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1 September, 2015 AIS Schedule Keeper Please note that the Thursday night Fife Milton Edgewood AFG is no longer meeting. For the month of September ONLY, the Fourth Saturday Speaker s Meeting will NOT BE HELD. Recovery Spoken Here will next be held on Saturday, October 24th. 100% Participation! On LABOR DAY, Monday, September 7th, all seven Al-Anon groups in Pierce County will be meeting. This includes the TAWA 5:30 p.m. meeting which will be co-ed on September 7th for a Speaker s Meeting. Please see Page 6 for all locations and times. Child Care There have been inquiries from mothers with young children about which meetings they can attend. Some groups are welcoming to children, while other are not. At some meeting things are discussed that are not appropriate for children. Some meetings teachers attend and they need to keep their anonymity. If your group is Kid friendly and would like a K listed along side of the listing in the schedule, please let Laura K (she s kid friendly)know! lauraktoday@gmail.com Please look ahead to your group s schedule and alert me to any changes such as location, time, or temporarily not meeting. Contact Laura K at lauraktoday@gmail.com or send a text to It s not too soon to be asking your group whether you will be meeting on these holidays: SATURDAY October 31 = Halloween WEDNESDAY November 11 = Veteran s Day THURSDAY November 26 = Thanksgiving Day December 24 = Christmas Eve December 31 = New Year s Eve FRIDAY December 25 = Christmas Day Visit our website If you are interested in being in a group that has child care or interested in being in a committee to organize childcare for a meeting please contact Rebecca S. webmaster@al-anon-pierce-wa.org Contents AIS Schedule Keeper 1 Speaker Bureau 3 AIS Service Opportunity! 4 Books For Sale 4 Sponsors networking 4 September Schedule 6 Calendar 8 Monthly Events 9 Alateen 9 Page 1

4 th Annual Al Anon WA Area Speakers Convention September 11 13, 2015 Clark College Gaiser Hall 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA 98663 Registration Form: (Please register even if you do not

2 4 th Annual Al Anon WA Area Speakers Convention September 11 13, 2015 Clark College Gaiser Hall 1933 Fort Vancouver Way, Vancouver, WA Registration Form: (Please register even if you do not want to purchase the meal package. Use separate registration form for each person) Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Phone: Preferred Contact Method Phone AMIAS Alateen Mail Forms to: 2015 Speakers Convention c/o Josaundra, SE 17 th Lane, Vancouver, WA or you may scan and the form or the information above to and pay with your PayPal Account. Hotel Information: (Deadline for hotel reservation is August 11, 2015) Saturday Lunch: Saturday Dinner: Sunday Breakfast: Holiday Inn Express Van Mall $89 per night Refer to AFG Block ID NE 41st Street Vancouver, WA Reservations: or Includes continental breakfast and parking Meal Package $40.00: (Deadline for Food Registration August 17, 2015) To keep costs down, we are only offering an all inclusive meal package. We are unable to offer gluten free. Turkey and Ham Sandwich, Chips, Vegetarian option available Chicken or Beef Mashed Potatoes Vegetable Salad Sausage, Eggs and Hash Browns Pre Order Memorabilia/Total Costs: Lapel Pin 16 Oz Tumbler Slogan Bracelet Magnetic Bookmark Bundle (1 Lapel Pin, 1 Tumbler, 2 Bookmarks) Slogan Bracelet $25.00 Quantity: Lapel Pin $5.00 Quantity: 16 oz Tumbler (BPA Free) $10.00 Quantity: Magnetic Bookmark $3.00 Quantity: $ $ $ $ $ Meal Package: $ Voluntary Donation:$ Total Amount:$ BUNDLE 2 Bookmarks, Lapel Pin Quantity: and Tumbler only $20.00 Paid with PayPal PayPal Confirmation Number: Make Checks Payable to 2015 Al Anon Speakers Convention or use PayPal and choose option Send to Friend or Family Questions? 2015speakersconvention@gmail.com or call Rachel at (360) or Josaundra at (360) Page 2

Speaker Bureau REMINDER I am stepping down as the Speaker Bureau Coordinator in just a few short months. At which time, we will need someone to fill my shoes.

