0777 NEWSLETTER West Pasco/Tarpon Springs Intergroup

December 2018

A.A. Hotline 727-847-0777 AL-Anon Hotline 352-697-0497 Central Office: www.wptsaa.org Area 15: www.pascoaa.org

Area 15 South Florida General Service Assembly

“The Fellowship of the Spirit”

January 5-7, 2019 Hyatt Regency Sarasota

1000 Boulevard of the Arts

Sarasota, FL 34236

Reservations 888-421-1442 reference South FL Area General Service or https://aws.passkey.com/SFA2

Saturday banquet $43

Questions? Debbie 863-397-9980 or Tom 859-866-6231 or district3quarterly@gmail.com

Unity Meeting December 15, 2018, 7:00 PM. Hosted by the 4th Dimension Group, Congregational Community Church, 6533 Circle Drive, New Port Richey,.

Pasco Big Book Christmas Alcathon 9:00 pm Christmas Eve to 9L00 am Christmas Day Edna Ave Club, 7127 Edna Ave, Hudson, FL

Have a story to tell or an event to list? Please submit info by the 27th of the month prior to publication to: 0777news@gmail.com or deliver or mail to: Newsletter Editor, AA Intergroup Office, 7121 US 19, New Port Richey, FL 34652. For optimum publicity of events occurring early in the month, please submit two months in advance.

CAN YOU SPARE 31/2 HOURS? We need members willing to devote a few hours to staff the office on weekdays. Shifts are 10:00 am to

1:30 pm and 1:30 to 5:00 pm. Please help so AA can be there for those who need our experience, strength,

and hope. Call the office or drop in to volunteer.

A Club Christmas Alcathon

A Club, 5650 Missouri Ave. Starting at 2pm on Christmas Eve and every 2 hours until noon on Christmas Day.

Steps to Sobriety Our 16th year

February 22 & 23, 2019

Workshops stars 7:00 pm on Friday and 9:00 am on Saturday

Calvary Episcopal Church,

1615 1st St, Indian Rocks Beach, FL

Contact Warren 727-365-0661; Jim 727-251-3188 or Maria 727-251-2188

Www.stepstosobriety.com

Volume 17 Issue 12

Become a member of the 2019 Birthday Club

And receive a Birthday Club Member Pin:

Mr./Mrs./Ms. _____________________

Home group ______________________

Sobriety Date ______________________

For a contribution of $3.65 or more in Gratitude of Sobriety.

Intergroup News Attendance at November 2018 Intergroup Meeting Curtis S Tropical Attitudes IG Chair/Steering

Pete S Tropical Attitudes IGR

Todd P New Hope Beginners IGR

Carol K Keep It Simple Women’s IGR

Doug G How Important Is It IGR Liaison/Finance

Ted K Newsletter Ed.

Margueritte

Activity at Central Office Office Calls 34 Walk Ins 43 Nighttime Calls 28

2018 Birthday Club Celebrants Home Group Sobriety Date

Regina F Sober Sisters 12/29/1998

Betty Grace KIS Women’s Group 8/11/1977

Pete F Sunday Morning Gratitude

6/17/1980

Lynn A Two or More 3/22/1987

Dory E Keep It Simple Wom-en’s Group

4/1/1987

Mike Life Goes On

Thomas C How Important Is It? 4/12/1969

Clare D KIS Women’s Grp 10/10/1997

Ethel D How Important Is It? 7/27/2004

Maria S Tropical Attitudes 11/6/2011

James F Men’s Dry Dock 8/1/12

Mary B Amazing Grace 11/1/10

ARCHIVES CORNER Dr. Bob was essentially a far more humble person than I. In some ways he was a sort of spiritual natural, and this anonymity business came rather easily to him. He could not understand why some people should want so much publicity. In the years before he died, his person-al example respecting anonymity did much to help me keep my own lid on. I think of one affecting instance in particular, one that every A.A. ought to know. When it was sure that Dr. Bob was mortally afflicted, some of his friends suggested that there should be a suitable monument or mausoleum erected in honor of him and his wife Anne - something befitting a founder and his lady. Of course this was a very natural and moving trib-ute. The committee went so far as to show him a sketch of the proposed edifice. Telling me about this, Dr. Bob grinned broadly and said, God bless them. They mean well. But for heaven's sake, Bill, let's you and I get bur-ied just like other folks. A year after his passing, I visited the Akron cemetery where Dr. Bob and Anne lie. The simple stone says not a word about Alcoholics Anonymous. Some people may think that this wonderful couple carried personal anonymity too far when they so firmly refused to use the words "Alcoholics Anonymous" even on their own burial stone. For one, I do not think so. I think that this moving and final example of self-effacement will prove of more permanent worth to A.A. than any amount of public attention or any great monument

Taken from: Alcoholic Anonymous Comes of Age, pages 136-137

Anyone interested in a becoming active in the Archives Committee please email me. Any group interested in a traveling Archives display for their anniversaries, please contact me at: dist15arcives@gmail.com

Volume 17 Issue 12

December Anniversaries Amazing Grace Gillian S

Anne E

Julie B

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Each Day a New Begin-ning

Noreen C

Jeanne T

Judith R

Elaine M

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Easier Softer Way Candy S

Christine M

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Happy Joyous & Free Bob M 28

How Important Is It? Wes R

Stella I

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Keep It Simple Women’s Group

Jeanne T

Noreen C

Noreen G

Judith R

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Step Twelve: Having had a spir-itual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principals in all our affairs.

