0777 NEWSLETTER

West Pasco/Tarpon Springs Intergroup

February 2019

A.A. Hotline 727-847-0777

aapasco.org

area15aa.org

AL-Anon Hotline 352-697-0497

Unity Meeting

February 16, 2019 7:00 PM. Hosted by The Wonder-

ful Group. Congregational Community Church, 6533

Circle Drive, New Port Richey,.

17th Annual Eastern Area Convention of Young

People in Alcoholics Anonymous (EACYPAA XVII).

March 7th-10th, 2019 at the Bally’s Hotel and Casino

in Atlantic City, NJ. Basically, we are young people

who help show other young people that sobriety can

be crazy fun. As long as you are young at heart and

have room to grow, you are welcome at the YPAA.

For more information visit: www.NJYPAA.org or call

Alison R 201-247-3788.

Have a story to tell or an event to list?

Please submit info by the 27th of the month prior to

publication to: 0777news@gmail.com or deliver or mail

to: Newsletter Editor, AA Intergroup Office, 7121 US

19, New Port Richey, FL 34652. For optimum publicity

of events occurring early in the month, please submit

two months in advance.

15th Annual SOBERSTOCK 2019

March 15-17, 2018

Camp Brorein, 16901 Boy Scout Rd., Odessa, FL.

A 3-day weekend of AA/Alanon/Alateen events featur-

ing speakers, meetings, live bands, karaoke, food and

fellowship. All food & drinks provided.

Tent camping only. No RVs or popups.

Visit www.soberstock.com for all the details.

Steps to Sobriety

Our 16th year

February 22 & 23, 2019

Workshops stars 7:00 pm on Friday and 9:00 am on

Saturday

Calvary Episcopal Church,

1615 1st St, Indian Rocks Beach, FL

Contact Warren 727-365-0661; Jim 727-251-3188 or

Maria 727-251-2188

www.stepstosobriety.com

Pasco Big Book

Valentine's Day Party

$5 suggested donation

Edna Ave Club 7137 Edna Avenue Hudson FL

Sunday February 10th 1:30 p.m.- 5 p.m.

Italian feast & dessert bar dinner served at 1:45 pm

Basket raffle fun games

Pin-the-tail-on-the-drunk-donkey Kids welcome Area 15 Anniversary Dinner

Road of Happy Destiny

Doors open 11:30 am March 16, 2019

St. Vincent DePaul Church

4843 Mile Stretch Rd, Holiday, FL

Tickets $12.00—Speaker Bob C—Basket Raffles

Come help celebrate 31 years!

Bring a dessert to share—it will be appreciated

For more information contact:

Barb R 727-992-5175 or Shelby B 727-809-0098

Volume 18 Issue 2

Become a member of the 2019 Birthday Club

and receive a Birthday Club Member Pin:

Mr./Mrs./Ms. _____________________

Home group ______________________

Sobriety Date ______________________

For a contribution of $3.65 or more in Gratitude of

Sobriety.

Intergroup News

Activity at Central Office

Office Calls 79

Walk Ins 49

Nighttime Calls 36

FREEDOM FROM . . . FREEDOM TO We are going to know a new freedom. — ALCOHOL-ICS ANONYMOUS, p. 83

Freedom for me is both freedom from and free-dom to. The first freedom I enjoy is freedom from the slavery of alcohol. What a relief! Then I begin to experience freedom from fear—fear of people, of economic insecurity, of commit-ment, of failure, of rejection. Then I begin to enjoy freedom to—freedom to choosesobriety for today, freedom to be myself, freedom to ex-press my opinion, to experience peace of mind, to love and be loved, and freedom to grow spir-itually. But how can I achieve these freedoms? The Big Book clearly says that before I am halfway through making amends, I will begin to know a "new" freedom; not the old freedom of doing what I pleased, without regard to others, but the new freedom that allows fulfillment of the promises in my life. What a joy to be free!

FILLING THE VOID We needed to ask our-selves but one short question. "Do I now be-lieve, or am I even willing to believe, that there is a Power greater than myself?" As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is willing to believe, we emphatically assure him that he is on his way.— ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 47

I was always fascinated with the study of scien-tific principles. I was emotionally and physically distant from people while I pursued Absolute Knowledge. God and spirituality were meaning-less academic exercises. I was a modern man of science, knowledge was my Higher Power. Given the right set of equations, life was mere-ly another problem to solve. Yet my inner self was dying from my outer man's solution to life's problems and the solution was alcohol. In spite of my intelligence, alcohol became my Higher Power. It was through the unconditional love which emanated from A.A. people and meet-ings that I was able to discard alcohol as my Higher Power. The great void was filled. I was no longer lonely and apart from life. I had found a true power greater than myself, I had found God's love. There is only one equation which really matters to me now: God is in A.A.

From the book Daily Reflections Copyright © 1990 by Alcoholics Anonymous

Attendance at December 2018 Intergroup Meeting

Birdie Easier Softer Way IGR

Pete S Tropical Attitudes IGR

Curtis S Tropical Attitudes Chair/Steering

Ted K Newsletter Editor

Doug G How Important Is It IGR Liaison/Finance

Sandy C 2 for 1 Women’s Group IGR

Donation Addresses:

West Pasco Intergroup Treasurer, 7121 US

19, New Port Richey, FL 34652

District 15 General Services Treasurer, PO

Box 692, Elfers, FL 34680-0692

Area 15 Treasurer, PO Box 1784, Pompano

Beach, FL 33061

A.A, General Service Office, Grand Central

Station, PO Box 459, New York, NY 10163

2019 Birthday Club

Name Group Sobriety Date

Doug G How Important Is It? 1/29/1988

Pete F Sunday AM Gratitude 6/7/1980

Volume 18 Issue 2

February Anniversaries

Responsibility Pledge

I am responsible when anyone anywhere,

reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA

always to be there. And for that, I am re-

sponsible.

