Rhode Island Central Service

September 24th, 2007

(401) 438-8860

Anniversaries – Guest Speakers & Buffet

Tue. September 25th Providence – East Side – Saint Martin's Church (3rd Floor), 50 Orchard Avenue, Providence RI 02906 – Tuesday at 8:00 PM (61st Anniversary).

Wed. September 26th Seekonk, MA – HOW – Seekonk Congregational Church (rear - Woodsworth Hall), 600 Fall River Avenue (Route 114A - use County Street parking lot), Seekonk MA 02771 – Wednesday at 7:30 PM (32nd Anniversary).

Wed. September 26th Warwick (Apponaug) – Survival – Warwick Central Baptist Church (downstairs), 3270 Post Road, Warwick (Apponaug) RI 02886 – Wednesday at 7:00 PM (32nd Anniversary).

Sun. September 30th Fall River, MA – Carry The Message – Bishop Connelly High School, 373 Elsbree Street, Fall River MA 02720 – Open, Sunday at 10:30 AM (33rd Anniversary).

Tue. October 9th North Kingstown – Age Doesn't Matter – United Methodist Church, 450 Boston Neck Road, North Kingstown (Wickford) RI 02852 – Open, Tuesday at 7:30 PM (7th Anniversary).

Sun. October 21st Newport – Sobriety Unlimited – Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 40 Dearborn Street (Corner Spring Street), Newport RI 02840 – Open Discussion, Sunday at 7:30 PM (33rd Anniversary).

Sun. October 21st Woonsocket – Red Head – Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, 1409 Park Avenue, Woonsocket RI 02895 – Open, Sunday at 7:45 PM (37th Anniversary).

Thu. October 25th Fall River – Fall River Thursday – Saint William's Church, Stafford Road and Chicago Street, Fall River MA 02721 – Open, Thursday at 7:30 PM (64th Anniversary).

Thu. October 25th Pawtucket – Helping Hand – Saint Maria Goretti Church, 145 Power Road, Pawtucket RI 02860 – Open, Thursday at 7:30 PM (40th Anniversary).

Mon. October 29th Pawtucket – Park Place – Park Place Congregational Church, 71 Park Place, Pawtucket RI 02860 – Open, Monday at 8:00 PM (33th Anniversary) – Please note: there will be no step meeting on this night.

Wed. October 31st Fall River, MA – Common Bond – Saint Mark's Church, 125 Mason Street, Fall River MA 02723 – Open, Wednesday at 7:30 PM (21th Anniversary).

Notices from Rhode Island Central Service

● The next regular meeting for Rhode Island Central Service Delegates is on Wednesday, October 17th at Hope Congregational Church, 120 Wampanoag Trail, Riverside (East Providence) RI 02915 – New Delegates at 7:15 PM, Regular Meeting at 7:30 PM.

All delegates in attendance will receive a pack of R.I. Meeting Schedules to bring back to their group.

● The times and dates for all Rhode Island area service committees (Area 61, Rhode Island Central Service and Southern Rhode Island Intergroup) are posted on our website at Organizations (Service) – www.rhodeisland-aa.org/organizations/service.htm. Please use this page as your service directory.

● Rhode Island Central Service, 410 North Broadway, East Providence 02914 needs volunteers to help with the monthly mailings. It takes less than one hour.
The September mailing takes place on Tuesday, September 25th at 11:30 AM.
The October mailing takes place on Tuesday, October 23rd at 11:30 AM.

● Notice to all Groups. If the the Post Office's bulk mailing delivery is slow, the most recent issue of the today is usually available on our website by the first of each month.

● Notice to all Groups. All today announcements, group information changes, or changes to the meeting schedule need to be CALLED IN to the Central Service Office by a group representative. This is the ONLY way to make these changes. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.

Please note – the deadline for submitting any information for the next today is Friday, October 19th!

Disbanded

Attleboro, MA. – Attleboro Number One – Cameron Building, 68 Falmouth Street, Attleboro MA 02703 – Friday at 8:00 PM.

Changes

Bristol – Here To Share – has changed its name to No Nonsense Rhode Island Veterans Home (Library), 480 Metacom Avenue, Bristol RI 02809 – Open Discussion, Friday at noon

Bristol – King Philip – has changed its name to No Nonsense Rhode Island Veterans Home (Library), 480 Metacom Avenue, Bristol RI 02809 – Open Discussion, Monday at noon

Coventry – Giving It Back – has changed its name to Giving It Back (Steps 1, 2, 3) and will no longer hold a tradition meeting on the 4th Tuesday of the month. Saint Mathias Church, 1395 Nooseneck Hill Road (Route 3), Coventry (Summit) RI 02816 – Open Step, Tuesday at 7:00 PM

North Attleboro, MA – Faithworks – effective October 5th has moved to Grace Episcopal Church, 104 North Washington Street (Route 1A), North Attleboro MA 02760 – Open, Friday at 8:00 PM

North Scituate – North Scituate – has moved to Trinity Church, 251 Danielson Pike (Old Route 6), North Scituate RI 02857 – Open, Thursday at 8:00 PM

Needs Support

Pawtucket – Trinity Step – The Providence Center, 1070 Main Street, Pawtucket RI 02860 – Closed Step, Wednesday at 7:00 PM.

Special Notices

● Southern Rhode Island Intergroup will host a bus trip to A.A. General Service Office in New York Friday, September 28th – Tickets $30 – Departs at 5:30 AM / Returns at 8 PM Pick-up spots in both Warwick and Richmond – includes tour of GSO, A.A. meeting and free time in the city. Purchase tickets by contacting Southern Rhode Island Intergroup (401 739–8777).

● The 19th annual Southeastern Massachusetts Gay & Lesbian Round-Up Committee will hold a planning meeting on Tuesday, October 2nd at 6:30 PM – Holiday Inn, Mansfield, MA – For more information contact the Central Service office (401) 438 8860.

● The next meeting for Southern Rhode Island Intergroup Representatives is on Thursday, October 4th – Craik Building, 2845 Post Road, Warwick 02886 at 7:00 PM.

● A Bookie's Meeting is scheduled for the first Saturday of every month held at Southern Rhode Island Intergroup – Craik Building, 2845 Post Road, Warwick 02886, at 10:00 AM. The August Bookie's Meeting will take place on October 6th.

● The Southeastern Massachusetts Gay & Lesbian Round-Up Committee will sponsor a "Spaghetti Dinner and Cabaret" at Park Place Congregational Church, 71 Park Place, Pawtucket RI 02860 – November 17, 2007 – Doors open at 6:30 PM – Advanced Tickets only – $10 per person – Dinner - Meeting - Raffles - Cabaret – For more information contact the Central Service office (401) 438 8860.

● The 13th Annual NECYPAA Convention will be held at the Sheraton Tara Hotel in Nashua, NH. Thursday, December 27th through Sunday December 30th Registration is only $10 – for more information please contact Central Service (401 438–8860).

● The 32nd Annual Rhode Island AA Convention will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Newport on March 28th, 29th, & 30th – Registration forms are available from your Group Secretary, GSR, Southern Rhode Island Intergroup or the Central Service Office – Register Early!!!! – Your Hotel Registration is not your Convention Registration – No Admission to any event without a registration badge –

Groups or Individuals interested in Commitments at Treatment facilities –
All nights / All Districts / All Facilities
Especially Zambarano, Landmark, Advent House, Saint Joseph's Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital.
For more information please call Hebert (401 965–1028). Please note the Treatment Needs List is located on our website – Click here to check it out.

Tenth Tradition

Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the A.A. name ought never be drawn into public controversy.