DISTRICT 14 - BOOZE NEWS
November 2005
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District 14 met on 13 November in Belleville with the 623 Group
hosting. There were 17 GSR’s and guests in
attendance. The 11 December meeting
will be hosted by Dr. Bobs Group (East) at St Elizabeth’s Hospital on the 7th
Floor. The time for all GSR Meetings
remains the same at 1 pm. See you
there…..
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IN MEMORIAM
DON TRUMPET
He passed before his time and his work
with
others helped ensure their sobriety
He will be truly missed by all that
knew and saw him
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NOTES FROM THE MEETING:
The Shiloh Coffee Pot Group will be CLOSED on 25 Dec 2005 and 1 Jan 2006 in observance of Christmas and
New Year’s.
There is a new Young Adult Group meeting at the Shiloh United Methodist Church in Room 106. It will meet on Friday evenings at 7 pm for
a 1 hour meeting. This meeting will
begin 18 Nov 2005.
The Wades Square Group now meets at Union United Methodist Church located at 721 East Main St in Belleville. Please drive around back and up the hill to
park. Enter through the double doors.
Election of Trusted Servants for District 14 for 2006 & 2007. Their terms of office begin on 1 Jan 2006.
DCM: Paula E. (236-1663)
Alt DCM: Harold F. (357-3928)
Secretary: Jan A. (346-8259)
Treasurer: Richard B. (397-8764)
Sherri L. (398-0349) is the new GSR for the Wades Square
Group and she is also the new CPC
Chairwoman for Dist 14.
Tom D. (282-1973) is the PI
Chairman for Dist 14.
Answering Svc (Ethereal T. – 233-7104): The original proposal of having people who
desire information on meeting locations would call a 1-800 service and then
would be given a meeting location from a current Where & When has been
seriously deviated from. There was much
discussion. The revised proposal is for
the 1-800 service to have a list of only 8 names (1-2 per city) and these
people would be the coordinator for their city and would have a list of names
to fall back upon. This would be a 24/7
thing for each city coordinator. More
discussion ensued. Ethereal is going to
contact the Area 21 Coordinator (Todd S.) and have him email the entire
proposal to him. Todd may be asked to
come to the next Dist 14 meeting and explain the proposal to the trusted
servants. More later….I am sure…!!!!
Corrections (Doug T. –
337-8451): Still and always looking for
more volunteers. You attend one meeting
with a gate pass to see what goes on inside the walls. Attendance is good at the meetings and the
inmates are enthusiastic about the meetings.
Outstanding way to do service work.
Call Doug for more info.
The Cathedral Grade School has been reserved for the 2006 Corned Beef & Cabbage.
The date is scheduled for 18 March 2006. More later….
The usage of the Cathedral Grade
School facilities is going to change.
A preschool facility has relocated to the auditorium and this room has
become a “do not disturb” under any circumstances room. NO
USE BY ANYONE!!! It was decided at
the GSR Meeting that the cafeteria will be cleared to allow a dance to be held
immediately following dinner. This will
be the same for the Corned Beef & Cabbage.
The New Day Recovery Club would like to thank everyone for helping to
celebrate the 25th year of sobriety for Charlie T. at the Clyde C.
Jordan Center. It was celebrated with
many friends of the Fellowship of AA.
Again, our thanks to all.
ALKATHON 2005
The following days were reserved by the following groups:
24 Dec - District 14
25 Dec - District 14
26 Dec – Dr Bobs, Kings House, Wades Square
27 Dec – Sparta 212 Sunday 2 pm Group, Gods Corner
28 Dec – 623 Group, St Henry’s Book Club Groups (Tues & Thurs)
29 Dec – Alanon
30 Dec – Waterloo & Cahokia
31 Dec – OFTG
1 Jan 06 – ESL Groups
UPCOMING
EVENTS:
The 2005 Spiritual
Homecoming will be held on 25-27 November 2005 at the Millennium Hotel in
St Louis Missouri. This is a National
event Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of AA Coming of Age. You can register on-line at: www.stl2005.org
or call Phil K. at (314) 843-8560. The
cost of registration is $45 plus the Saturday night banquet is $30. If you would like to stay at the hotel
during the event, call (314) 241-9500 or 1-866-866-8086 for reservations. The cost per night is $99 plus tax (1-4
people per room).
The Southern Illinois
Area 21 Assembly for December 2005 will be held on 4 Dec 2005 at the
Frontier Steakhouse in Sparta IL.
Registration is $3 and the Buffet will be $10. Twenty (20) rooms have been blocked at the Best Western Sparta
Motel at $56 per night. For reservations,
call (618) 443-4526. For more info,
call Robert E. (618) 806-0797 or Dale W. (618) 758-3226.
The 49th
Annual Coon Supper Convention will be held 27-29 Jan 2006 at the Holiday
Inn in Blytheville Arkansas.
Registration is $15 and the banquet is $15. For reservations, call 1-870-763-5800. For more info, call David W. (870) 763-0939 or Cathy M. (870)
740-2755 or Mike B. (870) 838-0303.
