District 14 met on 11 January at the 623 Group in Belleville. There were 23 GSR's and guests in attendance. The 8 February 2004 meeting will be hosted by the 623 Group. The 14 March and 18 April meetings will be tentatively hosted by the Collinsville Honesty Group. The time for all GSR Meetings remains the same at 1 pm. See you there...

IN MEMORIAM

MIKE LUEBBERT

" If anyone hasn't told you today, I love you and God loves you "

NOTES FROM THE MEETING:

Pat P. (397-3924) and Joe K. (476-3017) are the new GSR and Alt GSR ' s respectively for St Henry ' s Book Club Group.

Webmaster (Rick H. - 277-8459): The guidelines for the website are final. A discussion after the meeting brought a possible solution that meets the current guidelines of District 14 (as handed out at the meeting) and preserves the anonymity of all. Rick H. can do the technical wizardry to make it happen. Rick H. has been made a member of the Website Committee. It makes sense and he has done a fantastic job in his duties as a Webmaster. Final changes to the website will made during the month of January 2004.

Answering Service (Maggie E. - 398-7012): Maggie has been appointed to fill this position. She is still working to procure all the papers/literature from Tim R.

PI (Chuck G. - 337-5327): Dist 14 donated copious amounts of literature to the Salvation Army Harbor Lights in St Louis. The head chaplain there made the request and Chuck made a "command decision" to do the donation. This was the first time that Harbor Lights had received AA literature. The response from the people was overwhelming. Dist 14 received a very nice letter of thanks.

Grapevine ((click here).- 277-9730): Many items are now being put on CD-ROM by GSO. A set of two books containing the Big Book, 4 th Ed. and all the stories from the 1 st three Big Books has been published. Very nice.

The 2003 Alkathon went quite well. A Thank You card will be sent to St Elizabeth's by the Dist 14 Secretary - Paula E. expressing the Districts appreciation.

The 2004 Alkathon is tentatively going to be held at Cathedral Grade School again. Funds have been approved for reserving the site.

District 14 Website Address is: http://www.aadistrict14.org There is also a website out there that has designhostpro in it. This is the old address. Rick has put a redirect on the old site so the individual will automatically be redirected to the correct site.

UPCOMING EVENTS :

There will be a potluck and speaker at the Sparta 212 Group on 25 Jan 2004. Eating will commence at 1 pm and the speaker will begin promptly at 2 pm.

The 23 rd Annual Five Corners Convention will be held in Sikeston M issouri on 20-21 February 2004. It will be held at the Raudmont Inn (I-55 and Highway 62 Intersection). Rooms are $55.00 plus tax. Call (573) 471-4700 for reservations.

2004 Corned Beef & Cabbage : Gordon N. is the chairman. 13 Mar 2004 is the day. The district will attempt to procure Ben V. for the DJ. The use of a kiddie/child patrol will be used extensively. More in Feb 2004..

March 2004 Area Assembly: District 6 will host. It will be held from 26-28 March 2004 in Peoria Illinois at the Holiday Inn. A banquet and "pre-registration" will be held on 26 March 2004. Call 309-674-2500 for reservations. The reservations must be made by 25 Feb 2004 --- NO EXCEPTIONS. For info, call Mike W. at 309-579-3748.

June 2004 Area Assembly : District 14 will host. The site is the Shrine. Funds have been allotted to reserve the site. The date is 6 June 2004. More later...

The 31 st Illinois State Conference will be held 6-8 August 2004 in Tinley Park Illinois at the Holiday Inn Select. Call 708-444-1100 for reservations. For more info, Call Debbie Y. at 815-538-1920 or Ginny L. at 815-722-3823 or Don K. at 815-254-8741 for details.

BIRTHDAYS: (Birthdays will only be entered if they occur before or on the date of the GSR Meeting; otherwise, they will be entered in the next Booze News)

623 Group: Phil C. - 22 yrs, Tim P. - 19 yrs, Bob C. - 18 yrs, George K. - 17 yrs, Hank H. - 16 y rs, Kay T. - 13 yrs, Paul G., Dennis M. - 12 yrs, Becky F., Mike F., Armella L. - 10 yrs, Kevin F. - 8 yrs, Tony M., Earnie C. - 7 yrs, Vicki W., Yvonne M. - 6 yrs, Terri L. - 5 yrs, Bob D., Steven P., Rocky F., Ryan G., Bob D., Kath - 3 yrs, Tommy, Corianne B., Lisa P., Dennis W. - 2 yrs, Michelle, Vicki V. - 1 yr, Jackie, Wendy H. - 6 mos, Shane - 3 mos, Jim Z. - 2 mos, Eddie, Mark F. - 30 days.

