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Page 1 The Nightcap THE NIGHTCAP IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE CENTRAL SERVICE OFFICE 8804 TRADEWAY, SAN ANTONIO,TEXAS 78217 HELP LINE - (210) 828-6235 ANSWERED 24 HOURS SPANISH HELP LINE - (210) 409-8524 BUSINESS LINE: (210) 821-6325 OFFICE HOURS: MON—9AM-7PM; TUE thru FRI—9AM-5PM FAX AND TDD: (210) 822-4491 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.aasanantonio.org VOLUME 60 June 2013 For complete information on events around the country and Canada, please check out ‘Events’ at www.aasanantonio.org Drop by the office and pick up flyers for all of the following events listed in this newsletter The Nightcap is about, by and for members of the AA fellowship. Opinions expressed herein are not to be attributed to Alcoholics Anonymous as a whole, nor does publication of any article imply any endorsement by either AA or the Nightcap (Exceptions: Quotations from AA books, pamphlets, and the 12 Steps and/or 12 Traditions are reprinted with permission of AA World Services Inc. The AA Preamble, slogans, etc. are reprinted with permission of the Grape- vine, Inc.) Lambda AA Group Celebrates their 35th Year ! One Day At A Time ! June 15, 2013 6:00pm Food 7 & 8:15pm Speakers 319 Camden—Madison Square Presbyterian Church 67th Annual Texas State Convention June7-8-9, 2013—Houston, TX “We absolutely insist on enjoying life” - Alcoholics Anonymous, Pg 132 Marriott Westchase Hotel 2900 Briarpark, Houston, TX 77041 (713)978-7400 or (800)452-5110

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The Nightcap THE NIGHTCAP IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE CENTRAL SERVICE OFFICE 8804 TRADEWAY, SAN ANTONIO,TEXAS 78217

HELP LINE - (210) 828-6235 ANSWERED 24 HOURS SPANISH HELP LINE - (210) 409-8524 BUSINESS LINE: (210) 821-6325 OFFICE HOURS: MON—9AM-7PM; TUE thru FRI—9AM-5PM

FAX AND TDD: (210) 822-4491 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.aasanantonio.org

VOLUME 60 June 2013

For complete information on events around the country and Canada, please check out ‘Events’ at www.aasanantonio.org Drop by the office and pick up flyers for all of the following events listed in this newsletter

The Nightcap is about, by and for members of the AA fellowship. Opinions expressed herein are not to be attributed to Alcoholics Anonymous as a whole, nor does publication of any article imply any endorsement by either AA or the

Nightcap (Exceptions: Quotations from AA books, pamphlets, and the 12 Steps and/or 12 Traditions are reprinted with permission of AA World Services Inc. The AA Preamble, slogans, etc. are reprinted with permission of the Grape-

vine, Inc.)

Lambda AA Group

Celebrates their 35th Year ! One Day At A Time !

June 15, 2013

6:00pm Food

7 & 8:15pm Speakers

319 Camden—Madison Square Presbyterian Church

67th Annual Texas State Convention

June7-8-9, 2013—Houston, TX

“We absolutely insist on enjoying life” - Alcoholics Anonymous, Pg 132

Marriott Westchase Hotel

2900 Briarpark, Houston, TX 77041

(713)978-7400 or (800)452-5110

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Wednesday Is Volunteer Day At CSO

10:00am to 4:00pm

The only requirement for this service work is that you be

sober.

There is a variety of tasks that need to be done to keep

the office running. Drop in and let Virginia or Tomi know

that you are there to volunteer your time to help out at

the CSO.

You may spend as little time as you like, or stay the day.

Below is a small list of things that need to be done.

Shredding - sorting - sweeping floors –pricing stock

Did you know that the long form of the Traditions is in your Twelve & Twelve on page 189?

Happenings In The

Fellowship Room

CD SPEAKERS LOAN PROGRAM

The Central Service Office now has the CD

speaker loan program back up and running.

There are over 30 speakers on the list. Pick out

the speaker you want to listen to, leave a $1

deposit, return the CD, get your $1 deposit

back.

