District 17 | AA - Alcoholics Anonymous

***DISTRICT 17 MEETING AUGUST 2, 2020 AT 6:00 P.M.****

MASKING IS REQUIRED

DISTRICT MEETINGS ARE THE 1ST SUNDAY OF EVERY OTHER MONTH AT 6 PM

(except the 1st one of each year)

VENUE: Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 315 Jones St, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 We would like you to come along and support your District, Its a Great opportunity to see how District 17 is run and how Coordinators, Service Representatives & G.S.R’s deliver reports on relevant issues regarding home groups and our district, including information about Area 60 and G.S.O. We discuss old business, new business, treasurer report and share information on upcoming events. We have Coordinator Positions and Alternate Coordinator Positions that need to be filled so District 17 can continue to be as effective as possible in service to Alcoholics Anonymous as a whole, the groups, and most importantly to tbose individual who are still suffering.

The A.A. Group — the Final Voice of the Fellowship

“Alcoholics Anonymous has been called an upside down organization because “the ultimate responsibility and final authority for world services resides with the groups — rather than with the trustees, the General Service Board or the General Service Office in New York.”

“Twelve Concepts For World Service Illustrated”

Excerpted from “The A.A. Group . . . Where It All Begins”, a pamphlet published by A.A. World Services and available on-line here https://www.aa.org/assets/en_US/p-16_theaagroup.pdf

OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION Please click on the pamphlet to download in pdf format from www.aa.org or click on the title to go to the page at www.aa.org. In accordance with the A.A. World Services, Inc. Content Use Policy. ( “A.A. entities are permitted to provide web links to A.A. Conference-approved literature on www.aa.org instead of uploading.” ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC. GUIDELINES FOR USE OF A.A.W.S. COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL section D. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS) P-16 – A.A. Group Please Click on the Pamphlet to Download This pamphlet is designed as a handy information tool and suggested guide for an A.A. group. It serves as a complement to The A.A. Service Manual, the A.A. Group Handbook and other literature (see inside back cover), which cover specific group matters at greater depth. Designed for easy reference, the pamphlet covers four main areas: what an A.A. group is; how a group functions; group relations with others in the community; and how the group fits into the structure of A.A. as a whole. The table of contents details the group-related subjects covered in the body of the pamphlet. If you have further questions, please contact the General Service Office (G.S.O.) of A.A., which stands ready to help in every way it can G.S.R May be The Most Important Job in A.A. Please Click on the Pamphlet to Download

When you’re a G.S.R.

You are linking your home group with the whole

of A.A. In 1950, a new type of trusted servant,

“group representative,” was suggested to help in

the selection of delegates to the newly-formed

General Service Conference. By 1953, the job of

‘group representative’ was also seen as a good

means of exchanging up-to-date information between

individual groups and “Headquarters”

(now the General Service Office). That’s still an

important side of your work. But now, as general

service representative, you have an even bigger

responsibility: You transmit ideas and opinions,

as well as facts; through you, the group conscience

becomes a part of “the collective conscience of our whole

Fellowship,” as expressed

in the General Service Conference. Like every

thing else in A.A., it works through a series of

simple steps. (For the complete picture in detail,

read The A.A. Service Manual.)

Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc

P.O. Box 459,

Grand Central Station

New York, NY 10163

www.aa.org

When your group elects a G.S.R.

You remember, as the cover of this leaflet says,

that “G.S.R. may be the most important job in

A.A.” The G.S.R.s of the U.S. and Canada are the

very foundation of our general service structure.

Through your G.S.R., you can make your group’s

voice heard at district meetings, at area

assemblies, and eventually at the General Service

Conference. Through your G.S.R., your group is

strengthened by the shared experience of the

other U.S. and Canadian groups, just as your

own sobriety is strengthened by the shared experience of other A.A. members.