3 Speaker Bureau REMINDER I am stepping down as the Speaker Bureau Coordinator in just a few short months. At which time, we will need someone to fill my shoes. If you are someone who enjoys organizing, planning and communicating with others, than this service position will be just right for YOU. So, please contact me. I look forward to hearing from YOU! SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES Don t miss your chance. Contact me now so we can arrange a speaking opportunity just for YOU at one of the treatment facilities listed below. Personally, I cannot think of a better gift to give someone --- The gift of sharing the message of HOPE. NEW SPEAKING OPPORTUNITY: Sea Mar Community Health Center (Tacoma) Next speaking availability is: Friday, November 11 am speaking to the patients (one speaker needed). Good Samaritan (outpatient facility, NOT hospital): Next speaking availability is: Wednesday, December 10 am, 1 pm & 5:30 pm speaking to the patients, (one speaker needed, per session) and you will be joined by an AA member. *Last speaking opportunity of the year. Lakeside Milam (Puyallup): Next speaking availability is: Wednesday, December 6 pm (one speaker needed), and you will be speaking to the family members. *Last speaking opportunity of the year. Hope for Today Page 160 Thought for the Day When I make a commitment through service, I really am making a commitment to myself. THANK YOU Karen M., Debe M., Kelly P., Marquita H., Nick M., Cheryl E. and Marilyn L. for carrying the message of HOPE to others! Your service is greatly appreciated! Lois G., Speaker Bureau Coordinator; bureau@al-anon-pierce-wa.org Page 3

4 AIS Service Opportunity! Service Opportunity Update: Good news! There is now (I just learned) a very flexible way any Al-Anon member could step up to the service position of Schedule Keeper that will be opening soon. This is a straight-forward task of updating the Pierce County AFG brochure each month and sending it out for District and AIS leaders to distribute. No experience, equipment, or special software is required if you are willing to meeting with me for demonstration or skill-building at any of the Pierce County Library branches, since their public computers already have Microsoft Publisher 2010 available for use. If this sounds interesting to you, please contact me at lauraktoday@gmail.com to suggest which library to meet at on which day. In September, the best days for me are the week of Tuesday Sept. 8th through Monday Sept. 14th, and in October, from Friday Oct. 9 through Thursday Oct. 15th. Reservations to use a computer can be made up to two days in advance. Here is a view of where county library branches are: org/files/library/locations-map.pdf and here are their hours: branch-listing.htm. About 30 years ago, this is exactly how I learned desktop publishing, meeting with a fellow volunteer at the Tacoma Public Library. We had a blast, and I look forward to meeting an Al-Anon member who is ready to stretch their service wings in this way, too! Al-Anon Information Services is all about Step Twelve, and you might be just the person who could help Pierce County Al-Anon reach out to be there for someone in need. -- Laura K, lauraktoday@gmail.com, Literature Distribution Center Books Available for Purchase Alateen Hope for Children of Alcoholics $7.50 One Day at a Time in Al-Anon $11 One Day at a Time in Al-Anon Large Print $14 Courage to Change $14 From Survival to Recovery: Growing Up in an Alcoholic Home $16 Paths to Recovery - Al-Anon s Steps, Traditions, and Concepts $19 Living Today in Alateen $13 Hope for Today $14 Opening Our Hearts, Transforming Our Losses $14 Discovering Choices $15 How Al-Anon Works for Families & Friends $6 Newcomer packets $1.40 Contact Renee S dr_district_12@wa-al-anon.org SPONSORS networking with SPONSORS II Come join the meeting of Sponsors Share your Experience, Strength and Hope about Sponsorship in a casual, supportive & confidential environment. Anyone interested in what Sponsorship is about is welcome! November 07, SAT :30-5PM Please bring Snacks Coffee, tea & water will be offered LOCATION: The home of Ann H Pawnee Dr SW Lakewood Red house Please RSVP so we have an idea of participation Contact; Renee Stevens DR-District -12 dr_district_12@wa-al-anon.org Page 4