The CD’s are in the Fellowship Room for your

review. Thank you for your patience. We tried

to get this together earlier this year, and failed.

Thursday

10:00 am

Come in and listen

to the speaker of the

week.

This is an informal CD

speaker event.

Coffee is provided.

June Speakers

June 7th - Stu C.

June 14th - Angie D.

June 21st - Polly P.

June 28th - Camille F.

Problems of money, property, and authority may easily divert us from our primary spiritual aim. We think, therefore,

that any considerable property of genuine use to AA should be separately incorporated and managed, thus dividing the

material from the spiritual. An AA group, as such, should never go into business. Secondary aids to AA, such as clubs or

hospitals which require much property or administration, ought to be incorporated and so set apart that, if necessary,

they can be freely discarded by the groups. Hence such facilities ought not to use the AA name. Their management

should be the sole responsibility of those people who financially support them. For clubs, AA managers are usually pre-

ferred. But hospitals, as well as other places of recuperation, ought to be well outside AA-and medically supervised. While

an AA group may cooperate with anyone, such cooperation ought never go so far as affiliation or endorsement, actual or

implied. An AA group can bind itself to no one.

FREE There is an “old” wooden desk in the CSO office that

needs a home. Anyone interested may stop by the office and

check it out. It will require a truck and some strong men to

carry it out of the office. Your help is appreciated!

These books are in the Fellowship Room for

members to sit and read:

Dr. Bob and The Good Oldtimers

Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age

Pass It On

Tradition Six (long form)

“This is Alcoholics Anonymous…May I help you?”

Chairperson is Josef P. & the Co-Chair is Joseph E.

Helpline # 210-828-6235

There are currently a few openings

Has your group considered an hour a week for the group’s

service commitment?

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Dr. Bob on Prayer:

"Dr. Bob would explain prayer by telling how

the camels in a caravan would kneel down in

the evening, and the men would unload

their burdens. In the morning, they

would kneel down again, and the men

would put the burdens back on. 'It's the

same with prayer,' Dr. Bob said. 'We get

on our knees to unload at night. And in

the morning when we get on our knees

again, God gives us just the load we are

able to carry for that day.'" c. 1980, Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers, page 229

Seniors In Sobriety meetings have now arrived in Texas. Dallas has the first Seniors (over 60) in

Sobriety AA meeting in Texas. The first “Carrying the Message to the Older Alcoholics” meeting took

place during the 11th International AA Convention in Minneapolis in July, 2000. This meeting was a

nod from the World Service Organization that this is an issue that deserved attention and discussion.

Seniors in Sobriety meetings are springing up all over the country, from Colorado to New York to Florida

and elsewhere. Is it now time to have a meeting here in San Antonio?

There is a “Seniors In Sobriety International Conference. This year the conference is in San Diego on

September 5th-8th. Information available at the CSO office.

Things We Cannot Change

Leonard S. (1920-2013) Sobriety date of May 10, 1948 Passed away Monday, May 20th. Leonard was a member of The Acceptance Group and The LaVernia Group. Leonard will be missed.

7:30—9:00 pm

June 10th

Service Manual Meeting

Goliad Meeting Place

537 Avondale, San Antonio, TX

78223

Concept 6 - Presented by:

Jamie W.

Panel 56 Delegate

Twelve

Step List

This is a list of AA members who have time

and are willing to be available to call on

persons who ask for an alcoholic to talk

with.

This is one to one Twelve Step Work.

CSO maintains the list.

Call us at 210-821-6325 if you are interested in

participating at this time.

Available at the Bookstore:

Documentary about Bill W. (Co-founder)

And DVD of the Original Off-Broadway Production

of Bill W. And Dr. Bob

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Club 12

Group Twelve

New Wednesday is “Cheeseburger” Day at the Snack Bar

Sign up now for “Bowling”

Get your team together Bowl in July

Flyer available at the CSO or Club 12

Via Bus Route: Bus 4

Meetings from 7am to 10pm

See the Speaker’s Meeting Schedule

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Central Service Office has space available in the Fellowship Room if anyone would like to start a meeting. 8802 Tradeway,San Antonio, TX 78217

Airport Group Wednesday - 8pm

8802 Tradeway One mile from the Airport

San Antonio, TX 78217 Open Discussion

Hondo

Has a new Group

The Hondo Hope Group

2208 14th St Hondo, TX 78861

Meets in the Tuscany Court & Townhomes Meeting Room.

