Our Dallas Metroplex Intergroup has an urgent appeal for the following service positions:

Public information committee chair: 90 day abstinence requirement

Letters of Hope committee chair: 90 day abstinence requirement

Tri County representative: 90 day abstinence requirement

On February 17, 2019 we had elections for the following service positions that expired in January:

Chairperson, Dianne S. 1 year term

Secretary, Anna C.  1 year term

Board Advisor, Brett 1 year term

Website, Lisa O. 1 year term, will continue until we have a volunteer

Workshop, Frances   1 year term

Please consider doing service if you have the abstinence requirements listed.  You can nominate yourself when you attend the next meeting: Sunday,  March 17, 2019 at the Dallas Metroplex Intergroup Office, 331 Melrose, Suite 120 Richardson, TX 75080 

Click here for the duties description in our Policy Manual.

If you have any questions contact Dianne at spiritualoalady@gmail.com or Penni at penni.phelps@verizon.net.

April 26 is right around the corner and thanks to our convention committee you will be able to attend a weekend full of recovery and fellowship.  Are you new or returning to our Dallas Metroplex area?  Our convention is centrally located at the Embassy Suites on the southbound side of 75 and highway 635, known as the high five.  You can drive here everyday or stay at the hotel for a nice get a way.  There will be 2 additional speakers this year with long term abstinence and it is a Big Book Convention.  So pack your Big Book and be ready for some personal recovery!
Click here for this year’s brochure to print and invite a friend to join you!
Click here for more details on the website

The Shreveport, Louisiana, Monday night live meeting is hosting a retreat on Friday, May 17 through Sunday May 19, 2019!  The speaker will be Corey W. of Ethel, LA and will be held at Camp Bethany which is 30 minutes SW of Shreveport.  Please print the flyer and let your friends know about this retreat.  All details are in the flyer below.

Please click here for the flyer!

On February 14, 2019 the Thursday night 7:30pm Irving meeting will be starting a New Big Book study at the Irving First United Methodist Church.  Address: 211 W 3rd St., Parlor Room, use south entrance; if locked, ring bell.  All are invited to attend this open meeting… Keep coming back!

Important Notice – the tri-county newsletter editor recently lost the entire mailing list for the newsletter.  If you previously unsubscribed, please let her know again and she will remove your name.  If you know of someone who would like the newsletter but did not receive this January issue, please let them know to send a new request to newsletter@oa-tricounty.org and she will get their name added back.

Click here for the January 2019 edition of “Looking Up”

You will need a PDF reader to view it.  Here are two links to free PDF readers:

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/ 

https://get.adobe.com/reader/

received notice from : Newsletter Editor, Tri-County Intergroup, Fort Worth, Texas

This time of year can be very treacherous to our Abstinence

Relapse Prevention MUST be of UTMOST IMPORTANCE

The following site can be very helpful : OA.org/members/relapse-prevention

Contains Simple suggestions & is Easy to Read

This message is from the Region 3 TWELFTH STEP WITHIN COMMITTEE

Reaching out to those still suffering and to address Relapse and Recovery

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