Starting July 4, 2025, the Miami-Dade and The Keys Intergroup is sponsoring a monthly 12-step workshop Friday nights from 6:30 – 7:30 PM EST. A different speaker will share each month for each step. Speaker will share their recovery strength and hope as it pertains to the step. More information is available here.
Study Group Schedule:
Speaker – 20 min
Journal Session – 10 min
Share Circle – 20 min
Zoom meeting number: 864 1518 6652
Passcode: 305305
click here.
Not for men only! Come hear three men share their recovery journeys June 22, 2025, 2 – 4 PM EST. Sponsored by the North Jersey Intergroup; for details, click here.
June 28, 2025, 1 – 3 PM EST. Maybe you wonder, am I enough, do I do enough, do I have enough? Enough already! If low self-esteem is your issue or you just want to learn better balance in your life, listen to speakers with long-term abstinence discuss how much is enough.
Zoom meeting ID: 837 1100 7258
Passcode: 202590
If coming in by phone, try this Zoom phone number: 1-929-205-6099 and then enter the Zoom meeting ID and passcode when prompted.
Join us June 1, 2025, 4 PM EST, for a workshop sponsored by the Channel Islands Intergroup.
What does it really mean to carry the message? Maybe life feels too full, too busy, and service doesn’t seem like a priority. Or maybe the food thoughts are creeping back in, and you’re stuck in your head. Or are you happy, joyous, and free, living in recovery and open to ways you can show up that you may not have even considered? If so, then this workshop is for you! All are welcome, no matter where you are in your recovery! Come discover how service can transform your recovery, your fellowship and your life.
Zoom meeting ID: 764 663 562; for meeting passcode text or call: 805-940-3655.
Is your group or service body in need of a refresher on the gifts of OA service, a deep dive into the meaning of our Traditions, or a return to Concepts basics?
Is your group or service body in need of a refresher on the gifts of OA service, a deep dive into the meaning of our Traditions, or a return to Concepts basics?
The revised Service, Traditions, and Concepts Workshop Manual suggests workshop formats and schedules, includes inventories for groups and service bodies, and answers frequently asked questions. Workshop topics can be presented as a whole or individually, with a focus just on service, Traditions, or Concepts.
For your workshop, use the engaging slide presentation (also newly revised) to illustrate the Manual’s concepts. The presentation is available at oa.org in two formats:
The refreshed Manual and accompanying presentation are both available as free digital downloads at oa.org in the Document Library under “Service Body Resources” and “Workshop and Fellowship Ideas.” The PPTX slide deck is also available for workshop presentation and translation. Additionally, all files are available for download from the Workshop’s product page in the OA bookstore.
Also updated in the Manual and posted at oa.org for free download: OA’s Intergroup or Service Board Inventory, OA’s Group Inventory, and our Strong Meeting Checklist.
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!
The December 2, 2023 Two-Way Prayer Workshop is available in podcast form on our website.
The December 2, 2023 Two-Way Prayer Workshop is available in podcast form on our website at https://oanova.org/resources/podcasts/.
Slides available here
The OA Board of Trustees recognizes that many OA groups continue to meet virtually and seek ways to carry the message by using our literature. With this in mind, the board has updated its guidelines and issued a revised instructive letter, establishing clearer protocols for how OA literature may be shared on various electronic platforms.
If your group meets virtually, use these guidelines to share limited OA literature appropriately, while protecting OA’s copyrights for the good of the Fellowship as a whole. We ask that you download this letter and share it with your group as soon as possible.
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
OA’s beloved Brown Book is now an audiobook! Using readings by OA members for the book’s CD set, our first audiobook includes the entire text of Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition-from the forewords to the appendices. During daily activities or when you need a recovery boost, listen to more than forty stories by OA members sharing their experience, strength, and hope, including our founder’s share: “Keep Coming Back: Rozanne’s Story.”
OA receives a royalty share for audiobook purchases made through these third-party vendors (links open to external websites):
Audible: https://adbl.co/34hlF25
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ooLR1e
Apple Books: https://apple.co/33k5SPi
More OA audiobooks? Yes! OA has already started our next one: The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, Second Edition.
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!
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.
How do we continue to support our meetings, Region 7, and OA World these days? Discussions among our local virtual experts and current and past treasurers indicate that the best way of managing this may be for each meeting to set up its own Paypal account. See the Electronic 7th Tradition flyer for more information.
Take a look at some of these great new resources for sponsors and everyone on the OA journey.
When donating via Paypal, be sure to choose the "friends and family" option. We are not selling an item and are not a 501.c.3 organization. As such, the circumstances in which Paypal charges a commission do not apply. We are following Region 7 in this approach.
or send to: NoVA IG
P.O. Box 1992, Annandale, VA 22003
