9687 CK#321 $84

Receipt #1948 CK#9751254, #670658-9 $70

Receipt #1718 (7-31-15) Women's Closed S/S Thurs 6pm $138

Receipt #9883 CK #7477 #179488 $60

Receipt #9985 CK #551,Grp.162919 $300

Receipt #9418 (Cash-1/17/15) $40

Receipt #1919 CK #17133088447 $70

Receipt #9954 CK #0095112902 Group $157

Receipt #9945 CK #1881407 $140

Receipt #1905 CK#17-156111102 $70

Receipt #1995 CK#545 W's BB Study $50

Receipt #8909 CK/MO # 17-207-331412 $100 $100

Receipt #1049 CK#272 $148 $148

Receipt #1672 CK#17-231956867 $227

Receipt #1241 CK#0079312209 Misfits $128

Reciept #1640 CK 151 $175 $175

TOTALS $17,417 $132,067


Cam H. Laguna Beach 6 years Frank H. Irvine 8 years Tarcy H. Aliso Viejo 14 years Glenn H. (Big Foot) Tustin 37 years Ken L. Mission Viejo 37 years

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Please send November Birthday donations by October 10th with name, city and years to: Orange County Central Office, 1526 Brookhollow, Suite 75, Santa Ana, CA 92705.

Writing the Rest of the Story

When I think of Step 10, I think of renewal. Having stayed so-ber long enough to get to this point, the alcoholic has a much better understanding of himself and the insidious ways his

character defects relentlessly drove him to the doors of Alco-holics Anonymous.

It’s also true that we have made some significant strides by staying sober and working the steps of AA. We may have tak-en on a commitment at one of our regular meetings helping set up, making coffee, or whatever. Being of service to others is a far cry from our old behavior where we were in service of nothing but the next drink. We have a sponsor who has pre-ceded us down the road of sobriety, heard those secrets we swore we would never tell another soul, and who will non-judgmentally listen to our problems and guide us if we are willing to listen. When you think about it, we have come a long way getting to Step 10.

Nonetheless, it is important to accept the fact that we still have one leg in the swamp of long practiced and habitual bad think-ing, which means some continuing effort must be put into en-suring we are getting better, not worse. The good news is.....

Boot camp is over!

We have been given most of the tools to succeed in a life-long journey of sobriety. It is time to suit-up and show-up as we write the chapters of the rest of our lives. ... no more hiding in the bottle! We are starting with a clean page.

Step ten is the quality assurance step where we conduct daily checks on ourselves. By now we understand the one-day-at-a-time adage of A.A.

The renewal story begins anew each morning as we rise to face the day. That said, it is helpful to have a daily ritual that gets us on track before encountering others, including family. I mean, who wants to be apologizing before we even leave the house in the morning?

My own routine goes as follows: First, I put on my spiritual armor, which consists of a brief prayer for others and the wis-dom to grasp the message in my daily inspirational reading. Second, I read a meditation and try to pick out some point made by the author that I can hold onto during the day. This helps me with my attitude and to be right-sized before encoun-tering anyone else.

From this point forward, my task is to try to comply with Step 10 as I go through the day: “Continued to take personal in-ventory, and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.”

I must admit it is not unusual that I fail to do this step as well as I would like, which brings me to my evening ritual before nodding off. I look back at the day to note what I think I did well, and what I could have done better. It is important to me to feel like I do my “look-back” with rigorous honesty. Lying to myself is part of what got me here.

As you repeat Step 10 each day you will uncover those recur-ring defects that serve no good purpose. And, in the process you will find the real you and just possibly.....someone much nicer....................... the new you.

From my perspective, a word of caution is warranted - failure to embrace this step and embed it in our daily ritual is a pre-scription for trouble. Stinking thinking has been ingrained in our emotional auto-response system for years: it will not va-cate its home turf without a struggle. Nonetheless, it too can be pummeled into submission “one day at a time.”

Safe in the fortress of A.A.’s steps and regular meetings we need never again be isolated and at the mercy stinking think-ing.

We have been given the opportunity to write the rest of our life story. The past is gone, we cannot change it. No more shame, chronic lying or cover ups, no more hiding in the bot-tle, debilitating self-pity, no more blaming others for our own failings - be they moral, ethical or spiritual. We have come to grips with the character defects that kept us walking in the shadows, fearful that the light would expose us for who we really are.

We now seek the light as insurance against relapse.

