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April 19th, 2024
401-438-8860
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Unity
Tradition Five, Long Form:
Each Alcoholics Anonymous group ought to be a spiritual entity having but one primary purpose – that of carrying its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
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Group Anniversaries
Fri. April 26th Pawtucket-TRIANGLE– Smithfield Ave. Congregational Church, 514 Smithfield Ave.,(44th Anniversary) 7PM Guest Speaker/ Buffet
Wed. May 1st Lincoln- FOOTPRINTS– Lincoln Woods State Park, 2 Manchester Print Works Rd., 7 AM (10th Anniversary) Followed by May Breakfast
Thur. May 2nd No. Scituate- NORTH SCITUATE– St. Joseph’s Church, 144 Danielson Pk., (50th Anniversary),Refreshments 6:30PM / Speakers 7:30PM
Sat-. May 4th– Kingston– KINGSTON SATURDAY NIGHT-St. Augustine’s Church, 15 Lower College Rd.(49th Anniversary) 7:30PM Meeting Guest Group/Buffet to follow.
Tue. May 7th Providence- R.I. L.G.B.T.– Bell Street Chapel, 5 Bell St., (48th Anniversary) 7PM Guest Speaker/Light Refreshments
Thu. May 9th Kingston-WE WANT TO LIVE-Kingston Congregational Church, 2610 Kingstown Rd., (36th Anniversary) Pizza & Potluck 7PM –Guest Speakers 7:30PM
Sun. May 19th Woonsocket-HAPPY WANDERERS– Holy Family Church, 414 So. Main St., 11AM, (63rd Anniversary) Guest Speaker & Buffet
Thur. May 30th Providence- YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE IRISH– Our Lady of the Rosary Church,71 Traverse St., 7:30PM (35th Anniversary) Guest Speaker & Buffet
Sun. June 2nd Portsmouth- PORTSMOUTH SUNDAY MORNING– Common Fence Point CommunityCenter, 933 Anthony Rd., 11AM (52nd Anniversary) Guest Speakers/Continental Breakfast/Raffles
NEW GROUPS
East Providence- RUN TO RECOVERY-Open Big Book. Haven Methodist Church 200 Taunton Ave., Thursdays at 6PM
Narragansett- TUESDAY 12 &12 – Open,12 Step & 12 Traditions, Discussion. Anchor Christian Fellowship, 32 Avice St., Tuesday at 7pm
No. Scituate-BROKEN ELEVATOR (Use the Steps)- Open,12 Step & 12 Traditions, Discussion Trinity Episcopal Church,249 Danielson Pike (Thrift Store Bld.- 2nd Floor). Wednesdays at 5PM
Putnam, CT-SECULAR AA-Open Discussion. Putnam Town Hall, 200 School St. Tuesdays at 7 PM to 8:15 PM
Webster, MA-SECULAR AA-Open Discussion. Serenity Hall, 443 So. Main St., Wednesdays at 7:30 PM
MEETINGS RE-OPENING
Lincoln- FOOTPRINTS– Lincoln Woods State Park, 2 Manchester Print Works Rd., daily at 7 AM. Rain Days meet in the Gazebo. Starts Wednesday, May 1st.
CHANGES
Providence- BREAKFAST WITH BILL– The Saturday meeting only will be held at the First Unitarian Ch., 1 Benevolent Stuntil May 18th. They will return to Our Lady of the Rosary, 21 Traverse St on May 25th. Saturdays at 7AM
Bristol- BIG BOOK TRUDGE STEP STUDY– has changed their meeting day. They now meet on Wednesdays at 7PM. St Micheal’s Parish Hall, 378 Hope St.
Blackston, MA- 12 GOLDEN STEPS- Open Step has moved to Holy Family Church, 414 So. Main St., Woonsocket, Monday through Friday at 12 Noon
East Providence- PATH TO HAPPINESS– Will begin to hold their meetings outside beginning. Wednesday, May 15th. Bring your own lawn chair. Rainy Days will continue to be held inside.