Monday and Friday

6pm

NEW MEETING IN SEGUIN Primary Purpose Group

St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church

315 Crockett St.

Seguin, TX 78155

Thursday at 7pm

Open Discussion

Smoking Meetings at

Daily Reprieve Group Winners Club Club Twelve

102 Thames, San Antonio, TX 78216

Daily Reprieve Group

Saturday & Sunday

8:30am

•"When you're home by yourself you're behind enemy lines."

Meets Wednesday at 8pm

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

8231 Callaghan

78230 San Antonio, TX

Closed Discussion

Boerne Highway

Group

Meeting time has

changed: Thursday

is now at 6:30pm

MEMO

The last Friday of

the month is Birthday

Night.

We serve cake & ice

cream. The meeting

starts at 8pm.

Elmendorf Texas

Now has a new AA meeting.

Fisherman’s House of Prayer

7980 FM 327

Elmendorf TX 78112

(was the old post office)

Monday at 6:30pm

Open Discussion

Rebos Group

In New Braunfels

7:30pm meeting No longer meets.

First Step First Group Creekview Office Complex

8600 Wurzbach #702

Meeting has closed.

Sisters Of Hope Group

Kerrville Church of Christ

1900 Loop 534

Kerrville, TX 78028

Meets Monday at 6:30pm

Open Discussion

At The Daily Reprieve AA Club 4712 S. Hackberry,San Antonio,TX 78223

Saturday-June 8th

Food-Fun-Speakers

Smokers invited

New Meeting

Directories will

soon be

available.

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Reprint from The AA Grapevine, Inc., August 1995 Vol. 52 No. 3

Second interview in a series of articles on authors of Big Book stories

Interview With the Author of "Stars Don’t Fall” Felicia M. is eighty-nine years old and has been sober for over fifty-one years; she joined the Fellowship in the fall of 1943, when it was only eight years old. Her story, "Stars Don't Fall," is in the Third Edition of the Big Book.

On a clear cold afternoon last January, the managing editor of the Grapevine and an editorial assistant drove up

to the small town in Connecticut where Felicia M. lives. We found her modest house on a quiet back lane. Several

big evergreens were in the front yard; in the backyard, a bird feeder hung from a bare tree. Inside, her house

was cozy. A whole row of cookbooks filled a shelf over the kitchen door. The walls were hung with pictures--

western scenes with men and women on horseback, a painting by a grandson, a large oil by a well-known ab-

stract painter of the nineteen fifties, and some watercolors by Felicia herself, who began painting during one pe-

riod when she couldn't write (Felicia is a professional writer). The three of us sat in Felicia's small book-lined liv-

ing room, where the winter light filtered through the draperies, and Felicia served us coffee and cookies as we

talked about AA and her recovery from alcoholism.

In her Big Book story, Felicia tells about the turbulent times of her drinking: from her chauffeured "self-guided"

tour of Europe's wine countries to being the down-and-out habitué of a Greenwich Village bar, where the other

customers took to moving their stools to avoid her. Drinking wasn't a pleasant experience for her; it was, she

wrote, like getting a "tap on the head with a small mallet." Felicia told us, "I had low self-esteem and behaved

accordingly--and so of course I got into trouble all the time." Her analyst was one of the earliest members of the

psychiatric profession to learn about Alcoholics Anonymous; Felicia explained, "Bill had addressed a bunch of

shrinks, you see, and my analyst heard him. She said to me, 'You've been coming here either drunk or hungover

for a year. And I think these people have something.'" The psychiatrist gave Felicia the Big Book to read and

sent her to meet a man named "Mr. W."