5 NOTES & NUMBERS Al-Anon Information Services - Monthly Meeting First Tuesday of the month: 7:00 pm 555 Contra Costa in Fircrest WEBSITE: Mail correspondence and donations to: PO Box 98557, Lakewood WA pierce_co_ais@wa-al-anon.org District 12 - Business Meeting Third Thursday of the month: 6:30pm Fircrest United Methodist Church 1018 S. 19 th St. in Fircrest Mail correspondence and donations to Pierce County Al-Anon Dist 12 PO Box 11002, Tacoma WA Concurrent AA Meeting AL Concurrent Al-Anon Meeting B Beginner Meeting C Closed Meeting H Handicap Access O Open Meeting S Speaker Meeting SG Study Group (book study, steps, traditions) District 13 - Business Meeting Last Thursday of the month: 6:45pm First Presbyterian Church of Puyallup 412 West Pioneer Avenue in Puyallup Mail correspondence and donations to District 13 AFG PO Box 73373, Puyallup WA dr_district_13@wa-al-anon.org Beginner Meetings Beginner meetings are open to anyone whose life has been affected by another s drinking. They are a safe, confidential setting for sharing your concerns and getting your questions answered about what Al-Anon and Alateen can do for you. Meeting Type: Open/Closed Meetings All Al-Anon Family Group meetings welcome anyone who believes that his/her life has been affected by someone else s drinking, either today or in the past. An Al-Anon meeting may choose to be open or closed by the consent of its participants. Open Al-Anon meetings allow attendance by people who are not families and friends of alcoholics, but who are interested in learning about Al-Anon Family Groups. People who may come to open Al-Anon meetings occasionally include students and professionals who work with alcoholics and their families. Generally, Al-Anon group meetings are closed, limited to members and prospective members, giving them the freedom to share and listen to the experience, strength, and hope of one another on a confidential and anonymous basis. Washington Area 59 AFG WEBSITE: Mail donations to Washington Area AFG c/o Carla Stumm-Brokaw 2109 Melvin Ave., Everett WA treasurer@wa-al-anon.org World Service Office WEBSITE: Mail donations to AFG Inc Corporate Landing Parkway Virginia Beach VA AL-ANON & ALATEEN Tacoma Pierce County MEETING SCHEDULE Al-Anon Information Services Month of SEPTEMBER 2015 LABOR DAY MEETINGS: ALL seven Monday AFG groups will be meeting on LABOR DAY, Monday, September 7th. *The 5:30 p.m. All Women s meeting on Sept. 7th is Co-ed for a SPEAKER S MEETING. CHANGES: Thursday evening s Fife Milton Edgewood AFG is no longer meeting. Fourth Saturday Speaker s Meeting Recovery Spoken Here will NOT be held in September and will next be held on October 24th. WEBSITE Pierce County Al-Anon Al-Anon Answering Service pierce_co_ais@wa-al-anon.org Page 5

