Effective December 1, 2024, the 7:30PM Friday night meeting of the Fresh Start Group will be cancelled.
Our 8:30PM Wednesday night remains open at the usual location: 45 Connolly Road, Lower Sackville.

The regular monthly meeting for District 1 will be Dec 18 at 6pm on zoom. Normally it would have been on Dec 25th but has been moved to the 18th.

Eastern Canada Regional Forum Recap
Nov 27th at 6pm on Zoom – See FLYER here.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the AAs Got Talen show must be postponed.
New date is Sat, Jan 11, 2025, 7-9pm at Woodlawn United Church
This is a free event.

Get the FLYER here.

We are having the next NS Provincial Roundup 2025 committee meeting Saturday Nov 16 at 1:00 pm at club 24 and will continue the third Saturday of each month. The Roundup is to be held in June 2025. We now have a committee, but need helpers! Please come hear what is it all about.

Last Monday of Each Month
Are you interested in contributing to your Recovery through Service ?
The Area 82 Active Area Committee Meeting is held via Zoom on the last
Monday of each month.
The meeting will open at 6:00 pm NS time, 6:30 NL time at the following
Zoom link.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88688093457

The purpose of the regular monthly meeting is to share our combined
experiences in Committee work throughout Area 82 with the goals of ;

• Keeping the Area 82 membership informed of Service Committee activ-
  ities Area wide
• Identifying opportunities where we (as an Area) can better carry the AA
  Recovery message
• Helping new committees during their formation (both materially and
  with experience)
• Sharing Service ideas from the more experienced folks in Districts
  where Committees are well established

GSO has released a letter about AA and spirituality. Click here to read that release.

Do you want to add to your sobriety and enjoy fellowship while providing service? The CPC committee needs you.
Please see this appeal from the CPC Chair

BM-31 A.A. Service Manual/Twelve Concepts for World Services

Two titles in a single booklet. The A.A. Service Manual opens with history of A.A. services, then explains the General Service Conference structure and its year-round importance. Chapters cover the roles of GSRs, DCMs, delegates, directors and trustees, as well as what happens at GSO and Grapevine. The Twelve Concepts for World Service, written by A.A. co-founder Bill W., are an interpretation of A.A.’s world service structure as it emerged through A.A.’s early history and experience.

Link to the AA Service Manual PDF

General Service Conference-approved.

Most A.A. members are primarily interested in their groups, in their own sobriety, and in helping other drunks one-on-one. And that is as it should be. While the work of general service has precisely the same objective — carrying the message to the alcoholic who still suffers — the connection is not always direct or obvious. Some stimulators are usually needed to get the attention of A.A. members — to show them that service can add a rich dimension to their sober lives and Twelfth Step work, and that their participation is vital to the future of A.A.

Good communication is of vital importance. In personal Twelfth Step work, there is no end to communication. The sponsor talks with the drunk; speakers share their experience; we share with each other. But when it comes to general service work, communication has a tendency to break down. It can take hard work to get the attention of alcoholics, but with a creative approach, they can be encouraged to take time out from the nuts and bolts of recovery to think about another phase of their new lives. Once A.A. members are well informed about service, they often want to become involved and to take on their own service responsibilities.

In many areas, the delegate and area committee members make themselves available to visit groups or district meetings and talk about general service. Workshops on the Traditions, Concepts or other aspects of service are often an effective way of spreading the word of service. Sometimes two or more districts will work together to sponsor a service event.