Bill W. suggested that Felicia meet Marty M., the first woman to get--and stay--sober in AA. Marty became Feli-

cia's sponsor: "She was my sponsor until the day she died. I still miss her very much." When Felicia was sober

less than a year, she wrote a short piece for the first issue of this magazine, in June 1944 (she was then known

as Felicia G.). Over the years, she wrote a number of articles for the Grapevine and worked for a time, without

pay, reading and editing manuscripts. During the 1970s, she was active on the Grapevine's Editorial Advisory

Board.

Felicia has written both novels and nonfiction. She published several novels while she was still drinking, as re-

counted in the Big Book. She said, "Of course I used to write when I was drunk--my writing was quite a mess.

Since getting sober, I've written some things I'm not ashamed of." How did she write her Big Book story? "I was

down in Florida, and it just came out--I didn't correct at all; it just poured out of me."

"My life," Felicia said, "is so much better in sobriety. The main thing is that I believe in God and I can appeal to

him and I can get results." She added, "If I hadn't stopped drinking, I'd be dead: if you had buried me with an

acorn in my mouth, I'd have raised an oak tree by now."

Continued in the July Nightcap...

Permission to reprint The AA Grapevine, Inc., copyrighted material [in this publication, organization, or website] does not in any

way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The AA Grapevine, Inc.

Stories from the First Edition of The Big Book and The Second and Third Editions are available in the book:

“Experience, Strength and Hope” available at The Bookstore for $9.50.

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The San Antonio Archives Room Is Open Daily 9am to 5pm

The San Antonio Archives Committee is looking for

the names of San Antonio AA Members who are

Old-Timers.

Please contact the CSO office with the Old-Timers in

your Group.

Thanks….Archives Committee

AA Cooperates With Professionals

Informational Workshop

Sunday, June 30th

1 p.m.-3 p.m.

Location: CSO Fellowship Room, 8802 Tradeway

Open to all in the San Antonio metropolitan area, including groups, GSRs,

DCMs, and members of PI/CPC committees

We'll explore old and new ways of taking the A.A. message to nonalcoholic professionals and future professionals -- all

while keeping within our traditions.

Keynote speaker: Tommy F., SWTA 68 PI/CPC chair

Brief discussion by others

Why is this important?

"Such people often meet the alcoholic in places where AA is not present. Through professionals, alcoholics may

be reached who might otherwise never find the program, or they may be reached sooner with the help of in

formed non-AAs." -- Cooperation with the Professional Community Workbook

What counts as a "professional"? Anybody who might deal with the suffering alcoholic during the course of work: mem-

bers of the clergy; health care professionals (doctors, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, etc.); judges; attorneys; proba-

tion and parole professionals; teachers and other educators; athletic coaches; social workers; employers or employee as-

sistance workers; police officers; journalists; bartenders, and more!

At the conclusion of Sunday's workshop, we will have a brief planning committee meeting for our involvement with the

national conference of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), to be held

in San Antonio Oct. 3-6, 2013.

Remember: From the very beginning, nonalcoholic have played a vital role in our fellowship. We humbly remember Dr.

Silkworth, Sister Ignatia, and the Reverend Sam Shoemaker.

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CSOR Meeting is the Third Monday of each month at 6:00 pm at CSO

Fellowship Room - 8802-8804 Tradeway, San Antonio, TX 78217 The Central Service Office Rep serves as a vital link in maintaining two-way communication between the group and CSO. The Central Service Office Rep takes the responsibility for keeping the group informed on CSO matters, and provides CSO with up-dated information of a group contact name and phone number. CSOR and their alternate are encouraged to learn more about the operations of the Central Service Office.

CSOR Meeting

April 15, 2013

Meeting was opened by Rebecca G with the Serenity Prayer.

