Experience, Strength and Hope in Orange County

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1 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 6 Experience, Strength and Hope in Orange County ORANGE COUNTY CENTRAL OFFICE 1526 Brookhollow, Suite 75 Santa Ana, CA Phone: (714) ; Fax: (714) ocaa7664@sbcglobal.net Web site: Office hours: Monday-Friday: 9 AM to 7 PM; Saturday & Holidays: 9 AM to 1 PM SOUTH COUNTY OFFICE Las Ramblas, Ste.135, Mission Viejo, CA Phone: (949) ; Fax: (949) socsoaa@sbcglobal.net Office hours: Monday-Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM 1

2 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 5 Purpose: The Orange County Lifeline Committee is a committee of A.A. members, charged with the responsibility of producing and distributing the Orange County Lifeline, (a publication of the Orange County Intergroup Association). The Lifeline is published monthly and is supported solely through contributions from the A.A. groups and members of Orange County. The Lifeline is published to meet the following needs of the Orange County A.A. membership: to inform the A.A. membership regarding A.A. service, events and announcements; also to share experience in recovery, unity and service; to keep the A.A. membership informed regarding the actions, finances and meetings of the Orange County Intergroup Association and other Central Office committees. Table of Contents Statement of Income/Expense Service Board 4 The Seedling 5 Group Contributions 6, 7, 8 National Clergy Conference on Alcoholism continued 10 Speaker Meetings 13 Birthdays 14 Call Forwarding 15 Word Search/Humor CENTRAL OFFICE HOLIDAYS 01/01 New Year s Day 01/ 18 Martin Luther King Jr. BDay 02/15 George Washington Bday 05/30 Memorial Day 07/04 Independent Day 09/05 Labor Day 10/10 Columbus Day 11/11 Veterans Day 11/24 Thanksgiving Day 12/25 Christmas Day 2 To Carry the Message of Alcoholics Anonymous to the Alcoholic who is confined in a Hospital or Institution South Orange County H & I Meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month 7:30 pm. (949) or Laguna Canyon Club, Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach. Orange County H & I. Meets the 2 nd Sunday of the month. (714) Institutions meet at 4:00 pm; Hospitals meet at 6:00 pm Garden Grove Alano Club, 9845 Belfast Drive, Garden Grove

3 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 6 ORANGE COUNTY INTERGROUP ASSOCIATION OF A.A. Statement of Income and Expenses for Period Ending 04/30/2016 Unaudited April YTD INCOME Group Donations 14, , Individual/Fellowship , Literature Sales 10, , Birthday Donations Interest Earned TOTAL INCOME: 25, , EXPENSES Reconciliation Discrepancies Accounting , Auto Expense (all Mgrs.) Credit Card Expense , Bank Charges Cash/Invoices OverShort Insurances , Intergroup Expense , Lease Expense , Sales Tax on Lease Volunteers Coffee + Water Offices' Supplies + Expenses , Postage Public Info Expense Rent Main/Satellite Offices 3, , Salaries 9, , Reimb. Health Insurance Payroll Tax Expense 1, , Taxes & Licenses Penalty Expense Internet Expense , Telephone Expense , LIFELINE Expense , Conv & Svs Event Expense Cost of Literature Sold 9, , Returned Checks Special Events Expense Officers & Committee Chairs TOTAL EXPENSES: 28, , INCOME/(LOSS): -2, ,

