Tulsa Green Country Intergroup 4815 S.
Sheridan, #111 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145
OAsis
2008 IG Board/Committees
Chair, Karen B. 492-7606 Vice Chair, Pat A. 250-1981 Treasurer, Amelia A. 344-5039 Office Mgr: Evelyn 406-4783 Rep/Del. #2 Priscilla L. 402-8183 Web: Linda T. 625-5094 Tape Library: Kim W. 742-3816 Newsletter: Priscilla L. 402-8183 Prof. Outrch: Lynne M. 491-9510 VACANCIES:
October 2008
918-632-0199 www.tulsaoa.org
This is a disease, but there is a daily reprieve. Lifeline 2003 Service Positions Available for 2008
Rep/Delegate #1 Recording Secretary Alternate Delegate Lifeline 12 Step Within Young Peoples Service is slimming, and service saves lives
Step 10 Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it. Tradition 10 Overeaters Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the OA name ought never be drawn into public controversy. Concept 10 Service responsibility is balanced by carefully defined service authority; therefore, duplication of efforts is avoided.
Every year all the Intergroup Committee chairs are up for renewal. Also some of the two year Intergroup Board positions are open for nominations. If your program needs a boost, why not consider a service position. Remember service can open a doorway to a new path of freedom.
Following is a list of the one year committee chairs that are available:
Web: maintains Intergroup web site tulsaoa.org Fundraising/Pop: funding for Intergroup events & projects Professional Outreach: provide information to medical, professionals & the community Lifeline: pitches OAs magazine in meetings, gathers subscriptions Oasis: edits our fellowships monthly newsletter Tape Library: organizes & maintains audio tape library 12th Step Within: reaches out to members in relapse, missing or returning to the fellowship of OA. Young Peoples: carries the OA message to teens
COMING EVENTS
October 17 -19th OKC Fall Retreat, Coyle, OK. November 15 I.D.E.A. Day Resurrection Church (Monday Nite group chairing) November 27 Thanksgiving December 08 The Not a Fall Retreat Event (Wed. 5:30 group chairing) February 28, 2009 Unity Day (need a chair) Hardesty Library April 3-4 2009 Region III Assembly & Convention Oklahoma City, OK April 24-26 Spring Retreat Camp Wa-Sha-She Bartlesville, OK May 4-9 2009 WSO Conf. Albuquerque, NM
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Following are the two year Intergroup Board positions available:
Chair: presides at all meetings, alternate signer on all financial matters, votes in case of tie. (see bylaws for more duties) Vice-Chair: perform duties of chair in his/her absence Recording Secretary: Take minutes at monthly IG meeting & distribute within 7 days to board members, meeting reps & committee chairs: prepares ballots for voting when necessary; when chairperson & vice chairperson are absent, perform the duties of chairperson at monthly IG meeting. (1 year remaining) Corresponding Sec (Office Manager): maintain list of groups registered, chair office committee, in absence of Rec. Sec will perform those duties. Rep/Delegate #1: Attends World Service Meetings and/or Region III meetings. Alternate Rep/Delegate: Attend World Service Meetings and/or Region III meetings when Rep/Delegate #1 or #2 is unable to attend, or when there are sufficient funds to send two delegates & Rep/Delegate#2 is unable to attend. (1 year remaining)
Recovery Is Not A Mystery
Spring Retreat April 24th thru 26th 2009 This will be a Murder Mystery Weekend with participants discovering Who Dun It.
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October 2008
October Intergroup Mtg. will be held on October 11th @ 9:45 @ OA office
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The Seven Virtues
The seven deadly sins are listed in the AA Big Book but what are the opposites? Here is a list of the Seven Virtues which were a part of the same classical tradition:
Notes from September 2008 Intergroup mtg:
Discussed the rent increase for the office. Should be a new thermostat coming. Its been COLD during some office meetings! Under old business, the Not A Fall Retreat event was discussed & it will be held in Dec with service being the theme. Nominating Committee is Amelia A. and Susan Mc. .A 3rd member is needed. Contact Karen B. @ 4927606 or Amelia or Susan. November 15th 2008 I.D.E.A. Day February 28, 2009 Unity Day Spring Retreat April 24-26
Recovery is not a Mystery
1. Fortitude willingness to do what was necessary even when afraid 2. Temperance or Self Control or Self Denial doing what was necessary even when our lower natures were complaining it was painful, too hot, too cold, boring, tiring, too long, too hard, too difficult, too sad, etc. 3. Prudence thoughtfulness we thought about what we needed to do before acting. 4. Justice or Right Balance preserving the right kind of balance that produced the good life. 5. Faith the willingness to trust God. 6. Hope a willingness to move out into the unknown, taking things one day at a time, without worry or anxiety, leaving the future outcome in Gods hands. 7. Love a way of acting towards other people. Does not mean liking someone. God did not tell us that we were supposed to like everyone. He Did ask us to treat everyone around us with love. (http://hindsfoot.org)
The If Onlies
The if onlies ruled my life. If only I had more money, if only my children were better behaved, if only people liked me, if only I could lose weight & be thin if only, if only, if only. I lived my life in the if onlies, never in reality. As a result I was unhappy most of the time. Rarely did my expectation of life get fulfilled. I lived in a fantasy land. After coming to OA my life changed. Working the steps brought me out of the land of if onlies and into this present, real world. My life is wonderful. I have marvelous children, my money is enough and for the first time I am remaining at a normal weight. Thanks OA! Food for Thought Many folks want to serve God; but only as advisors. A friend is one whom before I may think aloud. Ralph Waldo Emerson Some minds are like concrete thoroughly mixed up and permanently set. What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies Aristotle Seeing is believing. Faith is not seeing, but believing. Quotes from OA 12 & 12 on Step 10
If we are to experience permanent recovery, we will have to repeat, day after day, the actions that have already brought us so much healing pg 83 The purpose of step ten is to identify and remove from our path todays stumbling blocks, those manifestations of pride, fear, anger, self-pity, greed, and other emotions which are bringing pain into our lives and keeping us from growing
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Chair made plea for members to discuss IG service & need for participation.
LetGo&LetGod EasyDoesIt OneDayAtATime KeepItSimple ActAsIf EasyDoesIt..ButDoIt! KeepComingBack,It Works
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Weve spent a lifetime learning to do things the old way, so of course the old behaviors will feel much more natural to us at first pg 89 More gifts are in store for us as we continue working the program and experiencing the miracle of permanent recovery, one day at a time pg 90
