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~ UNITY LIVEWIRE ~
‘A SOBER PUBLICATION’
NOVEMBER - 2019
Lorain Inter-Group Office 710 Broadway Avenue
Lorain, Ohio 44052
Phone: 440-246-1800
Monday – Friday 9AM – 5PM Email address:
“WHAT HAS NEW YORK EVER DONE FOR ME?” From the Editor... I’d like to start with the Daily Reflection for September 16: “…no society of men and women ever had a more urgent need for continuous effectiveness and permanent unity. We alcoholics see that we must work together and hang together, else most of us will finally die alone.”
And, so, my editorial this issue will focus on the means by which we, as a Fellowship, can get along with each other, and with the outside world, as we strive to carry this message of recovery to the still sick and suffering alcoholic. Or, put another way, once heard from one of the newer members of my home group at his first group conscience meeting, “What has New York ever done for me?”
“Our Twelfth Step — carrying the message — is the basic service that the A.A. Fellowship gives; this is our principal aim and the main reason for our existence.
“Therefore, A.A. is more than a set of principles; it is a society of alcoholics in action. We must carry the message, else we ourselves can wither and those who haven’t been given the truth may die.
“Hence, an A.A. service is anything whatever that helps us to reach a fellow sufferer —ranging all the way from the Twelfth Step itself to a ten-cent phone call and a cup of coffee, and to A.A.’s General Service Office for national and international action. The sum total of all these services is our Third Legacy of Service.
“Services include meeting places, hospital [and jail] cooperation, and intergroup offices; they mean pamphlets, books, and good publicity of almost every description. They call for committees, delegates, trustees, and conferences. And, not to be forgotten, they need voluntary money contributions from within the Fellowship.
“The most vital, yet least understood, group of services that A.A. has are those that enable us to function as a whole, namely: the General Service Office, A.A.World Services, Inc., The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., and our board of trustees, known legally as the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous. Our worldwide unity and much of our growth since early times are directly trace
join our Fellowship. Services to groups and central offices, like publishing a national directory and shipping books and pamphlets, as well as helping new groups get off the ground with free literature and advice. Services to recovering persons with special needs, by making our literature available in Braille, audio file, ASL, and translations into more than 60 languages. Speaking of which, the Big Book has been translated into 60 languages and G.S.O. has helped A.A. groups start in over 180 countries around the world. Services to our military personnel overseas, who might otherwise not be able to attend meetings, with a correspondence service. They also reach out to sober people living in isolated communities, far from the nearest meeting. The A.A. Grapevine magazine is like carrying a meeting around in your pocket. This is a big help to sober soldiers overseas. A.A. cooperates with medical and psychiatric professionals from other countries, who want to learn how to cope with their societal epidemics of alcoholism. Regional Forums offered four times a year all over North America, allowing local members, like you and me, to meet and speak with our Class A [non-alcoholic] Trustees and staff members from GSO. These are free, by the way.
As our delegate carries our group conscience to the Conference in New York, let’s remember these things and perhaps consider a contribution to your Area and the General Service Board.
-Your editor, Jeff
The Northeast Ohio Recorder April, May & June 2012 Vol. XXII, Issue 6
12 STEP CALL LIST
Central Office is updating their 12 Step Call List. If you are already on the list or willing to start going
out on 12 Step calls, please contact the Inter-Group Office
at (440)246-1800 to verify or add your contact information.
Both Men and Women are needed!
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traceable to this cluster of life-giving activities.” (Reprinted from THE A.A. SERVICE MANUAL combined with TWELVE CONCEPTS FOR WORLD SERVICE, pp.S1-S2, with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.)
Bill W. and Dr. Bob soon realized after publishing the Big Book, that we, as a Fellowship, and we alone, must own the rights to our message of recovery. That is how A.A. got into the book publishing business, and the original justification for what was then called the Alcoholic Foundation.
As A.A. spread from town to town, far away from Akron and New York City, groups had problems and questions. They naturally turned to Bill and Bob for answers. This service formalized with the hire of Ruth Hock as our first paid special worker – a secretary for Bill in the little NYC headquarters, who typed and retyped the original manuscript and its many revisions, getting it ready to go to the printer. The deluge of book orders following the 1941 Jack Alexander article in the Saturday Evening Post cemented the NYC location as AA ground zero. The Fellowship quadrupled in size that year alone from 2000 to 8000 members.
The attention that this article drew to our Fellowship required a standard public relations policy – again coming out of the experience of the groups collected and shared from the NYC office.
