East Bay Intergroup Monthly Service Meetings – Open to All
Bridging the Gap (online) 2nd Thursday – Meeting @ 7:30 pm – Zoom Meeting ID 898 0592 4119 Passcode 576335 East Bay Intergroup Business meeting (online) 3rd Wednesday – Business Meeting @ 7:00 – 8:00 pm; Orientation for new Intergroup Representatives @ 8:00 pm – Zoom Meeting ID: 826 4219 52467 Passcode: 065121 General Service District 07, Alameda […]
Heard in a Meeting: People usually get to AA for one of the 4 “L”s: Law, Livelihood…
People usually get to AA for one of the 4 “L”s: Law, Livelihood, Love, Liver. The longer I’ve been sober, the better my childhood has become. If I don’t like a meeting, I don’t have to quit AA. I didn’t stop drinking just because I didn’t like a bar. My standard was: As long as […]
January Intergroup Scoop
Notes from the January 17, 2024 Intergroup Meeting Treasurer’s Report Teddy W., Treasurer, reported that because East Bay Intergroup (EBI) ended 2023 with about $16K under budget in group contributions, the Finance Committee will meet to get an understanding of the reasons for the shortfall and to discuss whether a reforecast of the 2024 budget […]
Complete Surrender: Running into the Arms of a Loving Higher Power
By Abigail M. I surrendered to a God of my understanding in the same way I surrendered to the first drink…I believe that the relationship I have with my sponsor mirrors the relationship I have with God. “We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is […]
The Scoop Intergroup Newsletter Needs YOU!
Want to do service and have fun? Join the Newsletter team! What’s required? Positions needed (in order of priority) Designer/Producer – produce email last week of each month, meeting deadlines. Approximately 4-6 hours, plus attend at least 1 weekly team meeting Mondays at 6:30pm. Related or promotional experience helpful but not required. Sobriety requirement: 3 […]
Why I Love H&I
by Deborah G. “Our hearts have been both broken and filled with joy following the ups and downs of the women’s lives, and we have made some lifetime friends in recovery.” My work with the Northern California Hospitals and Institutions Committee (H&I) has given me a special kind of bonding that I couldn’t get elsewhere […]
Spiritual Growth Through The Traditions
By Jim H. This happened many years ago at my home group; at the time I lived in Seattle. It occurred at a business meeting, so the few people who had stayed after a large meeting were already grumpy. Nor was this a meeting that had a lot of spiritually advanced Old-Timers—just the usual ragtag […]
Service Profile: H&I in Santa Rita
By Thomas B. “I saw a former sponsee in jail at a meeting. People at outside meetings have said they remember me bringing meetings when they were in jail.” How did you hear about the position and what made you decide to take it? An old timer at one of my regular meetings would make […]
“Recreate Their Lives”: An A.A. in Scotland Hits Bottom in Sobriety
“I had reached a point where the act of being me made me not want to be me. And recreating my life meant accepting myself.” By Carl MacD. Early on, I was lucky enough to have a sponsor who taught me gratitude. Things weren’t going as well as I thought they should; my life […]
EBI Newsletter Statement of Purpose
The East Bay Intergroup (EBI) Newsletter is published monthly and is produced and written by the newsletter committee and EBI members. The newsletter helps EBI carry the message of recovery to alcoholics by informing members of special events, service opportunities, EBI business, and other news of interest. Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in EBI Newsletter are strictly […]