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September  2015  Volume  5  Issue  5  

Serving  Africa,  Europe,  Middle  East&  Western  Asia  

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“Faith in my Higher Power”

As a child, I believed in God. I never thought He did any wrong. People were responsible for the wrongs in the world. At the age of 44, I came into the rooms of OA, and started the program. Understanding that there was a spiritual side to this, I immediately took my God as my Higher Power. And I brought my childhood beliefs of God with me. But I always thought my eating problems were too small for God. He was way too busy for that stuff – He was out trying to make the world more peaceful. When I read Step 2 or Step 3 in the “OA 12 Steps & 12 Traditions” book, I realized that God was also there for me with the food. What a relief that was!

Faith in my Higher Power is what gives me strength. It gives me hope. When I work Step 3 – to let it be His will and not mine, when I let go and let God, my life is good. It’s when I forget or just don’t won’t to – that I want to write the ending instead of it being God’s ending, that I run into problems. When I remember that I need my HP, that I need to talk to Him, and to listen to Him, things get back on the right track. From the miracles I receive, from the lessons I learn the hard way, God – my HP, is always with me. When I put my faith in Him, all is the way it should be. All is great. Susan, Region 9 Chair

 

‘Peace of Spirit’  A twisting of fact, a wrong

committed by word or deed soon erode the spirit. I may rationalize “That’s the way life is, everybody does it.” But it is my wrongdoing, and therefore my peace of mind is at stake - not “everybody’s.”

Is it an unrealistic expectation to try to square things with my conscience? No. The twelve-step program promises to heal those who are ailing spiritually. Because I want that feeling, I follow the simple instructions and work as diligently as I can at practicing “…these principles in all my affairs.”

For Today: I chose to speak and act in accordance with the twelve-step program to the best of my ability.

For Today, pg. 109

   

 

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“Faith in my Higher Power” I  arrived  in  OA  an  atheist  so  I  had  no  idea  how  to  pray  and   to  what.     They   told  me   at   the  meeting   it   doesn’t  matter,  choose  something  and  pray  to   it  anyway,  as   if  you  believed  in  it.      So  I  did.     Initially  I  made  the  group  my  HP.    Amazingly,   it  worked!     I   asked   for  help  not   to  pick  up  the  first  bite  and  I  received  help.    I  only  slipped  when  I  forgot  to  ask  for  help.     My  ‘aha’  moment  as  far  as  HP  is  concerned  was  when  about  two  years   into  the  program  I  read  in  a  big  book  study  that  HP  could  actually  be  a  set  of  values  such  as  love,  truth,   justice,  beauty.    So  I  might  not  have  a  God  as  others  understood  Him,  but  I  did  certainly  believe  in  love,  truth  and  justice.    So  I  made  those  three  my  HP.    Again,   every   time   I   asked   love,   truth   and   justice   for  help  I  was  always  shown  the  right  way  for  me.    In  what  I  ate,  in  what  I  thought,  in  what  I  said,  in  my  decisions.    It  transpired  that  I  only  made  mistakes  when  I  forgot  to  ask  love,  truth  and  justice  for  guidance.   More  recently  it  occurred  to  me  that  it’s  not  just  those  three   that   I   may   ask   guidance   from.     The   spiritual  principles   of   the   steps,   and   indeed   the   traditions,   can  also  guide  me.    Wonderful  principles   such  as   courage,  hope,   humility,   willingness,   perseverance,   purpose,  unity.    They  too  are  now  my  HP  along  with   love,  truth  and  justice.    They  are  the  God  of  my  understanding.   I  hope  my  HP  continues  to  evolve,  as  does  my  spiritual  growth.    The  key  is  not  what  constitutes  my  HP,  but  do  I  work   on   our   relationship?     It   seems   that   the  more   I  work  at  it,  the  more  rewarding  it  becomes.    I  started  at  zero   faith   and  my   life   was  miserable.    When   I   turned  love,  truth  and  justice  into  my  guiding  light  and  started  thinking   and   acting   accordingly,   food   all   of   a   sudden  stopped   calling   to  me.    I   felt   recovered.     Now  when   I  face   difficulties   in   my   life,   I   work   at   finding   more  effective  ways  to  contact  my  HP  and  align  myself  to  it.    Then  miraculously  those  difficulties  fade  away.    My  HP  always   comes   to  my   aid  when   I   am   in   contact  with   it  and  I  think  and  act  according  to  its  directions.     For  me,  faith  is  indeed  spelled  A  –  C  –  T  –  I  –  O  –  N.      Miranda,  R9  Public  Information  Chair                

