Everyone is welcome to join the Pinellas Traditions Intergroup on Valentine’s Day, Saturday February 14, 12-1 PM ET, for an OA celebration of the possibility of a life filled with love. Wear your red bangles or come in your bathrobe, be on camera or off, share or not share. Come be with your family of choice. Click here for more information.
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Tour of Humility
A Tour of Humility. Join us February 7, 1-3 PM EST, on Zoom for this workshop. Why humility? We need to be right-sized in all respects, not just physically. Hear speakers with long-term abstinence discuss this question. We’re all just bozos on the bus! For more information, click here.
Unity Day Live Workshop
Join us at the McLean American Legion Post 270 on Saturday, February 28, 2-4 PM for “Together We Can Do What We Can Never Do Alone”. Topics include staying connected, talking with newcomers, and sponsoring and being sponsored. All are welcome and there’s plenty of parking! For more information click here.
Seeking NoVAtions Editor
NoVAtions is on hiatus as we seek a new newsletter editor. If you are interested and have 6 months of abstinence, please contact chair@oanova.org.
Worldwide Experience, Strength, and Hope
Have you visited the OA.org or OA Virtual Region sites lately? There are an amazing number of virtual workshops going on all over the world at any time!
Where Do I Start” Available Online
As approved by majority group conscience at WSBC 2022, our popular newcomer pamphlet Where Do I Start? has been updated and made available as a free download from the oa.org Document Library under the category “New to OA.”
Where Do I Start? pulls vital wisdom from varied OA literature sources, including A New Plan of Eating, in order to give a concise and compassionate introduction to the OA program. As the Fellowship knows, beginning the journey out of compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors towards recovery can be difficult, but Where Do I Start? aims to help, giving direction, advice, and answers to frequently asked questions in its brief pages.
Direct newcomers in your meetings to this link, and see how our membership grows!
Print copies of Where Do I Start? can still be purchased for US$1 each at bookstore.oa.org. E-book copies of the updated version of Where Do I Start? are available and can be purchased for US$1. OA receives a royalty share from purchases made from these vendors
Missing the Literature Table at Meetings?
Since many meetings are now operating via Zoom, we no longer have a “literature table” where we can peruse and purchase OA-approved literature that supports our recovery journey. To make sure newcomers and old timers know about the latest literature, you can now download this PDF document, which highlights useful OA-approved literature and directly links to the website where individuals can learn more or purchase the materials. Simply attach this document in “chat” in your Zoom meeting if you want to share it as part of your meeting. It’s a virtual literature table!
Emergency Zoom Protocol Document Now Available
Unwelcomed visitors, or zoom intruders, into meetings can be unsettling to say the least. That’s why OA NOVA wants to make sure you have the tools you need to navigate these emergency situations. Please take a moment to download the document here and review it to ensure our meetings remain safe and secure.
New Literature for Sponsors and OA Members
Take a look at some of these great new resources for sponsors and everyone on the OA journey.
- NEW: Twelve Step Workshop and Study Guide, Second Edition (#960-2)
- NEW: Participant Guide for Twelve Step Workshop and Study Guide, Second Edition(#966)
- NEW: Temporary Sponsors: Newcomers’ First Twelve Days (downloadable)
- NEW BOOK! Body Image, Relationships, and Sexuality: Personal Journeys to Recovery in Overeaters Anonymous: OA members share stories about how our disease has affected the most intimate parts of our lives—impacting our relationships and even our identities. Hear how members have worked OA’s Twelve Step recovery program, leaving behind confusion and anguish to live lives of acceptance, freedom, and serenity. Item #950 (#951 for 25) is available in softcover format in the OA bookstore. Also available in e-book formats sold by Amazon Kindle and Apple Books and will soon be available for Barnes & Noble Nook. OA receives a royalty share for e-book purchases from these third-party vendors.
- Unchanged and Simply Wonderful: Sponsorship Kit, which includes A Guide for Sponsors and Sponsoring through the Twelve Steps.
NEW Resource — Temporary Sponsors: Newcomers’ First Twelve Days
Sponsorship is a vital part of the OA recovery process, as it builds a tight-knit, trusting fellowship and invests purposefully in newcomers. To this end, our newest resource intends to bolster relationships with newcomers—and instill confidence in those new to sponsoring—by partnering those new to OA with a “temporary sponsor” to guide them through the pivotal first days of their OA journey.
Stamp out feelings of intimidation about sponsorship and jump-start a newcomer’s experience with our helpful introduction to program, Temporary Sponsors: Newcomers’ First Twelve Days. This free downloadable guide is one of the newest pieces of literature to receive the Conference-approved Literature Seal of Approval during WSBC 2020. Download this new resource at oa.org/sitemap under “Group Resources” and take it to your next meeting to share with other members. Need to translate? Use Google Translate for easy translation of the document into the language of your choice without needing written permission from the WSO. The Sponsorship Committee encourages you to use this great new resource from WSO. If you try it, we would love to hear about your experience. You can email us at sponsorship@oanova.org.
OA NOVA Zoom Account Available to All
NOTE: Zoom updated its security policy and your meeting may now require a password. Check with your meeting organizer to determine if you need one.
If your OA meeting group has moved to online meetings or phone calls, or plans to, you now have an easy and free way to do so. OA NOVA Intergroup has purchased a Zoom account that it is sharing with you. Simply contact zoommanager@oanova.org to register the meeting and time you would like to use the account. See the flyer here. Meeting conflicts will be resolved in a 12-step manner. You can find updated VIRTUAL MEETING information here.
