Service Board / ISR / District Meetings

Al-Anon Service Board Meeting

2nd Saturday of every month

Next Meeting: June 10, 2023 9am

Zoom ID 752 699 5666 Password EJH6dK

ISR

2nd Saturday of every odd-numbered month

Next Meeting: July 8, 2023 10:30am

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District 69 Meeting

2nd Tuesday of every odd-numbered month

Next Meeting: July 11, 2023 7pm

Zoom ID 395 556 4737 Password 755000

District 72 Meeting

4th Saturday of every month except for May, November & December

Next Meeting: June 23, 2023 10am

Atonement Lutheran Church, 10245 Loma Rancho Drive, Spring Valley

District 75 Meeting

3rd Monday of every odd-numbered month

Next Meeting: July 17, 2023 5:30pm

Zoom ID 822 4085 1324 Password 75

Alateen News

Alateen Meetings

Mondays 6pm-7pm NEW!

New Alateen Meeting in East County – East Valley Christian Fellowship, 10469 Ridgehill Road, El Cajon 92021 (with a concurrent Al-Anon Meeting) – Has Al-Anon helped you? You can give that gift to your teen, nephew, niece, neighbor, or grandchild. Alateen is a part of Al-Anon.

Mondays 6:30pm

Serenity Monday in Alateen – North Coast Church, 2405 N Santa Fe Ave, 2nd Grade Classroom, Vista 92084 –

NEWCOMERS WELCOME!

Wednesdays 6pm

Wednesday Night Alateen UTC – ONLINE ONLY – For Zoom Info, contact Mike P (619)723-5048 or

Jane D (858)775-8577

Wednesdays 6:45pm

New Beginnings Alateen – ONLINE ONLY – For Zoom info, contact Hilda (619)792-6042

Thursdays 6pm

Keep Coming Back -Seacoast Community Church, 1049 Regal Road, Room A-7, Encinitas 92024

Thursday 6:30pm

I’m Ok, I Belong, I Am Not Alone – ONLINE ONLY

Sunday 7pm

Free to Be Me Alateen – NEWCOMER’S WELCOME! - Penasquitos Lutheran Church, 14484 Penasquitos

Drive, San Diego 92129

ALATEEN IN SCHOOLS

A Taskforce Committee will explore the potential of establishing a long-term, organized, and sustainable support system for Alateen meetings in middle and/or high school venues in greater San Diego and Southern California. Get involved! Give your Kids a choice! School Professional contacts needed: Counselors, Therapists, Staff and Administration, County School Board Members

Al-Anon Meeting Updates / Needing Support

Sundays 9:10am-10am

Sunday Serenity Social – Spring Creek Park – Old Ranch Road & Melrose, Oceanside, CA – This is a tranquil

neighborhood park and a dog-friendly meeting (all dogs welcome) – the park is fenced in, and steps are going down (not wheelchair accessible) – easy parking on Old Ranch Road – bring a lawn chair

Sundays 5:30pm

Resuming in-person meetings beginning May 7 – The Sunday Night Working the Steps, Traditions and Concepts AFG – Newcomer meeting at 5:30pm and AFG meeting at 6pm – St. Peters Episcopal Church, 334 14th Street, Del Mar, 92014. The meeting is on the second floor.

Sundays 7pm-8:15pm

Meeting Needs Support – Just for Today – We have longtime recovery and would love newcomers!

Monday 9am-10am – NEW MEETING STARTING JULY 11

New women’s meeting – Keep it Simple (District 69) – Moonlight State Beach, Encinitas, CA - under the tiki

umbrellas, next to the sand volleyball court

Mondays and Thursdays 5:30m-7:30pm

Spanish Meeting Needs Support - Descubriendo Nuevas Opciones HAA, 625 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista 91913 (room back of Risen Savior Church building)

Mondays 6pm-7pm

Meeting Change - Monday Night Oasis -Neighborhood HealthCare, 278 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido –

Attendees should plan to come no later than 6:10pm as the doors are locked for security. We do not have

meetings on the following holidays in 2023: May 29, July 4, December 25, and January 1.

Mondays 7pm-8pm

Meeting Needs Support – Search for Peace AFG is in dire need of support – All members are welcome, and we especially need members with experience – Allied Gardens - Mission Trails Church 4880 Zion Avenue, San Diego 92120 – Meeting is in the first room adjacent to the top, smaller parking lot. It is labeled MEETING ROOM – Our speaker meeting is on the second Monday of the month, and this meeting is in THE HALL at the opposite end of the building, just past the kitchen sign – Please join us!