Tips!!:    

1.Look      out        for      the      new  approved        piece  of  OA  Literature    tips  for    “Carrying  the        Message”.  This      will  be      available      on      the        

OA      Website    as  a  free    down  -­loadable    and  as    a    pocket  card  

2.Translate/Print  

the  New    Region    9    PI    Leaflet  “Do  You  Eat  Compulsively”  

3.      A    “Taste  of    Lifeline”,    

 a  new    OA    book,    now    available!  

4.      “Twelve      Stepping      a      Problem”   new    OA      literature    on      the      OA      

Website,  also  available    as    a    pocket    card  

5.       12      Step      Virtual    Workshops started      January      2015/phone        

meetings,      1    each  month,  (more    information    on    the  OA    Website)

 6.  OA’s      focus      for    2014  –  2016  …  Abstinence,    Working    All      12      Steps  and      Individual’s    Responsibilities    

 to    Carry    the      Message  

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News from the Trustee desk for the R9 Newsletter Sep 2015

OA R9 Statement of purpose

The purpose of the Region 9 Assembly is the same as that of all OA service – to carry the OA message to the still suffering compulsive overeaters, wherever they live and whatever language they speak. In fulfilling our purpose, we should ever strive to achieve worldwide OA unity and common policies among all countries. With love and tolerance as our code, together we can do what we could never do alone.

As I write this I am catching up after returning from my first Overeaters Anonymous Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting – as R9 Trustee. To quote a previous trustee ‘it is great fun & lots of work’.

I can honestly say that the BOT are amongst the most gentle and kind collection of folk that I have ever had the privilege to work with. And at the same time incredibly productive - truly HP love at work in principles not personalities and for the good of OA as a whole.

I will treasure this - my first Aug meeting.

The joint meetings with the Region Chairs were good too and of course the early morning OA meetings with all those long term abstinent members were sensational.

I learned a lot about the role and things that were a bit 'not joined up' in my mind are a bit more 'joined up'.

When I carry out my Step 11 & spend time with my HP in the mornings one of the things I tend to do is write a letter to the God of my understanding, it has various things in it including my list of gratitude’s of the day. In one of the early morning OA meetings – I shared how I had been writing that morning of my gratitude for the BOT sharing of gentleness and my election to this role.

I do truly feel that the BOT work together as a team for each one to be to best trustee they can be and it’s a pleasure for me to join them and try to do my best to join in with that spirit and do the best I can for OA as whole and our region 9.

A few things that you may find of interest:-

Google ads and search terms have been translated into German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Greek & Spanish. The google ads will run in the autumn and the links within the ads will go to the individual countries / languages websites. You may see an increase in meetings because of this so please try to be prepared. If you do begin to see an increase in newcomers and members returning and they say it’s because they saw reference on google – please let us know either to WSO or to me as Region trustee or the Region Chair.

An OA banner which shows various OA PI posters in different languages has been created and will be displayed at the 2015 Milan Expo. The event will be over 6 months and have over 20 million visitors. For more information on the event: http://www.expo2015.org/en/learn-more. The banner is shown on the last page of the newsletter - How wonderful:-

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ARC. Help OA be financially self- supporting by signing up on the Contribute page at oa.org to become an Automatic Recurring Contributor (ARC).

Notes from the accounts of OA. Inc.:- In the 2014 financial statement OA's total income was made up in part of

7th tradition contributions = 31% &

Literature sale surplus = 51% .

Our literature obviously plays a vital role in carrying the message of recovery but this highlights why we have to sell it and the enormous help the income from literature plays in covering the various costs of the fellowship.

Royalties :- Extract from the letter from the Board of Trustees International Publications/Translations Committee (of which as R9 Trustee I am chair) regarding royalties :-

‘We would like to remind you that you agreed to once a year send the WSO 10 percent of the net income from the sale of your translated literature. Net income means the excess of the selling price of the literature over the direct cost. It is important to record these royalty payments separately to your general contributions to the WSO. Please indicate that the contribution is for royalties and note the exact amount you are sending’

Does your service body (SB) translate, publish and sell OA literature? If so and you want to send the royalties – a good way is to set up a line in your SB budget, that way you won’t forget. When you do send the payment to WSO, do make sure to let them know its for royalties.