6 SUNDAY 5:00 pm Regroup AFG Tacoma O 4420 N 41 st St WSO# Dist 12 Bethany Presbyterian Church Library 6:30 pm Living Free AFG Puyallup O 412 W Pioneer WSO# Dist 13 First Presbyterian Church (Library) 6:30 pm Beginners Meeting Puyallup O H B 412 W Pioneer WSO# Dist 13 First Presbyterian Church 6:30 pm Beginner Meeting Meeting as scheduled Tacoma O H B 1231 S 76 th & Sheridan WSO#14391 Dist 12 United Lutheran Church 7:30 pm (Temporarily not meeting) Puget Sound AFG Tacoma C H 1231 S 76 th & Sheridan WSO#14391 Dist 12 United Lutheran Church MONDAY 9:30 am Summit Daytime AFG Puyallup O th St E WSO#42221 Dist 13 Our Savior Luth. Church (North Campus1 = brick house) 5:00 pm Keys to Sanity AFG Key Center O H 8911 Key Peninsula Hwy N WSO# Dist 12 Key Center Fire Dept. (Conf. Room) 5:30 pm Tacoma All-Women s AFG (TAWA) Fircrest O S 1001 Princeton St WSO# Dist 12 Redeemer Lutheran Church (near Regents & Alameda) each First Monday, TAWA has a Coed Speaker Meeting *********************************************************************************** 7:00 pm Circle of Hope AFG Bonney Lake C H SG th Ave E WSO# Dist 13 Church on the Hill 7:30 pm Serenity at Last AFG Gig Harbor C 2609 Jahn Ave. NW Suite A11 WSO#66817 Dist 12 Serenity Hall 7:30 pm Summit View Unity AFG Summit th St E WSO# Dist 13 Summit United Methodist Church 8:00 pm Tacoma All Men s AFG (TAMA) Tacoma C 1201 S Jackson WSO#49643 Dist 12 St Andrews Episcopal Church TUESDAY 10:00 am University Place Daytime AFG University Place C th St W Room #12 WSO#51813 Dist 12 UP Presbyterian Church 5:00 pm Serenity Seekers AFG Tacoma C 5816 McKinley Ave WSO# Dist 12 East Side Christian Church 5:45 pm Hope Love & Compassion AFG Tacoma O H 1717 S Union Ave WSO# Dist 12 Life Center (Buntain Learning Ctr Bldg, Rm B-337, upstairs) September Schedule TUESDAY - (continued) 7:30 pm Buckley AFG Buckley C H 152 S Cottage Ave WSO#14136 Dist 13 Community Presbyterian Church (use side door) 7:30 pm Tuesday Night Survivors Alateen AFG Fircrest C AL 1018 Columbia (south 19 th ) WSO# Dist 12 Fircrest United Methodist Church 7:30 pm Families In Recovery AFG (FIR) Graham S th St E WSO # Dist 13 Graham Church of Christ (down stairs, runs 1.25 hrs) each Last Tues., FIR has a Speaker Meeting w/aa particip **************************************************************************************** 7:45 pm Narrows AFG Fircrest C 1018 Columbia (South 19 th ) WSO#14384 Dist 12 Fircrest United Methodist (use West door / upstairs parlor) WEDNESDAY 10:00 am Tacoma Daytime AFG Tacoma C 140 E 56th St. WSO#14378 Dist 12 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 10:30 am Daffodil Valley AFG Sumner C H 432 Wood Ave WSO# Dist 13 First Christian Church 5:30 pm Adult Children AFG Tacoma O 621 Tacoma Ave S WSO# Dist 12 First United Methodist (entrance off back parking lot) 6:30 pm Understanding Voices AFG Lakewood O 6900 Steilacoom Blvd SW WSO#66546 Dist 13 Lakewood Un.Methodist (Educatn Bldg, door faces Steilacoom) 7:00 pm Gig Harbor AFG Gig Harbor O th St NW WSO#14193 Dist 12 Harbor Life Church 7:00 pm New Life AFG Tacoma O H 1231 S 76 th & Sheridan WSO#43158 Dist 12 United Lutheran Church 8:00 pm Circle of Hope AFG Beginners Meeting Bonney Lake O H B th Ave East WSO# Dist 13 Church on the Hill THURSDAY 12:00 pm The Three C s AFG NEW LOCATION as of 6/4/2015 Gig Harbor H SG th St NW WSO# Dist 12 Harbor Life Church 5:30 pm Fircrest 5:30 AFG Fircrest C 1001 Princeton (near Regents & Alameda) WSO #64345 Dist 12 Redeemer Lutheran Church 6:00 pm Puyallup Parents AFG Puyallup C 405 West Stewart WSO # Dist 13 Puyallup Lakeside-Milam -- >>>>> Fife Milton Edgewood AFG <<<<< Dist 12 ^^^^^^^^^^THIS AFG IS NO LONGER MEETING^^^^^^^^^^^ THURSDAY - (continued) 7:45 pm Sound AFG Fircrest 1001 Princeton St WSO#14395 Dist 12 Redeemer Luth. Church (near Regents & Alameda) FRIDAY 6:30 pm O.K. AFG Graham O SG Orting Kapowsin Hwy E. WSO# Dist 13 Rushton Farm 7:00 pm Yes AFG Tacoma C 1231 S 76 th & Sheridan WSO#37373 Dist 12 United Lutheran Church 7:15 pm North End AFG Tacoma C 3502 N Mullen WSO#49838 Dist 12 North End Commun.Church (meet downstairs in back) 7:30 pm Buckley AFG Buckley C 152 S Cottage Ave WSO#14136 Dist 13 Community Presbyterian Church (use side door) SATURDAY 8:30 am Freedom AFG Puyallup C th St E (north campus1) WSO#42147 Dist 13 Our Savior Lutheran Church (brick house in parking lot) 9:00 am Rocky Bottom AFG Tacoma O 901 North J Street WSO # Dist 12 Immanuel Presb. Ch. (enter back door /parking lot) 9:00 am Sharing Our Strength AFG Gig Harbor O H SG 2609 Jahn Ave NW, Suite A10 WSO# Dist 12 Serenity Hall 12:00 pm Courage Strength & Inspiration Tacoma O H 1717 S Union Ave WSO# Dist 12 Life Center (Buntain Learning Ctr Bldg, Rm B-337, upstairs) - 2:00 pm Spanaway AFG Spanaway O H Mountain Hwy WSO# Dist 13 Spanaway Hall SATURDAY SPEAKER MEETINGS 6:30 pm Sharing Our Horizons AFG Lakewood O S 6900 Steilacoom Blvd WSO#53680 Dist12/13 Lakewood United Methodist Church (basement) 2 nd Saturday of the Month ONLY 6:30 pm Recovery Spoken Here AFG = NOT IN SEPTEMBER O S th St East WSO# Dist 13 Summit United Methodist Church 4 th Saturday of the Month ONLY... EXCEPT NOT MEETING IN SEPTEMBER. Next held on October 24. Page 6

