NEI Newsletter - May 2013 - New England Intergroup



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NEI NEWSLETTER

New England Intergroup of S.L.A.A.

June, 2015

Version 2

617-625-7961

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NEWSBRIEFS

** NEI SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE:. There are opportunities for service at NEI including but not limited to phone service volunteers, group reps and alternative reps.

**NEI NEEDS A TREASURER AND CORRESPONDING SECRETARY ASAP

Please inquire to find out how you can share your experience, strength and hope to help yourself and others in this fellowship.

**NEI Group Inventory – Sunday, June 14th, 5-6 pm at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA.

New England Intergroup will be doing a group inventory during the beginning portion of our June Business Meeting. Join NEI to participate in our group inventory - If you are a current or former member of Intergroup, if you are an NEI group representative or alternative representative for an individual group listed on the NEI meeting list, if you are a member of S.L.A.A. in the New England area, or if you want to check out the process for your own group.

New England Intergroup (NEI) 2015 Spring Gathering

The Spring Gathering "Sobriety is a Priority" was a success! NEI would like to thank our keynote speakers, Mark, Fran, Seth and Jen for sharing their experience, strength and hope. Our break-out session topics ranged from Setting Bottom Lines to Humor and Recovery. Again, we were able to have the Gathering on the beautiful campus of the Andover Newton Theological School, which is even nicer in the spring. We had approximately 50 attendees including participants traveling from upstate New York and our friends from Montreal.

In answering the evaluation question "What did you like most about today's event?" participants stated: "Great topics, well organized"; Fellowship with buddies, being plunged deeper into recovery"; "Sharing with new people. Hearing fresh perspectives" and "Diverse group". When answering the question: "Is there anything you would like to change about the event?" participants stated: "Too much down time" and "It's a long day".

Thank you to all of you who participated in the raffle. We raised $215 for the delegate fund. We also raised $82 for the Retreat Scholarship Fund from the bake sale.

NEI Activities Committee

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.”

- Dalai Lama

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NEI Upcoming Events NEI is planning some fellowship-building events in the coming months.

June, 2015

--June 14 – NEI

Business Meeting including

Group Inventory 5-6 PM

July,2015

--July 12 – NEI

Business Meeting

August, 2015

--August 9, NEI

Business Meeting

--August 16, NEI

Barbeque

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Upcoming 12-STEP Weekend Retreat Schedule

July 17-19, 2015 VT

October 2-4, 2015 VT

December 18-20. 2015 VT

The retreats are not only about sharing experience, strength, and hope, but a chance to have lots of fun and laughs as well! We not only work the Steps, but also provide an opportunity to get to know ourselves, as well as other S&L addicts in a safe place. For more information, visit our retreat web page at vtweekend.html

STEP AND TRADITION OF THE MONTH

Step 6: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

Tradition 6: An S.L.A.A. group or S.L.A.A. as a whole ought never to endorse, finance, or lend the S.L.A.A. name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, or prestige divert us from our primary purpose.

Does your group need S.L.A.A. Basic Texts, pamphlets or chips?

Local S.L.A.A. meetings in Eastern MA and Rhode Island are encouraged to order their S.L.A.A. literature through New England Intergroup (NEI). Simply fill out the order form found at the NEI website, .

Email an order to literature@.

Orders may alternatively be mailed to our P.O. Box and picked up at the next NEI business meeting as long as it’s ordered 3 weeks in advance.

Or place your order through Fellowship Wide Services at or at 1-210-828-7900.

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Contact us at mailinglist@ to be added to our emailing list. Thank you.

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OPPORTUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME TO THE NEI BUSINESS MEETINGS TO SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING. THIS IS YOUR FELLOWSHIP.

Our next NEI business meeting is Sunday, June 9, 2015 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM. We invite all S.L.A.A. members to join us AND PARTICIPATE at Newton - Wellesley Hospital – Room AR 100 in the Allen-Riddle Building.

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TELEPHONE AND ONLINE MEETINGS --

There are those of us who are isolated or otherwise unable to get to meetings. Consider online and telephone meetings. Attend online and telephone meetings as often as possible.  You will find a list of these at:

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The views expressed in the NEI Newsletter are the opinions of the respective authors and do not necessarily reflect those of New England Intergroup.

TRADITION 6

Why is it that this tradition exists? S.L.A.A. has been a program that has helped so many people to recover from the devastating effects of sex and love addiction. Why not look for ways to make more money for the fellowship outside of the groups? Wouldn’t the money give the program more strength? What’s wrong with setting up a club for 12 steps? Wouldn’t S.L.A.A. treatment centers be a valuable tool and help many people who suffer from this and related addictions?

These certainly are reasonable questions. Ones that deserve contemplation and answers.

There are many enterprises that are engaged in treatment of those with our addiction. They are very costly as many of our fellows in S.L.A.A. can tell us. There are many professionals involved in diagnosis, treatment and counseling of individuals. These professionals are paid. In fact, money is the life blood of these organizations and companies.

Individuals who have developed, worked and expanded these groups are very famous and we know many of them well. They do great works for those of us who suffer as well as those of us in recovery. They do, however, need money to expand and continue their efforts. It is of primary importance as any business knows.

For us in S.L.A.A. money is of secondary importance. The 7th tradition tells us we should support ourselves, but not accumulate capital in the form of property, money or prestige. Our focus is totally on sobriety and recovery and carrying the message.

Therefore we, by observing the 6th Tradition can maintain our focus on recovery and reaching out which costs nothing.

This does not mean people can’t have groups that get together, raise money for good causes, begin a treatment program etc. Just do not use the S.L.A.A. name for these groups.

We are all equals in this fellowship. The Chair and officers of FWS, Intergroups etc. are no more important or better than anyone else in the fellowship. Whether we have 25 years sobriety or one day we all still suffer from the same dis-ease. No matter how long a sobriety I have accumulated I know that it is only by the grace of God especially when I see a newcomer.

Rich N.

LOCAL MEETING CHANGES

SUNDAY MA. BROOKLINE, 8:00 PM (OSLD12nf, 75 min) Women‘s meeting. Literature, step study, and speakers, 4th Sunday of the month focuses on sexual anorexia. All women suffering from sex and love addiction are encouraged to attend. Please contact Kim at 12stepkim@ for the location and for more information.  New women's meeting

TUESDAY MA. WEYMOUTH, 7:00 PM (CL) Commitment to Reality. Disbanded

FRIDAY MA. NEWTON, 8:00 PM (O12,h, NS) Steps for a Sober Weekend, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, 2014 Washington Street, Allen Riddle Building is a separate brick building to the left of the main hospital. Meeting is open to all sex love and relationship addicts. As of 01/02/15, room location changes to Allen-Riddle Building - Room 100.

(Added July 2013)

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL GROUPS All changes to the meeting list will require an NEI Meeting Registration Form to be completed. This applies to any time, date, place or address changes as well meeting name changes and contact changes. A form can be downloaded at neiforms.html

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