We are again blessed with five speakers this year, to share with us the ways in which the Promises are manifesting in their own lives … and from the artists in our midsts, more song, dance & laughter!

We’re trusting HP to once more arrange attendees so we’ve sufficient PRG-experienced members present to allow for a few hours of low-stress, no-prep-required, Visions-oriented PRG’s (open to all members, but perhaps especially beneficial to those who haven’t had a PRG before).

We will also create special Visions boards this year that focus in on each different area of our daily lives, to help us better understand HP’s will for us, so we can then in turn better concentrate our efforts, and rocket forward into the fulfilling futures HP wants for us!

As always, we’ll have abundant fellowship, and food for mind & body … and hopefully heaps of fun, too!

Looking SO very forward to sharing this experience together!

For more details and to register, please download this 2012 Retreat Registration Form.

In loving service,
Your Retreat Planning Committee

New D.A. Manual for Service Available For Purchase

The new Debtors Anonymous Manual for Service, D.A.’s first comprehensive service guide for groups and trusted servants, is now available from the General Service Office.

The 142-page book is the result of several years of work by the General Service Board, and features detailed information about many aspects of the Fellowship’s Twelve-Step work. The DAMS costs $8.00 plus shipping. The literature order forms found on the D.A. web site have been modified to include it.

The new manual was published in late summer 2011, and was distributed to all delegates at the 25th annual World Service Conference in August. Extra copies quickly sold out, and a second print run is now available.

Chapters in the manual include Principles of Service, Service at the Group Level, Intergroup Service, Public Information, World Service, Appointed Committee Members, Literature, the General Service Board, General Service Office, D.A. newsletters, and Commentaries on the Twelve Concepts for D.A. World Service.

Among the numerous other topics covered are tips on how to start groups and Intergroups, manage treasuries, and conduct business meetings, the spiritual value of rotation of service, anonymity and social media, Regional Forums, D.A.’s intellectual property, and detailed information on where the Fellowship’s money comes from and how it is spent, with illustrations in color.

To order the manual, simply go to the world service web site www.debtorsanonymous.org and download a literature order form, or contact the GSO for more information.

For your interest, the Issues and Concerns from the conferences in 2005, 2006 and 2008 are available on the Service page of the DA website, and other years will be added soon.

Click here to read the Issues and Concerns.

There will be NO MEETING ON Thurs, Dec 22nd, as the centre is closed all that week.

Schedule of meetings

Sat, Oct 22, 12:30 p.m. – Calgary DA meeting (via conference call)
Wed, Oct 26, 7:00 p.m. – Barrie DA meeting, 201 Minets Point Road
Thurs, Oct 27, 7:00 p.m. – BDA meeting, 1570 Yonge Street
Sat, Oct 29, 10:30 a.m. – Saturday DA Tools meeting, 519 Church Street
Sun, Oct 30, 10:30 a.m. – Sunday Morning Tools meeting, 6 St. Joseph Street
Sun, Oct 30, 1:00 p.m. – East End DA meeting, 97 Main Street
Sun, Oct 30, 5:00 p.m. – Hamilton meeting, 48 Hess Street North (a joint meeting with the Brantford group)

Ask the GSB Conference Call – WSC Report

There is also an “Ask the GSB” conference call at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 30th when members of the DA Board of Trustees will give presentations and take questions and comments about the World Service Conference.  You may contact us for more details.

The call will take place Saturday, August 20, from 1:15 to 5:00 pm Eastern Time. The three workshops in Track 1 of the live Fellowship Day program will be featured. Each workshop lasts one hour, followed by sharing on the phone for 15 minutes.

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> Each workshop will feature two or more experienced D.A. members who will share their experience, strength, and hope on their topics, followed by sharing from live participants at the Fellowship Day in Romulus, Michigan. Those participating by phone will be able to listen to the workshops, then share among themselves for 15 minutes in a moderated discussion.

Those calling in can join or leave the call at any time during the three sessions, and there is no charge for phone participation. To access the call, attendees can dial 218-844-0850  and then enter the access code 363385#.

We are now offering pre-registration rates until May 31!

We look forward to many friends from BC and beyond joining us!

Visit the DA Washington State website for more details and to register.