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ACA is starting a prison outreach program. ACA meetings will be conducted at Columbia River Correctional Institution (CCRI) on Monday nights at 7pm starting on August 5th, 2013. Inmate participants are prepping for re-integration into society. the facility is for drug and alcohol treatment and the inmates are men who are in for non-violent crimes against property. CRCI is located in NE Portland.
The requirements are:
-one year with no criminal activity. A background check will be conducted.
-The meetings will be held at 7pm on Monday nights; you don’t have to commit to more than one.
-Both men and women are welcome to participate in this opportunity for service.
For more information or to volunteer, please contact Michael at birchjones@hotmail.com
Thank you to all who came and participated in the guided meditation and affirmations workshop. The event began with a guided meditation, and opened up for each of us to share our own affirmations. Inner children were invited to come out and play by releasing balloons throughout the auditorium! Thank you to Judy and James for leading this great event.
Make it a double header!
AFFIRMATION MEDITATION WORKSHOP / YOUR FUTURE SELF: WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE?
Led by Judy C.
GOOD SAMARITAN AUDITORIUM
NW 22ND AND MARSHALL
Food For Thought: Bring your favorite snack or finger food to share with others. What was your favorite snack as a child? What is your Inner Child’s favorite food?
Bring Your Favorite Affirmation to share with your ACA Friends and write it on the Affirmation Wall
With elections taking place next Monday, (See post below) it might be a good time to revisit the purpose of the Intergroup with a little history.
The Oregon Intergroup quietly celebrated its fourth year of existence last March. What was the first Intergroup meeting like? We had four members representing three meetings in the Portland area.
Below are the minutes from this second meeting which outlines some of the early goals. Be sure and take a minute to reflect on the importance of having an active ACA Integroup.
Minutes from ACA Intergroup Meeting
March 30th, 2009
Present were Robin G and Don W from the Wednesday night groups, Ann W from the Thursday night group and Chuck from the Sunday night Group. The meeting started promptly at 6 p.m. In the Vending room at the Alano Club on NW 23rd.
For inspiration we followed the start an Intergroup Guidelines on page 603 of the ACA Big Book.
Item # 1 Meetings: The Intergroup will meet every other week for month or two to expedite the process. It was felt that things have been moving too slow. Meeting times will be the same at the same location. The next meeting will be April 13th.
#2 What are the reasons for starting an Intergroup?: (a) Promoting attendance, …
ACA Intergroup Quietly celebrated its 4th Birthday last MarchRead More »
This Saturday is the Five member panel discussion. Tell your friends and see below for information.
Crossroads: Letting Go Of Old Behaviors & Finding New Ones Click For Flyer
Sponsored By the ACA Oregon Intergroup
Join Panel Speakers: Christine W. (Vancouver ACA); Allison (Monday ACA); Carolyn (Vancouver ACA); Lisa V. (Gresham ACA);
Mary C. (Washington ACA)
Saturday, March 16
3:30-530 p.m.
NW 22nd and Marshall
Legacy Good Samaritan
Auditorium
(1015 NW 22nd Ave, Building
2, Portland, Oregon)
We like the idea of promoting new ACA Meetings, Intergroups, and Websites. Here is a Arizona ACA Website you might want to check out. This link will take you to their Mingus retreat page. Check it out and while you are at it, surf the rest of their website. We had the 2012 retreat featured on our events page last year.
When: Thursday, April 18, 2013 (5:00pm) –
Sunday, April 21, 2013 (3:00pm)
Where: Pilgrim Firs (360-876-2031)
3318 SW Lake Flora Rd, Port Orchard, WA 98367
How: Click this Link to Get Flyer and mail it to:
Puyallup Valley ACA
C/O: Susan B.
12011 168th St E.
Puyallup, WA 98374
Questions? Contact: Susan (253) 848-9318, email: suswann@hotmail.com
Dusty (206) 399-8131, email: dreambreather0@yahoo.com
Eric (206) 304-8275, email: laxcat34@yahoo.com
Priscilla (503) 616-0913 [Portland], email: prispross@gmail.com Ruth [Portland Carpool Coordinator] ruth.lane@gmail.com
Crossroads: Letting Go Of Old Behaviors & Finding New Ones Click For Flyer
Sponsored By the ACA Oregon Intergroup
Join Panel Speakers: Christine W. (Vancouver ACA); Allison (Monday ACA); Carolyn (Vancouver ACA); Lisa V. (Gresham ACA);
Mary C. (Washington ACA)
Saturday, March 16
3:30-530 p.m.
NW 22nd and Marshall
Legacy Good Samaritan
Auditorium
(1015 NW 22nd Ave, Building
2, Portland, Oregon)
What Is Integration?
We use Steps Six and Seven to remove the defects of character. However we take a different approach for the Laundry List behaviors. We attempt to integrate them through gentleness and patience. Our traits have great value to us if we can embrace them and transform them.
Until integration occurs, the traits can cause great despair to the Adult Child. We seem unable to change them until we get help. The Laundry List traits represent the false self, which is convinced it is real. The false self disbelieves recovery and the loving nature of a higher power. The false self once protected us, but now it must be retired. We must be patient with ourselves as we integrate the Laundry List in Steps Six and Seven. The traits are deeply anchored because they are the defense mechanisms we adopted as children under difficult circumstances.
We must acknowledge a certain amount of respect for the traits and for ourselves for figuring out how to survive our dysfunctional homes. As children, they were the difference between living and dying in some cases. We survived, but in ACA we want to move beyond mere survival.*
*From the ACA Text (The Big Red Book) Page 111-112
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