4 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 5 FROM THE EDITOR Inspired to help make the Lifeline great? Orange County readers are invited to participate in the Lifeline content. We accept jokes, cartoons, and articles as well as comments or suggestions. Share your experience, strength and hope with others by sending no more than 500 words to: Lifelinecommittee@gmail.com. All submissions will be reviewed and may be edited for typos and readability so ALL are encouraged to contribute. Any level of writing is acceptable. If you have any questions, you may reach us at lifelinecommittee@gmail.com. Thank you!! 2016 SERVICE BOARD Chair, Jeryl T. OCServiceBoardChair@oc-aa.org Vice Chair, Rick F. OCServiceBoardViceChair@oc-aa.org Treasurer, Jacob W. OCServiceBoardTreasurer@oc-aa.org Secretary, Stephanie C. OCServiceBoardSecretary@oc-aa.org Central Office, Dave W. CentralOfficeCommittee@oc-aa.org Group Relations, Dylan G. GroupRelationsCommittee@oc-aa.org Lifeline, Chris D. LifelineCommittee@gmail.com Public Information, Todd W. PublicInformationCommittee@oc-aa.org Special Events, KC G.. SpecialEventsCommittee@oc-aa.org Hospitals & Institutions, Dave G. Who? What? When? Where? Public Information Committee: Meets June 7th, 6:00 pm at Coco s, Crown Valley Parkway, Mission Viejo Group Relations Committee: Meetings 3rd Monday of the month at 6:30 pm at Central Office, 1526 Brookhollow, Suite 75, Santa Ana Lifeline Committee: 1st Monday of the month at 7:00 pm at the South County Central Office, Las Ramblas (Meeting room), Mission Viejo Special Events Committee: Meets June 7th at Coco s, Crown Valley Parkway, Mission Viejo H & I Committee: Meets the 2nd Sunday of the month at the Garden Grove Alano Club. Institutions meet at 4:00 pm; Hospitals meet at 6:00 pm. South Orange County H & I meets at the Laguna Beach Canyon Club 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:30 pm. The Orange County Intergroup Assoc. Meets the 2nd Wednesday each month Costa Mesa Senior Center, 695 W. 19th Street, Costa Mesa 4

5 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 6 THE SEEDLING We hear so much about emotional sobriety in A.A. meetings, and I often wonder if the average member really understands where this all fits in. Most normal people go through life by experiencing the good and the bad and end up with a life that is acceptable to them. They don t seem to be plagued by the things the alcoholics live with every day of their lives. Most of our problems are caused by our misguided instincts when we let them go far beyond their intended purpose. When these behaviors/habits are allowed to persist and the consequences of them are masked by alcohol, we never mature emotionally and spend most of our efforts trying to rationalize these behaviors to the point that we start believing our own lies. Our behavior, when drinking, appears to be more of a problem than the alcoholism that causes it. The more we drink the more irresponsible we become as our disease progresses, and the harder it is to explain these behaviors away. To the outside world it appears that the drinking is the problem and we can t deny that because drinking is a problem. We finally throw in the towel and show up in the A.A. meetings where we learn that alcoholism stems from deeper rooted emotional problems, and that we can live a somewhat normal life if we are willing to take the steps of the program, in their full implication, without any reservations. We can lead a somewhat normal life, but we can never be normal. We can never drink normally because the tolerance for alcohol or any other mind altering drug is gone and the idea that we will ever regain control has to be smashed. We are like men who have lost their legs, they never grow new ones. It s hard for the struggling alcoholic to accept this truth but we must if we are to any chance of being happy. We are scarred on the inside and that scarring never goes away. It can be overcome by practicing the principles of the program in their entirety but it can only be arrested, never cured. Let s say we plant a seedling and shortly after it has taken root, it is trampled and bent over onto the ground. It may still survive if it receives water and nourishment. If it is not straightened up immediately and if it is allowed to grow crooked, it will still grow into an adult tree but it will never be straight like the other trees around it. We can prune it and trim it and decorate it, and make it look good, but it will always be damaged. Our sobriety is contingent upon the maintenance of our spiritual condition. We can live a life that is somewhat normal and sometimes a much happier life than if we had never became an alcoholic in the first place provided, we accept our condition and, all of its ramifications, and are willing to embrace the solution. Sometimes the crookedness of a tree is what gives it character. I hope I never get complacent about my spiritual development and I hope I never stop growing. Rick R. 5

