Announcements & Events

Join Us for the 23rd Annual S.F. Bay Area “Giving Thanks”!

Enjoy food, beverages & fellowship. Partners are welcome! Lunch is provided, but feel free to bring a dish to share!

WHEN: Saturday, NOVEMBER 1st 2025, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

WHERE: Creekside Community Church, 951 MacArthur Blvd. San Leandro

WHY: Help us to raise funds to support the International Service Organization (ISO) and to give thanks to our fellowship! Hear a member talk about the importance of the ISO and the projects “Givings Thanks” supports!

While no contribution is required, we gratefully accept cash, checks and credit cards. Any amount is welcome: $1, $25, $100, $250, $500, $1000 or more!
You can bring your contribution to the event or mail your appreciation using the form below.

Giving Thanks by Helping Others!

CALL TO ACTION – print and share at in person meetings OR share the link
https://tinyurl.com/BAGTdonation in your zoom meetings! Get the word out!

* https://tinyurl.com/BAGTdonation . We can start donating now and if
you can’t come to the event, don’t forget to donate,
* You can check this link after you donate to see that your donation
got added to the total:
* https://tinyurl.com/BAGTthermometer
* 2) The Committee has determined that we still need volunteers.

Forgiveness Step-by-Step

Thursday October 16, 2025; 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

A Bay Area SAA Zoom Pop-Up Workshop

Meeting ID: 469 590 2399 — Passcode: tP7A8e

“The quality of mercy is not strained; It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath.”
William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

Not a lecture. Not a panel.

Workshop participants will share perspectives (experience, strength, and hope) on forgiveness for each step (as far as we can go in an hour).
Those who wish will “chat” their views. Chat will be saved and used as basis for an Out of the Fog article. Anyone wishing to get a copy of the chat may send email to franktopper@sbcglobal.net. Zoom names will be stripped off the chat to ensure anonymity.

Workshop format

1. Participants “chat” their understanding and perspective on how forgiveness (self or others) relates to a step and/or give a short personal example.
2. Participants may then comment on what they read in the chat. Additional ideas and perspectives are captured.

AGENDA

1. Agenda and ground rules review
2. Review a definition of forgiveness — “forgiveness” is primarily a process of self-releasefrom resentment and anger toward oneself or others for past harms related to addiction.
3. What might you add to this definition?
4. What does forgiveness in action look like or feel like?
5. What is the payoff of forgiveness in your experience?
6. How does forgiveness relate to Step 4? (chat understanding; discuss add ideas)

• Repeat for steps 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (as far as possible)

7. Create forgiveness prayer ideas: pick a favortie
8. Workshop debrief “That where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness… For it is by forgiving that one is forgiven”
   from the Prayer of St Francis

The Out of the Fog newsletter is our local publication that is filled with experience, strength, and hope. You will also find links to many of the great activities and resources that are available to help you with your recovery.

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The Bay Area Outer Circle Committee – Standing Hike

Come join us the first Saturday of every month at 1:00 PM for a leisurely walk in the woods at Rancho San Antonio, Cupertino. We will meet at the Deer Hollow Farm Trailhead. Look for the OCC (Outer Circle Committee) sign. The hike to the Farm is about 1 mile, with more available trails beyond. Bring water. See you there!

When:  1:00 PM Every first Saturday of the month
Where:  Rancho San Antonio, Cupertino
Deer Hollow Farm Trailhead 22500 Cristo Rey Dr, Cupertino
What: Fellowship and great exercise
Contact:  Ken N ken558d13@gmail.com