SEPTEMBER, 2017 Please submit articles/ notices for October Sincerely Al-Anon by September 20, noon Public Outreach Coordinators: Mary B., xxx-xxx-xxxx Diane R., xxx-xxx-xxxx Speakers Bureau Call 314.645.1572 for speakers Send All Meeting Changes to our Area Group Records Coordinator at: [email protected]. Published by: Al-Anon Information Service (AIS) 14 Sunnen Dr., Suite 144, Maplewood, MO 63143 Phone: 314-645-1572/website: www.stl-al-anon.org E-mail: [email protected]Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00am - 3:30pm, 1st Thursday of each month open 1pm until 7pm, before the IR meeting The AIS website has launched! Please check out the new website! WWW.STL-AL-ANON.ORG!!!!!! You’re invited to the next Intergroup Rep Meeting, 10/5 at 7pm. Come vote your group conscience and hear updates. Sincerely Al-Anon If you desire a digital copy of this, please email the AIS office. Al-Anon’s 2nd Annual National Recovery Month of September Appeal September is National Recov- ery Month. The Al-Anon Board is host- ing the Al-Anon Family Groups of Greater St. Louis 2nd Annual National Recovery Month Appeal. Last year’s appeal raised almost $5,000 and was instrumental in developing our new local website. This year our goal is $5,000 and we’ll be highlighting our Public Out- reach Program. In the past few years the Public Outreach team has increased the effort to share our message of expe- rience, strength and hope with the St. Louis Metro Area. Our volunteers have handed out literature and answered questions at various events and fairs, made presentations at schools across the area, and distributed countless cop- ies of Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism. Re- quests for information about Al-Anon have increased, thanks to our Public Outreach team. Please consider contributing to the 2nd Annual National Recovery Month Appeal! Throughout September we’ll be passing an envelope at Al-Anon meetings. You can also send a contribu- tion of cash, check or credit card to the main office: Anon Information Services/Al-Anon Family Groups of Greater STL 14 Sunnen Drive, #144 Maplewood, MO 63143 The appeal runs from Septem- ber 1 - 30. If paying by check, please make the check out to AIS and write in the memo section the notation: SEPTEMBER APPEAL. Thank you for supporting the Al-Anon Declaration: “When anyone, anywhere reaches out for help … let it begin with me.” — The AIS/AFG Board of Directors World Service Update Our World Service Delegate, Sarah S., will tell St. Louis members what happened at our 2017 World Ser- vice Conference at the District 14 Dis- trict meeting on September 14. The meeting will be held at St. Mark's Epis- copal Church parish hall, 4712 Clifton Avenue, St. Louis, 63109. This is the opportunity for St. Louis vicinity members to hear first- hand what our largest group conscience decided and reported this year. Topics of benefit to all of Al-Anon were taken up by the Delegates from all the areas in the United States and Canada. Deci- sions were made and reports came out of task and thought forces that will in- spire us all. You will be interested in the discussion of our term and closed meetings, for instance. District 14 offers pizza at 6pm and the meeting begins at 6:30pm. All Al-Anon members are invited. No oth- er opportunity to hear the Delegate's report and update occurs in the St. Louis vicinity. Peace, love, and joy, Laurie K. STEP NINE Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others. TRADITION NINE Our groups, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsi- ble to those they serve.
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SEPTEMBER, 2017
Please submit articles/notices for October
Sincerely Al-Anon by September 20, noon
Public Outreach Coordinators: Mary B., xxx-xxx-xxxx Diane R., xxx-xxx-xxxx Speakers Bureau Call 314.645.1572 for speakers Send All Meeting Changes to our Area Group Records Coordinator at: [email protected].
Published by: Al-Anon Information Service (AIS) 14 Sunnen Dr., Suite 144, Maplewood, MO 63143 Phone: 314-645-1572/website: www.stl-al-anon.org E-mail: [email protected] Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9:00am - 3:30pm, 1st Thursday of each month open 1pm until 7pm, before the IR meeting The AIS website has launched! Please check out the new website! WWW.STL-AL-ANON.ORG!!!!!! You’re invited to the next Intergroup Rep Meeting, 10/5 at 7pm. Come vote your group conscience and hear updates.
