Announcements & Events

*** CHANGE OF DATE ***

The winter beach burn date has changed to the following weekend.

Seabright Beach, 3rd Avenue Staircase, Santa Cruz

Saturday, December 28th, 6:30-8:30pm

This event will be Potluck! So be sure to bring a dish to share with everyone. We will provide the wood, fire, tables, appetizer and fizzy water to drink.

Be sure to bring your own camp chair, beach blanket, and a flashlight/ headlamp as it will be dark out by the time we get started. Bring warm clothes as it can get chilly after sunset!

This event will be held as a closed meeting welcoming any of our Monterey/San Francisco Bay Area SAA fellowship members. There will be a Guest Speaker!

Sunday January 5, 2:00 PM

Volunteers are still needed to make this another successful event for the addict who still suffers. Please consider this service opportunity. Many hands make light work!

Time: Jan 5, 2025 02:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4695902399?pwd=YTd6VFJMSFFnZmplVGI1N0d2Zzk1dz09&omn=86250448457

Meeting ID: 469 590 2399
Passcode: tP7A8e

Catch and Release – Steps 4, 5, 6 & 7

Marin Lutheran Church, 649 Meadowsweet Dr, Corte Madera, CA

Saturday, 1-3pm, January 25, 2025

An experimental workshop where personal defects will be illuminated via participant-defined role-play scenarios, followed by shared learning from member’s Outer Circle Step practices – letting go of defects through a Higher Power-aided release. 

Workshop Goals 

• Experiencing and releasing defects members want to be rid of
• Create 5-minute anytime pause & practice 
• Learn from others

Prerequisites

• Openness
• Willingness
• Understanding you cannot fix defects yourself 
• A readiness to play

More Information

• Sponsored by BayAreaSAA.org
• $10 Suggested Donation  – pay at door cash, check, Venmo
• Workshop Contact: Frank T. 415-497-6800

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.

Read the latest version of our newsletter here

See all our past issues here

The SAA Bay Area Intergroup created a report about the functions handled by Intergroup. 

Most members are aware of the Bay Area SAA website with its meeting lists, announcements, and events pages.

This report opens up the inner workings of Intergroup to the membership. It’s a great way to learn more about Intergroup, what it’s doing, and how to get involved.

Please let me know what you think.

Download the link to the report on your phone or computer.

Feel free to print or share the link with others.

Thank you 

BAISAA

It’s not too late to donate to our Bay Area Giving Thanks fundraiser. Your donation goes directly to ISO and ISO knows it is coming from the Giving Thanks event:

https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/omqKBw?vid=18onl4

Thermometer link to see your Donation making a difference :

https://fundraise.givesmart.com/public/campaigns/92876/graph?no_poliling=false

Looking for Women to Help on Women’s Newcomer Line

If interested in serving, please call: (925) 338-0996

Please Submit Group Donations via Website

This allows us to make sure we know which group is donating.  Use this link:  https://bayareasaa.org/contribute/ 

Winter Newsletter

8 pages, experience-strength-hope + announcements – https://bit.ly/4bMRm0W

The Intergroup web team is looking for volunteers who have experience with web design using WordPress. The service requires approximately 1 hour per week.

Many hands makes for light work!

For more information, contact Brad B (306) 529-1957 bradinrecovery@outlook.com

SSG will hold meetings on the first Saturday of April, June, August, October, and December from 9:45-10:45 am at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3151 Union Ave, San Jose.

One of the key aspects of recovery is to work with others. This forum can provide a useful way to learn about sponsorship, share ideas, suggestions, and fellowship with one another. Also, if you have several months of sobriety, and would like to learn how to become a sponsor, please join us.

Bill N (408) 568-9702