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~ UNITY LIVEWIRE ~ ‘A SOBER PUBLICATION’
JULY - 2020
Lorain Inter-Group Office 710 Broadway Avenue
Lorain, Ohio 44052
Phone: 440-246-1800
M, W, F, S 10-2
Email address:
for others; (b) performed to benefit oneself,
especially in disregard of the welfare of others." It
went on to clarify: "at the expense of others"! (The
italics are mine.)
And this is how the general public sees the word. Is
AA seeking pleasure at the expense of and without
regard to others? Of course not.
Obviously, I am staying sober primarily for myself,
and this is a form of selfishness. But now I also
want to do right for myself, my wife, my children,
other AAs, and even the world, if I'm able. I know
that I'm being motivated by an unseen force for
good that certainly isn't rooted in my will or in
selfishness. I believe that any “goodness” I may
have sprung from my attempts at Step Three. If
that's selfish, then so are God, life, and the world.
I believe that any AA member can perform a good
deed for another person without analyzing the
ultimate benefit or lack of benefit to himself. If his
own happiness or serenity is destroyed by
unselfish acts, I suggest he return to Step Three.
Can God's will get him into trouble? Having faith
that God's will is pure, unselfish love shouldn't hurt
a bit. The Second Tradition applies here and is
easily understood in its reference to "a loving God."
So, surely, "selfish" is the worst possible single
word to describe AA, especially for "goodness" I
attracting outsiders or for any public-relations
purpose.
"Love" is a far more appropriate word. AA is a
loving, selfless program, inspired by a loving God.
None of that love can be put under a microscope
or intellectualized by man-made words.
THE GRAPEVINE OCTOBER 1972 BY: R. B. FREEPORT
I'D BEEN SOBER only ninety days when I read the
Grapevine's March 1970 "cover story," "It's a
Selfish Program."
The word "selfish," applied to the whole AA
program as a one-word description, raised my
supersensitive hack writer's hackles and rattled
my semantic alarm system. How could that word,
which is generally accepted as bad, apply to a
program that is rooted in God and love?
I didn't understand the writer's "logical"
explanation, but I buried my confusion and
resentment with the rationale that I was, after all,
a very shaky, brand-new AA baby. Who was I to
pick apart my thin lifeline into the sober world?
The more love I found in the program, the more
appalled I became as I heard more speakers use
"selfish" as a one-word description of AA. One
climax occurred as I overheard my (social drinker)
wife answering a question. We live in a small town,
and the questioner had heard I was in AA. The first
words of explanation from my wife were "Well, it's
a selfish program." This so baffled the "civilian"
that further explanations were impossible.
"Of all the words!" I screamed. "Why that?" I
shouldn't have blamed her; she'd heard the word
often enough at meetings.
Then bang!--there it was again, "selfish" right on
the August 1971 Grapevine cover, and the story
said, "AA is generally agreed to be a selfish
program."
Who agreed? Was I going crazy?
My big new Webster's explained "selfish" as: (a)
"concerned excessively or exclusively with
oneself; seeking or concentrating on one's own
advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard
AN UNSELFISH PROGRAM FOR SELF
New Inter-Group Days, Hours & Restrictions on Page 3
A list of meetings that have reopened are on a separate extended Page 4
If your meeting has reopened, please contact the office so we can get it listed on the website.
~ ~ STILL ON HOLD ~ ~
MONTHLY BUSINESS MEETINGS
First Sunday of Each Month Lorain County Multi-District @10:30am
G.S.R./D.C.M. Meeting Be the voice of your Home Group
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
Lorain Inter-Group @ 12:30 p.m.
ALL members are invited to participate
See YOUR Inter-Group at work!
710 Broadway Avenue, Lorain (Central Office)
HELP CARRY THE MESSAGE!!
EMH and Mercy Hospital
(Behavioral Health Unit)
Sundays at 4:00pm/Wednesdays at 7:00pm
ClearVista (3364 Kolbe Road, Lorain)
Sunday at 8:00pm
Must have 2 years of sobriety per hospital guidelines
Call Melissa S. (440)242-9769
JULY Anniversaries
07/01 Aaron H. 14 yrs.
07/01 Nancee H. 4 yrs.
07/02 Renee E. 16 yrs.
07/05 Pamela H. 34 yrs.
07/05 Jeff W. 12 yrs.
07/05 Chuck S. 2 yrs.
07/06 Renee M. 30 yrs.
07/07 Marty F. 38 yrs.
07/07 Michael W. 1 yr.
07/08 DeWann M. 1 yr.
07/10 Jamie S. 4 yrs.
07/10 Kathy K. 2 yrs.
07/11 Gary K. 17 yrs.
07/13 Connie S. 36 yrs.
07/13 Christine C. 22 yrs.
07/13 Jefferson W. 9 yrs.
07/15 Ron R. 45 yrs.
07/15 Jen B. 33 yrs.