Came to Believe Rocky R

Tom D

5

41

Each Day A New Begin-

ning

Pat M 11

Easier Softer Way Debbie K

Sue S

Bird

Liz

13

13

12

3

How Important Is It Patrick M 35

Keep It Simple Women’s

Group

Karin B.

Bobbi R

Ed N

18

27

19

Living Sober Kevin

Tim

25

Pasco Big Book Bob T

Scott R

Joseph F

Robin M

Billy H

Patrick O

Cindy J

Prayon S

Wendy M

45

27

22

15

5

4

3

2

2

Serenity Group Adam W 7

Tropical Attitudes Gil S

Daniella J

Danish S

Vince B

Murray J

Drew S

26

16

4

7

3

3

Two or More Chris K

Jasmine

3

3

Step Two: Came to believe that a

power greater than ourselves could

restore us to sanity.

Tradition Two: For our group pur-

pose there is but one authority—a

loving God as He may express Him-

self in our group conscience. Our

leaders are but trusted servants;

they do not govern.

Volume 18 Issue 2

MEETING NEWS

New Location: A Woman’s Way Through the

Steps, noon, Wednesday, Unity Spiritual Center,

5844 Pine Hill Rd, Port Richey, FL

New Location: Sober Sisters, noon, Friday, Unity

Spiritual Center, 5844 Pine Hill Rd, Port Richey, FL

New Location: The Serenity Group, 8:00 pm, Fri-

day, St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church,, 9426 Lit-

tle Rd, New Port Richey, FL 34654.

Time Change: Pasco Big Book, 8:30 pm, Monday,

Edna Ave. Club, 7137 Edna Ave, Hudson, FL

Time Change: 1001 Reasons, 8:30 pm, Friday, Dry

Dock Center, Tarpon Springs, FL

Room change: Grapevine Meeting, Metropolitan

Ministries, 3214 US 19, Holiday, FL, moved from

classroom to sanctuary.

2 for 1 Women’s Step Study is now an open meet-

ing.. Sunday 7:00 pm. Covenant Christian Church,

6814 Indiana Ave, New Port Richey

Groups reporting that attendance needs a boost:

12 & 12 Group, 12 noon Thursday. St. Mark’s Pres-

byterian Church, 7952 SR 52, Hudson, Fl. Enter back

parking lot to Fellowship Hall. Closed Step meeting.

The N.U.T.S. Group, 6:30 pm Tuesday, Edna Ave-

nue Club, 7137 Edna Ave, Hudson FL

Women’s Group, 6:00 pm Wednesday, Edna Ave-

nue Club, 7137 Edna Ave, Hudson, FL

Back to Basics Group, 6:00 pm Thursday (except

last Thursday of the month), Edna Avenue Club, 7137

Edna Ave, Hudson, FL

Monthly Meetings at Central Office

7119 US 19, New Port Richey, FL

All A.A. members are welcome to attend.

1st Monday Archives Committee Meeting 5:30 PM

1st Tuesday Corrections and Public Info/-CPC Commit-

tee Meetings 6:30 PM

2nd Tuesday Treatment Committee Meeting and Grape-

vine Committee Meetings 6:30 PM

2nd Wednesday WPTSAA Intergroup Meeting 6:30 PM

3rd Tuesday District 15 Committee Meeting 6:30 PM at

Community Congregational Church, 6533 Circle Dr, New

Port Richey, FL

GROUP DONATIONS 2019 JAN FEB APRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCT TOTALS

1001 REASONS -$

2 FOR 1 WOMENS GROUP -$

3 & 11 Group -$

4th Dimension 147.92$ 147.92$

7 & Up Group -$

A Club 12 & 12 -$

-$

A Club Big Book -$

A Club Saturday AM Big Book -$

A Club Sunday AM Gratitude 90.00$ 90.00$

Along Spiritual Lines -$

Amazing Grace -$

Anonymous 119.50$ 119.50$

-$

Birthday Club 79.00$ 79.00$

Bayou Group -$

Brown Baggers -$

Came to Believe -$

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Cotee River Young People -$

District 15 -$

Each Day New Beginning -$

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Edna Ave. Club 12 & 12 -$

EDNA CLUB JOE&CHAR TAPE -$

Friday Night Live -$

Friday Night Serenity -$

FRIDAY MEN'S MEETING -$

GRAPEVINE (SUNDAY) 50.00$ 50.00$

Happier Hour -$

Happy Joyous & Free -$

How Important Is It -$

Intergroup 16.00$ 16.00$

In the Beginning -$

James Gang 50.00$ 50.00$

KIS Women's Group 100.00$ 100.00$

Let's Get Better Together -$

L.I.F.E. Recovery -$

Living Sober Group 50.00$ 50.00$

Men Only -$

Men's Lets Talk -$

Miracle Group -$

Morning Inventory -$

Monday Night Big Book -$

New Beginnings -$

New Hope Beginners -$

New Life Group -$

Not a Glum Lot -$

NUTS GROUP -$

PARK GROUP -$

Pasco Big Book -$

SATURDAY NITE -$

Serenity Group -$

-$

-$

SOBER SISTERS -$

SOBER NOT DEAD GROUP -$

Surrender Group -$

Thursday 12 & 12 -$

Tropical Attitudes 130.00$ 130.00$

Two or More -$

Unity Meeting -$

WHY IT WORKS -$

WOMENS WAY 10.00$ 10.00$

WONDERFUL STEP GROUP -$