Tuesdays 5:30pm-7:30pm

Spanish Meeting Needs Support - Descubriendo Nuevas Opciones HAA, Contact Leticia C (aka Hilda C) via text (619)792-6042 - Zoom ID: 883 4594 6732 Password 000

Thursdays 12:15pm-1:15pm

University City Thursday Lunch Bunch Electronic AFG – This is a permanent Zoom meeting with good recovery and welcome newcomers – Zoom 205 375 3323 Passcode Samaritan2

AL-ANON MEETING UPDATES / NEED SUPPORT

Fridays 10am-11:30am

Meeting Needs Support - TGIF in Spring Valley – Book Study – We have good recovery and would love new

members – Zoom ID: 895 6407 7874 Password: TGIFSD.

Fridays 5:30pmn-6:30pm

Meeting Needs Support – There Is Hope AFG – Come and join in this new meeting – kick your weekend off with recovery and fun on Friday evenings – Christian Church of Lemon Grove 6970 San Miguel Avenue, Lemon Grove

Sundays 4pm

Meeting Needs Support – Serenity on Sundays – Alanon Meeting – Alano Club -4198 Mission Avenue, Oceanside 92057 – We moved a year ago from another location and have literature.

Message From Your Board

We just had an extraordinary meeting with our ISRs this past Saturday. ISRs are vital to our membership as they provide an invaluable link to the groups. This link is not as strong as it could be because, of the 170 registered groups, only 37% (63) of them have an ISR; of those, less than 25% (25-30) attended the meeting. There are only six meetings a year, are on Zoom, and only an hour long. It’s easy, fun, and a great way to boost your recovery. Please make sure your group has an ISR and participates in the meetings. And, if they don’t, maybe it’s YOU!

Yours in service,

Anita R., Chairperson

Al-Anon Information Service Board

San Diego County

Calendar of Events

Monday, May 22, 2023  12:30pm-2:30pm

East County Daytime AFG Annual Spring Luncheon – Speaker:  Carol B – We will have soup, salad, dessert, and drinks and an opportunity drawing – suggested $4 contribution includes one opportunity drawing ticket with additional tickets at six tickets for $5 – All proceeds will go to our local AFG office – Foothills United Methodist Church, 4031 Avocado Blvd, King Hall (lower level parking lot), La Mesa 

Sunday, May 28, 2023  4pm-5:30pm

Al-Anon Bilingual Writing Workshops/ Taller Bilingue de Al-Anon - hosted by District 69 – Journal about your journey and growth / Escribe tu trayecto y crecimiento – also July 23, September 24, November 26 – Zoom ID 395 556 4737  Passcode 755000

Monday, May 29, 2023 7pm-8:30pm

Carlsbad Discussion Group Speaker Meeting  - The meeting starts at 7pm, and the speaker begins at 7:30pm – Join us for Memorial Day recovery – Speakers Stephanie D (Al-Anon) and Dustin A (AA) – finger foods appreciated - Meeting in the dining room – St. Michaels Church 2775 Carlsbad Avenue, Carlsbad 

Saturday, June 3, 2023 6:30pm-8:00pm

San Diego AFG Monthly Speaker Meeting – 10 Minute Speaker: Deana C from San Carlos Serenity, 45 Minute Speaker: Ron P, Interim Alateen Chairperson for Intergroup Service Board – Host Group: San Carlos Serenity – La Mesa Adult Enrichment Center 8458 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa 91941 – bring a snack to share!

Saturday, June 10, 2023 Doors Open at 4:30pm

SCAAC Al-Anon Fundraiser – Casino Night with gaming tables and dealers, catered spaghetti dinner, and raffle prizes – Tickets sold at the door for $30 - Speakers Patty B (Al-Anon) and David G (AA) – The Sanctuary for Spiritual Living 5446 N Citrus Avenue Covina 

Sunday, June 11, 2023, 1pm-3pm

SCAAC with Al-Anon Participation 2023 Planning Meetings – Zoom ID 227 311 034 Passcode 830502

Monday, June 12, 2023 7pm-8pm

Search for Peace Al-Anon Family Group – Monthly Speaker Meeting – Speaker: Lea P – Mission Trails Church 4880 Zion Avenue, San Diego 92120

Thursday, June 29-Sunday, July 2, 2023 

2023 Al-Anon International Convention – Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, NM – Registration Includes Big Meeting, including the Language of Love Parade, Family Big Meeting, and Spiritual Big Meeting – Registration fees: In Person $250, Virtual Attendees $145 – For more information, visit https://al-anon.org/wso-events/2023-al-anon-international-convention/

Saturday, July 1, 2023 6:30pm-8:00pm

San Diego AFG Monthly Speaker Meeting – 10 Minute Speaker: Lilly D from New Beginnings Alateen, 45 Minute Speaker: Cassie J from Hope AFG, Clinton, NJ – Host Group: Sunday Search for Serenity – La Mesa Adult Enrichment Center 8458 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa 91941 – bring a snack to share!