Collinsville Honesty Group : Cathy M. - 3 yrs.

Collinsville Lounge Group: David M. - 2 yrs.

Dr. Bobs Group : Caroline S. - 17 yrs, Kenny - 6 mos.

East St Louis 12x12 Group : Gregory M., Ren T., Junior W. - 14 yrs, Charlotte R. - 13 yrs, Wanda T. - 12 yrs, Charles B. - 11 yrs, Ted M., William W. - 10 yrs, Barbara L. - 9 yrs, Ivory S. - 7 yrs, Eva J., Hertestine Mc. - 6 yrs, Teresa R. - 4 yrs, Louise - 3 yrs, Eihereal T., Cynthia M. - 2 yrs, Derrick S. - 1 yr, Byron R. - 9 mos.

Kings House Group: Maggie E. - 3 yrs.

O ' Fallon Trailer Group : Frank C. - 33 yrs, Linda R. - 19 yrs, Val O., Bill S. - 18 yrs, Starlen J. - 13 yrs, Dave A. - 12 yrs, Mike B. - 10 yrs, Barb B., Casey L. - 9 yrs, Dallas H., Kate M. - 8 yrs, Ron F. - 6 yrs, Greg H. - 5 yrs, Adam W. - 3 yrs, Scott D., Sherry K., Greg W., Hal W. - 2 yrs, Kris B., Eli M., Philip D., Kevin H., Liam T., Craig, Bonnie L., Shan B. - 1 yr, Barb T., Amy S., Terri - 6 mos, Sarah M., Jay H., Jocelyn B., Eve, John R., Ed - 30 days.

Red Bud Group: Alice T. - 17 yrs , Sue S. - 13 yrs.

Sparta 212 Group : Mary R., Rich H., Roscoe H. - 19 yrs, Bill M. - 15 yrs, Nacey W. - 12 yrs, Harold F. - 10 yrs , Ren A. - 5 yrs, Larry L. - 4 yrs, Vicki C. - 3 yrs, MJ S. - 1 yr.

Shiloh Coffee Pot Group: Bill C. - 37 yrs, Hugh W. - 31 yrs, Rick D. - 24 yrs, Gale N. - 13 yrs , Larry K. - 9 yrs.

St Henry ' s Book Club Group: Pat P. - 15 yrs .

Wades Square Group: Katie M. - 5 yrs, John F. - 2 yrs.

Waterloo Group: Ralph S. - 33 yrs, Herman G. - 23 yrs.

Rule 62, Part 132: Intellectualism: Even when your talking, you're screwing me. Courtesy of Steve (Hobble) H. O'Fallon IL

Rule 62, Part 133: We must adapt our lives to the program, not the program to our lives. Courtesy of Don M. Olive Branch IL

Rule 62, Part 134: The task ahead of us is never greater than the power behind us. Courtesy of Don M. Olive Branch IL

Rule 62, Part 135: So this isn't Home Sweet Home ... Adjust! Courtesy of Maggie E. Belleville IL

Rule 62, Part 136: Rationalization is selective morality. Courtesy of Larry McC. Collinsville IL

Rule 62, Part 137: Controlling other people is like hanging onto a car bumper --- you just get drug to death. You don't stop hurting until you let go. Courtesy of Richard B. Fairview Heights IL

Rule 62, Part 138: The difference between God and doctors is that God doesn't think he is a doctor. Courtesy of Rick D. Belleville IL

Rule 62, Part 139: Take your troubles to God, the chaplain has gone ashore. Courtesy of Larry McC. Collinsville IL

Rule 62, Part 140: Early in sobriety I was learning patience; then I got married --- now I practice patience on a daily basis. Courtesy of Todd T. Scott AFB IL

Rule 62, Part 141: I cannot think of anything to say. Courtesy of Barb T. O'Fallon IL

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