New – ‘How to be an Effective Trusted Servant’ the guidelines, inspired by the Principles associated with the Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts of OA Service, aim to help members have more harmonious and productive intergroup and service board meetings. https://www.oa.org/membersgroups/service-body-support/#servant .

An example of what’s included: -

‘Be Considerate – Listen carefully and consider all points of view. Group conscience is about hearing and evaluating the ideas of all members. Don’t be in a rush to persuade everyone that your way is the best or only way.

Concepts 5 Consideration 11 Humility 12e Compassion 12f Respect Tradition 12 Spirituality

OA Responsibility Pledge :-

Always to extend the hand and heart of OA to all who share my compulsion; for this I am responsible.

Stella, Region 9 Trustee

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The Twelve Steps of Overeaters Anonymous Step Nine:

Made  direct  amends  to  such  people  wherever  possible,  except  when  to  do  so  would  injure  them  or  others.  

Spiritual Principles in the Twelve Steps A spiritual principle is associated with each of the Twelve Steps.

Step Nine: Love for others

The Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous Tradition Nine:

OA,  as  such,  ought  never  be  organized;  but  we  may  create  service  boards  or  committees  directly  responsible  to  those  they  serve.  

Spiritual Principles in the Twelve Traditions

 

A spiritual principle is associated with each of the Twelve Traditions.

Tradition Nine: Structure

The Twelve Concepts of OA Service Concept Nine  

Able,  trusted  servants,  together  with  sound  and  appropriate  methods  of  choosing  them,  are  indispensable  for  effective  functioning  at  all  service  levels.  

Spiritual Principles in the Twelve Concepts of Service A spiritual principle is associated with each of the Twelve Concepts of Service

Concept Nine: Ability  

 

 

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“Faith  in  my  Higher  Power  “  

Let  Go  and  Let  God.  Accept   the   things   I  can’t  change.  To  do  my  

footwork.  Good  Orderly  Direction.    

Some   OA   slogans   and   words   that   came   into   my   mind   while  

thinking  about  the  subject  of  the  Region  9  Newsletter.  Actually  

when  I  read  those   in  the  order  they  appeared   in  my  mind   it’s  

kind  of   funny.  The  most   important   thing   is   to   Let  Go   and  Let  

God.  To  accept   that   there  are  some  things   that   I  can’t  change.  

With   regards   to   my   footwork   I   can   do   the   things   that   I   can  

change.  And  my  God  takes  care  of  the  Good  Orderly  Direction.  

Important   detail   is   that   some   days   my   own   self   -­‐will,   my  

negative  mind,  my  lack  of  trust,  me  pushing  God  away  from  the  

steering  wheel  and  driving  the  car  on  my  own  is  getting  in  the  

way.  In  that  same  car  God  in  the  backseat  talking  to  me,  but  I’m  

listening   to   extreme   loud   music   (my   own   head)   instead   of  

taking   some   time   to   hear   God’s   voice   through   it   all.   When   I  

hear  and   feel   ‘God’s  Voice’   through  step  eleven,  other   fellows,  

program   material,   beautiful   music,   nature,   children   or   old  

people  or  whatever  channel  I  need  at  that  moment  it  feels  like  

a  heavy  burden  is  lifted.    That’s  where  faith  kicks  in.  My  Higher  

Power   is   there   to   take  care  of  me,   to  do   together   the   things   I  

couldn’t   do   on  my   own   (abstinence   for   example)   and   to   give  

me   love.  Luckily   I   get   reminded  of   that  most  of   the   time  on  a  

daily  basis.   Faith   in  God   is   sometimes  hard  work  and  doesn’t  

come  naturally.  Especially  when  life  takes  over.  Luckily  there  is  

the  Love  of  my  God.   I’m  grateful   to  have   felt   that  and  to  keep  

receiving  this  Love.  The  only  thing  that  can  fill  my  God  Shaped  

Hole.    