6 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 5 6 Group Contributions to Central Office, April APR YTD Tu 1:00P-Harmony (W)'s, Beach/Den $40 $120 ALISO VIEJO ^ ^ Tu 7:30P-Beginners (M)'s, Say $100 $200 ANAHEIM ^ ^ Tu 7:30P-Language of the Heart(W)'s $72 BUENA PARK ^ ^ Tu 7:30P-(W)'s Serenity BB, Mag $253 CAPISTRANO BEACH ^ ^ Tu 8:00P-Newcms (M)'s Grp, $100 $100 CORONA DEL MAR ^ ^ We 2:00P-Seniors & Friends, 1718 Ora $60 $60 Tu 7:00P-(M)'s Part, 611 Heliotrope $1,760 $1,760 We 6:30P-(W)'s Step Stdy, 7641 Talbert $90 We 7:00A-Women's B/B Study $226 Th 10:00A-(W)'s BB Stdy, Chapel $120 $120 Th 6:00P-Happy Hour (M)'s Pacific $120 $240 Th 7:00P-11th Step Disc., 1912 Florida $40 Fr 7:30P-Rebels Disc, 611 Helio $350 Fr 10:00A-Step Sisters, Chapel $211 COSTA MESA ^ ^ Fr 6:00P-(M)'s/Solution, 7111 Talbert $60 $120 Dly 7:30A-As Bill Sees It, 2845 Mesa $300 $300 Fr 6:30P-BB Stdy, Springdale $195 M-F 12:00P-Noon Rec, 7894 Victor $223 Fr 8:00P-HB Downtowners, 2721 Delaw $125 Su 8:45A-Chow Hound Hooligans $20 Sa 7:30A-Camel(M)'s Disc 9812 Hamilt $164 Mo 12:00P-Clean & Serene BB, 183 $130 Sa 9:30A-W BB Stdy, Beach Blvd $156 We 12:00P-High Noon Step, 183 E. $50 Sa 9:30A-Charle St. Overflow, 9812 Ha $20 Th 5:30P-(W)'s Its/Book Study, 2040 $26 $26 Sa 10:00A-(W)'s BBStdy, Chapel $210 Th 7:00P-12 Steps & 12 Trads, E $60 $123 Sa 7:00P-Sat Nite Live BB, Chap $100 Fr 12:00P-Friday Noon Men's Stag, $130 IRVINE ^ ^ Sa 9:00A-(W)'s Wrkg.in Sol. BB, 183 $60 Dly 6:30A-Sunrise Sobriety, 4400 Barr $783 $1,417 Sa 6:00P-Cover-To-Cover, 183 E $90 Dly 7:00A-Solu Grp Mar, 5001 Newport $1,000 Sa 6:30P-Sat. Night Refugees, 2144 $1 M-F 6:30A-It's/New Morning, 4915 Alton $626 $971 CYPRESS ^ ^ M-F 12:00P-Alton/Irvine Noon Grp, 5101 $210 $830 We 7:00P-Cypress Women's S/S $93 $165 Su 10:00A-Donut Mtg, 6670 Alton Pky $80 $80 DANA POINT ^ ^ Mo 5:00P-Women's Blue Book $102 $215 Dly 7:00A-Hard Core Harbor, $639 $2,522 Mo 6:30P-Easy Does It, 4949 Alton $137 Mo 7:00P-Promises, Del Obi $154 Mo 7:00P-Story Grp, 4445 Alton Pkwy $210 Tu 9:30A-(W)'s Back/Basics $81 $81 Mo 7:30P-(W)'s Disc., 15 Orange Tree $132 FOUNTAIN VALLEY ^ ^ Tu 10:00A-Women's Reflection Group $95 FULLERTON ^ ^ Tu 12:00P-(W)'s BB Stdy, 5101 Alton $130 Th 5:30P-Women's BB Study Mtg, $20 Tu 6:00P-W's Courage To Change, 181 $90 $90 GARDEN GROVE ^ ^ We 6:30P-B. B. Topic Disc., 5001 Nwprt $240 Tu 12:00P-Solutions, 9845 Belfast $50 We 7:30P-Wild Bunch Beg's, 1 Sunnyhill $280 Tu 7:00P-Heartspeak (W)'s, $45 We 7:30P-12 Solutions SS, Harvard $70 $140 Tu 6:00P-Good News Disc, 9845 Be $50 $50 Fr 10:30A-Over 50 Grp, 4400 Barranca $40 $80 We 7:45P-There is a Solution, 9845 $70 $70 Fr 12:00P-(W)'s Topic Disc, 5101 Alton $150 Th 10:00A-Over 40 Disc. Grp, 9845 $30 $58 Fr 5:30P-As Bill Sees It, 6650 Alton $140 Sa 10:30A-BB Stdy, 9845 Belfast $90 Fr 7:00P Winning Tkt Bk Stdy, 1 Sunnyh $120 Sa 12:00P-Noon Serenity Group $40 Fr 8:00P-Little Grp, Culver $53 HUNTINGTON BEACH ^ ^ Sa 6:30A-Back Room S/S, 4400 Barranc $44 Dly 6:00A-Early Birds, Beach $597 Sa 9:15A-SS, 5101 Alton Pky $433 Dly 7:00A-Hggrs/Bill Sees It, 8200 $83 $600 Sa 11:00A-B.B Stdy, 1 Sunnyhill - Turtle $60 $360 Dly 7:30A-Attitude Mod., $180 $360 LAGUNA BEACH ^ ^ Dly 8:00A-Hggrs II, H.B Lifegrd $300 $900 Dly 7:00A-C Club 7AMs Att Adj, $641 $1,261 Su 9:00A-On/Beach, Lifegrd Tower $50 $100 M-Sa 7:00-Keep Coming Back/Ruby's $105 $105 Su 7:30P-Disc, 9812 Hamilton Ave. $218 $398 Su 7:00A-Whale Watchers Men's (Mont) $456 Mo 12:00P-(W)'s Bill Sees It, $100 $100 Su 10:00A-Heisler Park Disc, Cliff $175 Mo 5:00P-Men's Book Study, $26 $126 Su 10:30A-Sun Q&A Serenity Hill, $154 Mo 7:00P-(W)'s Sans, Chapel $160 Mo 6:30P-BB Stdy, LCR $98 $98 Mo 7:30P-(M)'s BB & 12&12 KIS $50 $150 Mo 6:30P-(W)'s BB Stdy, Wesley $316 Tu 12:00P-Open AA Disc, $26 Mo 7:00P-Park Ave. (M)'s Stag, 428 Par $100 $200

