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Saturday, Dec 10 10-11:30AM (PST) – TOWN HALL WORKSHOP HOW TO: CONFERENCE AGENDA ITEMS
All members are welcome
The MA World Service business Conference is the opportunity to come together as members in service to the entire Fellowship to address, discuss, and vote on matters that affect MA as a whole, guided by the Fellowship’s group conscience. The purpose of this Town Hall is for members to bring Conference motion ideas and work with the Agenda Committee to craft them into proper agenda items. During the workshop, we will review sample agenda items, workshop member ideas into proper agenda items, determine any contextual information, formatting and composition to be presented in the 2023 Conference Agenda Packet.
EXPLORE THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE: HTTPS://MAWSCONFERENCE.ORG
AGENDA ITEMS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY JANUARY 15, 2023
ZOOM LINK: MA12.ORG/TOWNHALL MEETING ID: 826 0095 6996 PASSWORD: 720355
Saturday, Dec 10 6-9PM (PST) – IN-PERSON HOLIDAY POTLUCK PARTY & GIFT ($10-15) EXCHANGE
All members & non-member friends are welcome
Good Shepherd Church
1823 Ninth St, Berkeley, CA 94710
(Ninth & Hearst)
Come one, come all(*) to this festive holiday celebration where MA members and their non-member friends are invited for an in-person potluck get-together and gift-exchange (suggested $10 to $15 value), featuring:
- Invitees are encouraged to bring food to share (NOTE: no kitchen access is available)
- Meet & Greet & Eat
- Gift Exchange – 3x Steal Fun!
More Fellowship Opportunities
Looking for more fellowship opportunities? Check out the World Services Event Page or explore other Districts. Please note, these links will take you to other Marijuana Anonymous websites.
Local Announcements
Opportunity for Sponsors for Women
Sponsors for women are needed at the Friday Night Newcomers Group. Contact Jose V. for more information or attend the 6pm Friday Night Newcomers Group.
Hospitals & Institutions
The Hospitals & Institutions (H&I) Committee is looking for a chair to run the committee. There is a 1 year clean and sober requirement. This committee is responsible for contacting facilities to offer literature, pamphlets, and meetings.
Talk to your GSR for more details, or attend the next DSC meeting.
Upcoming Local District Committee (DSC) Meeting:
Second Sunday of Each Month from 6:00 – 8:00 pm
(Unless Otherwise Noted)
Contact Nina S. for the link to attend the DSC meeting. For Nina’s contact information please connect with your GSR.
To be placed on the DSC mailing list to receive emails with agendas and zoom links please contact MA District 2.
DSC meetings are typically held on the second Sunday of each month.
World Announcements
2023 Convention
ANLP Contributions
A New Leaf Newsletter needs stories, poems, etc. that are centered around recovery. Of particular need are 800-1500 word feature pieces. Typically, the submission deadline is the 10th of the month, but they are in dire need now, so please send something in as soon as possible. The key ask is that it focuses on what happened and what it is like now rather than what it was like. Please send submissions to stories@anewleafpublications.org.
Vote to Change the Language ‘God’ to ‘Higher Power
At the 2021 MA World Service Conference, District 12 presented an Agenda Item to have a fellowship wide vote on whether or not to change the language in the short version of the 12 Steps to replace the word “God” with the words “Higher Power.” Starting November 9th, ballots for this vote will be emailed to individual meetings.
Share Your Sobriety Birthday
Allow A New Leaf newsletter to publish your sobriety anniversary to celebrate! Visit the A New Leaf Birthday Submission Page or contact ANLP liaison Tim V. for details.
MA Phone Meetings
Daily Marijuana Anonymous phone meetings are available. For more info check out ma-phone.org.