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February 2006
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FROM THE CHAIR
Greetings! I hope everybody's Holiday was happy, joyous and sober. I recently started my term as Chairperson of the Queens Intergroup Steering Committee. For the past two months, "we" of the Steering Committee have been busy with both the Thanksgiving and Holiday Sharathons at Our Savior Lutheran School on Woodhaven Boulevard in
Rego Park.
I would like to formally thank each group that participated, each person that attended a meeting, and each Intergroup volunteer that oversaw a time slot. Thank you! Because of you, the Sharathons were a success.
Many newcomers and old-timers alike got sober and stayed sober during the "hurricane season". As for the New Year, 2006, my plan is to take things "one day at a time". My best wishes for the New Year! I'll say "Good Bye" for now. Until next time, in love and service, John R.
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WANTED: DAYTIME PHONE VOLUNTEERS
Intergroup is looking for recovering alcoholics to volunteer to help answer Queens Intergroup's 24-hour hotline for alcoholics in need of help. Your home group may also want to take a shift and staff it with group members willing to pitch in. Call Queens Intergroup at 917-561-7033. |
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| MEETINGS THAT NEED YOUR SUPPORT |
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REGO PARK - Serenity at Lefrak - Lefrak City
96-10 57th Avenue
Monday and Wednesday at 6:00 P.M. |
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QUEENS VILLAGE - Hollis-Bellaire Group
Incarnation meeting room
89-43 Francis Lewis Blvd.
Thursday and Saturday at 8:00 P.M. |
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FOREST HILLS - Women Living in the Solution
St. Luke's Church
85 Greenway
Tuesday at 7:30 P.M.
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| SUPPORT (cont'd) |
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SPRINGFIELD GARDENS - Newcomers Welcome
Christ the King Center
145-02 Farmers Blvd.
(Off South Conduit and Farmers)
Saturday at 1:00 P.M. |
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BELLEROSE/GLEN OAKS - Glen Oaks
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
263rd St. and Union Tpke.
Monday, and Saturday at 7:30 P.M. |
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WOODHAVEN - Living Sober (Men's Group)
St. Thomas Apostle, Parish House (1st. floor)
87-04 88th. Ave.
(Use side entrance door on 87th St.)
Thursday at 7:30 P.M. |
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BIG BOOK WISDOM
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| "Some of us have tried to hold on to our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go absolutely." |
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UPCOMING DELEGATES AND EXCHANGE MEETINGS
Saturday, March 4, 2006
Exchange starts at 8:00 A.M.
Delegates starts at 9:30 A.M.
Location: All Saints Lutheran Church (Basement)
164-02 Goethals Avenue
At 164th St. on Goethals, South of Union Tpke. |
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LOST & FOUND
Currently in the QIAA Lost & Found: An extra-large
Lands End jacket; a black backpack.
Contact: Frank R., QIAA Office Manager |
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| PLEASE NOTE: North Shore Hospital is now Forest Hills Hospital. The two groups that meet there, Room with a View, and Women;s Room, are unaffected. |
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LATEST 2005 MEETING BOOK CHANGES
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Triboro Group
This is a Queens Intergroup Institutions meeting and is
not open to the public. (Page 17) |
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U Gotta Wanna - Howard Beach
This is not wheelchair accessible. |
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Serenity in Hollis - Springfield Gardens
Has moved to Christ the King Center
145-02 Farmers Blvd.
Now meets at 3:00 P.M. instead of 5:00 P.M. |
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Catch the Spirit - Queens Village
Has added the following new meetings:
1 – Monday at 6:00 P.M. Big Book meeting that runs until 6:45 P.M., followed by a Beginners meeting at
7:00 P.M.
2 – Wednesday at 6:00 P.M. Step meeting that runs until 6:45 P.M. This is a Traditions meeting on the last Wednesday.
3 – Wednesday at 7:00 P.M. Open Discussion remains as is except on the last Wednesday when it is a Three Speaker Open meeting or Anniversaries as needed. |
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Forest Hills Survivors (II) - Rego Park
There is now only ONE meeting on Saturday nights.
The new meeting time is 7:15 to 8:30 P.M. The first Saturday is an alternating Step/Tradition meeting.
The last Saturday is an Anniversary meeting.
All other Saturdays is a Beginners meeting. |
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Queens Village Midnight - Queens Village
This group, which used to meet on Friday nights,
no longer meets. |
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Alcoholics in Action – Astoria
Added – a Big Book meeting on Fridays at 6:00 P.M. |
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Hardheads – Bayside
Has relocated back to Flushing at the Knights of Columbus across from the cemetery at 163-16 Pidgeon Meadow Rd. (164th St.) and 163rd Pl. Parking available. |
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Baby Steps - Forest Hills
No longer meets. |
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Forest Hills Big Book Workshop
Meets at 7:00 P.M., Wednesdays, not at 6:45 P.M. |
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Gardens Group - Forest Hills
Friday Beginners is at 7:00 P.M., not 7:15 P.M. |
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Parkside – Forest Hills
Doesn't meet on the 3rd Thursday; meets 3rd Friday instead. |
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Sobriety and Beyond - Rockaways-Fort Tilden
Added a Closed ?As Bill Sees It? meeting, Fridays, 12 Noon. |
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Far Rockaway Group - Far Rockaway
Meeting again at a new location in Arverne at the Macedonian Baptist Church, 330 Beach 67th St., Saturdays at 7:00 P.M., alternating Open and Closed meetings. |
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Gift of Desperation - Astoria
A new group that meets on Thursdays at 7:30 P.M. at St. Joseph?s Rectory, 43rd St. and 30th Ave; enter on 43rd St. 1st Thur-Step; 2nd Thur-Closed; 3rd Thur-Beginners; 4th Thur-Open. |
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Bayside Primary Purpose - Bayside
Changed Friday meeting times. Open starts at 8:00 P.M.
Closed Candlelight starts at 9:30 P.M. |
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Flushing Unity - Flushing
Relocated to St. John?s Episcopal Church, 149-19 Sanford Ave., Flushing. Church is on 149th Place |
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Sobriety in Briarwood - Kew Gardens
It is a Closed not an Open Discussion meeting. The Last Monday is a Step meeting. |
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We Stopped in Time - Astoria
Saturday 9:00 P.M is now an 11th Step meditation. |
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Bellerose/Glen Oaks -
The Thursday meeting is cancelled. |
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Sanford Group - Flushing
New Big Book meeting on Sundays at 3:00 P.M. |
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Last Call - Howard Beach
Has a Closed meeting on Wednesday at 8:00 P.M. |
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Safe Harbor - Jamaica North
Has dropped all Tuesday meetings. |
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Starting Over - Middle Village
Sunday 7:30 P.M. is now a Closed meeting. |
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Freedom from Bondage - Ozone Park
No longer meets. |
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Whitestone Group - Whitestone
Tuesday Closed meeting is now Open Discussion and remains As Bill Sees It. |
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February 2006
QIAA...IT'S YOUR INTERGROUP !
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