Meike,  

R9  Bylaws  Committee  Chair    

 

Anything we can imagine, we can do, with the help of our HP. OA 12&12, pg. 89  

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Dates  to  Remember:  

1.End  of    September      -­‐    2nd    Mailing      for      the      Binder  (R9      A&C      2015)  

2.      October      28      –    November      1,      2015    –    Region      9    Assembly      &      Convention  

3.    November    21,    2015    -­‐    IDEA    Day  (International    Day    Experiencing    Abstinence  /  Abstinence    Day)  

4.    December    12,    2015    -­‐    Twelfth    Step    Within    Day  

 

OA  is  not  a  religious  program,  it  is  a  spiritual  one.  This  comes  from  Ebby’s  first  conversation  with  Bill  W  when  he  suggested  that  Bill  define  “his  own  concept  of  God”.    The  word  faith  often  is  synonymous  with  religion.  I  looked  up  some  definitions  of  faith  and  as  you  can  imagine  many   of   them   talk   about   faith  within   religions.   I   am   not   religious  myself,   but  when   I   arrived   in   OA,   I  met  people  who  said  they  had  faith  in  a  HP  and  they  were  abstinent  and  I  wanted  that.  They  encouraged  me  to  try  to   pray   and   to   try   to   develop   a   faith   in   something   bigger   than  me   (the   only   requirement  was   that   the  HP  wasn’t  me)  and  that  I  could  use  the  group  if  I  wanted  or  anything  so  long  as  it  worked  for  me.  I  didn’t  believe  it  would  work.  I  couldn’t  understand  how  it  could  work.  But  I  was  a  good  girl  and  did  what  was  suggested.  The  very  first  night  I  prayed  with  disdain,  but  I  did  say  the  words.  The  next  day  I  had  a  good  day,  and  that  felt  odd.  So   I   prayed   again   that   night,   and   the   next   day   I   had   a   good   day.   And   so   I   have   regularly   repeated   this  experiment  and  I  have  experienced  the  benefit  of  practicing  faith  even  when  I  didn’t  understand  or  believe.  I  now  have  enough  evidence  to  see  that  faith  in  a  HP  does  work  for  me.  But  as  the  Big  Book  says  “Faith  without  works  is  dead”.    My  faith  is  kept  alive  and  well  by  my  actions.    When  I  looked  up  faith  online,  I  found  the  following  things,  which  I  found  interesting  so  I  share  them  in  case  anyone   else   does   too.     The   main   thing   I   discovered   is   that   across   the   faiths   of   the   world,   actions   are  imperative:  ·∙Complete  trust  or  confidence  in  someone  or  something  ·∙Strong  belief  based  on  spiritual  conviction  rather  than  proof  ·∙t  is  also  accepted  by  many  that  faith  must  include  an  element  of  doubt  in  order  for  us  to  believe  anything  ·∙It  implies  a  resolute  and  courageous  act  of  will.  The  teaching  suggests  investigating  and  living  by  what  is  learnt  and  accepted,  rather  than  believing  in  something  simply  because  it  is  taught.    

Some  definitions  include  the  following:  “  first  conscious  knowledge,  and  second,  the  practice  of  good  deeds”  “  the  conscious  awareness  of  humanity  to  realize  it’s  sacredness  and  that  we  are  all  united  by  compassionately  seeking  the  goodwill,  harmony  and  welfare  of  all  living  beings.”  “  faith  includes  belief,  profession  and  the  body’s  performance  of  deeds”  “  faith  is  often  described  as:  

o  A  conviction  that  something  is  o  A  determination  to  accomplish  one’s  goals  o  A  sense  of  joy  deriving  from  the  other  two”  

So  I  conclude  that  if  I  don’t  know  what  else  to  do  to  help  find  some  faith  or  develop  it,  I  should  concentrate  on  love,  compassion  and  positive  actions  for  me  and  others  and  faith  will  surely  follow.  Joanna,  Hereford,  UK    

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• Even  If  I  don’t  believe  in  God  today,  I  act  as  if  and  work  

the  steps  anyway.  • Something  is  working  in  our  

lives  in  recovery.  It  is  our  Higher  Power.  

• Solution  to  problems:  more  Higher  Power,  less  me.  