During the 1940’s, A.A. continued rapid growth. More alcoholic staff members were engaged. As they divided the work between them, departments began to be created. Today’s office has a good many — group, foreign and public relations, A.A. Conference, office management, packing and mailing, accounting, stenographic [computational], and special services to Loners, prisons, and hospitals.
So, what has New York ever done for me? you might ask. As Bill W. once said, “Let’s look at the record.”
All of our literature is published by us, ensuring that the message remains un-fooled-around-with and not exploited for any outside commercial purposes. Our overall public relations policy and media relations are funneled through one, very well-informed source, thus protecting our anonymity and the anonymity of those who might wish to jo
MONTHLY BUSINESS MEETINGS First Sunday of Each Month
Lorain County Multi-District @10:30am G.S.R./D.C.M. Meeting
Be the voice of your Home Group + + + + + + + + + + + +
Lorain Inter-Group @ 12:30 p.m.
ALL members are invited to participate
See YOUR Inter-Group at work!
710 Broadway Avenue, Lorain (Central Office)
FRIDAY NIGHT HAVEN 1536 E. 30th, LORAIN
7:00 p.m.
11/01 Ellen Y.
11/08 Quinn A.: 10th
Group Anniversary
11/15 Dalton R. – 2 yr. Ann.
11/22 Shawn K. – First Lead
11/29 Ray S. – 27th
yr.
Anniv.
MIDNIGHT ELYRIA GROUP St. Mary’s – 4th and Middle
Saturday 12:00
11/02 Open Podium
11/09 Christian F.
11/16 Rich R.
11/23 Open Podium
11/30 Charles S. (Chuck) Nacho Nite
Come share your Experience,
Strength and Hope!
EMH and Mercy Hospital
(Behavioral Health Unit)
Sundays at 4:00pm/Wednesdays at 7:00pm
ClearVista (3364 Kolbe Road, Lorain)
Sunday at 8:00pm
Must have 2 years of sobriety per hospital guidelines
Call Melissa S. (440)242-9769
NOVEMBER
Anniversaries
11/03 Ray S. 27 yrs.
11/03 Tom F. 2 yrs.
11/04 Ken T. 38 yrs.
11/04 John L. 10 yrs.
11/07 Lee Ann O. 16 yrs.
11/13 Dalton R. 2 yrs.
11/14 Bob D. 9 yrs.
11/16 Jerome D. 31 yrs.
11/18 Guy S. 21 yrs.
11/18 Nyle C. 14 yrs.
11/19 Rick S. 17 yrs.
11/20 Melissa K. 20 yrs.
11/22 Frank T. 37 yrs.
11/22 Dave M. 35 yrs.
11/23 Bob C. 7 yrs.
11/25 Bill C. 20 yrs.
11/26 Zak W. 4 yrs.
11/26 Kyle K. 4 yrs.
11/27 Theresa M. 17 yrs.
11/27 Ellen Y. 7 yrs.
11/28 Dave N. 29 yrs.
To have your anniversary printed
in the LiveWire please email to:
or by calling (440)574-0143
and leaving a voicemail
OR Call Bobbi M. at
(440)537-4280
by the 20th of each month.
Anniversaries will not be carried
over to the next year.
ST. MARY’S SUNDAY NIGHT SOBRIETY
320 Middle Ave., Elyria
7:00 p.m.
11/03 Brenda S.
11/10 Cassie W. – 1st
Lead
11/17 Andrew S.
11/24 Charlie P. – Gratitude Dinner
When making any donation PLEASE identify yourself by placing the group’s General Service #, District # and Area 54 on all donations. Your General Service # can be found in the meeting schedule or on the internet @ aaloraincounty.org under A.A. Meetings. Your District # is on the back page of the LiveWire. If you don’t have a General Service number attached to your group, please contact your DCM listed on the back page of the LiveWire and they will register your Group OR ATTEND a monthly Multi-District meeting.
LAGRANGE MONDAY NIGHT
United Methodist Church 105 W. Main St, Route 303
8:00 p.m.
11/04 Susan B.
11/11 John B.