Methodist Church 6900 Steilacoom Boulevard Since our group is on the small side, we would truly

7 For fellowship,fun,food, please join GIG HARBOR S WEDNESDAY NIGHT AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP on Saturday, September 12, at 6:30 for ITALIAN FOOD at the Sharing Our Horizons Speaker s Meeting Lakewood United Methodist Church 6900 Steilacoom Boulevard Since our group is on the small side, we would truly appreciate anyone who is able to please bring a dessert or side dish to share! THANK YOU! Speaker: Jason P. Page 7

8 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Al-Anon Information Services Meeting 7 p.m. Calendar 2 3 Fircrest 5:30 AFG Book Study Tacoma All Women s AFG Sharing Our (TAWA) Horizons Al-Anon Speaker Meeting Speaker s 6:30 p.m. Meeting Al-Anon Speaker s Convention 5:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. Vancouver 13 Al-Anon Speaker s Convention Vancouver District 12 Business meeting 6:30 p.m. AA Saturday Speaker Group 7:30 to 9 p.m. Fellowship at the Hob Nob Restaurant 6 p.m AMAIS Initial Training 6-9 PM Webinar AMAIS District 13 Train The Trainer Business meeting Training 6:45 p.m am Webinar Families in Recovery Anniversary / Speakers Meeting 7:30 p.m. Page 8

