WE DO Montgomery Area of the Chesapeake & Potomac Region of Narcotics Anonymous Newsletter OCTOBER 2014 ♦♦♦ Upcoming Events ♦♦♦ Date & Time October 4, 2015 12p - Meet’N’Greet 1pm - Games 4pm - Regional Speaker Jam 7pm - Clean-time Count-down October 11, 2014 10am Subcommittee meetings Noon Lunch 1-6pm Committee meeting October 25, 2014 4 PM – 8:30 PM Speakers Meeting 9 PM – 1AM Dance Event and Details 33rd AVCNA Fundraiser & Regional Speaker Jam (Little Apple Area Convention) Lehigh Valley, 300 Gateway Drive – Bethlehem, NY Registration is $20 until October 31, 2014 (30$ after that) Contact Bette H. 434-660-9885 RSC 11 West Church St, Frederick, MD 21701 DANCE!!!! Bells United Methodist Church 6016 Allentown Road, Suitland, MD 20746 $6.00 in advance – $8.00 at the door (Food is for sale) Details on these events, and more local events, can be found at http://www.cprna.org/event-calendar More events globally can be found at http://webdata.na.org/events. ♦♦♦♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦♦♦♦ Fast Fact: Last Month, 28 of the 46 meetings in our Area had GSR represent at Area Service. These 28 meetings donated a total of $1,259.02. Anniversaries Meeting Celebrant # Years Date Illness in Recovery Illness in Recovery It Works How and Why Keys to Recovery Meetin' In Wheaton Dave H. Donny S. Tony Elise R C.J. L 22 14 12 7 1 Monday, October 20, 2014 Monday, October 20, 2014 Wednesday, November 14, 2014 Monday, October 27, 2014 Tuesday, November 11, 2014 Know of any upcoming anniversaries? Let us Know! [email protected] ◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊ ¡¡Meeting Changes!! Conscious Contact: Now at 7:30p. Wed. Chevy Chase Presbyterian, 1 Chevy Chase Cir NW 'Bout That Life – Cancelled Lie is Dead – Now at 1251 1st Street, Rockville. 7p Tue. Same format. ◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊ WHAT IS RECOVERY TO YOU? “Recovery is Freedom” - Collar Bone John “Recovery is waking up tomorrow & remember last night's fun” - Hallo-AnjiWeen “Recovery has given me a life worth living” - Weirdo-B.Rad “Do you want to know how to get 22 years? Don't pick up & Don't Die” - Diabolical Dave ◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊ ABOUT US This Montgomery Area newsletter can be accessed on cprna.org by clicking "Our Areas" selecting Montgomery & then selecting “News.” To contribute: [email protected], or come to a subcommittee meeting held the Fourth Friday each month at 8pm at Cedar Lane UUC, 9601, Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD. Our Area's Mailing Address: Montgomery Area Service Committee, PO Box 8214, Gaithersburg, MD, 20898. Area meets the 1st Tuesday each month @ 7:30 PM @ Silver Spring Presbyterian Church, 580 University Boulevard East. We are in the C&P Region. Our region's Phone line number is 800-543-4670 and the website is www.cprna.org. NA meetings in the area can be found at that website. NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men & women for whom drugs had become a major problem. NA's World Service phone is 818-773-9999; their website is www.na.org. ~♦◊♦~Ways to be of Service~♦◊♦~ At the Global Level: Traditions Book Project WSC 2010 adopted a motion to create a project plan for a Twelve Traditions working guide. Our goal for this cycle is to gather fellowship input, source material, and ideas regarding a Traditions book both online and through face-to-face workshops. By the end of the cycle, we would like to frame viable options for the book so that we can move forward with writing it. There are two main types of input we are seeking for this project. The first type is considered “front-end” input - material that will help to shape the initial draft material. The second type is input that members provide in response to initial drafts, which will help to refine the material into an approval form. We ask that NA communities have input-gathering workshops using the 20-minute group mini workshops & full 90-minute workshops. Deadlines for front-end input will be as follows: 31 November 2014 - Traditions Two through Seven 31 March 2015 - Traditions Eight through Twelve Traditions Book Project Discussion Boards http://disc.na.org/trads/ To provide input & get Workshop Tools: http://na.org/?ID=trads_project At the CPRCNA XXIX “Miracles Beyond Measure” (April 17-19, 2015, Ocean City) Level ◦ ◦ ◦ ALL Subcommittees need