Grapevine Committee Monthly Meeting
2024-09-07 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | COGF, 645 W. Broad St., Columbus, 43215, United States
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Area 53 Service Announcement

Why Do We Need an Area Assembly?

In the opening pages of The A.A. Service Manual, a powerful question is asked: Why do we need a Conference? The answer reminds us:

“We may not need a General Service Conference to ensure our own recovery. We do need it to ensure the recovery of the alcoholic who still stumbles in the darkness one short block from this room. We need it to ensure the recovery of a child being born tonight, destined for alcoholism. We need it to provide, in keeping with our Twelfth Step, a permanent haven for all alcoholics who, in the ages ahead, can find in A.A. that rebirth that brought us back to life.”

This fellowship gave us back our breath, our families, and our very lives when we had nothing left. It stands today as a living miracle of God’s grace, built by the loving hands and humble sacrifices of those who walked this path before us. Now, the quiet responsibility of this sacred inheritance rests gently with us. As our Area elections approach this September, we need members who are ready to keep that unbroken chain of love moving forward.
General service is a heartfelt invitation to come all the way in and sit all the way down in the home that saved us. Standing for an Area position requires no expertise—only a humble heart and a willingness to say “yes” to the still-suffering alcoholic. If you are ready to give back a fraction of what you have been so freely given, please step forward, trust in a Power greater than ourselves, and make yourself available to serve the future of Area 53.

In Love and Service,
Kyle M.
Area 53 / Panel 75 • Alternate Chair

Upcoming: Area Elections • September

Byesville BYOB 9th Anniversary Sept 7 2024
2024-09-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Stop 9 Church of Christ, 68880 Southgate Rd., Byesville, Ohio, 43723, United States

Area 53 Assembly, 10:00AM September 8, 2024
2024-09-08 09:00 - 13:00 | DoubleTree By Hilton Columbus Worthington, 175 Hutchinson Ave, Columbus, OH, 43225, United States

McArthur AA Picnic
2024-09-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Wyman Park, 510 Northview Rd, McArthur, OH, 45651

Annual Grapevine Writing Workshop Sept. 14 2024
2024-09-14 11:00 - 15:00 | Whitehall United Methodist Church, 525 Bernhard Road, Columbus, Ohio

District 11 - Beat the Heat BBQ - Sept 14
2024-09-14 17:00 - 20:00 | Church of the Nazarene, 1126 N Maple St., Marysville, Ohio, 43040

District 11 Beat the Heat BBQ and Bake off
2024-09-14 17:00 - 20:00 | Marysville Nazarene Church, 1126 N Maple St (St Rt 31), Marysville, OH, 43040

Treatment Facilities Committee Monthly Meeting
2024-09-21 12:00 - 13:00 | COGF, 645 W. Broad St., Columbus, 43215, United States

Accessibility Committee Monthly Meeting
2024-09-28 11:00 - 12:00

Chilli Cook Off - District 34 - Oct 5th
2024-10-05 | Desert Island Social and Recovery Club, 501 Josephine Ave, Columbus, OH, 43204, United States

Cabin Fever - 12 Step Study - District 16 - Oct 5th
2024-10-05 09:00 - 15:00 | athens County Shrine club, 50 Connett Rd, The Plains, OH, 45780

District 26 Presents Rule 62 Day
2024-10-06 10:00 - 14:00 | Hannah Park, 6547 Clark State Road, Blacklick, OH, 43004, United States

District 15 Breakfast: Our Primary Purpose
2024-10-12 10:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church – Marietta, 201 4th Street, Marietta, 45750

Area Committee Meeting: October 13 2024
2024-10-13 13:00 - 16:00 | Hoge Memorial Presbyterian Church, 2930 West Broad Street, Columbus, OH, 43204, United States

Corrections Workshop October 19
2024-10-19 10:00 - 14:00 | Peace Lutheran Church, 455 Clark State Rd, Gahanna, Ohio, 43230

District 28 Stay Sober for October 2024
2024-10-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Christian Assembly Church, 4099 Karl Rd, Columbus, 43224, United States

Marengo Octsoberfest - Oct 27th
2024-10-27 16:30 - 20:30 | American Legion, 1549 Co Rd 26, Marengo, 43334, United States

13th Annual Buckeye Roundup
2024-11-01 18:30 - 2024-11-03 11:00 | Holiday Inn Cincinnati Eastgate, 4501 Eastgate Blvd., Batavia, Ohio, 45245

Mini Conference Planning Committee
2024-11-06 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-12-04 19:30 - 20:30 | COGF, 645 W. Broad St., Columbus, 43215, United States

Boiled Owls Anniversary - Nov 10th
2024-11-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Crestview Presbyterian Church, 350 E. Tulane, Columbus, Ohio, 43202

Communications Service Committee Meeting
2024-11-14 19:00 - 20:00 | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86119235689?pwd=[REDACTED]

Traditions Workshop - Group Services
2024-11-17 13:30 - 16:30 | Club McKinley, 2998 McKinley Ave, Columbus, 43228, United States

District 12 Yearly Gathering 2024
2024-11-22 19:00 - 21:15 | Covenant Presbyterian Church, 201 North Limestone Street, Springfield, 45503, United States

OYPAA 2025 Host Committee Elections
2024-11-23 14:00 - 20:00 | 200 E Livingston Columbus, OH, 200 E Livingston Ave, Columbus, OH, 43215, United States

Thanksgiving Gratitude Breakfast & Tickathon - Nov 28
2024-11-28 08:00 - 10:30 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 320 2nd St, Marietta, 45750, United States

Round table Anniversary
2024-12-03 18:00 - 20:30 | Indianola Presbyterian Church, 1970 Waldeck Ave., Columbus, OH, 43201

Area 53 Assembly, 10:00AM December 8, 2024
2024-12-08 09:00 - 16:00 | DoubleTree By Hilton Columbus Worthington, 175 Hutchinson Ave, Columbus, OH, 43225, United States

Christmas Alcathon (Marietta Ohio)
2024-12-24 18:00 - 2024-12-25 18:00 | Serenity House Marietta, 431 3rd Street, Marietta, OH, 45750, United States

District 26 & 28 Annual Alkathon
2024-12-31 12:00 - 2025-01-01 12:00 | RayNaz Church, 1340 Crest Rd., Reynoldsburg, OH, 43068