The truth is, how the rest of our willful lives plays out is en-tirely up to us. We are the author of our legacy and solely responsible for the rest of the story.

Ask yourself, how will my story turn out? Will I write a story that exemplifies redemption, honor, love, tolerance, service, healthy relationships, responsible living and parenting? Or, will I write a tragedy wrapped in a melodrama of self pity, anger and selfishness, characterized by dysfunctional relation-ships and children?

The choice is ours to make. Dick C. Anaheim, CA

BIRTHDAYS

Help keep the doors of A.A. open so that new members may receive the same help so many

of us have already received.

Make a donation of any amount for an A.A. Birthday—yours or someone else’s and we will help celebrate by publishing their name and years of

sobriety in The Lifeline.


Dana Point First Sunday of each month 9:30am Wind and Sea Speaker Meeting Wind & Sea Restaurant (upstairs banquet room) 34699 Golden Lantern Street Contact: Becky R. 10/04 Tami P., Chatsworth, CA 11/01 Steve A., Sherman Oaks, CA 12/06 Tom P., Dana Point, CA 01/03 Charles N., Seal Beach, CA

Huntington Beach 7:00 p.m., Saturday HOW Hall Saturday Night Lite Speaker Meeting 19092 Beach Blvd. #G & H Contact: Bill G.

Huntington Beach 7:00 p.m., Thursday HB Speakers Meeting (w/ babysitting)

7751 Glencoe Ave His Place Church Contact: Randy S. 10/01 Andy, Huntington Beach 10/08 Steven C., Huntington Beach 10/15 Dylan P., Huntington Beach 10/22 Max, Huntington Beach 10/29 Smiley Mike, Birthday Night 11/05 Ashley G., Huntington Beach 11/12 Bernardo, Huntington Beach 11/19 Garrett W., Huntington Beach 11/26 Happy Thanksgiving, No Meeting 12/03 Ryan S., Huntington Beach Laguna Niguel 8:00 p.m., Sunday YMCA Laguna Niguel Crownvalleyspeaker.org 10/04 Patti O., Mission Viejo 10/11 Shala M., Dana Point 10/18 Bernie, Huntington Beach 10/25 Frank H., New York, NY

Orange 8:00 p.m., Friday Friday Night No Puffers Community of Christ Church 395 S. Tustin Contact: Brian C.

Orange Sunday Night Speakers 7:00 p.m., Sunday 1800 E. LaVeta Ave Contact: Manny A. or Johnny C

Rancho Santa Margarita 7:30 p.m., Friday Road’s End Participation As Bill Sees It Topic Discussion Speaker-last Friday of the month

30322 Via Con Dios Lutheran Church Santa Marg Pkwy/Ave de las Flores Contact: Everett

Santa Ana/North Tustin 8:00 p.m., Saturday Saturday Night Visiting Speakers 18341 Lassen Drive Fairhaven & Esplande (Prentice School) Contact: Glenn H. 10/03 Van C., San Clemente 10/10 Devon M., Newport Beach 10/17 Steve W., Laguna Niguel 10/24 Stacey C., San Clemente 10/31 Glenn H., Tustin 11/07 Kris C., Yorba Linda 11/14 Katie R., Irvine 11/21 Dante P., Long Beach 11/28 Dave B., Laguna Niguel 12/05 Jan W., Laguna Niguel 12/12 Dimitry G., Laguna Niguel 12/19 David F., Dana Point 12/26 Cheryle H., Dana Point

Santa Ana/North Tustin 7:00 p.m., Sunday Sober & Crazy Speaker Meeting 18341 Lassen Drive Fairhaven & Esplande (Prentice School) Contact: Karla W.

Santa Ana/North Tustin 9:02 a.m., Sunday Podium Participation Speaker Meeting & Q & A 18341 Lassen Drive Fairhaven & Esplande (Prentice School) Contact: Lorrie O. or Vince D.

October 2-4, 2015 64th Southern California A.A. Convention The Westin Mission Hills Resort & Spa Rancho Mirage, CA www.aasocal.com November 6-8, 2015 28th Annual Inland Empire Convention 2015 The Hotel San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA www.ieaac.org

Another Buck in the Basket

Keep adding a nickel, dime or quarter to the amount you contribute until you

finally get to $2.00 each meeting.