7 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 6 Group Contributions to Central Office, April Mo 8:00P-S/Coast (M)'s, 340 S/Ann's $520 Tu 7:00A.-Men's BB Stdy, LCR $70 Tu 12:30P-Serenity-Sea (W)'s, 340 St An $100 Tu 6:00P-Here & Now, LCR $105 Tu 6:30P-(M)'s Beg, So/Coast $450 $1,580 We 7:00A-(M)'s Book Study, 1042 Temp $237 $663 We 12:00P-Anything Goes, LCR $90 $90 We 7:00P-(M)'s SS, 415 Forrest Ave $50 We 8:00P-(M)'s Part, Wesley $210 Th 12:00P-12 & 12 SS, LCR $60 $60 Th 12:30P-(W)'s Disc., 415 Forest Ave. $100 Th 6:00 P-(W)'s Disc,20456 LCR $70 Th 6:30P-(M)'s BYOB 12& 12 SS, $52 Fr 12:00P-Q & A, LCR $57 Sa 6:30P-Beginners Q & A, LCR $210 LAGUNA HILLS ^ ^ Su 7:30P-Legacy Grp, Ave de la $600 Mo 6:00P-(W)'sDisc, A D Carlotta $120 $120 Tu 7:00P-(M)'s Stag, A D Carlotta $150 We 7:00P-Get Happy 12&12 Stdy, A D C $140 Fr 6:30P-Fri. Evening Meditation Mtg $100 Sa 7:00A-Warmer-Upper, Ave de $180 Sa 11:00A-Acceptance Grp, Ave $100 LAGUNA NIGUEL ^ ^ Su 6:30P-Beginners Disc., Crown $60 Mo 7:00A-Morn (M)'s Stag B2B, $280 $480 Mo 10:30A-(W)'s 12X12 Stdy, El $135 $180 Tu 7:30P-Book Stdy, Niguel Rd. $77 $77 Th 7:00A-Th Morn Men's Topic Disc,30 $175 Th 5:30P- Mixed Meditaion Practice $70 Fr 7:00A-Back to Basics Men's, $764 Fr 7:30P-Here & Now, Yosemite $75 Sa 8:30A-Men's Meditation Practice $59 Sa 6:00P-Candlelight Disc, 30121Niguel $40 $40 LAGUNA WOODS ^ ^ Dly 7:30A-Do It Sober, Moulton $676 $1,643 Mo 7:30P- Nite SS Grp, Moulton $10 $35 We 1:15P-(W)'s BB Stdy, El Toro $75 $138 LA HABRA ^ ^ M-F 6:30A- Topic Disc, 100 W. La Habra $100 LAKE FOREST ^ ^ We 7:30P-Back To Basics, El To $90 Th 7:30P-Mustard Seed SS, El $100 $100 LA MIRADA ^ ^ LAS FLORES ^ ^ LOS ALAMITOS ^ ^ Su 4:00P-Happy Hour Disc., 4388 Katella $12 $25 MISSION VIEJO ^ ^ Daily Saddleback Valley Grp, Los $250 $1,000 Mo 7:00P-(W)'s Book Stdy, Marg. $405 Mo 7:30P-B/Ring (M)'s Stag, Aqua $140 Tu 7:00P-Solutions Men's $150 We 9:30A-(W)'s, Marguerite Pk $100 $200 We 8:30P-Missionaries Disc, Ma $204 $204 Th 9:30A-(W)'s 12 x 12, Estancie $80 NEWPORT BEACH ^ ^ Dly 6:30A-Jumpstart Disc, 414 E. 32nd $200 M-S 6:30A-Round Disc, 414 E. 32nd St $500 M-F 6:45A-Attitude Adj, Bayside Dr $278 M-F 5:30P-Fish Out'a Water, 414 E. $359 $593 Su 9:30A-Sandy Survivors, On/Beach $146 Mo 12:30P-Back Bay (M)'s, 1201 Irvine $250 Mo 6:00P-Women's Book & Step Study $247 Mo 7:00P-Over 40 Disc, 1099 Bayside $20 $20 Tu 7:30P-Men's Book Study, 798 Dover $100 We 6:00P-Castaways Men's Stag, 798 $100 We 7:00P-Steps&Trads, 2200 San Joa $210 $341 We 8:00P-Recovery Radicals, 301Nw $156 $216 Th 7:00P-Over 40's, nd Street $105 Fr 12:15P-(M)'s Closed Group Disc $68 $68 Fr 7:00P- Sober Tooth Tigers, 301 New $200 Sa 8:00A-Easy Risers, 2100 Mar Vista $120 Sa 8:00A-Castaways Men's, 798 Dover $280 Sa 11:00A-Here & Now Participation $140 Sa 8:30P-Hoag Hut Spkr, 301 Nwprt Av $300 $600 ORANGE ^ ^ Dly 7:00A-Early Birds, 812 Town&Cntry $1,220 Su 11:00A-Sun Pumprs, 705 W LaVeta $70 $70 Mo 7:00P-(W)'s Step Stdy, 161 Orange $90 Mo 7:30P-Beg Disc, 705 W La Veta $70 Tu 7:00P-(W)'s Keep It Simple, 1310 E $109 $364 We 11:15A-Chapman & Lewis Mtg $190 $240 We 12:00P-Crawl/No One, 2191 Orang $83 Th 7:30P-777 (M)'s Stag, 395 S Tustin $626 Fr 7:00P-As Bill Sees It, 161 S. Orange $90 Sa 7:00P-Not a Glum Lot, 705 W. LaVe $70 $140 PLACENTIA ^ ^ RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA ^ ^ Su 7:00P-Old Time AA 12&12, $120 $120 Mo 7:00P-(W)'sSta/Sober, 30382VCD $70 Tu 7:30P-Old TimeAA BB Stdy, $137 M-F 6:30A-Att & Grat, Ave D/L Fl $250 $250 Sa 10:30A-(W)'s BB Stdy, VCD $190 SAN CLEMENTE ^ ^ Dly- Groups, SC Friendship CTR,929 $120 $200 Mo 7:00P-N.O.I. (M)'s, Camino Capist $300 Tu 7:00A-Step Sisters Women's, 101 $150 We 6:00P-12 Steps & 12 Traditions $50 We 6:00P-A Look at the Book, 101 Ave $80 $80 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO ^ ^ Dly Various- San Juan Meetings $642 $1,944 Continued on page 8 7

