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Please join us either in-person or virtually for our CMI (Central Midlands Intergroup) meeting. At CMI meetings, we discuss local OA business, report information relevant to our groups, and vote to make decisions impacting our intergroup.
WHAT: Three days of seasoned speakers, good fellowship, crafts, serenity and peace on the river
WHERE: The beautiful Franciscan Center Campus, 3010 Perry Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606 TIME: Check-in 4:00PM Friday Check-out by 11:30 AM Sunday COST for Retreat Center: Three Options : Weekend Room & board $266 for single occupancy or $246 for double occupancy. Saturday only with three meals is $75 Saturday only with no meals 25$ (The facility cannot accommodate refrigeration and heating of everyone’s personal meals. Please bring small personal cooler and food which does not need to be heated) All Options require an additional PTI registration. $25 postmarked/emailed before June 12th or $35 if after Please view the flyer for more information: fr_2023_oa_franciscan_center_flyer_2023_-_option_sat_no_meals__1_.pdf "Greetings, members and friends of the Virtual Region:
This weekend’s events include Relapse Prevention, Juneteenth, and Father’s Day workshops. Bring OA friends and consider starting, or joining, a Relapse Prevention small group. Join the OA BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Intergroup) Juneteenth workshop. Celebrate Father’s Day with the OA Men’s Intergroup in a Father’s Day workshop. You are invited to attend the Region 2 Convention in person or online, July 7-9, Recovery: Putting the Pieces Together. We invite you to accept a call to service for our Virtual Region 2024 Convention. Save the date for March 1-3, 2024. Last year, our convention reached thirty-four countries in five languages, and was attended by 150 first-time newcomers! We welcome you to join our convention committee in the planning of carrying the message. Call for service meetings: Saturday, June 17, 12:00 pm ET (UTC -4) or Sunday, July 9, 1:00 pm ET (UTC -4). Virtual Region applications are now being accepted for the open board positions of Digital Content Coordinator and Secretary. We are the youngest OA region. If your interest is sparked and/or if you have questions, please call. We will train, mentor, and learn from each other. Two years of abstinence is required. Click here for the Secretary Application and Digital Content Coordinator Application. Save the dates: Saturday, August 26 at 6 pm ET (UTC -4) and Sunday, August 27 at 12 noon ET (UTC -4) for the Carry the Message Workshop (same workshop repeated twice). This multi-regional hands-on event will supply how-to information for social media and professional outreach. Stay in the know with the Virtual Region by checking back here often. We hope to see you on the road to happy destiny!" You are welcomed to attend our online Newcomers Meeting on Sunday, June 12, 2023 at 4:00pm to hear a speaker share their experience, strength, and hope along with what dealing with their disease was like before, at the beginning of, and now in program. Together, we get better!
Please see the link for "Find a Meeting" for meeting access information: www.centralmidlandsoa.com/find-a-meeting.html OA Unity Day - Let's Stay Together, Lovin' You Whether
(Please click this link to view the agenda and list of events) Saturday, Feb. 25 / Hybrid (Face-to-Face AND Virtual options to attend) 7th Tradition will be collected Zoomers Time: 11a-4p Electronic address: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/351672304?pwd=M1RYQkpLNXJKMGZWWm9ZSU5BcmxJdz09 Password: Serenity Roomers Time: 9:30a-4p Physical address: East Lake Community Church 10057 Broad River Rd, Irmo, SC 29063  SAVE THE DATE:
Saturday, June 5th 10am-1pm EST Winifred from OA here letting you know about an upcoming event: Our own Mardi has graciously invited everyone who can come to her lovely lakeside home for the 10am EST meeting, Saturday, June 5th. If you can’t make it in person, the meeting will also be on zoom. After the meeting, we will spend time together with a “meeting after the meeting” so we can catch up with old friends and meet some of our new friends in person. Feel free to bring your picnic lunch and to bring your family. There is plenty of room to spread out in the sunshine or shade in the fresh air. Some chairs will be provided, but please bring your own if you have one. Please contact a member of the meeting for the address. Saturday zoom link: Click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/351672304 to start or join a scheduled Zoom meeting password: Serenity  CMI Presents A Day of Fun at Saluda Shoals Park
Come enjoy a day of outdoor fun and fellowship for the whole family. Saturday, April 17th The park is open 7AM- 5:30 PM, so you can spend the entire day if you like. We will have PawPaw Shelter rented from 12:00-2:00PM for lunch and fellowship, so bring your cooler and lunch for yourself, if you wish. There are plenty of paved and unpaved walking trails, as well as Kayak, Tube and Bike rentals (or you can bring your own) We will have some group walks in the afternoon, as well as a kayak trip down the river for those who want to participate. Check out the website for Saluda shoals for activities and rental pricing. No charge for parking, just say you are with OA at the gate. Follow the signs in the park for PawPaw shelter. A Seventh Tradition will be taken in person, or by Venmo or Paypal, if you wish to contribute. Saluda Shoals Park 5605 Bush River Rd Columbia SC 29212 803 772-1228 www.icrc.net Finding Saluda Shoals Park From Columbia- take I-26 West going towards Spartanburg. Take Exit #104, Piney Grove Rd. and turn left. Follow Piney Grove Road to St. Andrews Rd. and turn right onto St. Andrews Rd. Make an immediate left between Wendy’s and Aldi and proceed straight into the Park’s East entrance at 6071 St. Andrews Rd. From Interstate 20- exit at Bush River Road. Turn west on Bush River and continue to the traffic light at St. Andrews Road. Turn left onto St. Andrews Road, then left between Wendy's and Aldi and proceed straight into the Park’s East entrance at 6071 St. Andrews Rd. From Lexington- take North Lake Dr./SC-6 across the Dreher Shoals Dam toward Irmo. Turn right on Bush River Rd. Saluda Shoals Park is approximately 1.5 miles down Bush River Rd on the right. *** We will be having the Saturday 10 am meeting in person there at Saluda Shoals, as well as on zoom*** |
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