11/18 Bobby M. – Cleveland
11/25 Sober Alcoholic
Suggested
AA Group Contributions:
50% Lorain Inter-Group Office 710 Broadway Avenue, Lorain, Ohio 44052
Make checks payable to: Lorain Inter-Group
25% The General Service Office P.O. Box 459, Central Station
New York, NY 10163-0459 Make checks payable to:
General Service Office
15% NE Ohio General Service ATTN: Area 54 Treasurer
P.O. Box 91384, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-3384 Make checks payable to: NE Ohio General Service
10% Lorain County Multi-District 710 Broadway Avenue, Lorain, OH 44052 ATTN: Dan F. – Treasurer(440)723-7690
Make checks payable to: Lorain County Multi-District
TUESDAY NIGHT HAVEN 1536 E. 30
TH - Lorain
7:00 p.m.
11/05 Jenny O.
11/12 John L. – 10 yr. Anniv.
11/19 Zak K.
11/26 Theresa M. – 17 yr. Anniv.
MEN’S PRIMARY PURPOSE 3222 N. Ridge Road - Elyria
Wednesdays @ 7:30pm
11/06 Russ B.
11/13 Jayson V.
11/20 Kris J.
11/27 Kevin K.
Please contact: Inter-Group Office (440)246 -1800 for information on:
Cocaine Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Marijuana Anonymous,
Heroin Anonymous and Al-Anon
HARBORTOWN BREAKFAST
15018 South Street, Birmingham
SUNDAYS - Breakfast 8:30/Lead 10:00
11/03 Ham / Eggs / Potatoes Jim M. - Wellington
11/10 French Toast/Sausage John B. - Vermilion
11/17 Biscuits & Gravy Russ K. - Amherst
11/24 Pancakes/Sausage Beau M. – S. Amherst
FREE Phone App for locating
AA meetings: meetingguide.org
LORAIN INDUSTRIAL St. John Ukrainian Church
3010 Charleston Ave, Lorain 8:00pm
11/06 Andy K.
11/13 Charlie P.
11/20 Tim M.
11/27 Ken B.
~ SOBER EVENTS ~
* Meetings Needing Your Support *
Lorain County A.A. meetings, times & locations can also be found on aaloraincounty.org
2020 International Convention
A list of FAQs regarding the
July 2 - 5, 2020 International Convention in
Detroit, Michigan.
Registration information is available online at aa.org
Tuesday & Friday Haven
10th Anniversary Friday, November 8th
Dinner: 5:00- 6:00 Smoke Break: 6:00 – 6:15
FREE Door Prizes for ALL: 6:15-7:00
Lead: Quinn A. @ 7:00pm 50/50 and Cake to Follow
Come help us celebrate & Join in the fun!
1536 E. 30th St., Lorain
~ ANNUAL CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY ~
Schedule of Events Sat. 11/30 LAST day to return ‘Ticket Request Forms’ to Troy
Sun. 12/01 Pick up Children’s tickets after Inter-Group
meeting / Followed by Shopping at Sam’s Club
Sun. 12/08 Return ALL Raffle tickets and money to Troy
Sun. 12/08 1:00pm Stocking Stuffing - Pilgrim Church
Pizza after
Dec 15 - Christmas Party 9:00 AM Meet at Pilgrim Church for Transporting
11:00 AM Meet at St. John’s Hall - Set up
12:00 PM Costume people at hall
1:00 PM Party Starts
4:00 PM Clean up Starts
5:00 PM Transport stuff back to Pilgrim Church
Sisters In Sobriety
14th Anniversary Wednesday, November 13th
Doors Open at 6:00pm Dinner at 6:30pm
Lead Penny D. at 7:00
Come join us for Food, Fun & Fellowship * Closed Women’s Meeting *
Fields United Methodist Church 34077 Lorain Road, North Ridgeville
Elyria Sunday Night
48th Anniversary
Sunday, November 17th
St. Jude Church Carrabine Hall
590 Poplar Street, Elyria
Meeting starts at 7:30pm
Cake and Ice Cream after the lead
Gratitude Dinner Sunday, November 24th
Dinner 5:00pm Lead: Charlie P. at 7:00pm
50/50 & Door Prizes to follow
St. Mary’s Sunday Night Sobriety
Will be in the Church Hall across the street
4th and Middle Ave., Elyria
Sheffield Lake Civic Center Group
36th Anniversary
Sunday, November 24th
Guest Speaker at 7:30
Food, 50/50 and Fellowship to follow
4575 Lake Road, Sheffield Lake
LaGrange Lunch Bunch (formerly Carlisle)
Now meeting once a week on Tuesdays At 12:30pm in
Old Glory Grange Hall 113 S. Center Street No longer meets on
Wednesdays This is a Topic meeting
(NOT Big Book) with a lead once monthly.
