Step Nine Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

Spiritual Principal: Love

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Great news!


Voices of Recovery, Second Edition Arrives in Print and Digital Formats


Great news! The long-awaited second edition of OA’s beloved daily reader Voices of Recovery is finally available, both in our OA bookstore and online digital platforms. The second edition has been attentively reviewed and edited to bring its daily meditations—sourced directly from the testimonials of OA members—into alignment with OA’s currently available literature and policies. Physical copies can be obtained in our bookstore at bookstore.oa.org, inventory number #986-2, and digital downloads are available for purchase on the following platforms:


Amazon Kindle: Click Here

Barnes and Noble Nook: Click Here

Apple Books: coming soon


Here is the direct link to the OA bookstore page: Click Here

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Have you heard?
We have a new website! It takes a lot of time to do this, thank you to all involved for your service and look forward to sharing the new look further down the road. The meetings are much easier to access from a cell phone as well.
Give it a try: https://oceanandbay.org/

Also, Lifeline will be launching a blog version of the magazine.



October 2022


October 4 6:30-7:30 pm

Ocean and Bay Intergroup Mtg

ALL ARE WELCOME

Zoom Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 831 1095 1408

Passcode: 247365

Intergroup Board

C O N T A C T U S  


All Intergroup Board Members:  

ig@oceanandbay.org


Chairperson: 

Diane C. chair@oceanandbay.org


Vice Chair: 

vice-chair@oceanandbay.org


Treasurer: 

Sema P.

 treasurer@oceanandbay.org


Recording Secretary: 

Lisa K.

secretary@oceanandbay.org


Questions:

Amber

questions@oceanandbay.org


Workshops:

Eileen S.

workshops@oceanandbay.org


Region 6 Delegates:

Diane C - chair@oceanandbay.org

Nancy H - nancy@oceanandbay.org


Newsletter Editor:

Mike M.

newsletter@oceanandbay.org


Webteam: webteam@oceanandbay.org


Literature: literature@oceanandbay.org


Meetings Coordinator: meetings@oceanandbay.org

Eighth Tradition
"Overeaters Anonymous should remain forever non-professional, but our service centers may employ special workers.."

We appreciate your contributions which help support spreading the message of recovery.

Please mail donations to:
Ocean and Bay Intergroup
Attn: Treasurer
P.O. Box 41273
Providence, RI 02940
OR
Donate via Paypal
OR
Donate to our Venmo account: 
@OceanandBayIntergroup

OA PROMISE

I put my hand in yours, and together we can do what we could never do alone.  No longer is there a sense of hopelessness, no longer must we each depend upon our own unsteady willpower.  We are all together now, reaching out our hands for power and strength greater than ours, and as we join hands, we find love and understanding beyond our wildest dreams.
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Special Focus Meetings!
Attending meetings to learn, reflect, and practice our 12 Steps is an important part of our recovery. Everyone should feel comfortable and communicate. Here are some special focus meetings you may wish to attend.

American Sign Language & Closed Caption – This meeting offers ASL interpretation Tuesdays at 8:00 pm Eastern: ASL Tues 8pm 

Anorexics and Bulimics in OA – special focus meetings:

Ebony OA is Special Focus OA Intergroup geared towards African Americans dealing with compulsive overeating and other eating disorders: http://www.ebonyoa.org/

BIPOC (Black, Indigenous & People of Color) – special focus meetings:

LGBTQ special focus meetings for OA: LGBTQ+

OAMen.org is dedicated to distributing information about meetings, resources, and support for men in OA: Men in OA

Secular OA meetings (for atheists, agnostics) can be found at both secularOA.org and Agnostics, Atheists in OA  

Young People in OA – resources for those under 30 who suffer from compulsive eating include:


For more special focus meetings, you can go to OA.org: 
  • Go to Find a Meeting 
  • Select a type of meeting (face-to-face, online, telephone, or non-real-time)
  • Click on "additional search options" and select the desired special focus
 
 

Mission & Vision Ocean & Bay Intergroup is dedicated to supporting individuals in need of recovery from compulsive eating (e.g.: overeating, bulimia, anorexia) through carrying the OA message and empowering all meetings within the Intergroup. 
 
Strategic Goals 
1. Help members strengthen their personal recovery 
2. Increase the number of sponsors 
3. Increase the number of newcomers 
4. Increase the retention of newcomers 
5. Help those in relapse 
6. Inspire people to give more service 
7. Increase outreach activities, including outreach to members and healthcare professionals 
 
Please note that every effort has been made to adhere to OA's policy for newsletter publications. Opinions and experiences expressed within are those of the individual writer and not OA as a whole. 

SUBMISSIONS: This is your newsletter! We welcome your contributions of news items or commentary.* Deadline: 1st of each month. Example: Deadline 6/1 for June newsletter.

You are also invited to be one of the members who provides answers for a Q&A.
Again, just send us a note to: newsletter@oceanandbay.org

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