Announcements
Gratitude Night, November 29th: The East Bay Intergroup is hosting a Gratitude Night from 6-8PM on November 29th. The event will be held at the First Congregational Church of Oakland, 2501 Harrison St, Oakland CA. They encourage everyone to bring a dessert and they need volunteers. To volunteer contact centraloffice@eastbayaa.org. The event flyer is posted on our AA Events page.
Our next FIRST THURSDAY WORKSHOP will be held December 5th at 5:30 PM: Our panelists and participants will discuss the principles we associate with Step 12. Please join us. We encourage questions and lively conversation.
ECF BUSINESS MEETINGS ARE HELD ON THE SECOND MONDAY OF EACH MONTH: Our next meeting is Monday, November 11th, 2024 from 5:30 to 6:45 PM: To suggest an agenda item please contact business.manager@ecfaa.org. Here are the October minutes and November agenda for your review.
PLEASE JOIN OUR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ON November 30th AT 9:00 AM (Pacific Time). Come and celebrate sobriety birthdays and milestones!
To request a birthday chip, contact birthday.chips@ecfaa.org. Include your full name, address, and the chip (months or years of sobriety) you are requesting.
Literature Person needed: We need a volunteer with one year of sobriety to serve as our Literature Person. We need a volunteer with one year of sobriety to serve as our Literature Person. The responsibilities are 1) Buys & stocks inventory of AA literature on a regular monthly basis and 2) Attends the monthly ECF Business Committee meetings & reports on sales, inventory and new literature information as they come up. To volunteer please attend the next business meeting. For more information contact business.manager@ecfaa.org.
Birthday Celebration Secretary position is open! ! With 6 months of sobriety you can plan and serve as secretary of our birthday celebration that is held at 9AM on the last Saturday of each month. For more information, contact our Business Manager at business.manager@ecfaa.org
Upcoming Events: Check out our AA Events page to find out about upcoming Halloween and Thanksgiving events shared by our Intergroup Rep.
Two new Friday meetings as of August 23, 2024: We have a new in-person meeting at noon every Friday at the Veterans Hall located at 6401 Stockton Avenue, El Cerrito. We also have a Beginners Living Sober meeting online every Friday at 5:30PM. Please join us in supporting these new meetings.
2024 GSR Conference update: You can read the Top Ten Takeaways here.
SPONSORSHIP: If you are currently available to be a sponsor, please type your name and the word "sponsor" with your phone number in the chat box at any online meeting. More information is available in the pamphlet "Questions and Answers on Sponsorship" at aa.org. Another way to find a sponsor: listen to others in several different meetings. Sponsors will have more than a year sobriety; have a sponsor; have “worked the steps” and are available to be a mentor for you.
H&I SERVICE: AA members are needed to take A.A. meetings into jails, recovery centers, shelters and hospitals. This is 12th Step work at its most basic and vital, and a great opportunity to bring our program of hope to those who may be truly suffering. “It is the great paradox of A.A. that we know we can seldom keep the precious gift of sobriety unless we give it away”. (12&12, p. 151).
See the Area 53 (Oakland/Alameda) Roster for opportunities. Attend an orientation on Zoom on the first Wednesday each month at 6:30.
Meeting ID: 317 259 5765
Passcode: ACTION
Please contact our H&I Rep at handi@ecfaa.org if you have any questions or need more info.
NEWCOMER LITERATURE: If you are new and need literature, please contact literature@ecfaa.org for a newcomer packet.
COURT CARDS - ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION: Send an email to secretary.coordinator@ecfaa.org. Include your name, date and time of the meeting you attended, and name of the meeting secretary. Your attendance will be verified within 24 hours.
ECF Bulletin Board
East Bay Intergroup Info (eastbayaa.org):
You're in the Right Place! Newcomer/Beginner's meeting sponsored by East Bay Intergroup
*Attendance Confirmation Available*
This meeting meets Sundays and Tuesdays at 7pm, using the same Zoom ID and password.
Visit EBI's Newcomer Page for more information about AA and attend Newcomer Meetings
Online, Sundays 7pm
Meeting ID: 857 4415 2693
Password: 471197
Call the 24 hour Helpline:
English: 510-839-8900
Español: 510-502-8560
Email: help@eastbayaa.org.
Always confidential, always no cost.
Volunteers needed. Email phonechair@eastbayaa.org to volunteer or for more information.
East Bay AA Newsletter
Subscription Link: https://eastbayaa.org/subscribe/
H&I Downloads
The purpose of the Hospitals and Institutions Committee is to help the alcoholic who is confined.
See the current Area 53 H&I Roster .
Please contact our H&I Rep at handi@ecfaa.org if you have any questions or need more info.
A program developed by H&I: Sponsoring AA members inside San Quentin and other State prisons
Take part in carrying the message to confined members. H&I Area 53 is launching a new Inside Visiting Sponsorship Service pilot program. Our goal is to match members confined at medium to long-term rehab facilities who are looking for sponsors. Details are in the flier at this link.
Contact
ECF Business Manager,
business.manager@ecfaa.org
if you have AA-related activities or announcements that you would like to have posted on the Fellowship bulletin board