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Step Eleven: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
Spiritual Principal: Spiritual Awareness
This week can bring many different emotions as we prepare for the holidays and the close of the year. Remember, you are never alone in OA and we are thankful to have you with us on your journey.
Please note the following changes: 9:30-10:30am: Middletown, RI (YANA of Newport County, 770 Aquidneck Avenue) - “A Room with a View” (Jeanne D. 401.835.2849) – ZOOM MEETING LINK, Meeting ID: 776 5522 4792, Passcode: 12301 | OR DIAL: 929 205 6099 (same Meeting ID & Passcode) NOW IN-PERSON/HYBRID. PER GROUP CONSCIENCE DECISION, MASKS ARE MANDATORY TO ATTEND IN-PERSON MEETING
Delayed Vote, Please Help Serve Others Today!
The November Intergroup meeting needed to be canceled, however, we continue to take recommendations for a Vice Chair and Treasurer. Do you know someone who would be great in this role? For many who have found and maintained their defined abstinence, service in OA has been a major factor in their recovery and there are many ways to serve.

If you have experienced the miracle of at least six months of abstinence, we are looking for two individuals to serve as the Vice Chair and Treasurer for two years. Some of the duties include:

Do you have someone to recommend?

Please email chair.oceanandbay@gmail.com to submit your name and learn more about the work and great people at Intergroup.
~~~~~~~~~~Mark Your Calendar~~~~~~~~~

In December on the 12th, (12/12) it is a special World Outreach Day in OA. Twelfth Step Within Day. Reach out to the still-suffering compulsive eater within our Fellowship. As we celebrate the 12th Step on the 12th Day of the 12th Month, we want to reach out, text, email, or call someone in our program. Maybe it is someone you have not seen in awhile, or a member of your group you normally do not interact with but you have their phone number. Let's spread the love on a special day!
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye! A New website is coming!!!!
A special thank you to members of Ocean and Bay who are working to give our website a fresh look! 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.
Thank you to everyone who attended the Region 6 Convention and volunteered. It was a very uplifting weekend of inspiration.
Upcoming Events:

November 2021
Nov 25 8-Midnight
At the bottom of the events column on the right is a document with the emails and numbers of the OA Virtual Group Holiday Marathon taking place Thanksgiving and other December holidays.

Nov 28 10:00 am-11:15 am   
CT Intergroup will host a Speaker Meeting on abstinence and recovery related to body image, relationships and sexuality.
Go to Zoom
Meeting ID:  826 9091 2706
Passcode:   905563

December 2021

Dec 4 12-3
Living the Serenity Prayer during the Holidays workshop presented by the Baton Rouge, Louisiana IG Registration required.
https://oabatonrouge.org/calendar/

Dec 7 6:30-7:30 pm
Ocean and Bay Intergroup Meeting
ALL ARE WELCOME
Meeting ID: 831 1095 1408
Passcode: 247365

Dec 12 3-430 pm
Connection Is the Opposite of Addiction 2nd Sunday of the month workshop hosted by the virtual region from 3 PM to 4:30 PM. See graphic for details.


January 2022

Jan 3 6:30-7:30 pm
Ocean and Bay Intergroup Meeting
ALL ARE WELCOME
Meeting ID: 831 1095 1408
Passcode: 247365
Intergroup Board
CONTACT US  


Vice Chair: John C.

Treasurer: Sandy C.

Recording Sec.: Lisa K.

World Service Delegate:  Kara M.

Region 6 Delegates: Diane C Chair.oceanandbay@gmail.com
Nancy H

Newsletter Editor: Kate C. news.oceanandbay@gmail.com

Public Information/ Professional Outreach: 

Literature:
What are you grateful for? What are the small miracles that happened to you today? Take two minutes and write or draw 3 things you are grateful for and share them with your Higher Power.
Below are wonderful opportunities across the country for the rest of 2021 to mark on your calendar!

Seventh Tradition
"Every OA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions."

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

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: Anorexics/Bulimics in OA

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: BIPOC Intergroup

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 Meetings for young persons and https://oa.org/young-people/


For more special focus meetings, you can go to OA.org: 
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. 

REMINDER: This is your newsletter, so please feel free to submit your writing contributions to: oceanandbayig@gmail.com

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