07/16 Michelle W. 10 yrs.
07/16 April S. 3 yrs.
07/23 Rick A. 11 yrs.
07/24 Andrew S. 3 yrs.
07/27 Bret R. 13 yrs.
07/29 Linda S. 36 yrs.
To have your anniversary
printed in the LiveWire
please email to:
or by calling (440)574-0143
and leaving a voicemail
OR Call Bobbi M. at
(440)537-4280
by the 20th of each month.
Anniversaries will not be
carried over to the next year
When making any donation: PLEASE identify yourself by placing the group’s General Service #, District # and Area 54 on all donations. Your General Service # can be found in the meeting schedule or on the internet at aaloraincounty.org under A.A. Meetings. Your District # is on the back page of the LiveWire. If you don’t have a General Service number attached to your group, please contact your DCM listed on the back page of the LiveWire and they will register your Group OR ATTEND a monthly Multi-District meeting.
Suggested
AA Group Contributions:
50% Lorain Inter-Group Office 710 Broadway Avenue
Lorain, OH 44052 Make checks payable to:
Lorain Inter-Group
25% The General Service Office
P.O. Box 459, Central Station
New York, NY 10163-0459 Make checks payable to:
General Service Office
15% NE Ohio General Service ATTN: Area 54 Treasurer
P.O. Box 91384, Cleveland, OH 44101-3384 Make checks payable to: NE Ohio General Service
10% Lorain Co. Multi-District 710 Broadway Avenue,
Lorain, OH 44052 ATTN: Dan F.- Treas. (440)723-7690
Make checks payable to: Lorain County Multi-District
NEED A MEETING ?
SET ONE UP!!
Call some friends & setup a time for a conference call and you can have yourself
a phone meeting!!
MIDNIGHT ELYRIA GROUP St. Mary’s – 4th & Middle
Saturday 12:00
07/04 Open Podium
07/11 Marty F. – 38th Ann.
07/18 Ron R. – 45th Ann.
07/25 Connie S. – 36th Ann Snack Nite
BRING YOUR MASK
Online Meetings Recovery Chat Rooms
12-STEP MEETINGS OPEN FELLOWSHIP CHAT
STEPCHAT.COM
You can participate or just listen
It’s worth checking out!
TURNING POINT St. Mary’s – 4th & Middle
Thursday 7:00pm
07/02 Tamara S. 07/09 Mitchell T. 07/16 Donald T. 07/23 Larry H. 07/30 Tracy T.
BRING YOUR MASK
Lorain County A.A. meetings, times & locations can also be found on aaloraincounty.org
The 12th Annual Cabin Fever Steak Fry Was a Success!
Thank you to all who supported us
All proceeds are going to
Friends of Bill W. Picnic
Which will be rescheduled to
later in the summer
FRIENDS OF
PORKY P. ANNUAL
PIG ROAST
IS ON HOLD
~ SOBER EVENTS ~
LORAIN COUNTY INTER-GROUP OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AND LITERATURE SALES
NO MEETINGS AT THIS TIME
NEW HOURS Mon. 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Tue. Closed Wed. 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Thur. Closed Fri. 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Sat. 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Sun. Closed
Visitors should conduct themselves as they would in any public place. We ask that masks be worn and access inside the building
will be limited for the time being. We are following all State mandates regarding group dynamics.
The possibility of reopening meetings themselves will be looked at again in July.
Some Physical Meetings are beginning to open.
If your meeting is open, please contact the office during the hours above
so we can get meetings listed on the website.
MEETINGS THAT HAVE REOPENED
Meeting Location Time Misc. Info.