The short form of the 4th Tradition was read by Tami S

Introduction of new CSO Reps: None

Introduction of all CSO Reps: 16 present

Guests: One guest

Board Members: 3 present – Joe, Doug and Tami

Announcements: Workshop May 19th at Club 12 on Anonymity. Flyer in packet

Bill S made announcements about several upcoming events

Weekend is SA was a huge success with over 900 persons in attendance. Full report . at May CSOR meeting

Tish G and Rebecca G discussed the need for people to attend the Fort Sam meetings on Tuesday and Thursday nights at

6:30AMED Chapel. There are many young soldiers with careers on the line. Many cannot leave the base to attend other

AA meetings. Desperately need AA's to attend these meetings. Great opportunity for service. Only a drivers license

required to get on Ft Sam.

Minutes of March meeting were unanimously approved.

Board Liaison report: Doug F went over the P&L and explained clearly

Joe L gave the Board Report: They had explanation of the budget, discussed sending Tomi to the Intergroup Seminar.

There was lots of discussion about preparations for A A is SA

Important new project: The VIA project. Mapping where meetings and busstops come together because so many AA's

cannot drive or do not have other transportation.

Committee Reports

Archives Committee: Tami said Archives Room is up and running. Still need lots of help and positions to be filled such as

recording, digitizing, sorting, interviewing, inventory. Meetings 2nd Monday of the month at the CSO 6:00 PM

Telephone Committee: None Outreach Committee: None

Old Business: Rebecca discussed new people need to be thinking about stepping up to Chairperson and Secretary posi-

tions in June

New Business: Charles B brought up making the Board Meeting minutes copyable, apparently current bylaws prevent

copying and distribution of the minutes. Tabled until next CSOR meeting. Board members to discuss this at next board

meeting.

7th Tradition basket was passed

Meeting was adjourned with the Lord's Prayer at 6:45 PM

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District Meetings

SAN ANTONIO DISTRICTS District 01A: DCM-Bobby M.

[email protected]

Monthly meeting is held at 8802 Tradeway

3rd Sunday, 3:00 p.m.

District 16: DCM-Sonya B

[email protected]

Monthly meeting is held at 8802 Tradeway,

1st Sunday at 3 p.m. –Fellowship Room

San Antonio, TX 78217

District 17: DCM-Dee D

[email protected]

Monthly meeting is held at the Fellowship

Room, 8802 Tradeway, San Anotnio,TX 78217

3pm, second Sunday of each month.

District 18: DCM– Michael D

Monthly meeting is held at the Goliad Group

location. 537 Avondale, the last Saturday of

the month.

SAN ANTONIO

SPANISH DISTRICTS District 01F: DCM– Juaquin

Monthly meeting is held at 3814 S. Flores, #2,

the 2nd Sunday, 11:00 a.m., en Española.

District 28: DCM-Julio R.

Monthly meetings are held at 935 New Laredo,

#2 San Antonio, TX 78211, the 2nd and last

Thursday, 7:00 p.m., en Española.

SURROUNDING DISTRICTS District 01E: DCM-Steve G.

[email protected]

Rotating monthly meeting on the 3rd Saturday.

Call for location.

District 02: DCM-Theron W. [email protected]

Monthly meeting is held at 2 p.m. the second

Sunday of each month. 24 Hour Club

location,1142 Eikel,New Braunfels, TX 78138

District 12: DCM-Jerry B. [email protected]

Monthly meeting rotates on the 2nd Sunday

each month, and is held at 2 p.m. Call for

location and directions.

WHERE TO SEND DISTRICT

CONTRIBUTIONS

District 01A Treasurer

PO Box 29594

San Antonio, TX 78229

District 16

Contact DCM for address.

District 01E

Contact DCM for address.

District 17

PO Box 33774

San Antonio, TX 78265

District 18

unknown

SAMSO

Monthly meeting is held the 2nd Sunday of the month, 4pm at 8802 Tradeway, San Antonio, TX 78217. Members include DCMs, Alt. DCMs, Committee Chairs, GSRs and all alternates. All AA members are invited to attend. http://www.samsoaa.com

CFC: Meets every other month - June-August-October-December

8802 Tradeway– Fellowship Room

PO Box 33866, San Antonio, TX 78265

Last Sunday of every other month at 5:30pm

Grapevine: Dianniella S. - [email protected]

Monthly meeting is held at 8607 Wurzbach, Bldg.P, The Center 1st. Sunday, 3:00 p.m. PI/CPC: Miguel P. - [email protected]

Monthly meetings at 8607 Wurzbach, The Center Bldg. P

1st Sunday at 4:30 p.m.

