The Voice. I am responsible...when anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that I am responsible.

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The Voice MARCH 2018 CENTRAL OFFICE OF MARION COUNTY (Intergroup 17) 31815 NE 19th Avenue, Suite B, Ocala, FL 3447 352-867-0660 aaocalaintergroup@gmail.com www.aaocalamarion.org I am responsible.

Step THREE Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. 3rd Step Prayer - Big Book p.

1 The Voice MARCH 2018 CENTRAL OFFICE OF MARION COUNTY (Intergroup 17) NE 19th Avenue, Suite B, Ocala, FL I am responsible...when anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that I am responsible. Step THREE Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him. 3rd Step Prayer - Big Book p. 63 God I offer myself to Thee to build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me from the bondage of self, that I may do Thy will. Take away my difficulties, that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of The Power, Thy Love and Thy Way of life. May I do Thy will always! If a man be agnostic or atheist, make it emphatic that he does not have to agree with your conception of God. He can choose any conception he likes, provided it makes sense to him. The main thing is that he be willing to believe in a Power greater than himself and that he live by spiritual principles..big Book p. 93 Tradition THREE The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. CHECKLIST: 1. In my mind, do I prejudge some new A.A. members as losers? 2. Is there some kind of alcoholic whom I privately do not want in my A.A. group? 3. Do I set myself up as a judge of whether a newcomer is sincere or phony? 4. Do I have to save face in group discussion, or can I yield in good spirit to the group conscience and work cheerfully along with it? 5. Although I have been sober a few years, am I still willing to serve my turn at A.A. chores? 6. In group discussions, do I sound off about matters on which I have no experience and little knowledge?

2 Page 2 The Voice MARCH 2018 Follow up on Women Volunteers interested in doing service in our Jails and Prisons, please contact: Nancy I, Women s Corrections Chair at Need volunteers for the following times and locations: MONDAY-Annex-6:15-8pm TUESDAY-Main Unit-6:15-8pm WEDNESDAY-WRC-9-10am THURSDAY-Work Camp-6:15-8pm FRIDAY FWRC-1-2:30pm Greetings from District 17!!!!! As your sponsor has told you, A.A. has a conference every year in late April in New York City, to discuss A.A. business. Each area (more on that next month) sends a delegate. Our annual pre-conference workshop with our Area 30 Delegate, Joyce C is approaching fast! How do you and your group feel about: The God Word and A.A. for the Alky with Health issues pamphlets? Should A.A. use Linkedin? Selling materials on Amazon? Additions to the Big Book? Video PSA Changes production and budget? Review and or censure of the World Service Boards? Spending $400,000 in attorney fees and court fees for the original Big Book transcript and getting nothing in return? This is important stuff!!!! This is how and when ALL AA s have their voices heard! If you don t participate through your GSR, you cannot complain later. This information is being presented freely, and with food! Two agenda items came from our area, Area 30. A.A. was here when you needed it, and is still here, due to the service work of those who were already here. We all have a responsibility to the newcomer to make sure A.A. is here for them! Please participate in the process. See you on Saturday, March 24 in Citrus Springs! In Love & Service, Ken W, DCM, District 17, Panel 67 ( )

3 Page 3 The Voice MARCH 2018 UPCOMING EVENTS Conference Agenda Review Sat. March 24th (4-6pm) Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, 9425 N Citrus Springs Blvd. Citrus Springs, FL MORE INFO CONTACT YOUR GSR or DCM The Funshop Workshop Sponsored by Central Office March 31st 1-3pm Southwest Christian Church 9045 SW 60th Avenue, Ocala, FL Refreshments, Prizes, Raffles and lot of laughs We Are Not a Glum Lot Unity Picnic Lake-Sumter Central Office and District 7 Saturday, April 7th Hickory Point Recreational Facility State Road, Tavares, FL am Lunch - 50/50 Raffle Tickets in Advance $5 at the Event $6 Information Call Central Office :00pm - Speaker BRING A DESSERT OR COVERED DISH TO SHARE & DON T FORGETA CHAIR!

4 Page 4 The Voice MARCH 2018 UPCOMING EVENTS Country Round-Up (23rd Annual) Thy Power, Thy Love and Thy Way of Life April 27th, 28th and 29th Ag Center, 1424 Jackson Avenue (Hwy 90), Chipley, FL For more information call: ; OR Chipley_countryroundup@hotmail.com PLEASE NOTE Fourth Dimension Women s Big Book Group will now 5:30pm as of 3/15/18. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, US-441, Summerfield, FL The Fourth Dimension Group started in Cleveland, OH approximately 25 years ago. The goal of this group is teach the 12 Steps of A.A., as outlined in the first 164 pages of the Big Book. We study the text in depth; The story of how many thousands of men and women have RECOVERED from alcoholism.. (Big Book, p. iii). We focus on the SOLUTION in the Big Book, and how the first members of A.A. were able to get sober and STAY SOBER! The women leading this group have learned from two other Fourth Dimension meetings in Belleview (started 9 years ago.) We are a women s study group; working out of the Big Book, where women bond with women. Since we are a Big Book Study group, we suggest you bring your Big Book to the meeting. Central Offices offers a variety of A.A. Conferenced approved literature such as the Big Book, 12/12, Daily Reflections, As Bill Sees it, etc. NOTE: Purchase A.A. literature for your groups and receive a group discount. Also for sale, non-approved A.A. literature such as: 24-Hour book, Drop the Rock, Sermon on the Mount, variety of medallions, key rings, etc. Come in and browse! WORDS OF WISDOM We invite A.A. members to contribute to The Voice with your experience, strength and hope, as it relates to the steps and your recovery. For April issue, please submit by April 2, Let us know if your Group will be having an A.A. Anniversary or Special Event, so we may spread the word by publishing the event in The Voice.

