• 12 Steps & 12 Traditions
• ISO of SAA
• Prayers
• The Promises
• Sponsorship
• Portable Program
• Outer Circle Sexuality
• Feedback Groups
• Disclosure

Sponsorship

Sponsorship moves our recovery into action. A sponsor provides guidance and support through the process of stepwork and the experience of withdrawal. We encourage you to initiate the sponsorship relationship by asking someone with whom you feel you might work well. Don't be discouraged if you get a few "No's." in time you will receive the "Yes" that is meant for you. When choosing, look for someone who has qualities you admire, who has continuous sobriety from Inner-Circle behavior and has ideally completed their Fifth Step. Do not ask someone to whom you are sexually attracted, as this is a bad mix.

Sponsors are not professionals, but are merely sex addicts who have found a way to stay sober and want to help others. Establishing your "circles" (see the "Three Circles" pamphlet and the discussion in the next section of this booklet), discussing expectations and writing down clear agreements between you may be the first tasks of this relationship. As addicts, we have often led secret lives. A sponsor is someone we regularly check in with. Sponsors will make suggestions, but you are responsible for your program. Sponsors do have lives; don't be upset if they are not always available. This is the time to reach out to others in the fellowship.

Honesty, commitment, openness and a willingness to take suggestions are important attitudes for a sponsee. Finding a permanent sponsor may take time. Thus, it is suggested that when you enter the program you ask someone who has more sobriety time than you and has completed their First Step for temporary sponsorship.

New! Bay Area SAA Draft Sponsorship Pamphlet

Download PDF or Microsoft Word Document

ELECT YOUR GROUP SERVICE REP

GSR Registration forms: brian195410@gmail.com.

SPONSORSHIP TRAINING IS COMING!

Wanted: 2 Experienced East Bay Sponsor Panelists: to volunteer Contact Brett: 760-650 5735

Motorcycle Fun

Outer Circle Activity. Join up! Ask about this again: 510 775 4447 [do not text]

Intergroup representatives

Offer your skills and sobriety - and do your 12th Step Service at Intergroup! Please meet at Lutheran Church, 1744 University Avenue, Berkeley, Rm 210 11:15am every 2nd Saturday

Attention:

Because they have no email contact, lots of meetings do not get their recovery literature and announcements. Please ask all business meetings to send its email contact to: info@bayareasaa.org.

Bay Area Women's Contact Sealed Envelopes

Replenish your BAY AREA WOMENS SEALED ENVELOPES-kristinaanonymous@gmail.com

Ping Pong Before Recovery

7:30-8:30am 2 tables before the Saturday San Jose meeting.

An LGBT Intergroup has formed.

To join your meeting to it contact ISO: saa-recovery.org.

#1 Annual Holiday Music Jam

Dec. 13 after 7:30-8:30 PM Los Altos meeting

What Intergroup Does

Insures meetings; prints Out Of The fog & meeting lists; phones, website, outreach to mental health, Inreach to 80 meetings, sponsors events, Training & recovery events.

Publishing Announcements

Call (415) 456-1063 or send email to info@bayareasaa.org to publish fellowship news and announcements here.