Treatment:

Monthly meeting at 8802 Tradeway - Fellowship Room

1st. Sunday of each month, 5:00pm.

Archives: Kathleen D.

Winners Club 5723 Kenwick

Bi-Lingual: Tino E. - [email protected]

Newsletter: Cathy W. - [email protected] Treasurer: Bill S. - [email protected]

SAMSO, PO Box 17953, San Antonio, TX 78217

Webmaster Daniella - [email protected]

SAMSO monthly meeting has moved

Now meeting in the Fellowship Room

8802 Tradeway, San Antonio, TX 78217

Meeting at 4pm - 2nd Sunday of each month

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

District 01A

Has moved its monthly meeting. They are now meeting

at 8802 Tradeway, San Antonio, TX 78217 on the3rd

Sunday of each month at 3pm.

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Group History

-

Archives

The Archives Committee has begun the collection of Group histories. They will collect background

information on all current groups and groups that have folded in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area.

The “Book of Groups” will be available in the future for AA members to come to the archives and read

how their group began.

Information on your group may be given to the Archives by email or in written form. A picture of the front

of your meeting house or a picture on the inside of your meeting room would be appropriate. Please do

not include pictures of your members.

The Archives Committee meets monthly on the second Monday of each month at 6pm at the Fellowship

Room at 8802 Tradeway, San Antonio, TX 78217.

A Day in Recovery is a San Antonio tradition that is now in its 12th year. Each year this one-day event features a single speaker or speaker team to focus on a particular aspect of AA. On Saturday, September 28, 2013, A Day in Recovery at the Alamo Heights United Methodist Church will feature “The Big Book Experience” with Katie & Charlie P. from Austin. This husband-and-wife team has a dynamic presentation that is focused on the solution. Unlike regular speaker meetings or conferences featuring multiple speakers, A Day in Recovery maximizes one speaker’s experi-ence, strength and hope on a specific subject in an informational yet entertaining fashion. The presentation is conversational, not classroom, and the day provides many opportunities to enjoy the fellowship of others on this happy road. A continental breakfast is provided as well as snacks and limitless coffee throughout the day. Lunch is on your own, and most attendees go in groups to the many restaurants that are located nearby. At breaks there are drawings for raffle prizes and time for a chat or a smoke. The lineup wraps up with a question-and-answer session that always proves to be thought-provoking and educational. This year American Sign Language interpreters will be on-site for the entire event. The venue is fully ADA compliant, and we hope to accommodate all who wish to attend. Previous speakers have included Jack C. - “A Design for Living that Really Works”, Tom I. - “Living with Spiritual Principles”, Polly P. - “Emotional Sobriety” and Bob D. - “How to Recover from a Spiritual Malady.

Look for the bright yellow flyer in and around the rooms or contact [email protected] and we’ll gladly email one to you. Discounted pre-registrations ($12) may be mailed to the address on the flyer and are also being accepted at the Central Service Office. Registration on-site the day of the event ($15) is available, quick to complete and opens at 9:15 a.m. Alamo Heights United Methodist Church is located at 825 E. Basse Rd at the corner of E. Basse Rd and Treeline Park, near the Quarry shopping center.

A Day in Recovery planning committee is seeking volunteers who would like to be of service the day of the event. There are a variety of different ways to help us make the event a success. If you are available to help on Saturday, September 28th, please contact Laura at 253-583-6508 or email [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you this year!

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Group Twelve Club 12

102 Thames San Antonio, TX 78216

June

Sunday Speakers

2nd Tracy B 9th Sue P 16th Mary (Al-Anon) David P 23rd David A 30th Laura

The Rush Hour Group

At The Center

8607 Wurzbach - Bldg. P San Antonio, TX 78240

Speaker Meeting

1st & 3rd Saturday of each month

5:30 pm

June Speakers

1st Randy D 15th Rick H

Memo to the Fellowship

This page has been converted to a calendar of events, a list of speaker meetings with the speaker name listed. To

submit your Speaker Meeting and who your speaker will be, contact the CSO office at [email protected].