Sincerely Al-Anon
If you desire a digital
copy of this, please
email the AIS office.
Al-Anon’s 2nd Annual National Recovery Month of
September Appeal September is National Recov-ery Month. The Al-Anon Board is host-ing the Al-Anon Family Groups of Greater St. Louis 2nd Annual National Recovery Month Appeal. Last year’s appeal raised almost $5,000 and was instrumental in developing our new local website. This year our goal is $5,000 and we’ll be highlighting our Public Out-reach Program. In the past few years the Public Outreach team has increased the effort to share our message of expe-rience, strength and hope with the St. Louis Metro Area. Our volunteers have handed out literature and answered questions at various events and fairs, made presentations at schools across the area, and distributed countless cop-ies of Al-Anon Faces Alcoholism. Re-quests for information about Al-Anon have increased, thanks to our Public Outreach team. Please consider contributing to the 2nd Annual National Recovery Month Appeal! Throughout September we’ll be passing an envelope at Al-Anon meetings. You can also send a contribu-tion of cash, check or credit card to the main office:
Anon Information Services/Al-Anon Family Groups of Greater STL 14 Sunnen Drive, #144 Maplewood, MO 63143 The appeal runs from Septem-ber 1 - 30. If paying by check, please make the check out to AIS and write in the memo section the notation: SEPTEMBER APPEAL. Thank you for supporting the Al-Anon Declaration: “When anyone, anywhere reaches out for help … let it begin with me.” — The AIS/AFG Board of Directors
World Service Update Our World Service Delegate, Sarah S., will tell St. Louis members what happened at our 2017 World Ser-vice Conference at the District 14 Dis-trict meeting on September 14. The meeting will be held at St. Mark's Epis-copal Church parish hall, 4712 Clifton Avenue, St. Louis, 63109. This is the opportunity for St. Louis vicinity members to hear first-hand what our largest group conscience decided and reported this year. Topics of benefit to all of Al-Anon were taken up by the Delegates from all the areas in the United States and Canada. Deci-sions were made and reports came out of task and thought forces that will in-spire us all. You will be interested in the discussion of our term and closed meetings, for instance. District 14 offers pizza at 6pm and the meeting begins at 6:30pm. All Al-Anon members are invited. No oth-er opportunity to hear the Delegate's report and update occurs in the St. Louis vicinity. Peace, love, and joy, Laurie K.
STEP NINE
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
TRADITION NINE
Our groups, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsi-ble to those they serve.
Meeting Changes
SUNDAY
Ballwin: New Meeting Sunday Se-renity AFG, Sunday, 2pm, West Coun-ty Club, 15409 Clayton Road, enter glass door in front, Ballwin, 63011, Dist. 13
MONDAY
N/A
TUESDAY
N/A
WEDNESDAY
Ballwin: New Alateen Meeting for ages 12-18! Wednesday, 6:45pm, West County Club, 15409 Clayton Road, Ballwin, 63011, Dist. 13
St. Louis: Needs Support: Unity AFG, Wednesday, 11:30am, Black Al-cohol Drug Service Info Center, 3026 Locust, St. Louis, 63103, Dist. 14
THURSDAY
N/A
FRIDAY
Florissant: Needs Support: Under-standing AFG, Friday, 7:30-9pm, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 2900 St. Catherine, Florissant 63033, Dist. 10
St. Louis: New Location Effective 8/1/17: Black Ice AFG, Christ Church U.C.C., 2200 Bellevue Avenue, meet-ing in library, St. Louis, 63143, Dist. 14
