Waves of Hope
    Serving Rhode Island & Southeastern Massachusetts





 
  Ocean & Bay Intergroup Meetings
First Tuesday of every month
6-6:30p: Literature Sales & Fellowship
6:30-7:30p: Intergroup Meeting
*New Location: 19 Foster Rd. Cranston*
 
 
UPCOMING EVENTS 

FEBRUARY
Feb 15: 11:30-1p
Sponsorship Training (SE CT Intergroup)
St. Luke's Church | Gales Ferry, CT
Contact: Eileen ([email protected])

Feb 24th: 6pm
Monthly Fellowship Hour
St. Patrick's Church - Cranston, RI

Feb  28 - Mar 1
OA New Hampshire Intergroup Retreat
Barbara C. Harris Camp & Conference Center
400 Sawmill Rd., Greenfield, NH 03047

Feb 29: 1-4p
Unity Day Workshop
Sponsored by MA Bay IG & N. Shore IG
North Andover Senior Center
120 Rear Main Rd. | North Andover, MA

Feb 29 9a-3p
Unity Day 12 Step Workshop - Sponsored by SE CT
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital -  Baker Auditorium
365 Montauk Ave., New London, CT

MARCH
March 9:  7pm
SE CT Speaker Meeting
Personal Stories of Recovery
St. Paul's - 56 Great Hammock Rd., Old Saybrook
Contact: Eileen ([email protected])

March 25: 6-7pm
Monthly Fellowship Hour
Middletown Police Department, Middletown, RI

APRIL 
April 4: 9-10:30a
Greenville Big Book Step Study - 14th Anniversary!
Greenville Public Library - 573 Putnam Pike

April 18: 9:30-6p
OA Region Six Spring 2020 Assembly
Red Lion Hotel | Wolf Rd. | Albany, NY

MAY
May 3rd, 17th, 24th, 31st: 1-3pm
Quick Step the 12 Steps!
614 Spencer Street | Fall River, MA
RSVP with  Samantha at  [email protected] 
or text Diane at 401-573-3489

May 31st: 5pm
Monthly Fellowship Hour
Arts Guild, Portsmouth, RI

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Seventh Tradition
 
The Seventh Tradition states OA is fully self-supporting, accepting contributions only from OA members. Groups may send either monthly o r periodic donations (via mail or in person) to Intergroup. 
Thank you for your donation, which helps us to spread the word of recovery. 


Please mail donations to:

Ocean and Bay Intergroup
Attn: Treasurer
P.O. Box 41273
Providence, RI 02940
Intergroup Board
CONTACT US  
Vice Chair:  John C. [email protected]

Treasurer:  Sandy C. [email protected]

Recording Sec.:  Lisa [email protected]

World Service Delegate:   Kara M.

Region 6 Delegate:   Kara M. 

Newsletter Editor: Erin F. [email protected]

Public Information/ Professional Outreach:   Holly
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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 
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GROUP CONTACT INFORMATION: 

Please check your meeting contact name and information on both the  local Ocean and Bay Meeting List (send changes to [email protected]) as well as the Overeaters Anonymous website meeting list and make any necessary changes.
 
* Please call ahead to verify meetings are taking place, especially during holidays. *
 
 
Updated Jan 2020*
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Stay Connected!

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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. 

REMINDER: This is your newsletter, so please feel free to submit your writing contributions to: [email protected].

You are also invited to be one of the members who provides answers for a Q&A. Again, just send us a note to: [email protected].
"We are neither above nor below the rest of the human race; we're a part of it."
- Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions of OA, p 47 -  

 
Ocean & Bay's Monthly Fellowship Hour
Come join other Ocean & Bay fellows for a chance to get your questions answered, learn more about OA, and mingle!
  • Open to all OA members!
  • Format: short speaker share, general information about compulsive eating and OA fellowship, "ask it" basket
  • Each person will receive a newcomer packet, meeting list
  • NO 7th tradition
Next meeting :
 Feb 24, 2020 | 6pm | St. Patrick's Church - Cranston, RI
Contact Diane with any questions: 401-573-3489



Unity Day:  February 29th
This day recognizes the strength of the Fellowship worldwide. 
At 11:30am, OA members pause to reaffirm the strength inherent in OA's unity.
Updated Meeting List (Feb 2020)
Ocean & Bay Updates!

Want to learn more about sponsorship? |  Want to be added to the speaker list?
Contact Diane for more information! 401-573-3489

** Tell your Intergroup representative if you're interested in having coins at your home group! **


Step Two: 
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves 
could restore us to sanity.
(Spiritual Principle: Hope)
 
Clearly if we were to be restored to sanity, we had to find a Power greater than ourselves...We are invited to define that Power however we wish and relate to it in whatever way works for us. OA only suggests that we remain open to spiritual growth and show tolerance for others by neither criticizing nor promoting specific religious doctrines in OA meetings.

Ours is a spiritual program, not a religious one. We have no creeds or doctrines, only our own experiences of recovery. Atheists and agnostics are welcome in OA and have found recovery.

The willingness to act on faith, then, was the key to Step Two. It was the beginning of the healing process and relief from the food compulsion.


Tradition Two:
For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority -- a loving Higher Power as he/she may express him/herself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants.
(Spiritual Principal - Trust)
 
The Second Tradition of OA may seem thoroughly impractical, but it works. When faced with a problem or challenge, we ask for Higher Power's guidance to show us what is best for the group as a whole. Then we discuss the matter carefully, we vote on alternatives, and we trust that the decision we reach together is our Higher Power's will.
 
The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, Second Edition
Ocean & Bay Intergroup 
P.O. Box 41273, Providence RI, 02940
Tel: 401-438-1301 | Email:   [email protected]