Support! More info at: http://www.cprcna.org/29/index.php CALL FOR SPEAKERS!!!!! Deadline: October 31!!!! [email protected] or 301-420-4404 ext. 5. ▪ 8 Years clean time requirement for main speaker ▪ 5 Years clean time requirement for workshop speakers ▪ 1 Year clean time requirement for marathon meeting speakers Additional contacts include: ▪ Host Chair – Ed B. [email protected] ▪ Host 1st Vice Chair – Craig R. [email protected] ▪ Host 2nd Vice Chair – William F. [email protected] ▪ Program Committee Representative – Erin R. [email protected] ▪ Hospitality Chair - Majoy A at 240-876-6247 or [email protected] ▪ Entertainment – Karen B. 301-676-0457 or [email protected] At the Area Level: Montgomery Area Level has VACANT positions. Come to Area Service to seek nomination! Positions include: ◦ Vice Secretary, RCM Alternate, PI Chair & Babysitter ◦ Phone line Liaison ◦ Liaisons to the areas of Battlefield, Dulles Corridor, Norvana, South Potomac, and Tri-County Join a subcommittee – Another great way to be of service! They meet as follows ◦ H & I: 7pm, 3rd Thursday of the Month, Christ Congregation Church, 9525 Colesville Road, Silver Spring ◦ Newsletter: 8pm, 4th Friday of the Month, behind kitchen, Cedar Lane UUC, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda ◦ PI: 6pm, 3rd Tuesday of the Month, Rockville Library, 21 Maryland Ave, Rockville ◦ Policy: 3rd Thursday of the Month, St. John's 4629 Aspen Hill Rd, Rockville ◦ Special Events: 6pm, 3rd Tuesday of the Month, Rockville Library, 21 Maryland Ave, Rockville ◦ CPRCNA BOD: 9am – Last Saturday of the Month, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 401 I St, D.C. Submit an idea to the newsletter. Email it to: [email protected], or come to our sub committee meeting. We Do Recover Newsletter Release Form A signed copy of this release form must accompany all non-electronic submissions to We Do Recover. 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Signature ___________________________________ Date________________ We Do Recover Newsletter ♦ PO Box 821 ♦ Gaithersburg, MD, 20898 ♦ [email protected] Thanks for Sharing! At the Group Level Groups with open service positions Making a Difference – Open GSR-Alt position Meetin' In Wheaton – Needs Chari, Secretary, Coffee maker, greater Never Alone – Open trusted servant positions New Way of NA – Open GSR position Progress in NA – Needs Chair Share on Saturday – Open trusted servant positions Groups that Request Support Focus on Women – 7 PM, Wednesdays, Warner Memorial Pres Church, 10123 Connecticut Ave, Kensington, MD. Girls Night Out – 7:30 PM, Thursdays, Transfiguration Episcopal Church, 13925 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD. Grateful Heads – 7pm, Tuesdays, Julia Bindeman Center, 11810 Falls Rd, Potomac, MD. IP @ 4 – 4 PM, Saturdays, Silver Spring Reformed Church at Kemp Mill Rd, 1501 Arcola Avenue, Silver Spring, MD. Just For Today at Noon – 12 PM, Wednesdays, Greenbelt Community Church. Hillside and Crescent Rd, Greenbelt, MD. Share on Saturday – 11 AM, Saturdays, Holy Cross Hospital, 1500 Forest Glen Rd (2nd Floor, Private Dining Rm 1), Silver Spring, MD. The Journey Continues, 6:30 – 7:45 PM, Thursdays, (Park in gated lot; Enter from side of church) 2914 Bladensburg Rd, NE, Washington, DC. Un Nuevo Modo de Vivir – 8 PM, Tuesdays, Eastern Middle School Media Center, Rm 201, 300 University Blvd. East, Wheaton. Area Battlefield Central MD DC Dulles Corridor E. of the River Frederick Norvana S. Potomac Rock Creek Tri-County Meeting Time 5pm – 1st Sunday 7pm – 1st Wed 12pm – 1st Saturday 2pm – Last Sunday 7pm – 2nd Monday 4pm – 1st Sunday 7pm – 1st Monday 6:30pm – 1st Saturday 7pm – 1st Thursday 6:30pm – 1st Wed Other Nearby Area Service Meetings Meeting Place Manassas Church of Brethren, 10047 Nokesville Rd, Manassas, VA Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 6905 Greenbelt Rd. Greenbelt, MD Westminster Church, 400 I Street SW, Washington, DC St. Timothy's, 432 Van Buren St, Herndon, VA St. Luke's Center, 4923 East Capitol Street SE, DC 20091 116 E 2nd St, Frederick, MD 21701 Arlington Pres Church, 3507 Columbia Pike Arlington, VA Forestville Methodist Church, 3111 Forestville Rd, Forestville, MD St. Albans Parish, 3001 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC Christ Church, Route 6, LaPlata, MD ◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊♦◊