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Golden Triangle Area Narcotics Anonymous Helpline: 1-888-811-3887
July 2016 Narcotics Anonymous The GTA Newsletter
Hanging on the wall at NAWS
(Narcotics Anonymous World Service)
Just For Today August 13
The Selfless Service Prayer
"Higher Power, help me serve
other people, not demand that
they serve me."
SERVICE
NA literature suggests that service work is an
essential part of a program of recovery. Service
is "doing the right thing for the right reason,"
and is the best example of "good will", which is
the basis for the freedom only from active ad-
diction by the NA program. Service work is
usually chairing a meeting but may be as sim-
ple as cleaning up after the meeting, putting
away chairs, or answering a phone. Addition-
ally, there are basic, formalized service posi-
tions at the group level to help the group per-
form its function: examples include treasurer,
secretary and Group Service Representative
(GSR) who represents the group in the larger
service structure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcotics_Anonymous
(of a person, action, or motive) lacking
consideration for others; concerned
chiefly with one's own personal profit or
pleasure.
Selfish:
Concerned more with the needs and
wishes of others than with one’s own;
unselfish:
Selfless
Things that make me say
hmmmm...
I cannot find anything about NA
being a “selfish” program in the Basic
Text...but I did find references to self-
less service and selfless acts…
Anonymous
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the area meeting. (Thurs. 12pm deadline)
The No Use News Page 2 AREA
The Golden Triangle Area Service
Committee usually meets on the 2nd
Saturday of each month @ 10:00 am
At the Allan Reuter Center
507 King Street East, Cambridge, ON
Next Meeting *August 13th
Contact info: [email protected]
Activities
Meets on the last Sunday of each
month @ 6:00 pm in Guelph at the
Homewood Health Centre.
(Basement of MacKinnon Bldg)
Contact info: [email protected]
Subcommittee Meetings
Hospital & Institutions
Meets on the last Sunday of each
month @ 3:00 pm
Calvary Memorial United Church
Kitchener
Contact info: [email protected]
Public Relations
Meets on the last Sunday of each
month @ 1:00 pm
40 Baker Street, Guelph
Contact info: [email protected]
Phone # 1-888-811-3887
GTASC Secretary: [email protected]
Literature Chair: [email protected]
Area Chairperson: [email protected]
Alternate Chair: [email protected]
GTA Regional Rep: [email protected]
CCNA XXIV in Mississauga on Sept 30, Oct 1 & 2, 2016 (Registration link)
CONTACT INFO
Golden Triangle Area Service Committee
www.gtascna.org
Ontario Regional Service Committee
www.orscna.org
Canadian Assembly
www.canaacna.org
World Service Office
www.na.org
Service & Contact Information
Word search
Selfless/synonyms
altruistic charitable
generous humanitarian
loving magnanimous
noble benevolent
helpful incorruptible
chivalrous devoted
unselfish selfless
Newsletter
Meets on the last Sunday of each
month @ 6:45pm in Guelph at the
Homewood Health Centre.
(Basement of MacKinnon Bldg)
Contact info: [email protected]
Phone # Ken L: 519-993-7485
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Jeannie R C 1 year July 14 Together We Can - Cambridge
Jeremy Z C 1 year July 15 Hope Group - Kitchener
John A C 11 years July 16 Saturday Night Live - Kitchener
Roger G C 5 years July 18 Living Clean Group - Guelph
Sandy P C 7 years July 24 Step into Recovery - Waterloo
Eric W C 14 years July 24 Inside Recovery - Guelph
Cory S C 1 year July 25 Friendship Group - Kitchener
Sue A A 18 months July 29 Hope Group - Kitchener
Bryan C C 1 year August 2 Lust For Life - Waterloo
Katharine C 4 years August 8 Living Clean Group - Guelph
Johnny V C 23 years August 8 Living Clean Group - Guelph
Carmela L C 1 year August 11 Welcome Home Group - Guelph
Jason J C 1 year August 13 Phoenix Group - Guelph
Dan D C 2 years August 14 Inside Recovery - Guelph
Theresa W C 12 years August 16 Lust For Life - Waterloo
Lorri G A 1 year August 17 Freedom Group - Waterloo
Jayme N C 4 years August 20 Saturday Night Live - Kitchener
Teresa F C 18 months August 21 Inside Recovery - Guelph
Megan B C 1 year August 23 Lust For Life - Waterloo
kasandra H C 1 year August 27 Awakening Group - Guelph
Kathy T C 10 years August 27 Awakening Group - Guelph
Jess W C 4 years August 27 Phoenix Group - Guelph
Sam W C 1 year August 29 Phoenix Group - Guelph
Greg B C 13 years August 29 Living Clean Group - Guelph
Manon C C 13 years September 12 Living Clean Group - Guelph
Jenn G C 5 years September 24 Phoenix Group - Guelph
Clare M C 12 years September 26 Phoenix Group - Guelph
Trevor W C 11 years September 29 Together We Can Group - Cambridge
A—Acknowledgement C-Celebration (?) Unknown
There are only 12 steps from the bondage of close-mindedness to the freedom of open-mindedness'...
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The information below is available online at the Golden Triangle Area RCM blog.
( http://goldentrianglercm.blogspot.ca/ ) or scan the code with your smartphone.
Plan to attend the Canadian Convention of Narcotics Anonymous (CCNA)
CCNA is in Mississauga this year Sept. 30, Oct. 1 & 2 (preregister before Aug. 31)
canadianconvention.com
CCNA Speakers available online
canadianconvention.com/store/
Regional Roving meeting in July
Attend some workshops on the Saturday
Regional Meeting on Sunday
In Hamilton at the Residence & Conference Centre (Mohawk College)
Latest news from NAWS
Read NAWS News
Available under Periodicals at NA.org Some Highlights from June’s newsletter:
Guiding Principles: The Spirit of Our Traditions available in October 2016
Updated versions of Membership Survey and Information about NA pamphlets
Interested in PR? H&I? Please write [email protected] or [email protected] to sign up for these member-driven web meetings;
these are held every three to four months.
…….More next month after the Regional Meeting.
YILS,
Marc S.
RCM
CLEAN AWAKENINGS GROUP
Pancake Friday Pancakes 9:45am - Meeting to
follow at 10:30 Tickets $2.50 Available through
group members or at the door.
Pancake days to take place during holidays only
Welcome all, to our new location!
The JUST FOR TODAY group now meets at the Welcome In Drop-In Centre
ADDRESS: 23 Gordon Street, Guelph MEETING TIMES:
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 9:30am-11:00am
LAST MEETING OF AD HOC COMMITTEE
looking at possible restructuring of PR and H&I Monday, July 25 @ 5:45 PM at Trillium United Church,
450 King Street, Cambridge. MAP Thanks, Kathy T
Please refer ORCNA registration inquiries to [email protected] . We will be meeting on the third Wednesday night of each month. In Coach House behind the Lutheran Church at 6 pm. If you need more info on convention go to the website www.orcna.ca for it. You can also download a registration form from there and send it in
Rodger F. ASCR, GTASCNA