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Volume 4/Issue 3

August/September 2015

We invite you to our next Intergroup Meeting

First Saturday of the month

Church of Christ Hall, 55 Crown Street,

Holland Park 9:00am - 11:00am

14th - 18th October 2015, Brisbane Australia

Assembly: 14th - 16th October

Convention: 16th - 18th October

2 0 MONTHS TO GO !

Assembly: 14th - 16th October

Convention: 16th - 18th October

Overeaters Anonymous Region 10 Assembly & Convention 2015

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DISCLAIMER: Articles that are submitted from OA members are from their experience , strength and hope

and do not represent OA as a whole. Editor Email: hilibby@hotmail.com.

Yours in service, Libby P.

Literature Hot Spot New Book Available -

Taste of Lifeline Taste of Lifeline is a curated collection of more than 100 stories from the pages of Lifeline, featuring:

x� Personal accounts by OA members writing about their challenges and how they work the OA program.

x� Stories for newcomers, stories about recovery from relapse, stories about long-term recovery, stories from international members, and much more.

x� Journal questions so that you, your sponsee, and your group can use the Tool of writing to find and strengthen your recovery.

x� “Welcome Home!” OA’s beloved story of outreach to compulsive overeaters around the world.

This exciting new book will be available for purchase at the Assembly and Convention in November. Price to be advised.

Yours in Loving Service, Noela M. — Literature Coordinator

Newsletter Update The deadline for the next scheduled newsletter is Sunday, 27 September 2015 at 9pm. Please note however that the next issue may be cancelled in order to focus attention on preparations for the Assembly and Convention. Any events that you may wish to advertise can still be included in the highlights of the minutes.

Monday 12:45pm Indooroopilly

Thursday 12:30pm Banyo

Friday 12:15pm Ashgrove

Saturday 3pm Grange

please support these meetings

OA is looking for new stories to include in an upcoming revision of the pamphlet Maintaining a Healthy Weight. All members are encouraged to submit stories that involve any manifestations of the disease, including the experiences of members suffering from anorexia or bulimia who had to gain weight to reach and maintain a healthy weight. The deadline for submissions is September 30, 2015, and stories of approximately 500 words have a greater chance of publication. All stories submitted are assumed intended for publication, are subject to editing, and when published become the property of OA Inc. Submissions will not be returned. All submissions must contain the authorʼs full name and address. You may request anonymity with publication, and your state, province or country may remain anonymous if you so indicate. Email your story to info@oa.org with the subject line “Healthy Weight” and help carry the message.

www.oabrisbane.com