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SEPTEMBER 10: District 25 Picnic, 1-6pm, Cuivre River State Park, Lakeside Shelter, 678 State Route 147, Troy, 63379 SEPTEMBER 14: District 14 Meet-ing, Sarah S., Panel 57 Delegate speak-ing, 6:30pm-8pm, pizza and fellowship at 6:00pm, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 4712 Clifton Ave., St. Lou-is, 63109 SEPTEMBER 16: District 2 Business Meeting, 10am-11:30am, Abiding Sav-ior Lutheran Church, 4355 Butler Hill Rd., St. Louis, 63128 SEPTEMBER 16: District 13 Meet-ing, 11:30am-1pm, St. Timothy’s Epis-copal Church, 808 N. Mason Road, Creve Coeur, 63141 SEPTEMBER 17: District 2 Picnic, 11am-4pm, Ferd B. Lang Park, 1820 Old Lemay Ferry Road, Arnold, 63010 SEPTEMBER 17: District 17 Pot-luck Picnic, 12pm-4pm, Wapelhorst Park-Shelter #3, 1875 Muegge Road, St. Charles, 63303 SEPTEMBER 22-24: 2017 Missouri Area Al-Anon Convention with A.A. participation, Inn at Grand Glaize, 5142 Highway 54, Osage Beach, MO 65065. Flyer with registration form can be found on the Missouri Area website at www.missouri-al-anon.org SEPTEMBER 30: 5th Annual Fun Fest Potluck, Growing Your Wings in Al-Anon, 9am-1:30pm, $5 donation at the door, First Baptist Church, 7110 State Rt. 162, Maryville, IL OCTOBER 7: District 10 Potluck, Fellowship at 5:30pm, potluck at 6pm, bring a dish to share, Al-Anon/AA Speakers, St. Barnabas, 2900 St. Cathe-rine, Florissant, 63033 OCTOBER 14: District 14 Annual Fall Festival, 11am-3pm, potluck at noon, entrée/beverage provided, Al-Anon/Alateen/AA Speakers at 1pm. Attendance prizes, raffle, jewelry sale and fellowship. St. John the Baptist Par-ish Center, entrance west of church on Delor. 4200 Delor St., St. Louis, 63116
Public Outreach Beacon Our Public Outreach team has been busy! We attended the August 25th event at Our Lady of the Snows Con-ference, entitled When Mental Illness Hits Home. This was our 2nd year of at-tendance at that event. Many thanks to Joe E., Jeanette B., and Sharon W. who stepped forward to volunteer. We are so grateful for your willingness. NOTHING can happen without your willingness to pitch in!!! Our Public Outreach Team meeting took place on Monday evening, August 7th. The main topic of our meeting was how to best approach contacting school districts for presenting at Red Ribbon Week, which is the last week in October or an alternative date in the school year. Our plan is to email a letter along with Al-Anon/Alateen literature to school counseling person-nel and follow up the mailing with a phone call. Kirkwood school district has been contacted and an All-School event for Ladue School District Coun-seling personnel is already scheduled for Friday, January 5th, 2018! Remaining School Districts are divided as follows: Pat G- Affton, Webster Groves Jeanette B- Bayless Melissa- Brentwood, Clayton, Lind-bergh R-VIII Marilyn Sue- Hancock Place, Mehlville R-IX, Parkway C-2 Nancy-Maplewood-Richmond Heights, Valley Park, Rockwood R-VI Diane- University City, Hazelwood, Pattonville R-III, Ferguson-Florissant R-II Mary B. agreed to contact Jennings, Ritenour, Riverview Gardens, Nor-mandy (post-meeting) If you know school personnel who can give us name/contact info so we can call and set up Al-Anon speakers at their school please call us.
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SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
AIS BOARD OF DIRECTOR OPENINGS~ We have two openings for Board Members to start October, 2017! The job description for a Board Member is on our website, WWW.STL-AL-ANON.ORG, on the Members’ tab (then click Volunteer Opportunities). If you’re interested in taking on this very important role, please send your resume to AIS, [email protected].
JEWELRY VOLUNTEERS
We need three bling lovers to help sort incoming jewelry 2-3 times a year. Would like to have individuals who can sell jew-elry, box and wrap during Thanksgiving holiday and/or two potlucks. Call AIS 314-645-1572.
When anyone anywhere reaches out for help let the hand of Al-Anon and Alateen
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We are so grateful for contribu-tions (birthday, anniversary, memorial, etc.) by members, and we will acknowledge the contribution in the Sincerely Al-Anon news-letter and not list names. Mary A., AIS Board
DIST.