9 Monthly Events Tacoma All Women s AFG (TAWA) Al-Anon Speaker s Meeting 1st Monday Every Month 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. 1001Princeton Ave, Fircrest 5:30 AFG Book Study Reaching For Personal Freedom 1st Thursday Every Month 1001 Princeton, Redeemer Lutheran Church Recovery Spoken Here AFG Not Meeting This Month! Al-Anon Speaker s Meeting 4th Saturday Every Month 6:30 pm 104th St East Tacoma Summit United Methodist Church Families in Recovery Anniversary / Speakers Meeting 7:30 pm on the Last Tuesday of Each Month Graham Church of Christ downstairs, th Street East, Graham Al-Anon Information Services Meeting 7 p.m. 1st Tuesday Each Month 555 Contra Costa, Fircrest Alt GR s or GR s attend. Alateen An AMAIS (Alateen Members Involved in Alateen ) is an Al -Anon member who is willing to serve as a backup for an Alateen Group Sponsor or may be willing to assist in supervising Alateens as needed. AMAIS Initial Training Mon Sept 21st 6-9 PM Webinar Train The Trainer Training Sat Sept 26th 9-11 am Webinar District 13 Business meeting Last Thursdays of each Month 6:45 p.m. Puyallup Presbyterian Church, 4th &Pioneer, Puyallup District 12 Business meeting Third Thursdays of each Month 6:30 p.m. Fircrest United Methodist Church 1018 S. 19th St. in Fircrest AA Saturday Speaker Group with Al-Anon participation 3rd Saturday of every month Al-Anon Speaker for September Karen M 1st Presbyterian Church 20 Tacoma Avenue South 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. Fellowship at the Hob Nob Restaurant 716 6th Ave at 6 pm. ALL are welcome! If you would like to share your E S & H at this meeting, please contact Lois G (Al-Anon contact) (253) or loisg@otshows.com I have learned to keep my side of the street clean, and only my side. When I let go of this fantasy of power over someone or something else, I move toward hope and serenity. As someone who wants to be a constant doer or fixer, I have to Let Go and Let God or Live and Let Live. As I learned to become an observer of my surroundings, instead of a reactor to my surroundings, harmony came out of the confusion. I learned that in order to find peace and serenity, I was the one who had to change. That was all. I didn t have to change everything else, only myself. From the article By Lindsey L., Minnesota The Forum, Subscription Form: To receive your own personal copy of the SCOPE, please complete this form and mail your check payable to :Al-Anon Information Services and mail to, PO Box 98557, Lakewood, WA You may choose to receive the SCOPE by for $5.00 or by mail for $ Your donation is for a one Year subscription. Name/Group Name: Address/CMA: City:State:Zip: Address: New Subscription Renewal Only Mail Amount Enclosed:$ Page 9

10 Connecting Detachment A recovery workshop using Al-Anon principles This year s theme is Yours, Mine & Ours Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda made it a funny movie in the 1960 s. But, living with an alcoholic can be far from funny. Please Join Us Saturday November 21, :00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friends meeting hall: 2508 S 39th St Directions: From I-5, take westbound S 38 th St Exit. Go approximately four blocks west to stoplight at Pine St, turn left (south). Go one block to S 39 th St, turn left. Proceed up the hill to dead end. *Parking is limited. Plan to arrive early. Learn & Share how to differentiate between What is Yours, Mine and Ours By Using the ABC s of Al-Anon A- Awareness, Acceptance, Action B- your Business, my Business, none of my Business, God s Business C- I can t Control it, Cause it or Cure it but I can Contribute to it S- Surrender, Sanity, Serenity Refreshments provided. (7 th Tradition will be observed). Pot Luck Lunch 12:15 1:30 pm. Please bring an item to contribute Hosted by Tacoma All-Men s Al-Anon group bobcantrall@gmail.com, or phone to serve. Page 10

MNSA P.O. Box 6136 Minneapolis, MN 55406

MNSA P.O. Box 6136 Minneapolis, MN 55406 Minnesota South Area 2016 Calendar Al-Anon Declaration: Let It Begin With Me When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, let the hand of Al-Anon and Alateen always