Thankfulness and Gratitude
In Canada, October is the month to express gratitude for all Alcoholics Anonymous has done in its short 81
years of existence. It’s a time to reflect and remember our personal journey as well.
So things I’ve been taught around this topic include:
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Keeping a list of reasons I’m thankful for A.A.
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Sharing my sobriety with those reaching out for help—at the group and on the 12th step call list
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Always participating in my home group to ensure the doors are open and a warm welcome given to
anyone who happens to arrive
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Participating in the Business Meetings our group has every month
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Taking a job that forces me to study A.A. material and work together with other A.A. members to
ensure that the hand of A.A. is available at all times in all places. This one includes the local office,
the Area and beyond to include General Service Conference and our two Corporate Boards given
the responsibility of protecting our integrity through copyrights and internal Traditions and Concepts.
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Active involvement in finances at all levels—evaluating the cost of the group and the offices and
adjusting my contributions accordingly. Promoting and attending fund raising events locally to the
best of my ability.
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Practicing the Twelve Traditions promoting unity within the fellowship.
I well remember hearing those long timers in my early years talking about being the only example someone
might read. Better make it a good one then.
Office Hours of Operation
Mon- Fri…….8:00am to 6:30pm
Saturday & Sunday…….9:30am to 1:00 pm
The office will be closed on Monday, Oct. 10th for Thanksgiving and
Friday November 11th for Armistice Day
3457 Kingsway, Vancouver V5R 5L5
Portions reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services
INTERGROUP CORNER
Unity
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Recovery
Service
3457 Kingsway, Vancouver V5R 5L5 604-434-3933
GROUP CORNER
GOOD VIBRATIONS – Friday Night White Rock 7pm
Masonic Hall
You’ve probably heard it said that all you need is a coffee
pot and a resentment to start a meeting but we knew that
we wanted our group to be more than that when it was
formed in November 2012.
We owe a debt of gratitude to one of our founding members (Kevin W.) who spent several years of his sobriety
involved in all levels of AA service and with his assistance
we were able to develop a strong foundation.
Our group conscience states “the heart of our group is to
welcome the newcomer and be involved and active in our
AA community and offer a positive place for growth. Our
group is strongly based on the 3 Legacies of unity, service
and recovery and our group conscience is to welcome
everyone that walks in the door, offer ourselves for sponsorship, participate in service, and meet for fellowship to
stay connected”.
Some of the ways we do this:
Our group gives out sobriety chips and AA approved books
for various lengths of sobriety to mark milestones in the
first year of recovery.
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We meet for fellowship every Friday before the
meeting and invite anyone to join us.
We participate in fun group and family events – such
as; bowling, movie nights and most recently an
amazing three hour kayaking adventure.
mind us to endeavor to all vibrate with love as our AA program
teaches us.
Since our common welfare should come first, we rely on our
group conscience to ensure our group is operating in a healthy
manner as we have but one authority and that is a loving God
as he expresses himself in our Group Conscience!
INTERGROUP CORNER
Don’t forget your tickets for the Sponsorship Breakfast at St.
Mary’s Ukrainian Hall October 1st. Fun, food, fellowship, gratitude!
Our Web Committee NEEDS you! If you have a background in
design or web development, please call the office for details.
The newly elected Operating Committee met for the first time
under the new Procedures & Guidelines September 15th. At
that time, the call went out for replacement of outreach committee chairs: Cooperation with the Professional Committee,
Hospitals, Public Information, Detox & Treatment. The number
of calls for information and assistance will be increasing and the
committees desperately need your help. Please refer to page 4
for a list of meetings and bring a sponsee or your sponsor to a
committee of your choice! All groups with a telephone date are
responsible to have their chosen rep attend the monthly
meetings of Telephone Committee.
The Autumn Travelling workshop will be held in North Vancouver at the Alano Club on Nov. 5th at noon (see poster)
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Grapevine’s DAILY QUOTE book. A compilation of 365 vignettes
chosen from inspiring passages in the pages of AA Grapevine.
