Al-Anon members,
Please be aware the Experience , Strength and Hope meeting on Sundays from 4:00 - 5:00 pm will meet this weekend and next. This meeting is hosted at the American River Alano Club located at 9346 Greenback Lane in Orangevale.
Al-Anon members,
Please be aware the Experience , Strength and Hope meeting on Sundays from 4:00 - 5:00 pm will meet this weekend and next. This meeting is hosted at the American River Alano Club located at 9346 Greenback Lane in Orangevale.
On account of a church service, the Rocklin Reaching Out AFG meeting has been cancelled on Thursday, December 8th at 7 pm. It will resume again on Thursday, December 15th
District 9 is hosting a free workshop on Saturday, November 12 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This event is both in-person and hosted on Zoom Video platform. There will be free food at the in-person location.
The International Convention Committee is excited to announce that registration for the 2023 Al‑Anon International Convention opened Tuesday, November 8, 2022! This event will be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico next June 29 - July 2, 2023. This is an Al-Anon and AA program event.While it is possible to register safely and securely using a smart device (smartphone or tablet), the user experience is not optimal. So, for best results, we recommend using a laptop/desktop computer. We ask that you share this with other members.The registration fees are as follows:
- Prior to January 11, 2023–$175
- Prior to May 10, 2023–$200
- After May 10, 2023–$225
This registration includes access to the following events:
- The Party in the Plaza (Thursday night)
- International Big Meeting, including the Language of Love Parade (Friday morning)
- Family Big Meeting (Saturday night)
- Spiritual Big Meeting (Sunday morning)
- Your choice of many sessions throughout the event
Available add‑ons, for additional fee:
- Day of Connecting (All day Thursday), Speakers and workshops celebrating service, the third leg in our recovery–$55 includes lunch.
- Trailblazer’s Breakfast on Route 66 (Saturday morning), a Speaker meeting celebrating Trailblazers throughout Al‑Anon’s history including those still trailblazing today–$75 includes breakfast.
Al‑Anon Room Block
- The Al‑Anon program will be held at the Convention Center, with one evening session occurring at the connected DoubleTree hotel.
- The A.A. program will be held in The Clyde hotel directly across the corner from the Convention Center.
- Al‑Anon has negotiated reasonable room rates that are dependent on members reserving housing through the International Convention Housing Room Block, this helps the registration fee remain as low as possible.
- The room rates range from $124 to $189 a night.
- Reserve your hotel room early to be close to all the action.
Register Now!
Hello Al-Anon members,
Please be aware the Sunset No-Al Club, a.k.a. Gibbons, location on Gibbons Dr. in Carmichael is temporarily unavailable and will not host in-person meetings for some time. Continue to watch here for an update and check the meeting schedule for status change.
Julie M - Web Coordinator
Hello Al-Anon representatives and members,
With the holidays underway it's important for newcomers to know if meetings are held on holidays. The temporary meeting schedule I maintain on our website has a column to indicate whether meetings are hosted on holidays. The indicators are helpful year-round but the holidays can be a particularly stressful time for the loved ones of alcoholics.
Please review the meetings you attend, meetings that are in your district, or meetings you represent for accuracy of the holiday indicator. Y in green font means yes, the meeting is open on holidays. N in red font means no, the meeting is not open on holidays.
Email the website email account (d610webcoord@gmail.com) and I will make the changes.
>>>Let It Begin With Me<<<
Regards in service,
Julie M.
Website Coordinator
Sacramento Al-Anon Information Svc.
On Sunday November 13, an anniversary party celebrating the union of AA and Al-Anon meetings hosted at Roseville Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 914 Cirby Way, Roseville will be held. The event will include an in-person speaker meeting with potluck dessert and a prize drawing.
The event kicks off at 6:00 p.m. with dessert potluck and fellowship followed by speakers at 7:00 then the 50/50 cash prize.
The Al-Anon speakers are Marijo & Bill B. The AA speaker is Amy F.
Come out to help Southeast Roseville celebrate this fun event! Flyer has the details.
The October Al-Anon Assembly is Friday, October 28 and Saturday, October 29, 2022 at the San Ramon Marriott in San Ramon, CA (Contra Costa County). The NCWSC has contracted with Marriot to block 100 rooms for participating members. To avoid penalties associated with the contract, 80% usage rate is required. As of end of September, the rate is 50% for Friday night and 57% for Saturday night.