8 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 5 Su 5:00P-1 Hr Top Disc, Del Obi $280 Su 5:30P-11th Step Meditation, 27122A $165 $165 Tu 7:00A-Tues Morning (M's) BB/SS $200 $300 Tu 6:00P-(M)'s Stag/Munchies, $350 $350 Tu 7:00P- Hear Here Part, C Arr $77 We 6:15P-Speaker Disc Group, 27112A Pasea $490 Th 7:00A-Th Morn Men's Topic Disc $140 $140 Th 9:30A-(W)'s Back 2 B B/S, 27122A $141 $206 Th 6:00P-Do The Steps, Del Obi $290 $290 Th 7:30P-(M)'s Q & A, Del Obispo $245 $420 Fr 11:30A-(W)'s B 2 B Grapevine $38 Sa 9:30A-AA Pamphlets Revealed, 271 $60 $60 SANTA ANA ^ ^ Su 5:00P-Two Or More, 721 Euclid $25 Mo 7:30P-Two or More, 721 N. Euclid $20 Sa 10:00A-Desire to Stop, 807 N. Garfiel $203 SEAL BEACH ^ ^ Tu 7:00P-Drunks are Us, th St. $98 We 7:30P-(M)'s SS, 8th & Central $75 SILVERADO CANYON ^ ^ SUNSET BEACH ^ ^ Su 10:00A-Sunset Bch Mtg, PCH & War $240 Su 11:00A-Inner Peace Group, $101 We 7:00A-Discussion, PCH $80 Th 5:30P-(W)'s Meet, PCH $50 $50 Fr 7:00A-as Bill Sees It Disc, PCH $300 Fr 6:00P-I Never Had It So Good Mens, $67 Sa 9:15A-Lucky 13, on the Br $100 TUSTIN ^ ^ Dly 6:00A-Foothill Early Risers, $144 $772 Dly 6:00A-Attitude Mod, 1221 Wass $223 $656 Tu, Th, Sa 12:00P-Brown Baggers, 600 $400 M-F 12:00P-Alkies Winners, 555 W.Main $238 M,W,F 12:00P- Spiritual Experience $100 $200 Su 9:02A-Podium, Spkr,Q&A, La $150 $150 Su 7:00P-Sober & Crazy Spkrs, 1834 La $37 $147 Mo 9:00A-(W)'s Unity Grp, Prospe $60 Mo 7:00P-Men's BYOB Study, 1201 Irvi $27 Mo 7:30P-Mens Crosstalk Mtg., 330 El $300 Mo 6:30P-Women's 12&12, Do $70 $70 Tu 6:00P-Tues Pamphlet Study Group $4 $4 We 7:00P-Lucky Stiffs (M)'s, Va $74 We 7:00P-(W)'s Solutions, Dodge $93 $213 Th 9:00A-(W)'s SS, Prospect $60 Th 7:00P-12 Steps & 12 Trads, 225 Main $50 Fr 7:30P-Solid Seven, Franklin Av $160 $160 Sa 7:30A-Tustin Acceptace Meeting, 225 $280 Sa 8:00P-Visiting Spkrs Lassen $14 $79 VILLA PARK ^ ^ Dly 7:30A-24 Hour Book Grp, San $153 $291 WESTMINSTER ^ ^ 8 Group Contributions to Central Office, April WHITTIER ^ UNLISTED GROUPS ^ ^ Anonymous Groups- Buena Park $250 Scott's Cake, Mission Viejo $270 Women's Meeting, Laguna Beach $100 Mo As Bill Sees It, Lag. Niguel $60 McMillen House, Costa Mesa $70 Tu Women's mtg. Laguna Beach $125 1st Step House Tue Mtg. $242 $242 Women's Unlisted B/B Brea/Fuller $10 Slogan Sisters $86 Th -BB Stdy (UL) LB $50 $50 Sat 7PM Calle Negocio $98 $98 WANDERING GROUPS ^ We (W)'s Wandering-South County $96 $324 MISC. DONATIONS ^ ^ Satellite Office Change Can $36 Laguna Beach 4th Step Workshop $175 $342 Area 9 Young People's $97 PERSONAL DONATIONS ^ ^ Anonymous $35 $270 Unknown Ck# 129Receipt# 1380 $200 Unknown Ck#3020 Receipt#1390 $1,210 Dylan R., Torrance Ck#1019 $150 $150 J. R. $20 $60 June (B.J.) L., Irvine $75 $150 Michel M., Laguna Niguel $100 $100 Rodger & Annette F. $70 IN LOVING MEMORY ^ ^ Memorial to Nikki B. $150 GROUP INFO REQUESTED ^ ^ Receipt #1749 CK#197 Dover $166 $166 Receipt #1463 CK # $250 TOTALS $17,397 $59,006