Warwick-Warwick Mall @ 6PM-will be moving outside, to the Warwick Mall (Firestone Parking lot), 400 Bald Hill Rd. Sunday thru Friday at 6PM as of Wednesday, May 1st
Providence- YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE IRISH– Our Lady of the Rosary, 21 Traverse St., will not meet from Thursday April 25th. through Thursday May 16th. Meetings will resume on Thursday, May 23rd at 7:30 PM. For more info call the Office
NEEDS SUPPORT
Pawtucket- ACTIVE– Open Speaker, Epworth Methodist Church, 915 Newport Ave., Fridays at 7:30PM
No. Attleboro, MA- NORTH 12&12 – Open 12 Steps & 12 Tradition. Congregational School House, 676 Old Post Rd., Tuesdays at 12 noon
Kingston-CAME TO BELIEVE- A SPIRTUAL ADVENTURE– Closed Discussion. Kingston Congregational Church, 2610 Kingstown Rd., Sundays at 7:30 PM
Online /Phone Meeting – SOBER SISTERS(Women)(LGBTQ). – Closed Daily Reflection Zoom Meeting # 343 718 440. Phone # 301-715-8592. Thursdays at 7:00 PM
DISBANDED
Newport-NON-SMOKING NOONERS– St Peter Church, 525 Broadway Mon. through Fri. at 12 Noon
Online Meeting – 30 Minute Weekend Meeting– Saturdays and Sundays 8AM
Newport- ALL AGES – St. Paul’s Ch.,12 Marlborough St., Wednesday at 6:30PM
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Service
RI Central Service is always in the process of up-dating our 12-STEP LIST. Anyone willing to be added to the list should contact their Group Secretary or call Central Service. “When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of AA always to be there and for that I am responsible
The next regular meeting for Central Service Delegates will be held Via Zoom on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024, at 7:00 PM Meeting ID and links will be sent to all registered Central Service Delegates and will also be available on the website
Central Service Delegate Meeting
We need volunteers to help with our monthly mailing – takes less than one hour. The next mailing will take place at Central Service, 1005 Waterman Ave, E. Providence on Wed., May 22nd , at 9AM.
So RI Intergroup is always looking for members willing to volunteer to do 12 Step Work. Manning the Office, Answering Phones, Rides, as well as people wanting to become involved in Committee Work. There are several Opportunities for Service Available Contact So RI Intergroup at 401-739-8777 for more information
***Please note the deadline for submitting any information for the next today is Friday, May17th ,2024
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RECOVERY
RI Central Service will sponsor our annual Golf Scramble on Friday, May 10th at the Cranston Country Club, 69 Burlingame Rd., Cranston. $125 per person includes Greens fees, Carts, Golf balls, Prizes, Coffee, Snacks and All- You Can Eat Buffet Family Style Chicken and Roast Beef Dinner. Registrations have been sent to all registered group secretaries and are available online
RI Central Service will host a “FELLOWSHIP PICNIC” Saturday, July 13, – 12Noon to 6PM. At Colt State Park, 114 Hope St, Bristol. Sites 33 & 34. AA Speaker Meeting at 5PM, Tickets will be a $10.00 Donation. We will supply the Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, and condiments. Bring your own drinks, your own chair, and a dish to share! Please sign up in advance so we can estimate the food needed.
RI Central Service will host our 7th Annual “Sailing to Serenity” Block Island Day Trip Saturday August 10th, 2023, Tickets are $60.00. Tickets include Round Trip Ferry ride, and lunch at the National Hotel’s “Tap and Grill” Restaurant Seats are limited to 70 People- reserve your spot, they will go fast. NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AFTER July 28th. ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS
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Tradition Five
Tradition Five
Each group has but one primary purpose. . .to carry the message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
Says the old proverb, “Shoemaker, stick to thy last.” Trite, yes. But very true for us of AA. How well we need to heed the principle that it is better to do one thing supremely well than many things badly.
Because it has now become plain enough that only a recovered alcoholic can do much for a sick alcoholic, a tremendous responsibility has descended upon us all, an obligation so great that it amounts to a sacred trust. For to our kind, those who suffer alcoholism, recovery is a matter of life or death. So the Society of Alcoholics Anonymous cannot, it dare not, ever be diverted from its primary purpose.
Temptation to do otherwise will come aplenty. Seeing fine works afoot in the field of alcohol, we shall be sorely tempted to loan out the name and credit of Alcoholics Anonymous to them; as a movement we shall be beset to finance and endorse other causes. Should our present success continue, people will commence to assert that AA is a brand-new way of life, maybe a new religion, capable of saving the world. We shall be told it is our bounden duty to show modern society how it ought to live.
Oh, how very attractive these projects and ideas can be! How flattering to imagine that we might be chosen to demonstrate that olden mystic promise: ‘The first shall be last and the last shall be first.” Fantastic, you say. Yet some of our well-wishers have begun to say such things.
Fortunately, most of us are convinced that these are perilous speculations, alluring ingredients of that new heady wine we are now being offered, each bottle marked “Success”!
Of this subtle vintage may we never drink too deeply. May we never forget that we live by the grace of God — on borrowed time; that anonymity is better than acclaim; that for us as a movement poverty is better than wealth.
And may we reflect with ever deepening conviction, that we shall never be at our best except when we hew only to the primary spiritual aim of AA. That of carrying its message to the alcoholic who still suffers alcoholism.
Copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., April 1948
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