Open Meeting
Home Group Anniversaries
St. Agnes Thursday Night Started 65 years ago this month
St. John Lutheran Church 1140 W. River Rd, Elyria – Behind IHOP
8:00PM
Men’s Primary Purpose Wednesday Open Men’s Lead meeting 3222 N. Ridge Road, Elyria
7:30PM
COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Unity LiveWire
Joyce L…..Google Voice… (440)574-0143 *EMAIL: [email protected]
Internet Committee……(aaloraincounty.org)
Mike…………… … … …(440)670-9910
*EMAIL: [email protected]
Correctional Committee Andy K..…….………… (440)343-3644
*EMAIL: [email protected]
Public Information Committee Melissa S……………...(440)242-9769
Picnic Committee Dave G……………… ...(440)723-1923
Pig Roast Troy S……….……..…. (440)365-9081
Memorial Day Breakfast Steve S……….…... … . (440)308-1352
ATTENTION: Lorain County A.A. Community Help is needed for KEY DISTRICT POSITIONS!
STEP UP & GET INVOLVED IN SERVICE WORK
Contact LCMD Chairperson
DISTRICT COMMITTEES: Lorain Co. Multi-District Chairperson:
Art C.….………(440)773-9474
District 19A (Avon, Avon Lake, Columbia, Eaton, Grafton, N. Ridgeville, Sheffield, Sheffield Lake)
DCM Mark P … (216)406-1169 Alt DCM Ray B…… (440)574-0143
District 19B (All of the City of Lorain & Part of Vermilion)
DCM Tom M…. (440)308-5885 Alt DCM Jeremy S..(440)444-2044
District 20A (All of the City of Elyria and Carlisle)
DCM Andrew S..(440)529-4582 Alt DCM Kasey P.....(440)494-1676
District 20C (Amherst, Brighton Twp, Brownhelm Twp,
Camden Twp, Henrietta Twp, Kipton, LaGrange, Oberlin, Penfield, Pittsfield Twp, S.Amherst, Wellington)
DCM Penny F...(440)773-3098
Alt DCM ***POSITION OPEN***
Inter-Group
Advisory Board of Directors
Steve S. 440-308-1352 Chair
Jody B. 440-225-2412 V.-Chair
Art C. 440-773-9474 Secr.
Mark P. 440-452-5946 Treas.
INTER-GROUP FINANCIAL REPORT – SEPTEMBER 2019
Inter-Group Advisory Board
Troy S. 440-365-9081
Donna L. 440-574-3464
Tom O. 440-315-8600
Mike B. 440-309-5788
Dave G . 440-723-1923
Russ K. 440-864-2974
INCOME
Donations/Rent Literature Sales Fundraising Income Interest Income Coca-Cola
Total INCOME
EXPENSES
Rent Columbia Gas Answering Service Ohio Edison Spectrum: Phone/Internet Vivial: Yellow Pages House Managers Payroll Fees Literature Purchases Office Expenses: Petty Cash Printer Toner Total EXPENSES
GAIN/(LOSS)
$3,175.41 1,385.69
774.00 .06
25.89
$5,361.05
$ 800.00 339.00 162.57 751.96 131.75
27.95 1,726.05
80.30 745.45
100.00
68.04
$4,933.07
$ 427.68
Office Managers
Sam H. 440-522-3639
Tom N. 440-258-7286
Ed F. 440-309-0551
Office 440-246-1800
Rents Received
Blue Monday
Friday Morning Survivor
Mid-Week Morning Discussion
Multi-District Meeting
Saturday Young Peoples
Serenity Hall
Sharing Our Sobriety
Strength in Sobriety
Unity Hall Discussion
We Care Tuesday Morning Disc.
Donations
Amherst Saturday Group
Anonymous
Attitude of Gratitude
Blue Monday
Compass Group
Elyria Friday Night
Elyria Monday Closed Discussion
Friday Night Amherst
Grafton Wednesday Night
Harbortown Breakfast
LaGrange Monday Night
Mid-Week Morning Discussion
Misery Is Optional
Monday Night Lorain
North Ridgeville 1st Step
Oberlin Group
Saturday Night Security
Saturday Young Peoples
Serenity Hall
Sharing Our Sobriety
Sheffield Lake Civic Center Gr.
St. Mary Sunday Night Sobriety
Strength in Sobriety
Sunday Night Sobriety
Sunday Open Men’s Discussion
Una Dia Alaves
Unity Hall Discussion
Wellington Wed. Morning Disc.