9 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 6 You can take the elevator going down, but you gotta take the steps back up. 9

10 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 5 NATIONAL CLERGY CONFERENCE ON ALCOHOLISM THE "BLUE BOOK", Vol. 12, , 1960 Alcoholics Anonymous continued from May 6Q - What happened to your sponsor, Ebby? 6A - It was Ebby who brought me the message that saved my life and uncounted thousands of others. Because of gratitude and old friendship, my wife Lois and I invited Ebby to live at our home shortly after I sobered up. The son of a well-to-do family in Albany, he had never learned any profession so he was broke and had to begin all over. These were difficult circumstances, naturally. Ebby stayed with us something like a year and a half. Being intent on getting reestablished in life, he took little interest in helping other alcoholics. Little by little, he commenced the rationalization we have seen so often. He began to say that if he had the right romance and the right job then things would be okay. At length, he fell by the wayside. He would not mind if I tell this - it is a part of his story today. For many years, my old friend Ebby was on the wagon and off. Sometimes he could stay sober for a year or more. He tried living with Lois and me for another considerable period but apparently this was of no help. Maybe we actually hindered him. As A.A. began to grow his position became difficult. For a long time things went from bad to worse. About six years ago the groups down in Texas decided to try their hand. Ebby was shipped non-stop to Dallas and placed in an A.A. drying out place. In these new surroundings in Texas, far from his old failures, he has made a splendid recovery. Excepting for one slip which occurred about a year after his arrival down there he has been bone dry ever since. This is one of the deepest satisfactions that has ever come to me since A.A. started and many another A.A. can say the same. (N.C.C.A. 'Blue Book,' Vol.12, 1960) We have emphasized willingness as being indispensable. Are we now ready to let God remove from us all the things which we have admitted are objectionable? Can He now take them all, everyone? If we still cling to something we will not let go, we ask God to help us be willing. -A.A. Big Book p.76 10

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12 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 5 It's OC Fair Time! A.A. Service Volunteers Being Sought. To continue our valuable presence at the Orange County Fair this year, District 18 and Area 09 General Services are combining efforts to have volunteer s sign-up for shifts at the A.A. information booth in 2-3 hour commitments. Each volunteer will receive free parking and free entry to the fair for the day, while providing a much needed service through providing information to the non-a.a. general public at the event. It is suggested that volunteers have 6 months of sobriety Share your group s message with those who still suffer! The needed participation is from Friday, July 15th thru Sunday, August 14th. Slots available: Wednesdays-Fridays ~ Afternoons: 12:00PM - 3:00PM and 3:00PM - 6:00PM ~ Evenings: 6:00PM - 9:00PM and 9:00-11:00PM Saturdays-Sundays 10:00AM - 1:00PM, 1:00PM - 4:00PM, 4:00PM - 7:00PM, 7:00PM - 9:00PM and 9:00PM - 11:00PM Please access our Sign-up Genius page note your availability, and you will be reminded one day in advance of your scheduled time: Grab a sponsor, sponsee, or sober friend and participate in a new and very unique service experience! OC Fair 2016: Map & Directions: The OC Fair District 18 Team aaocfair@gmail.com Note: All participants will be screened through "Megan's Law" and be required to pass 12

13 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 6 Dana Point First Sunday of each month 9:30am Wind and Sea Speaker Meeting Wind & Sea Restaurant (upstairs banquet room) Golden Lantern Street Huntington Beach 7:00 p.m., Saturday HOW Hall Saturday Night Lite Speaker Meeting Beach Blvd. #G & H Huntington Beach 7:00 p.m., Thursday Thursday Night Speakers HIS Place Church 7751 Glencoe Ave 06/02 Steve, Garden Grove 06/09 Tarek G., Huntington Beach 06/16 Adam T., Santa Monica 06/23 Kim H., Huntington Beach 06/30 Birthday Night, Bill A., Corona Laguna Niguel 8:00 p.m., Sunday Crown Valley Speaker Meeting YMCA Laguna Niguel Crownvalleyspeaker.org 06/05 Mike R., Dana Point 06/12 Tom 06/19 Sherri M 06/26 Chris D., Mission Viejo Orange 8:00 p.m., Friday Friday Night No Puffers Community of Christ Church 395 S. Tustin 06/03 Joanie VH, Laguna 06/10 Glenn H., Tustin 06/17 Natalie M., San Diego 06/24 Chris W., Orange Orange Sunday Night Speakers Meeting 7:00 p.m., Sunday 1800 E. LaVeta Ave 06/05 Crystal B., Tustin 06/12 Tom L., Tustin 06/19 Brandon H., Costa Mesa 06/26 Lauren M., Santa Ana Rancho Santa Margarita 7:30 p.m., Friday Roads End Participation Via Con Santa Margarita Pkwy (Lutheran Church) Speaker last Friday of the month Santa Ana/North Tustin 8:00 p.m., Saturday Saturday Night Visiting Speakers Lassen Drive Fairhaven & Esplanade (Prentice School) 06/04 Benjamin, Orange 06/11 Andrea, Tustin 06/18 Glen M., Mission Viejo 06/25 Karen S., Tusitn Santa Ana/North Tustin 9:02 a.m., Sunday Podium Participation Speaker Meeting & Q & A Lassen Drive Fairhaven & Esplande (Prentice School) Please submit speaker meeting information by the 15th of the month to: lifelinecommittee@gmail.com 13