Page 5 The Voice MARCH 2018 WHAT ARE FAITH FUL FIVERS? Faithful Fivers are A.A. members who graciously contribute $5 each month to support the Central Office of Marion County (Intergroup 17).

This is just as it should be. He also wants to do what he can for the survival and well-being of his fellow alcoholics.

) Please submit your group name, member names and sober years in the following format to the Central Office by email aaocalaintergroup@gmail.

5 Page 5 The Voice MARCH 2018 WHAT ARE FAITH FUL FIVERS? Faithful Fivers are A.A. members who graciously contribute $5 each month to support the Central Office of Marion County (Intergroup 17). Call for information. - As of JANUARY 2018 Faithful Fiver Gail W - Become a FAITHFUL FIVER Every A.A. wants to make sure of his survival from alcoholism, and his spiritual well-being afterward. This is just as it should be. He also wants to do what he can for the survival and well-being of his fellow alcoholics. Therefore, he is bound to have a vital interest in the permanence and well-being of A.A. itself. Bill W., Language of the Heart, p. 166 BIRTHDAYS for MARCH 2018 (This list could be incomplete.) Please submit your group name, member names and sober years in the following format to the Central Office by aaocalaintergroup@gmail.com (by first week in APRIL) For APRIL Issue of The Voice One Day At A Time YEARS Sober Yankees YEARS Buzz 5 Kelly S 1 Billy D 24 Robin L 2 Living Sober James N 3 John M 7 Joe M 5 Anthony F 8 Craig M 20 Mike W 39 Judy Q 33 We Give Up Primary Purpose Patti 6 George N 30 Lydia N 11 New Attitudes Linda H 17 Sharon R 6 John J 38 Grace Group Willie H 39 Howard B 8 Larry S 42 Central Office Intergroup 17 Ocala-Marion County Ocala, Florida NE 19th Ave., Ste. B Ocala, FL Phone: aaocalaintgroup@gmail.com Website: aaocalamarion.org Hours of operation Monday-Friday 10am -5 pm CLOSED SAT & SUN 24-Hour hotline

6 GROUP JAN. 18 FEB Y-T-D GROUP JAN 18 FEB Y-T-D A Light in Citra 11th Step Group Ocala Group Ocala Men's Group AA at the Garden One Day at a Time $ 150/.00 $ $ Perspective II Alive and Well $ $ Primary Purpose All Inclusive Altering Egos $ $ $ $ All You Need $ $ Rainbow Group Anonymity Attitude Adjustment Start A New Life $ $ Belleview As Bill Sees It $ $ Step Right Up Belleview Group Belleview Eye Opener $ $ Stop Whining & Sober Up Strength in Numbers Birthday Club Sober Sisters $ $ $ $ Sober Yankees Brealfast Club $ $ $ The Healing Group By the Book Cabin in the Woods $ $ The Who 4th Dimension Group Came to Believe Carry the Message 4th Dimension Complete Abandon Conscious Contact Thursday Night Step Group TLC Unity Place Unity, Service, & Recovery We Give Up District 17 $ $ Weir Crazy $ $ District 17 Storage $ $ Women's Heavy Hitters Emotional Balance $ $ Eureka Group Experience Strength & Hope Shores of Sobriety Young People's Group Total $ 1, $ 1, $ 2, Free to Be $ $ Fort McCoy Forest Men's Group Fountain of Gratitude God's Way Grace Group $ $ $ Grateful Gals Happy, Joyous, & Free $ 54,00 $ Headstart Healing Group Heavy Hitters Individual $ $ Into Action 4th Dimension Group It's Not Them Keep It Simple Last Call Living Sober $ $ Lunch Bunch $ $ New Attitudes $ $ No Name Group $ $ Now What Group Intergroup # s FEB Step 11 Meeting Info 85 Office Trans. 62 Miscellaneous 37 Visitor 10 Al-Anon 4 The GSO Pamphlet Self-support; Where Money and Spiritually Mix 10% to District 17 (P.O. Box 3081, Ocala, FL 34478) 10% to Area 14 (NFAC, 5703 Red Bug Lake Rd, #241, Winter Springs, FL 32708) 30% to General Service Office (PO Box 459, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163) 50% to Intergroup 17

VOICE. January Step 1. Tradition 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLEASE NOTE. Carry the A.A. Message

VOICE. January Step 1. Tradition 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLEASE NOTE. Carry the A.A. Message Central Office Intergroup 17 1815 NE 19th Avenue Ocala, FL 34474 352-867-0660 T H E VOICE January 2019 email: aaocalaintergroup@gmail.com - Website: www.aaocalamarion.org In This Issue Step 1, Tradition