2nd District 16 Meeting

Grapevine Committee Meeting (SAMSO Committee)

PI/CPC Meeting (SAMSO Committee)

Treatment Facility Meeting (SAMSO Committee)

_____________________________________________________________________________________

9th District 28 Meeting

SAMSO (general membership) Meeting

District 2 Meeting

District 17 Meeting

District 01A Meeting

District 01F Meeting

District 12 Meeting

_____________________________________________________________________________________

10th Service Manual Meeting

San Antonio Archives Committee Meeting

_____________________________________________________________________________________

13th Central Service Office Board Meeting

_____________________________________________________________________________________

15th District 1E Meeting

Lambda Group Anniversary Celebration

Goliad Monthly BBQ

_____________________________________________________________________________________

17th CSOR Meeting (Central Service Office Representatives) Meeting

_____________________________________________________________________________________

22nd District 18 Meeting

_____________________________________________________________________________________

27th District 28 Meeting

_____________________________________________________________________________________

29th District 18 Meeting

Serendipity Group

10929 Nacogdoches Rd. Ste 5 San Antonio, TX 78217

Speaker Meeting last Saturday of the month

Pot-luck at 6:15pm

Meeting begins at 7:15pm June Speakers

June 29th - Lois

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Where does the money go? Funds received at the Central Service

Office go to support the Central Service Office of San Antonio activ-

ities; according to the purposes as outlined in the Bylaws and as di-

rected by the Board of Trustees.