Funding is available to assist Group Reps who wish to attend this exciting event. See the flyer link below. Reservations are required by Friday, October 7th.
The Northern California World Service Area Committee, comprised of Area Officers, current and past Delegates, Area Coordinators and their Alternates, and District Representatives and their Alternates, holds Al-Anon business meetings called assemblies twice annually. This is where decisions about Al-Anon are made. Group Reps and alternatives are welcome, too.
More information can be found in the flyer and by contacting the interim chairperson, Rosanna H at Chairperson@ncwsa.org or (510) 209-2832.
Mark your calendars!! Northern California World Service Area is hosting their annual Diversity Day event on October 8. This virtual event will host panelist, workshops, and speakers sharing information and experience, strength, and hope regarding diversity topics.
District 7's very own Gerald C. will serve on a panel for the event.
For more information see the attached flyer here. You may also contact Grant W. at diversity@ncwsa.org to serve at this event or with questions.
Registration opens at 9:30, speakers wrap up at 5:45.
Zoom ID: 851 6338 8651 passcode: 656443
The 12 Stepper newsletter, Fall 2022 Issue, is now available online.
The 12 Stepper is the newsletter of the Northern California World Service Area (NCWSA). A free copy of the Spring and Fall 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 on page 41 of this issue. Typically, each issue is published shortly after the NCWSC meetings held in February and May, and after the NCWSA Fall Assembly.
The Al-Anon Information Services D6-10 Intergroup is looking for volunteers to fill the duties of open positions. The terms of new positions opening in January are 3 years (it goes by fast!). Terms for open positions vary. A flyer regarding this announcement can be found here.
Requirements for each position can be found in the Useful Stuff page of this website under Documents > Intergroup Position Guidelines.
Currently open:
Open in January 2023:
The message below is from World Service Office requesting sharings for future issues of The Forum literature. Writing about your expereince, strength and hope from Al-Anon literature is a great way to give others a perspective they may not have considered. Read on... Submissions are requested no later than Septemeber 12.
From WSO, Tom Coffey:
I know I already mentioned in the August update which literature we need sharings about for future "CAL Corner" articles in The Forum, but let me emphasize that I really need sharings about the following CAL by no later than September 12:
- Intimacy in Alcoholic Relationships (B-33)
- From Survival to Recovery (B-21)
- Lois Remembers (B-7)
- Blueprint for Progress (P-5 or P-91)
Please help by sharing 200-400 words each about how any of these individual pieces helped you, or by asking members in your Area to do so. Please see the writing guideline at: al-anon.org/pdf/
CALcornerSharingRevised% 202018.pdf You can submit your sharing online at: al-anon.org/for-members/
members-resources/literature/ literature-resources/send- your-sharing/ Or you can mail it to AFG, 1600 Corporate Landing Parkway, Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5617, Attention: "CAL Corner"
Or you can email it to wso@al‑anon.org with "CAL Corner" in the subject line.
Many, many thanks for your help,
District 9 will be hosting a workshop on the topic of forgiveness on Saturday, November 9 from 11 am -1 pm. This event is being held both in-person and virtually on Zoom. Here are the location details:
Light of the Hills Church - Education Building, 3100 Rodeo Rd., Cameron Park
Zoom Meeting ID: 814 5920 2108, Passcode: D9rocks!
Here is a flyer if District or Group reps would like to print them for Al-Anon members.
Al-Anon and Alateen Members,
We are excited to announce that the 2022-2025 Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual (P-24/27) v2 is available on the website in English, French, and Spanish, and we invite you to replace your v1 electronic copy with v2!
V2 includes the changes that the 2022 World Service Conference approved. V2 is at the printer and we anticipate it will be available in print before the end of the year.
From,
Al-Anon World Service Office
Freedom from the Past Al-Anon Adult Children meeting is held on Tuesdays from 7:00-8:30 pm at Journey Church, 450 Blue Ravine Road, Room K, Folsom, CA.
An information flyer can be found here.
Our local Book Center is open Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at 5429 Palm Drive in Sacramento. Al-Anon literature is available to purchase for walk-in customers.
You can also order in advance for pickup or mail service by emailing your order to: aisbookcenter@yahoo.com. Include your name and phone number. A team member will call you to confirm the order.