# GROUP $&CENTS DONATION
TOTALS
2 Care & Share 0 46.00 46.00
2 Parents’ Paths To Recovery 0 75.00 75.00
*2 Wednesday’s Child AC 0 100.00 100.00
9 Free to be Me 0 49.51 49.51
9 Monday Freedom 0 24.62 24.62
10 Living Hope 7.00 10.00 17.00
13 Alanooners 0 40.00 40.00
13 Back Door AC 0 50.00 50.00
13 Men’s Path to Serenity 0 400.00 400.00
13 Spiritual Awakening 25.43 114.44 139.87
13 Women’s Strength in Unity 0 50.00 50.00
14 All Male AFG 80.00 26.00 106.00
14 Banner 65.61 0 65.61
14 Black Ice 0 20.00 20.00
14 Friends in AFG 9.50 20.00 29.50
14 Men’s Feelings 38.00 35.00 73.00
14 Men’s Thursday 2.00 0 2.00
14 Stepping Out 0 25.00 25.00
14 Women in Recovery AC 0 31.50 31.50
15 Everyday Grace .13 0 .13
15 Help n Hope 0 100.00 100.00
15 Lifeline 18.50 0 18.50
*15 Women’s Serenity Express 0 72.00 72.00
15 Wymyn In Recovery 0 277.00 277.00
17 District 17 0 25.00 25.00
17 Hope for Today 0 100.00 100.00
18IL Monday Night Serenity 0 5.00 5.00
*2 Serenity Seekers 12.45 0 12.45
*15 Spiritual Winners 0 180.00 180.00
TOTALS 258.62 1,876.07 2,134.69
The Principle of Anonymity
At the August Intergroup Rep meeting, we discussed the topic of whether to print an individual’s name in the Sincerely Al-Anon when contributions, such as a memorial, anniversary, birthday, etc. Discussion was held as follows: From the “Bequests” policy in the newly-revised “Financial Matters” section of the Policy Digest: “In maintaining the principle of anonymity, no individual’s gift is acknowledged publicly nor can the gift be earmarked for any specific pur-pose or program. Al-Anon members give knowing that the money will be spent continuing to support and expand the program that brought us peace and serenity during our lives.”
In keeping with the spirit of anonymity, the WSO does not publicly acknowledge any contribution. Hence, the spirit of Tradition Six is upheld-we don’t let problems of money, property and prestige divert us from our primary spiritual aim. Having a discussion about the topic in a principle-based manner by applying the Traditions to the matter at hand can aid the AIS in reaching an informed group conscience decision going forward.
Want to share your experience, strength and hope? The AIS office does provide a great service in having a list of Al-Anon Speakers that Al-Anon Groups are welcome to utilize! Just call the AIS office at 314-645-1572 and we will get you involved in being a speaker. If you are not comfortable speaking at a group level, we would be most hon-ored for your articles of your personal experience, strength and hope for the monthly Sincerely Al-Anon publication. You can submit and state you prefer to be anonymous, that is aok!
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A discussion was held about staying con-nected with district representatives. All District Representatives have been invit-ed to be placed on our public outreach team email distribution list so they are aware of our activities and invited to vol-unteer with us. We are beginning to post upcoming events and requests for volun-teers on our new AIS website. Please keep up with these events by viewing the website at WWW.STL-AL-ANON. This is a great tool for Public Outreach! Stay tuned to the website for postings about upcoming events and volunteer opportu-nities. To view current volunteer oppor-tunities, please select the Members tab, and then select volunteer opportuni-ties. To view recent or upcoming activi-ties, please go to the Members tab, then select Recent Activities of Public Out-reach. There are many avenues for Public Out-reach! If you are considering broadening your personal progress in Al-Anon, please consider Public Outreach ser-vice. There are necessary tasks where we need assistance. How about taking a bro-chure to your local police station, fire department, public library, or to a doc-tor/dentist office? Al-Anon Faces Alcohol-ism 2017 is .75 at AIS. Take AIS business cards the next time you are at the Al-Anon office located at 14 Sunnen Dr., Suite # 144, Maplewood, MO 63143. Our next Public Outreach meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 11 at 6:30 PM. We will be meeting at St. Louis Bread Company, 1909 So. Brentwood, Brentwood, in the Brentwood Square Shopping Center just south of the St.
Louis Galleria. Please join us. Diane R. and Mary B., AIS Public Out-reach Coordinators