The Delegate/Past
Delegate Conference will be held 10-12 Feb 2006 in Pleasant Prairie
Wisconsin. More later…..
The Southern Illinois
Area 21 Assembly for March 2006 will be held 5 March 2006 in Quincy
Illinois at the Quincy Senior Center at 639 York St. Registration begins at 7:30 am, the assembly begins at 9 am. Registration is $3 and the lunch buffet will
be $10. There will be a Friday Nite
Meeting at the Quincy Serenity Club on 611 Hampshire St at 7 pm. Rooms are available at the Hampton Inn. For reservations, call 1-800-HAMPTON. Mention SIA 21 Area Assembly for the special
rate of $74. More later…..
The 2006 SIA 21
Spring Conference will be held 10-12 March 2006 at the Keller Convention
Center in Effingham Illinois and will be hosted by Dist 13. For more info, Call Rich G. (217) 342-6851
or Gwen N. (217) 342-6507 or Duke C. (217) 276-6593.
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: Kent W. – 13 yrs, Bob E. – 12
yrs, Zaria - 9½ yrs, Kelsey – 7½ yrs, JoJo – 7 yrs, Eddie
C. – 2 yrs, Bret D. – 18 mos, Greg L., Justin W., Chris M. – 1 yr, Marcella – 6
mos, Jennifer M. – 90 days, Gordon S. – 6 mos, Mark D. – 30 days.
623 Men’s Group: Jim H. – 19 yrs, Tim H., Dale H. – 18 yrs.
Cahokia Serenity Group: Norma W. – 25 yrs, Doug
M. – 5 yrs, Jill H., Chester P. – 4 yrs.
Dr.
Bobs Group: Joanna
S. – 12 yrs, Mary Francis D. – 8 yrs, Ellen C. – 6 yrs.
East St Louis 12x12 Group: Chester T. – 25 yrs, Lester G. – 13 yrs, Clark W. – 9 yrs,
Victor B. – 8 yrs, James H. – 5 yrs.
Fairview Heights Group: Bernie W. – 12
yrs, Howard
M. – 1 yr.
King’s House Group: Mario L. – 22 yrs, Julie P. – 14 yrs.
O’Fallon Trailer Group: Roy B., Rob B. – 27 yrs, Cindy K-W. – 24
yrs, Janet R., Laura B. – 23 yrs, Bill F. – 22 yrs, Jim B., Linda R. – 21 yrs,
Bob K. – 17 yrs, Mike D., Jerry V. – 12 yrs, Mike R., Glen B. – 11 yrs, Ed S. –
10 yrs, Allen Y. – 9 yrs, Lee Ann E., John K., Mike J. – 8 yrs, Lorrie H.,
Laurie G., Doug W. – 7 yrs, Liz V. – 6 yrs, Jeremy W., Jenny McD. – 5 yrs,
Donna S. – 4 yrs, Tommy M. – 3 yrs.
Recovery-In-Brooklyn: John J. – 2 yrs.
Shiloh Coffee Pot Group: Greg B. – 10
yrs.
Sparta
212 Group: David G. – 11 yrs.
St
Henry’s Book Club Group: Eddie C. – 2 yrs.
Wades
Square Group: Jim M.
– 12 yrs, Pete M. – 11 yrs, Steve (Hobble) H. – 8 yrs.
Waterloo
Group: Bob B. – 30 yrs, Lee V. – 21 yrs, Irene S. – 11 yrs, Paul H. – 3
yrs.
Rule 62 Corner:
Rule 62, Part 293: PAT =
Patience, Acceptance & Tolerance. Courtesy of Gene E. Shiloh Illinois
Rule 62, Part 294: When I first
came to AA, I asked, “When will I get better?”
They replied, “When you hear the pop.”
“The pop,” I replied. “Yes, the
sound you hear when you pull your head out of your ass,” they replied. Courtesy of Bob K.
O’Fallon IL
Rule 62, Part 295: The power
others have to annoy me --- I give to them.
Courtesy
of Tom S. Belleville IL
Rule 62, Part 296: HAPPINESS is
not having what I want; but wanting what I have. Courtesy
of Tom S. Belleville IL
Rule 62, Part 297: Some of my
greatest disappointments in life….have come from that which I insisted on
having. Courtesy of Tom S. Belleville IL
Rule 62, Part 298: Two drunks
talking = an AA meeting as long as one of them is sober. Courtesy of Larry McC. Maryville IL
Rule 62, Part 299: Two sickies
don’t make a wellie. Courtesy of Gary Somewhere in Illinois
Rule 62, Part 300: I
didn’t get sober to be miserable --- so I work the steps!!! Courtesy of
Don M. Olive Branch IL
Rule 62, Part
301: Thank God for AA and Thank
AA for God. Courtesy of Don M. Olive Branch
IL
Rule 62, Part 302: Feelings
are not facts. Courtesy of Don M. Olive Branch
IL
Rule 62, Part
303: Joy isn’t the absence of
pain; it’s the presence of God. Courtesy of Don M.
Olive Branch IL
Rule 62, Part 304: If
you take right actions, you'll get right results. Courtesy of Don M. Olive Branch IL
Editor: Gene E.
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