Please submit speaker meeting info or events to

[email protected]. Events and meetings listed on this page are listed here sole-ly as a service to our mem-bers, not as an endorsement by the Orange County Inter-group Association of Alcohol-ics Anonymous or the Lifeline Committee.

In Loving memory Doug C., Laguna Beach

A long-time member, good friend to many and inspiration to all. Doug was an amazing example of sobriety and will be

in our hearts always. May he rest in peace


ORANGE COUNTY INTERGROUP ASSOCIATION OF A.A.

Statement of Income and Expenses for Period Ending 08/31/2015 Unaudited

CALL FORWARDING: The call forwarding program instituted by Orange Coun-ty Central Office insures that our help line phones are answered by volunteers 24/7. During hours when the Central Office is closed, calls to the Central Office are forwarded to a call forwarding volunteer’s home or cell phone, where the volunteer answers the calls just as if he or she were sitting in the Central Office. This service allows the Central Office to realize a significant cost saving because we do not need to contract with a phone answering service. Even more vital, when a call is placed to Alcoholics Anonymous in Orange County, the caller will be talking to an Alcoholics Anonymous mem-ber not a phone service! This truly is “front-line” 12th Step work and we would appreciate any time you can give. SHIFTS: Monday thru Friday shifts are 6am to 9am, 6pm to 9pm and 9pm to 6am. Saturday and Holiday shifts start with the 6am to 9am. The Central Office opens and covers from 9am to 1pm on Saturdays and Holidays. The phones are then forwarded to volunteers to cover the phones from 1pm to 4pm, 4pm to 7pm, 7pm to 10pm and 10pm to 6am. On Sundays shifts begin at 6am with the 6am to 10am, and continue with 10am to 2pm, 2pm to 6pm, 6pm to 10pm and 10pm to 6am. VOLUNTEERING: In order to volunteer for this service it is suggested that you have two years of sobriety. You must then arrange with the Central Office Manager in Santa Ana or the Satellite Office Manager in Mission Viejo for a brief orientation session which will be held at one of the offic-es. Shifts are available. Please call the Central Office at (714) 556-4555 or the Satellite Office at (949) 582-2697.

“Alcoholics Anonymous, how may we help you?”

In Southern California, see Page 72 of our Orange County printed Meeting Directory for a listing of nearby Central Offices with phone numbers and web site addresses.

For the rest of the U.S. and Canada, go to www.aa.org where you can locate Central Offices by State or Province or Country.

Travelers without access to the Internet can call our Central Office (714) 556-4555 where a phone volunteer will look up a contact or meeting in any of the printed or on-line directories published by GSO.

I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRST THOUGHT BUT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FIRST ACTION

August YTD

INCOME

Group Donations 16,768.04 125,626.17

Individual/Fellowship 633.00 6,357.00

Literature Sales 9,545.89 89,519.80

In Memoriam 0.00 186.00

Birthday Donations 60.00 2,822.95

Intergroup Donations 18.00 174.51

Interest Earned 4.50 37.10

Misc/Repaid Bounced Checks 0.00 812.73

TOTAL INCOME: 27,029.43 225,536.26

EXPENSES

Accounting 495.00 2,370.00

Auto Expense (all Mgrs.) 128.23 1,031.02

Credit Card Expense 176.45 1,389.51

Cash/Invoices OverShort 19.60 144.54

Insurances 733.41 4,496.22

Intergroup Expense 632.20 1,682.20

Lease Expense 349.87 2,797.96

Sales Tax on Lease 27.99 224.92

Maintenance & Repairs 242.00 191.19

Volunteers Coffee + Water 74.11 797.62

Offices' Supplies + Expenses 225.43 2,776.05

Postage 0.00 469.61

Public Info Expense 1.93 1,794.40

Rent Main/Satellite Offices 3,099.52 26,070.28

Salaries 9,868.71 77,777.47

Reimb. Health Insurance 365.00 2,245.00

Payroll Tax Expense 818.10 7,403.10

Taxes & Licenses 0.00 32.00

Internet Expense 215.03 1,604.65

Telephone Expense 558.97 5,234.23

LIFELINE Expense 1,081.92 9,225.47

Cost of Literature Sold 7,923.09 75,463.62

Returned Checks 0.00 812.73

Special Events Expense 1,273.41 1,587.24

Officers & Committee Chairs 0.00 82.73

TOTAL EXPENSES: 28,309.97 227,703.76

INCOME/(LOSS): -1,280.54 -2,167.50

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