Thanks to the combined efforts of Frank H. in New York and the Intergroup in Los Angeles, we have tracked down all but one of the back issues of the SCAnner. This nearly complete archive can be reached through the “Print Archive” link on every page.
BYE BYE DAYCOUNT!
(Based on Bye Bye Birdie)
Sat. Dec 10th, 8pm at PS41
116 W. 11th Street (at 6th Ave)
House opens at 7:30pm
Tickets $25 (suggested) at door.
This is an open event, guests are welcome.
Holiday party immediately following the show.
Buy tickets online
Stepping
Through
The
Holidays
(Sober,
Sane,
Serene)
SATURDAY,
DEC
3
9:00
AM
- 2:00
PM
PLUMMER
PARK
Art
Room
One
7377
Santa
Monica
Blvd, West
Hollywood,
CA
90046
(park
on
NORTH
lot,
3
hr
limit
on
south
lot)
Please
bring:
AA
Big
Book
,
AA
12
&
12,
Large
notebook
,
Pen/ Pencil
Donation:
$10.00
HOLIDAYS can be emotionally charged for
many addicts. We have expectations
about what’s the “spirit of
Christmas” and whether we’re part of it; how,
when, where and
with whom I’m to share this special time. Does the
celebration
bring a renewed faith in our HP, feelings of being safe, loved
and
belonging with “good will to all men.” Or instead, are we
overcome
with isolation, self loathing (what’s wrong with me that
I can’t do and
feel what I see others enjoying), depression and
hopelessness?
FAMILY visits can also be be
emotionally charged. We may have unresolved
issues with other family
members that trigger old pain by seeing them
again in old familiar
locations. We may come from a dysfunctional family where we’re the
only one in recovery and they still practice the old
behaviors:
pitting self will, demands and manipulations against other
family to
get what they want. This causes other members to resist and
retaliate in kind. A family engrossed in a constant collision of
wills
isn’t a safe environment for an addict.
HOLIDAYS and FAMILY combined can
threaten our newfound sobriety or
recovery. This workshop will
identify the people where you feel discomfort
and show you how to
apply the Steps using specific suggestions from the AA
Big Book and
12 & 12. You will come out with a new PLAN OF ACTION based
upon
the AA 12 steps instead of your old tools for coping with Family and
Holidays.
Corrections Correspondence
a special kind of SCA Service
We are in need of SCA members on the “outside” who are willing to correspond with SCA members in correctional facilities. We are initiating a Sponsor-By-Mail service to prisoners who wish to have an outside sponsor in SCA.
If you have been continuously sober for at least six months and have experience in practicing the 12 Steps in your life, you could provide someone in prison with this important service.
Please read the Suggested Guidelines below. They are drawn from the shared experience of other 12th Step Fellowship members who have more experience in this type of Service.
Then, fill out the Sponsor-By-Mail Response Form and mail it to outreach@sca-recovery.org.
SPONSOR-BY-MAIL RESPONSE FORM
Name __________________________________________ Date ________
First, Last Name
Address ______________________________________________________
This information is only for use by SBM coordinator.
CORRESPONDENCE GUIDELINES
In addition to observing the rules in Correctional Facilities regarding mail and correspondence, the following are suggested guidelines drawn from shared experience to help you when writing to SCA members on the “inside”.