Payment may be made with a credit card at time of order confirmation or a check at pick-up.
Feel free to use the Literature Order Form by clicking here or just email a list of items needed.
If you have questions, please call (916) 334-2970. Please note the 24-hour phone service volunteers are not equipped to take book orders.
One of the ways teens learn about Alateen is when we announce the availability of in-person Alateen meetings. A flyer showing in-person Alateen meetings is attached. Please share the flyer in meetings you attend.
During this time, distance does not seem to be a barrier to teens finding in-person Alateen meetings. Teens have traveled from Yuba City, Auburn, Elk Grove and West Sacramento to attend Alateen.
If the flyer is printed, please print "two-sided." The back of the flyer has questions for teens to help them decide whether Alateen might help.
Vaca Valley Alano Club formerly hosted Stable Beginning Al-Anon Family Group on Tuesday mornings at 8:30. The group changed the meeting day and time and got a new name! The Circle of Hope group now meets on Fridays 5:30 - 6:30 pm at the same address:
Vaca Valley Alano Club
106 Peabody Rd
Vacaville, CA 95687
There is an exciting job opportunity posted at the Al-Anon World Service Office level in Virginia Beach, VA. Read on for more information...
The WSO has begun its search to fill the position of Associate Director-International. For this role, we are seeking a member who has been active in Al-Anon service for the last six to eight years and has served beyond the group level. Perhaps this role might be what your Higher Power has in mind for you or someone in your Area.
The Associate Director-International leads the World Service Office (WSO) efforts to develop and implement plans and programs to serve Al-Anon Family Groups in countries without a service structure as well as to meet the needs of evolving structures and General Service Offices (GSOs). The Associate Director also manages the International Team, ensuring the principles of the Twelve Concepts of Service are applied to create an atmosphere of trust and to offer principle-based support to members across the worldwide fellowship.
If the opportunity to work with international representatives who carry the message of hope to families and friends of alcoholics across the globe speaks to you or brings to mind someone you know, you would provide a great service to the worldwide fellowship if you would share this job description.
We are excited to work with someone who is passionate about building relationships, implementing plans, managing, and empowering others to carry the message of Al-Anon Family Groups across the globe. Someone seeking the opportunity to make a difference as described in this excerpt from the book When I Got Busy, I Got Better (P-78), page 34:
"My picture of Lois also reminds me of a simple truth that I often overlook: Our program exists only because of the thousands of members like Lois who have been willing to serve others. Al-Anon is literally comprised of service: Without it, there would be no fellowship. Because no meeting takes place without it, service must be acknowledged as one of the cornerstones of Al-Anon. Every day that I attend a meeting or make contact with Al-Anon, I am benefiting from a long and continuous line of service extending back as far as Lois.
"Isaac Newton said of his life and work that, if he had seen so far, it was "by standing on the shoulders of giants." Perhaps we in this program should adapt his reflection and acknowledge that, if in Al-Anon we have seen so far, it is because we have all stood on the shoulders of those who have prepared the way for us.
"Participating in service has clearly demonstrated to me some of the day-to-day reality of recovery in Al-Anon stretching back over the last half-century; it has given me a sense that there is lasting hope in the world and that I can make a difference in preserving and imparting a continuing sense of positive achievement. "
As our link to the Areas, groups, and trusted servants across the WSC Structure, we ask you to please help us carry the message to members who might be qualified and interested. If possible, extend a personal invitation for them to talk to their Sponsor and Higher Power, and if they feel called, to simply do the footwork and trust the outcome. We welcome the submission of cover letters, including details of Al-Anon service history, and professional resumes at HumanRes@al-anon.org no later than May 13, 2022.
AIS Intergroup Districts 6-10 needs a treasurer! The treasurer position is required to be filled for non-profit status and for the Intergroup to continue to function.
IF THE POSITION IS NOT FILLED BY THE APRIL INTERGROUP MEETING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, THEN THE GROUP WILL MOVE TO DISSOLVE ITS EXISTENCE.
The duties of the treasurer may be found in the linked guidelines document found > here.
>>> S A V E T H E D A T E <<<
The AMIAS Sponsors' R&R Conference will take place September 23 - 25, 2022 at Westminster Woods. This event is for Al-Anon Members Involved in Alateen Service (AMIAS) AND Al-Anon members interested in Alateen service.