MONDAY
Oberlin Women's Group Tappan Square Oberlin OH 7:30 PMBring a Chair
Closed - Women's
Back to Basics
Big Book StudySt. Francis Xavier Cabrini Parish
2143 Homewood Dr., Lorain OH 440557:30 PM
Open
Starts 7/6
LaGrange Monday NightUnited Methodist Church
105 W. Main St. - Rt. 303, LaGrange OH8:00 PM Open
TUESDAY
Amherst 'Who Me'United Methodist Church of Amherst
396 Park Ave., Amherst OH7:30 PM
Outside - Bring Chair
Open
Misery is OptionalSt. John Ukranian Church
3010 Charleston Ave., Lorain OH7:30 PM Open - Women's
Avon Tuesday (The Barn)Avon United Methodist Church
37711 Detriot Rd., Avon OH8:30 PM
Outside In Pavilion
Open
WEDNESDAYKeep it Simple
Men's Big BookSt. Francis Xavier Cabrini Parish
2143 Homewood Dr., Lorain OH 440557:30 PM Open - Men's
Industrial GroupSt. John Ukranian Church
3010 Charleston Ave., Lorain OH8:00 PM Open
Grafton Wednesday NightGrafton Fire Station, N. Park Comm. Room
1050 Novak Road, Grafton OH8:00 PM Open
THURSDAY
Turning PointSt. Mary's Church
320 Middle Ave., Elyria OH 44035
6:00 - 7:30
PM
Open
Bring your mask
Summer Serenity St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Parish
2143 Homewood Dr., Lorain OH 440558:00 PM
Outside/Bring Chair
Open
St. Jude New LifeSt. Clarence Parish Hall
30106 Lorain Rd. North Olmsted OH, 440708:30PM Open
FRIDAY
Women Helping WomenStarting Point Worship Center
34881 Center Ridge Rd., N. Ridgeville OH6:00 PM Open - Women's
Spanish AmericanSt. John Ukranian Church
3010 Charleston Ave., Lorain OH7:30 PM Open
North Ridgeville
Friday Night Discussion
Starting Point Worship Center
34881 Center Ridge Rd., N. Ridgeville OH8:30 PM Closed
SATURDAY
Midnight Elyria GroupSt. Mary's Church
320 Middle Ave., Elyria OH 44035
12:00
Midnight
Open
Bring your mask
SUNDAYHarbortown Breakfast
Break. @ 8:30/Lead @ 10
Leota Bettcher Hall
15018 South St., Birmingham OH8:30 AM Open
Sunday Night Sobrietry St. Mary's Church
320 Middle Ave., Elyria OH 440357:00 PM Open
Sheffield Lake
Civic Center Group
Sheffield Lake Civic Center
4575 Lake Rd., Sheffield Lake OH7:30 PM Open
COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Unity LiveWire
Joyce L…..Google Voice…. (440)574-0143 *EMAIL: [email protected]
Internet Committee……(aaloraincounty.org)
Mike…………… .… … …(440)670-9910
*EMAIL: [email protected]
Correctional Committee Andy K..…….…………. …(440)343-3644
*EMAIL: [email protected]
Public Information Committee Melissa S……….……... …(440)242-9769
Picnic Committee Art C……………….. ……(440)773-9474
Pig Roast Troy S……….….…..……. (440)365-9018
Memorial Day Breakfast Steve S……….…... ..…... (440)308-1352
ATTENTION: Lorain County A.A. Community Help is needed for KEY DISTRICT POSITIONS!
STEP UP & GET INVOLVED IN SERVICE WORK
Contact LCMD Chairperson
DISTRICT COMMITTEES: Lorain County Multi-District
Chairperson: Andrew S………..(440)529-4582 Alt Chair: Mark P….….……..(216)406-1169
District 19A (Avon, Avon Lake, Columbia, Eaton, Grafton, N. Ridgeville, Sheffield, Sheffield Lake)
DCM Mark P … (216)406-1169 Alt DCM ***POSITION OPEN***
District 19B (All of the City of Lorain & Part of Vermilion)
DCM Tom M…. (440)308-5885 Alt DCM Jeremy S..(440)444-2044
District 20A (All of the City of Elyria and Carlisle)
DCM Kasey P.....(440)494-1676 Alt DCM ***POSITION OPEN***
District 20C (Amherst, Brighton Twp, Brownhelm Twp,
Camden Twp, Henrietta Twp, Kipton, LaGrange, Oberlin, Penfield, Pittsfield Twp, S.Amherst, Wellington)
DCM Randy W...(330)591-7328
Alt DCM Penny F...(440)773-3098
INTER-GROUP FINANCIAL REPORT – MAY, 2020
INCOME
Donations/Rent Literature Sales Fundraising Income Interest Income
Total INCOME
EXPENSES
Rent Columbia Gas Answering Service Ohio Edison Time Warner Vivial: Yellow Pages House Managers Payroll Fees Literature Purchases Fundraising Expenses Total EXPENSES
GAIN/(LOSS)
$2,432.00
0.00 0.00 .06
$2,432.06
$ 800.00 286.00 196.86 232.81 131.21 28.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
$1,675.68
$756.38
Rents Received
Blue Monday
Inter-Group
Advisory Board of Directors
Steve S. 440-308-1352 Chair
Jody B. 440-225-2412 V.Chair
Art C. 440-773-9474 Secr.
Mark P. 440-452-5946 Treas.
Inter-Group Advisory Board
Troy S. 440-365-9018
Donna L. 440-574-3464
Tom O. 440-315-8600
Mike B. 440-309-5788
Dave G . 440-723-1923
Russ K. 440-370-6575
Kare H. 440-949-8347
Office Managers
Sam H. 440-522-3639
Tom N. 440-258-7286
Ed F. 440-309-0551
Office 440-246-1800
Donations
Birmingham Dinner Group
Columbia Station Group
Elyria Monday Closed Disc.
Grafton Wednesday Night
North Ridgeville Men’s
Oberlin Group
S.I.O.G.A.
Sheff. Lake Civic Cent Group
Sunday Open Men’s Disc.
Various Individual Donors
Wellington Sat.After Bootleg
Wellington Wed. Morn. Disc.