OA  World  Service  Convention  2010,  Los  Angeles,  California  

USA  

 

Fields  like  diplomacy  have  a  saying:  “The  devil   is   in  the  details.”   In  program,  my  Higher  Power,  whom  I  call  God,  is  in  the  details.  I  have  been  in  OA  this  time  about  22  months.  For  the  past  year  I  have  sustained  a   65-­‐pound   (30-­‐kg)   weight   loss.   I   have   become  closer   and  more   aware   and  attentive   to   a  God  who  was  always  present  in  my  life,  but  who  was  way  too  busy  to  deal  with  my  weight.  

I   have   heard   people   of   faith   say,   “I   now   I   could   do  this  program  if  only  

I   had   some   sort   of   sign   or   great   whitelight  experience  like  the  AA  founder.”  

Yet   I   know   people   with   that   kind   of   spiritual  experience  who  seem  unable  to  maintain  consistent  back-­‐to-­‐back   abstinence.   A   newcomer   said   that  though  she  was  unhappy  with  her  food  plan,  she  was  not   hungry.   That’s   a   miracle!   Before   abstinence,   I  had   only   eaten   when   hungry.   Frequent   hunger  caused  me  to  reach  over  200  pounds  (90  kg)  on  my  5’4”   (163   cm)   frame.   I   remember   those   first   few  days   without   hunger,   on   a   weighed   and   measured  food  plan.  The  lack  of  hunger  still  amazes  me.  Every  other  time  I  tried  to  control  my  food—  and  I  tried  it  all—I  was  hungry.  As  a  “grazer”  I  am  accustomed  to  sampling   a   great   deal   while   preparing   meals   and  cleaning  up  afterwards.  I  am  amazed  that  I  don’t  lick  the   spoon   or  my   fingers   anymore   after   dishing   out  my   weighed   and   measured   portions.   I   am   not   a  detail-­‐oriented  person,  so  doing  this  is  a  huge,  daily  source   of   gratitude   and   wonder.   Every   time   I   find  that   spoon  under   the   faucet   instead  of   in  With   this  grace   I  have  experienced  an  awareness  of  and  have  embraced   a   Higher   Power   who   has   made   him/  herself   known   to   me,   not   only   as   the   teacher   and  authority   figure   of   my   childhood,   but   also   as   a  newborn   needing   my   affection,   and   a   friend   and  guide  who  will   cradle  me  and  wipe  away  my   tears.  Wow,  what  a   journey!  Being  willing   to  put  my   food  on  the  scale  daily  is  my  white  light.  I  am  not  capable  of  that  on  my  own.  Abstaining  from  flour  and  sugar  for  this  amount  of  time  is  not  something  I  could  have  done  alone.  Every   time   I   acknowledge   these   facts,   I  become  aware  of  God’s  presence.  

— J.D.,  Sudbury,  Massachusetts      Lifeline,  December  2009  

 

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“To  Atheists  and  Agnostics”  

What  If  I  Don’t  Believe  In  God?  

The   spiritual   experiences   and   beliefs   expressed   by   members   of   Overeaters  Anonymous  are  as  varied  as  those  found  in  society  at  large.  Some  members  have  spiritual   orientations;   still   others   have   come   to   OA  with   a   history   of   religious  conflict  or  do  not  accept  the  concept  of  God.  

Working  the  OA  program  of  recovery  is  a  highly  individual  process.  We  don’t  all  think  alike.  As  stated   in  The  Twelve  Steps  and  Twelve  Traditions  of  Overeaters  Anonymous,   page   ix,   “Our   common   bonds   are   two:   the   disease   of   compulsive  eating  from  which  we  all  have  suffered,  and  the  solution  that  we  all  are  finding  as  we  live  by  the  principles  embodied  in  these  Steps.”  This  is  what  unites  us  in  OA.  Differences  regarding  a  spiritual  concept,  or  lack  thereof,  need  not  keep  us  from  working  the  program.  As  the  Third  Tradition  states,  if  we  have  the  desire  to  stop  eating  compulsively,  there  is  a  place  for  us  in  OA.  Therefore,  we  need  not  explain  or  defend  our  individual  beliefs  even  if  they  differ  from  the  majority  opinion.  

“I   think  we   naturally   assume  people  who   call   themselves   atheists   or   agnostics  are  not  spiritual  people.  Therein  lies  the  basis  for  confusion.”  

