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MEETINGS IN MOTION MEETINGS IN MOTION
Group and Meeting Changes Group and Meeting Changes
Mo-Su @ 6:00 pm
** NEW ** Smok'en Sobriety ** NEW **
El Cajon El Cajon
Smok'en Sobriety
Warehouse -1130 Broadway Warehouse -1130 Broadway
Experience, Strength & Hope Experience, Strength & Hope
Hillcrest Hillcrest
Church -625 Pennsylvania Ave Church -625 Pennsylvania Ave
Mo@6:00pm Mo@6:00pm
Mon Night New Beginnings Mon Night New Beginnings
Club -1944 30th St Club -1944 30th St
Mo@5:00pm Mo@5:00pm
A Street Speakers A Street Speakers
Golden Hill Golden Hill
Recv Hm 2516 A St Recv Hm 2516 A St
Mo@6:30pm Mo@6:30pm
** CANCELLED ** ** CANCELLED **
Golden Hill Golden Hill
** RELOCATE/TIME CHANGE ** ** RELOCATE/TIME CHANGE **
Riding Sober Clairemont Riding Sober Clairemont
Was: Store -4645 Morena Blvd, Clairemont at 4:45 pm Was: Store -4645 Morena Blvd, Clairemont at 4:45 pm
** TIME CHANGE ** ** TIME CHANGE **
Men's Step Study Men's Step Study
Was: 5:30 pm Was: 5:30 pm
** NAME CHANGE ** ** NAME CHANGE **
Recv -4102 Monroe Ave Recv -4102 Monroe Ave
Was: God Squad Too Pray & Meditate Was: God Squad Too Pray & Meditate
Church -4271 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Th @ 5:45 pm Church -4271 Clairemont Mesa Blvd Th @ 5:45 pm
Church -494 E St Church -494 E St
Chula Vista Chula Vista
Fr @ 6:00 pm Fr @ 6:00 pm
Meditation Under the Stars Meditation Under the Stars
Kensington Kensington
My Problem is Alcoholism My Problem is Alcoholism
Ocean Beach Ocean Beach
Club -2229 Bacon St Club -2229 Bacon St
We @ 7:00 pm We @ 7:00 pm
Was: Point Loma Meditation Was: Point Loma Meditation
Linda Vista Linda Vista
How It Is Now Step Study How It Is Now Step Study
Mo @ 7:30 pm Mo @ 7:30 pm
Hospital -rear Ed Bldg, 7850 Vista Hill Hospital -rear Ed Bldg, 7850 Vista Hill
Was: How It Is Now Speakers Was: How It Is Now Speakers
Su @ 5:30 pm Su @ 5:30 pm
Coordinating Council Attendance Coordinating Council Attendance
NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS: April 9 NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS: April 9
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS! ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS!
DUE TO FACILITY CLOSURE , THE MARCH DUE TO FACILITY CLOSURE , THE MARCH
COORDINATING COUNCIL MEETING WAS CANCELLED. COORDINATING COUNCIL MEETING WAS CANCELLED.
PLEASE GO TO aasandiego.org - CLICK ON Intergroup PLEASE GO TO aasandiego.org - CLICK ON Intergroup
Button TO READ March 2020 Minutes, February 2020 Button TO READ March 2020 Minutes, February 2020
Financials and 2019 Audit Financials and 2019 Audit
Due to concerns about Due to concerns about
COVID-19, some locations COVID-19, some locations
are temporarily are temporarily
suspending AA meetings at suspending AA meetings at
their facilities. Suspended their facilities. Suspended
Meeting Locations will be Meeting Locations will be
noted in a pdf file on the noted in a pdf file on the
"Meetings Page" on our "Meetings Page" on our
aasandiego.org website as aasandiego.org website as
we become aware. You we become aware. You
may also contact Central may also contact Central
Office at 619-265-8762 and Office at 619-265-8762 and
our volunteers can help our volunteers can help
you with temporarily you with temporarily
suspending AA meetings. suspending AA meetings.
Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers, Ch. IX Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers, Ch. IX
Twelfth Step approaches evolve, page 113 - 114 Twelfth Step approaches evolve, page 113 - 114
"When I asked Dr. Bob how he evolved his thinking on "When I asked Dr. Bob how he evolved his thinking on
alcoholism,' said one member, 'he replied, 'If you're allergic to alcoholism,' said one member, 'he replied, 'If you're allergic to
strawberries, you don't eat them, do you? Well, an alky is the strawberries, you don't eat them, do you? Well, an alky is the
same way. He's allergic to alcohol. His body just won't handle same way. He's allergic to alcohol. His body just won't handle
it. That's what I'm trying to get over to these guys - that they're it. That's what I'm trying to get over to these guys - that they're
actually drinking poison, because their systems just won't actually drinking poison, because their systems just won't
tolerate it.' And he said, 'Once you get sensitized to anything, tolerate it.' And he said, 'Once you get sensitized to anything,
there is no way you're going to handle it from there on.'" there is no way you're going to handle it from there on.'"
Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S. Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.
Big Book; Ch. 3 "More About Alcoholism", page 30 Big Book; Ch. 3 "More About Alcoholism", page 30
"We learned that we had to fully concede to our "We learned that we had to fully concede to our
innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first
step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other
people, or presently may be, has to be smashed." people, or presently may be, has to be smashed."
Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S. Reprinted with permission from A.A.W.S.