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New York Intergroup changes its schedule

Beginning in 2012, New York Intergroup meetings will occur bi-monthly rather
than monthly.  Meetings are normally on the first Sunday of the month,
but the first Sunday in January is New Year’s Day, so the January
Intergroup Meeting will occur on January 8, 2012, from 3:00 pm to 5:00
pm at the NYC LGBT Community Center on West 13th Street.

All SCA NY members are welcome to attend Intergroup Meetings, whether or
not you are an Intergroup Representative.  Please join us if you can.

Best regards,
Michael W. for info@scany.org

Updating the Archives

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.

We’re missing just one issue — Fourth Quarter of 1992. If you happen to have a copy in your attic, please let us know.

Stepping Through the Holidays in L.A.

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.

Sponsor by Mail

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 ______________________________________________________


Phone _______________________________ Email 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”.

  1. If you are in a relationship, we suggest speaking with your partner before undertaking this type of service work. We also suggest talking with your sponsor.
  2. You will use ISO’s P. O. Box rather than your home address in all correspondence.
  3. Remember this is not a pen pal club. We share sobriety and sobriety only, helping the inmate to write his/her own Sexual Recovery Plan, and to practice the 12 Steps in his/her life.
  4. We recommend that members not send money, photographs or other personal items to inmates. If a member wishes to send a gift for a special occasion, we suggest it be recovery literature. Many facilities only allow literature sent from the publisher. Some do not allow inmates to receive stamps or pre-addressed, stamped envelopes.
  5. In the spirit of the 12th Tradition, we respect the anonymity of our correspondents
  6. We have found it best for all concerned if no emotional or romantic involvements develop.
  7. You must be willing to attend an occasional meeting called for by the Coordinator of the Sponsor-By-Mail Service.  

Announcement and Reminder from Online Intergroup

First the announcement: Online Intergroup’s weekly telephone meeting is now taking place every Sunday at 4 p.m. New York time.

Now the reminder: for THIS WEEK ONLY, Europe will be on Standard Time, while New York remains on Daylight (Summer) Time. Thus, there is only a four-hour difference between New York and London, and a five-hour difference between New York and most of Continental Europe.

The phone meeting starts at 8 p.m. London time on Oct. 30 (only). It will revert to its new normal time of 9 p.m. London time (10 p.m. Paris time) on Nov. 6.

Stepping Through the Holidays in L.A.

When: Sat., Dec. 3, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Plummer Park,  Art  Room 1
7377 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, CA  90046
Donation:  $10.00
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.

Los Angeles: One Day Workshop Retreat

Steps 8 & 9 (Personal Relations)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2011
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
PLUMMER PARK
7377 Santa Monica Blvd., Art Rm. 1, West Hollywood, CA 90046
Donation: $10.00
(Suggested donation to pay for materials. None turned away for lack of funds. Net proceeds go to SCA / LA Intergroup.)
Contact: workshops@scalosangeles.org
This workshop is to help any SCA Member struggling with their Sexual Compulsion or Love Addiction. See http://www.scalosangeles.org for more information.

OPEN CALL for the SCA NY holiday show …

BYE BYE, DAYCOUNT!
(Based on ‘Bye Bye Birdie’)
When:
Sunday, September 18, 2011
3-­6pm (please be on time)
Where:
Shetler Studios
244 West 54th Street
12th floor and Penthouse
(btw Broadway and Eighth Avenue)
Who:
Anyone who wants to participate in the show should attend! Whether you want to act, sing, dance, have a large part or a small part, show up and get ready for fun.
Any SCA member who attends can be in the show! Open call is to determine who’ll play whom. Just bring yourself ­ no audition material needed. All past actors
welcome too ­ don’t be shy.
Show date: Saturday, December 10, 2011
Rehearsals will be primarily on Sundays from 3­-6pm. Times may vary. Additional rehearsals will be held the week of the show and all day on December 10th. Not everyone will be
called for every rehearsal.