Open-­‐mindedness  is  our  watchword,  as  we  read  in  The  Twelve  Steps  and  Twelve  Traditions  of  Overeaters  Anonymous,  page  13-­‐14:  

“OA  doesn’t   tell   us  we  have   to  believe   in  God—only   that   a  Power  greater   than  ourselves   could   restore   us   to   sanity.   We   are   invited   to   define   that   Power  however  we  wish  and  relate  to  it  in  whatever  way  works  for  us.  OA  only  suggests  that  we  remain  open  to  spiritual  growth….“We  learned  we  could   ‘act  as  if.’  This  didn’t   mean   we   were   to   be   dishonestly   pious   or   pretend   we   believed   in   God  when  we  didn’t.   It  meant  we  were   free   to   set   aside   theological   arguments   and  examine  the  idea  of  spiritual  power  in  light  of  our  own  desperate  need  for  help  with  our  lives.”  

All   in   all,   the   experiences   of   those   who   work   this   program   with   their   own  concept  of  a  Higher  Power  show  that  this  program  does  work  regardless  of  one’s  personal   interpretation   of   that   power.   Clarity,   peace   of   mind   and   growth   are  some  of   the  many  byproducts   of  OA’s   recovery   program.  When  we   stay   in   the  program  and  apply  these  principles  in  keeping  with  a  personal  understanding  of  a  Higher  Power,  these  rich  rewards  are  ours!  These  are  certainly  good  reasons  to  “keep  coming  back.”  

https://www.oa.org/newcomers/to-­atheists-­and-­agnostics/  

 

 

 

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ASK IT BASKET:

 

Check  this  out  in  our  OA         website!  

A  FREE  Step  Eight  Podcast  to  Download  or  Stream  

Second   Sunday   Telephone   Workshops  continue   in   2015,   and   the  Step   Eight  podcast  is   now   available   to   download   or  stream.   Spend   some   time   in   recovery   and  take  in  this  in-­‐depth  focus  on  Step  Eight.  

To   participate   in   the   next   telephone  workshop   on   Sunday,   October   11,   see  the  Datebook   Calendar  for   dial-­‐in  instructions.  

STEPS—TURNING FOOD OVER TO A HIGHER POWER

How does a person turn his or her food over to a Higher Power, and what does it mean to turn one’s food over to a Higher Power?

In Step Three of The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous,

much is written about turning the food problem over to a Higher Power. That chapter states,

“If we want to live free of the killing disease of compulsive eating, we accept help without

reservation from a Power greater than ourselves” (p. 19). The chapter proceeds to discuss

the willingness to adopt a new attitude about weight control, body image and eating. The

following are two quotes of interest from that chapter: “As we become aware of what our

eating guidelines should be, we ask God for the willingness and the ability to live within

them each day. We ask and we receive, first the willingness, and then the ability. We can

count on this without fail” (p. 23) and “As we work 45 the steps, using the tools of the

program—a plan of eating, literature, writing, meetings, the telephone, sponsorship,

anonymity, and service—we find the help we need” (p. 24). Rereading this chapter, working

the Steps with a sponsor and using the OA tools of recovery are the best ways I know to turn

my will, life and food over to my Higher Power.

 

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In  Service  

Region  9  Board  

Trustee-­‐Stella  (UK)@[email protected]  

Chair-­‐  Susan  (Israel)  @  [email protected]    

Secretary-­‐  Mette  (Denmark)@  [email protected]    

Acting  Treasurer-­‐  Elena  (UK)@[email protected]  

 

Committee  Chairs  

Literature  and  Translations-­‐  Irenne  (Denmark)@ [email protected]  

Twelve  Step  Within-­‐  Catherine  (Italy)@ [email protected]  

Public  Information-­‐Miranda  (Greece))@ [email protected]  

Bylaws-­‐  Meike  (Netherlands)@ [email protected]  

Electronic  Communication-­‐  Webmaster@ [email protected]  

Banker  Belle  (Scotland)@ [email protected]

 

Newsletter  Coordinator  

Chryssa(Greece)@ [email protected]  

 

Region  9  Website  

http://www.oaregion9.org  

World  Service  Website  

http://www.oa.org  

The personal stories express the experience of the individual member and not of OA as a whole