Tradition Twelve: Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personali-ties.

Pasco Big Book Blythe L

Alex

Fred “Ky”

Tom Mc

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Serenity Group Neil O

Fausto

Julia

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22

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Sober Sisters Regina F 19

Tropical Attitudes David D

Rick K

Roger K

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Two or More Julia D

Kayla S

Tim T

Rachael B

Bonnie B

Mike F

Mark F

Tim B

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Donation Addresses: West Pasco A.A. Treasurer, 7121 US 19, New Port Richey, FL 34652

District 15 General Services Treasurer, PO Box 692, Elfers, FL 34680-0692

Area 15 Treasurer, PO Box 56, Sebring, FL 33870

A.A, General Service Office, Grand Central Sta-tion, PO Box 459, New York, NY 10163

Monthly Meetings at Central Office

7119 US 19, New Port Richey, FL

All A.A. members are welcome to attend.

1st Saturday Special Needs Committee 12:00 Noon

1st Monday Archives Committee Meeting 5:30 PM

1st Tuesday Corrections and Public Info/CPC Com-mittee Meetings 6:30 PM

2nd Tuesday Treatment Committee Meeting and Grapevine Committee Meetings 6:30 PM

2nd Wednesday WPTSAA Intergroup Meeting 6:30 PM

MEETING NEWS

12 & 12 Group reports that attendance needs a boost. 12 noon Thursday. St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 7952 SR 52, Hudson, Fl. Enter back parking lot to Fellowship Hall. Closed Step meeting.

New Location: The Serenity Group, 8:00 pm, Fri-day, St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church,, 9426 Lit-tle Rd, New Port Richey, FL 34654.

Time Change: Pasco Big Book, 8:30 pm, Monday, Edna Ave. Club, 7137 Edna Ave, Hudson, FL

Room change: Grapevine Meeting, Metropolitan Ministries, 3214 US 19, Holiday, FL, moved from classroom to sanctuary.

2 for 1 Women’s Step Study is now an open meet-ing.. Sunday 7:00 pm. Covenant Christian Church, 6814 Indiana Ave, New Port Richey

Discontinued: AA Literature, Under His Wings, 5024 Trouble Creek Rd, New Port Richey,,FL

GROUP DONATIONS 2017 JANAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP OCT NOV DEC TOTALS1001 REASONS 225.00$ 2-1 WOMEN'S GRP 41.50$ 4th Dimension 420.20$ 7 & Up Group 100.00$ A Club 12 & 12 -$ A Club Saturday AM Big Book 400.00$ A Club Sunday AM Gratitude 50.00$ 200.00$ Along Spiritual Lines -$ Amazing Grace 20.00$ 200.00$ Anonymous 110.00$ 66.25$ 1,403.75$ As Bill Saw It 410.00$ Birthday Club 309.00$ Brown Baggers 140.00$ Came to Believe -$ Cotee River Young People 25.00$ 75.00$ District 15 204.00$ Each Day New Beginning 75.00$ 150.00$ Easier Softer Way 1.30$ 101.30$ Edna Ave. Club 12 & 12 -$ EDNA CLUB JOE&CHAR TAPE -$ Happy Joyous & Free -$ How Important Is It 100.00$ 560.00$ Intergroup 9.00$ 8.00$ 154.65$ JAMES GANG 25.00$ KIS Women's Group 100.00$ 400.00$ Let's Get Better Together -$ Living Sober Group -$ Miracle Group -$ Monday Night Big Book 94.00$ New Beginnings 50.00$ New Hope Beginners 40.00$ New Life Group -$ Not a Glum Lot -$ NUTS GROUP -$ PARK GROUP -$ Pasco Big Book 250.00$ SATURDAY NITE -$ Serenity Group -$ SOBER NOT DEAD GROUP 50.00$ Surrender Group -$ Thursday 12 & 12 -$ Tropical Attitudes 100.00$ 2,743.33$ Two or More 120.00$ 360.00$ Unity Meeting 25.00$ 15.75$ 220.75$ Why It Works 50.00$ Wonderful Step Group 200.00$ 600.00$ Cent. Offi Daily Reflections 35.00$ " " Tuesday's Children 46.00$ " " HOOT-N-HOLLER 36.00$ " " Primary Purpose 39.03$ WOMEN'WAY THRU STEPS 69.11$ 81.75$ 599.86$ -$ " " Sober Sisters 77.00$ 82.00$ 961.75$ " " New Port Richey 20.00$ 341.00$

TOTALS 586.41$ 768.75$ 11,811.12$