We are an open discussion meeting and understand
the ongoing quest of “finding spirituality” and endeavor to select readings to help us in this regard –
we are currently reading excerpts of “Spiritual Awakenings - Journeys of the Spirit from the Pages of the
AA Grapevine”.
We hold additional separate men/women step study
and meditation groups.
We have written descriptions for service positions
that helps new people understand the service role.
Sometimes we delightfully hear a fellow AA walk in the
room singing the Beach Boy’s tune – “Good, Good, Good
Vibrations….” but the real meaning of the name is to re-
Phone Room Statistics
August
July
June
General
1114
1003
938
12th Step
113
86
70
Al-Anon
8
7
8
Ans Serv
97
168
169
Website
17,679
18,049
16,296
DIRECTORY UPDATES October 2016
New Meetings
Sunday: “Tumben Kuxtal” Spanish, EDIC,
7727 King George Blvd., Surrey –11:00am
Monday: “Living Sober” starting Sept. 12, NSAC,
176 E. 2nd St., North Vancouver –5:45pm
Monday: “Skeena House” at the Skeena House,
3475 Hastings St. E., Vancouver –8:00pm
Wednesday: “Step & Tradition” co-ed, starting
Sept. 7, NSAC, 176 E. 2nd St. North Vancouver –
7:00pm
Meeting Deletions
Monday: “Pleasant Group” Community Centre,
1 Kingsway, Vancouver—7:30 pm
Wednesday: “Craft Cottage Step Group” Church,
885-22nd St., West Vancouver –7:30 pm
Thursday; “Thursday Group” St. Paul’s Hospital,
Vancouver –8:15 pm
Meeting Changes
Monday: “Frantic Serenity” is an open
meeting, not closed as stated in the directory.
15115 Roper Ave., White Rock –7:30 pm
Monday “Horseshoe Bay Men’s” , 6404 Wellington Ave., West Vancouver, new meeting time
8:30 pm
Tuesday: “Simon Fraser” 1002 5th Ave @ 10th
St. New: Speaker Meeting last Tuesday of the
month. New West –8:00 pm
Thursday: “Delta Hospital” 5800 Mountainview
Blvd. Now in the Education Conference Room,
use main entrance. Ladner –8:00 pm
Saturday: “Queers, Plain Crackpots & Fallen
Women” updated format: now Steps/Traditions
Meeting, 253 E. Hastings, Vancouver – 4:00 pm
SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
(call the office for details)
Group Secretaries please notify the office with
any changes in your group’s contact information; 12th step lists; Bridging the Gap and
Special Needs volunteers
Members willing to take calls after hours from
the office and from the answering service after
2 am.
Late night and day time phone shifts
Members & Chairs for outreach subcommittees.
Area Happenings
(check www.bcyukonaa.org for details)
ASSEMBLY Oct 14-16, Campbell River BC
QUARTERLY Jan. 13 & 14, 2017, Powell River
PRE-CONFERENCE ASSEMBLY April 7—9, 2017, Duncan
SUB COMMITTEE CHANGES
New meeting times for the following subcommittees:
Corrections now meets 2nd Tuesday at 7 pm
Hospital & CPC meet 1st Tuesday, 7 pm
Detox & Treatment meet 3rd Tuesday at 6 pm
Public Information meets 4th Wednesday, 6:30
pm
BIRTHDAY CONTRIBUTIONS
Cathy L 30 years
UPCOMING EVENTS
Check the website for posters: www.vancouveraa.ca; For out of Area go to: www.aa.org and open Box 459.
33RD CORRECTIONS ROUNDUP, Sept. 24th, Capital Hill
Hall. $15 Justan 604-315-8831 or Jody 604-418-3693 Pancake Breakfast at 10 a.m. Speakers & panels.
DIST. 38 MEGA INFO-MISSION, Sept. 24th, Ladner United
Church, 4960—48th Ave. 5— 7:30 pm
OCTSOBERFEST, Sept 30—Oct. 2. Sechelt info:
www.sunshinecoastaa.ca
TAKE YOUR SPONSOR TO BREAKFAST Oct. 1st St. Mary’s
Ukrainian Hall, 550 W. 14th Ave., Vancouver. Breakfast at
10 a.m., meeting at 11. Fun, fellowship & fine food! Tickets available at Central Office.