Group Contributions April 2013 Total $ 4,308.55

Contributions to Central Service Office

During the month of March

Birthday Contributions $ 10.00

Fellowship Room Contributions 100.58

Individual Contributions 75.05

Total Contributions $ 185.63

Group Contributions: January - April 2013 Total $ 14,958.01

Amistad Group 100.00

Unity Group 5.15

Boerne Hwy Group 30.00

Boerne Noon Group 250.00

Buda 2nd Chance 21.00

Buda Big Book Grp 25.00

Callaghan Road Group 75.00

Coffee Pot 70.08

Colonies North Group 150.00

County Line Group 150.00

Cuarta De Dimension 25.00

District 12 75.00

First Things First Group 800.00

Goliad Group 50.00

Group Twelve 360.00

Grupo Nuevo Leon 33.00

Grupo Paz Y Sobriedad 10.00

Grupo Unidad 30.00

Lambda Group 500.00

Laurel Heights Group 145.00

Live & Let Live Group 120.00

River Group 25.00

Rule 62-Devine Group 85.00

Rush Hour Group 40.00

Schertz/Cibolo Group 360.00

Serendipity Group 16.00

Solutions Group/Canyon Lake 35.00

St. Francis Seekers 10.00

Stay in the Solution Group 294.77

Stone Oak Big Book Group 328.60

Tuesday Nite Big Book Study 79.95

Young and Done 10.00

Total 4,308.55

Acceptance Group 12.00

Alamo Heights Group 113.00

Amistad Group 550.00

Boerne Hwy Group 120.00

Boerne Noon Group 500.00

Broad Highway Group 50.00

Broadway Group 340.00

Buda 2nd Chance 21.00

Buda Big Book Grp 25.00

Callaghan Road Group 225.00

Coffee Pot 70.08

Colonies North Group 450.00

Cork In The Jug 125.00

County Line Group 150.00

Cuarta De Dimension 100.00

District 12 300.00

First One Today Group 75.00

First Things First Group 2,100.00

Free At Last Group 50.00

Freedom Group 60.00

Ft Sam Houston Group 75.00

Generic Group 150.00

Goliad Group 200.00

Group Twelve 1,440.00

Grupo Nuevo Leon 33.00

Grupo Paz Y Sobriedad 40.00

Grupo Primer Vez 41.86

Grupo Unidad 55.00

Helotes Nooner Group 250.00

Kirby Group 250.00

Lackland Pyramid Group 50.00

Lambda Group 1,500.00

Las Moras Group/Brackettville 19.60

Last Call Group 60.00

Laurel Heights Group 235.00

Legal Professions Group 25.00

Live & Let Live Group 120.00

Love & Laughter Ladies Group 60.00

Morning After Group 150.00

North San Pedro Group 80.00

Outsider Group 140.00

River Group 100.00

Rosedale Group 100.00

Rule 62-Devine Group 122.00

Rush Hour Group 236.00

Schertz/Cibolo Group 1,260.00

Serendipity Group 47.42

Serenity Group-Del Rio 78.50

Sisters In Sobriety 45.31

Solutions Group/Canyon Lake 35.00

Spring Branch Group 551.91

St. Francis Seekers 40.00

Starlight Group 50.00

Stay in the Solution Group 601.13

Stone Oak Big Book Group 328.60

Survivors Group 200.00

Turning Point 275.00

Tuesday Nite Big Book Study 79.95

Unity Group 5.15

Universal City Group 117.54

Universal City / Sunday Group 60.00

Women's Big Book 130.00

Women's Solution-NB 13.96

Young and Done 70.00

Total 14,958.01

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Future Events In San Antonio

2013

July 8th 2013 Service Manual Meeting

July 13th 2013 Club 12 Bowling

Aug 16th 2013 Club 12 Anniversary

Sept 14th 2013 Club 12 Bingo Night

Sept 28th 2013 Day In Recovery Conference

Sept 28th 2013 Aniversario de Grupo Unidad

Oct 25th 2013 Texas State Conference of Young People in AA

Oct 19th 2013 Club 12 Bowling

Dec 14th 2013 Aniversario de Oficina Intergrupal Hispana

Future Events Out Of Town

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2013

May 3rd 2013 Heart of Texas Conference - Waco TX

May 23rd 2013 Gathering of the Eagles - Dallas TX

June 5th 2013 Austin City Wide Meeting – Austin TX

June 7th 2013 Texas State Convention – Houston

June 7th 2013 Founder’s Day – Akron OH

July 11th 2013 55th ICYPAA– Phoenix AZ

July 12th 2013 SWTA 68 Summer Workshop – Round Rock TX

July 27th 2013 VIII Aniversario Grupo Ray o De Luz – New Braunfels TX

Aug 16th 2013 SWTA 68 PI/CPS Conference – Austin TX

Aug 16th 2013 TQCXYPAA Frio-Neal’s Lodges, Concan

Aug 23rd 2013 38th Annual Hill Country Round Up – Kerrville TX

Aug 16th 2013 We Quit Playing God-Dist 90 Convention - Beaumont TX

Aug 16th 2013 TQCYPAA Frio – Concan TX

Oct 11th 2013 Southwest Regional Forum - Oklahoma City OK

Oct 18th 2013 SWTA 68 Fall Conference and Voting Assembly – Weslaco TX

Nov 15th 2013 TQCYPAA Frio – Concan TX

2014

Aug 15th 2014 Capital of Texas Conference - Austin TX

Oct 10th 2014 SWRAASA Corpus Christi TX

GROUP BIRTHDAY

CELEBRATIONS

These groups celebrate their

members sobriety birthdays on

the following days:

First Saturday New Braunfels Group

Last Sunday: Free at Last (cake & Coffee) Last Monday: Alamo Heights Freedom, Young and Golden Years (O-Speaker)

First Tuesday: New Downtown (O-Speaker) 7:30-9pm Last Tuesday: Valley Hi Santa Fe New Acceptance, Life Support La Vernia Last Wednesday : Oblate Woman's Big Book Northwood, Stay in the Solution Last Thursday: Goliad North San Pedro Stahl Rd, Acceptance Universal City, Last Friday: Pearsall (Come As You Are) Colonies North El Libro Grande, Rush Hour, Group 12

Marymont HALT @ Tezel Road SW Loop (4th Friday) Keep It Simple Club 12 Boerne Highway Group Last Saturday: Schertz-Cibolo Lambda Winners Club Serendipity Pleasanton