This exciting weekend will include workshops, fellowship, hiking, a talent show, and Annual B-17 Required training.
See the information flyer for details. Contact Julie E., Alateen Coordinator at alateencoordinator@ncwsa.org
The Rocklin Reaching Out meeting is up and running again in person on Thursday evenings from 7-8 pm.
Location: St. Augustine Episcopal Church, 1800 Wildcat Blvd, Rocklin
Meeting Format: This is a book study meeting, reading out of the book, "Reaching Out for Personal Freedom".
All are welcome to share their experience, strength & hope. The details can also be found in the attached flyer.
Auburn Gold Rush AFG will be hosting the monthly speaker meeting on Monday, April 11, 2022.
Kathy H from Cincinnati will be our speaker - if you have not head her speak before, you won’t want to miss this. If you have heard her speak -of course you will want to come again for more!
We encourage all members to attend - Roomies & Zoomies. This is a great recovery tool!
The details can be found in the attached flyer found > here.
AIS Intergroup Districts 6-10 needs a treasurer! The treasurer position is required to be filled for non-profit status and for the Intergroup to continue to function.
IF THE POSITION IS NOT FILLED BY THE APRIL INTERGROUP MEETING, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, THEN THE GROUP WILL MOVE TO DISSOLVE ITS EXISTENCE.
The duties of the treasurer may be found in the linked guidelines document found > here.
An updated the AIS/Intergroup Treasurer position guideline has been posted > click here.
Please review if you are interested in the position or forward it to anyone you feel may be considering the position. Perhaps a member of your group, a sponsee, or your sponsor?
We hope to have at least one qualified candidate stand at the 3/9 AIS/Intergroup meeting.
The position is currently open as the former treasurer stepped down for rotation of service tradition. It needs to be filled ASAP.
Interested in becoming an AMIAS (Al-Anon Member Involved in Alateen Service)? Consider attending an AMIAS Round Table meeting. More details in the flyer.
Please RSVP in advance.
Attention Al-Anon and Alateen members in Districts 6 - 10,
Your service is needed to fill the Treasurer service position immediately. The position is part of your Intergroup serving the business side of the Al-Anon Family Groups functions. Do you or anyone you know, maybe your sponsor or sponsee, have a background in financial reporting? Or even just a curiosity about how the finance side of our group operates? Email D6 - 10 (d610webcoord@gmail.com) and you will be put in touch with the AIS officers.
The Treasurer role is required for our intergroup to continue operating as a non-profit group. The intergroup is at risk without a treasurer.
More details are in the attached position guidelines document found -> here.
Apologies for short notice, the 2022 Spring Fling Committee has voted to NOT host Zoom meetings for all of the scheduled main speaker meetings. Thus, the event will not be hosted as a hybrid meeting.
Since low turnout is anticipated this year, to help keep the costs down, the committee decided to omit all main speaker meetings via Zoom platform (i.e. hybrid).
District 8 will be hosting their annual fundraising event Soup, Etc. on Saturday, January 29 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. This is an online event. Zoom ID: 499 349 7231 password: Serenity
The attached flyer has additional details.
The quarterly speaker meeting hosted by D7 will be held Saturday, January 22 at 7:00 pm. This is a hybrid format meeting in person at Our Lady of the Assumption Church on Cottage Way in Carmichael and on zoom.
Please see the attached flyer for more information including the location details and speaker names.
TO ATTEND IN PERSON:
Our Lady of the Assumption Church in St. John Hall
5057 Cottage Way, Carmichael 95608
(Corner of Cottage and Walnut. Easier to find St. John Hall if you enter church parking lot from Walnut Ave.)
Masks Must Be Worn!!
TO ATTEND ONLINE:
or url Zoom.us or dial (669) 900-6844
Meeting ID: 886 8001 1464, passcode: 7
Seventh Tradition Donations Accepted:
At the door: Suggested $5 or Venmo @d7donation (verification phone #4376) or
Mail: Checks Payable to District 7 c/o AIS Office, 5429 Palm Ave, Suite A,, Sacramento, CA 95841
Any groups who would like to donate a donation drawing basket for the Spring Fling event may contact Jan R immediately for pick-up, (530) 906-5911.
Donation drawing baskets may be focused on recovery and include Al-Anon literature or of any theme the group decides.