VANCOUVER ROUNDUP October 7-8, Pancake breakfast,
morning panel meetings, speakers, dance. Tickets $25.
Vanroundup.com
KING ALBERT SERENITY 11TH ANNUAL GRATITUDE POTLUCK Oct. 14th. United Church, 535 Marmont St., Coquitlam. Meeting at 8:00 pm, followed by potluck. All proceeds
go to Central Office.
SEATTLE AREA WOMEN’S ROUNDUP Oct. 14-16,
www.sawr.org
RICHMOND ROUNDUP October 15, Tickets $15.
Fraserview Mennonite Church, 11295 Mellis Dr.
FELLOWSHIP OF THE SPIRIT October 23. Anniversary
Meeting. Celebrating 27 years with Food, Fun & Fellowship
3214 W. 10th Ave., Vancouver –8:00 pm
MONSTERMASH Oct 29, all day meetings & masquerade
dance, tickets $15, 15385 Semiahmoo Ave., White Rock.
Cathy M . 778-240-7310 or Sandy A. 604-218-4651
HALLOWEEN COSTUME DANCE Oct. 29, One Way Club,
Maple Ridge $5.
STEVESTON 61ST ANNIVERSARY Sunday November 6,
2016 Pot Luck Dinner 3720 Broadway Street, Richmond Potluck
begins at 6:45 Meeting 8:00-9:30
Please come and help us celebrate this joyous event. If you have
been a member, have ever attended or just want to come and
see what we are all about - we would love to have you join us!
SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE
TELEPHONE COMMITTEE TIME CHANGE:
7:00 PM, Third Thursday monthly at Central
Office.
Groups for the spare list to take phone shifts
URGENTLY needed.
OCT
NOV
Cooperation with Professional Community 1st Tuesday 7:00 pm
4th
1st
Hospitals: 1st Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
4th
1st
Corrections: 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 pm
11th
8th
Special Needs: 2nd Monday, 7:00 pm
10th
14th
Detox: 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 pm
18th
15th
8th
12th
Finance: Thursday before Intergroup, 6:00 pm
13th
10th
Operating Committee: same night as Finance 7:00 pm
13th
10th
Intergroup 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 pm, Orientation at 7:00 pm ( 49th & Kerr)
18th
15th
Treatment: 3rd Tuesday, 6:00 pm
18th
15th
Telephone: 3rd Thursday, 7:00 pm
13th
17th
15th
19th
26th
23rd
Workshop: 2nd Saturday, 11:00 am
Workshop: 3rd Saturday, 10:00 am
Public Information: 4th Wednesday, 6:30 pm
Subcommittee meetings are held at Central Office, 3457 Kingsway. All A.A. members are welcome.
VANCOUVER INTERGROUP WORKSHOP
AROUND THE REGION
SATURDAY, November 5, noon to 2 pm
Alano Club
176 E. 2nd St., North Vancouver
Ever thought you might like to know more about speaking at schools; carrying the message through our
friends in Professional fields; helping the incarcerated ? Now is your chance to hear what happens and
how to become a part of these vital services.
DISPLAYS & TALKS BY THE COMMITTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING THE
MESSAGE TO THE FOLLOWING GROUPS:
PUBLIC INFORMATION; COOPERATION WITH THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY;
DETOX AND TREATMENT CENTRE; PROVINCIAL PRISONS AND REMAND
CENTRES; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL NEEDS.
Also on hand will be information from Telephones and Bridging the Gap
Find your niche in the 3 legacies of A.A.
More info: 604.434.3933 or [email protected]
SERVICE OPPORTUNITY
OUR LEASE EXPIRES IN 2017
Greater Vancouver Intergroup Society
Needs to form an ad hoc committee to examine options
CALLING REALTORS, BROKERS, LEGALS
To meet, gather information and determine best options.
Call the Office Manager
604.434.3933
[email protected]
Committee to begin meeting in January 2017