14 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 5 Acceptance Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation-- some fact of my life -- unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing, happens in God's world by mistake. Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 417, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc. Do you know ASL (American Sign Language) or know of anyone who does, who may also want to be of service to our groups? Central Office is looking for volunteers to interpret at local A.A. meetings in Orange County. For more information please contact Central Office at (714) or ocaa7664@sbcglobal.net. Sean M. Dana Point 9 years Dawn M. Laguna Hills 22 years Help keep the doors of A.A. open so that new members may receive the same help so many of us have already received. Members customarily contribute $1, $2 or even $5 for each year of sobriety others may give a penny or nickel a day for each day of sobriety yours or someone else s. We will help celebrate by publishing their name and years of sobriety in the Lifeline. Please send name, city and number of years of sobriety by the 20th of the month to: Orange County Central office, 1526 Brookhollow, Suite 75, Santa Ana, CA

15 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 6 Alcoholics Anonymous, how may we help you? CALL FORWARDING: The call forwarding program instituted by Orange County Central Office insures that our help line phones are answered by volunteers 24/7. During hours when the Central Office is closed, calls to the Central Office are forwarded to a call forwarding volunteer s home or cell phone, where the volunteer answers the calls just as if he or she were sitting in the Central Office. This service allows the Central Office to realize a significant cost saving because we do not need to contract with a phone answering service. Even more vital, when a call is placed to Alcoholics Anonymous in Orange County, the caller will be talking to an Alcoholics Anonymous member not a phone service! This truly is frontline 12 th Step work and we would appreciate any time you can give. SHIFTS: Monday Friday shifts are: 6am 9am 6pm 9pm 9pm 6am Saturday and Holiday shifts: 6am 9am 1pm 4pm 4pm 7pm 7pm 10pm 10pm 6am Sundays 6am 10am 10am 2pm 2pm 6pm 6pm 10pm 10pm 6am VOLUNTEERING: In order to volunteer for this service it is suggested that you have two years of sobriety. Please arrange with the Central Office Manager in Santa Ana (714) or the Satellite Office Manager in Mission Viejo (949) for a brief orientation session which will be held at one of the offices. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. For Events, an Up-to-Date meeting schedule and Much, Much more please visit: 15

16 June, 2016 Volume 46, Issue 5 JUNE WORD SEARCH C C P R I M A R Y G E O T E R A X H M B K J D W N R N A N E S L T A X N A J T P E R T O A T H C R R E O I V M W E T I D C O S O R A R I E N O Y I S I E N S N H E C V T E P A T S N F E E Z L O O T F C R R U E E E S N Y E R L F E X E P D S S D T G H P A O I F R H F E B S S Y N M E R T E S L G M R O R B D I V T P T B H M I V O E L X S L S S Q O J I J H V M N P J I L R V D I F F I C U L T Y N O I T A Z I L A N O I T A R D J W P A T I E N T W T D K A ALCOHOLISM ATTITUDE CHARACTER DEFECTS DIFFICULTY EFFORTS ENTIRELY HIGHERPOWER HONESTY IMPROVEMENT OBSESSION PATIENT PERFECTION PRAYER PRIMARY RATIONALIZATION READINESS WILLINGNESS D R Y = Doing Recovery Your Way Alcoholics do not sip life, they gulp and swallow. 16