A Nationwide History Recovery Conference in Southern California

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A Nationwide Recovery History Conference with Dick B.
Southern California--October 10-13, 2008
Final Preliminary Announcement, Invitation, and Details
This is an opportunity to meet with and talk to you
To arrange individual or group meetings, call Dick at (808) 874 4876, or at the hotel in Pasadena
Four Available Time Slots for Those Who Attend the Weekend Events

1. Friday, October 10th: sharing, questions, suggestions (one-on-one) during the day, between 10:00 AM and 3:30 PM at our Holiday Inn Express room: 3500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107. Telephone: (626) 792-1363.

2. Saturday, October 11th: Cri-Help Dining Facility, 11027 Burbank Boulevard, North Hollywood, 91601, 1:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. Contact Kay B. (661) 287 9368 if questions.

Topic: Early A.A.’s roots in the training of Bill W. and Dr. Bob in Vermont; the ideas the cofounders brought to the table at A.A.’s Akron founding in June 1935; and the precise details and successes of the original, “old school” A.A. Program as summarized by Frank Amos in 1938.

3. Sunday, October 12th: Opportunities to meet with individuals at Holiday Inn Express in Pasadena, particularly to discuss James Club groups, other Big Book/Bible study groups, and Christian recovery ministry to alcoholics and addicts, 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

4. Monday, October 13th: Christ’s Church of the Valley (house behind the church), 1404 West Covina Boulevard, San Dimas, CA 91773, 7:00 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. [Joe D. (626) 506 6847]

Topic: Early A.A. studies of the Book of James, Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount, and 1 Corinthians 13; and precise suggestions for organizing and conducting “James Club” and Big Book/Bible study groups today.

Further Q and A Items
• Call, write, or email Dick, Kay, or Joey if you need directions. Do it early!
• Bring your Bible and your Big Book. Other literature will be available there.
• No charges, registration fees, or admission fees. Open to the public, and free.
• Donations to cover expenses will be very welcome at, during, and after the weekend.
• Please contact Dick B. at dickb@dickb.com or (808) 874-4876 for any additional details.
• Bring newcomers, believers, old-timers, friends, family, sponsors, groups, clergy,

You’ll be doing what the pioneers did, and getting what the pioneers got—if you want to go to any lengths to get it
NOTE: “In the Fellowship’s early days, there was no A.A. literature, and the young groups leaned heavily on Bible reading for inspiration and guidance. Meetings usually closed with the Lord’s Prayer because, as A.A. co-founder Bill W. later explained, ‘it did not put speakers to the task, embarrassing to many, of composing prayers of their own.’”
Members of the Clergy ask about Alcoholics Anonymous (New York, NY: Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc, 1992), 14.
http://www.aa.org/pdf/products/p-25_...skaboutaa1.pdf

Gloria Deo