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 6pm-7:30pm

Women’s AFG 38th Anniversary – save the date to celebrate with us for fellowship, food, fun, and recovery. Details coming soon – Foothills Church 365 Bradley Avenue El Cajon

Saturday, July 22, 2023 7pm-8:30pm

District 69 & GleeAnon – An encore presentation of “That’s My Story, and I’m Sticking to It” – Free to everyone in Al-Anon – finger foods to share appreciated – Carlsbad Senior Center Auditorium 799 Pine Avenue, Carlsbad

Wednesday, July 26, 2023 9am-10:30am

MYOB 36th Anniversary – MYOB invites you to DROP THE ROCK and join us for breakfast, raffle prizes, and three 10-minute speakers as they share how they learned to DROP THE ROCK through Al-Anon – Speakers Gail B, Libby A, and Alise M – St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church 6556 Park Ridge Blvd, San Diego

Saturday, July 29, 2023 – 1pm-3:30pm

Long-Timers Sereni-Tea – EVERYONE IS WELCOME! – Speakers are Marcia M and Margarita K – Tea and other beverages will be provided – bring finger food to share – Groups are encouraged to donate baskets for the opportunity drawing with items related to our spiritual principals (Al-Anon literature, creative gifts, plants). The event is hosted and proceeds to benefit District 72 - St. Luke’s Lutheran Church 5150 Wilson Street, La Mesa 

Monday, July 31, 2023 – 7pm-8:30pm

Carlsbad Discussion Group Speaker Meeting – Speaker Charlene S - finger foods appreciated - Meeting in the dining room – St. Michaels Church 2775 Carlsbad Avenue, Carlsbad 92078 

Friday-Sunday, September 29-October 1, 2023

SAVE THE DATE - 71st Southern California AA Convention with Al-Anon Participation – Serene & Free in 2023 – The Pacific Palms Resort in the City of Industry – New this year Al-Anon Young Adults meeting and a Long-Timers gathering.

Service Board / ISR / District Meetings - May 2023

Al-Anon Service Board Meeting – 2nd Saturday of every month

Next Meeting: April 15, 2023 9am

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ISR - 2nd Saturday of every odd-numbered month

Next Meeting: May 13, 2023 10:30am

Zoom ID 752 699 5666 Password EJH6dK

District 69 Meeting – 2nd Tuesday of every odd-numbered month

Next Meeting: May 9, 2023 7pm

Zoom ID 395 556 4737 Password 755000

District 72 Meeting – 4th Saturday of every even-numbered month

Next Meeting: April 22, 2023 9:30 am

Atonement Lutheran Church, 10245 Loma Rancho Drive, Spring Valley

District 75 Meeting – 3rd Monday of every odd-numbered month

Next Meeting: May 15, 2023 5:30pm

Zoom ID 822 4085 1324 Password 75

Alateen News - May 2023

71st SCAAC WITH AL-ANON PARTICIPATION PLANNING MEETINGS 2023

May 7 / June 11 / July 9 / August 13 / September 10

Al-Anon Meetings 1pm-3pm - 510 S. Second Avenue, Covina 91723 – Convention September 29-October 1, 2023 at the Palms Resort, City of Industry, CA

ALATEEN MEETINGS

Mondays 6pm-7pm NEW!

New Alateen Meeting in East County – East Valley Christian Fellowship, 10469 Ridgehill Road, El Cajon 92021 (with a concurrent Al-Anon Meeting) – Has Al-Anon helped you? You can give that gift to your teen, nephew, niece, neighbor, or grandchild. Alateen is a part of Al-Anon

Mondays 6:30pm

Serenity Monday in Alateen – North Coast Church, 2405 N Santa Fe Ave, 2 nd Grade Classroom, Vista 92084 – NEWCOMERS WELCOME!

Wednesdays 6pm

Wednesday Night Alateen UTC – ONLINE ONLY

Wednesdays 6:45pm

New Beginnings Alateen – ONLINE ONLY

Thursdays 6pm

Keep Coming Back -Seacoast Community Church, 1049 Regal Road, Room A-7, Encinitas 92024

Thursday 6:30pm

I’m Ok, I Belong, I Am Not Alone – ONLINE ONLY

Sunday 7pm

Free to Be Me Alateen – NEWCOMER’S WELCOME! - Penasquitos Lutheran Church, 14484 Penasquitos Drive, San Diego 92129

ALATEEN IN SCHOOLS

A Taskforce Committee to explore the potential of establishing a long term, organized, and sustainable support system for Alateen meetings in middle and/or high school venues in the greater San Diego area and Southern California. Get involved! Give your Kids a choice!

School Professional contacts needed: Counselors, Therapists, Staff and Administration, County School Board Members

Al-Anon Meeting Updates / Needing Support - May 2023

Mondays and Thursdays 5:30m-7:30pm

Spanish Meeting Needs Support - Descubriendo Nuevas Opciones HAA, 625 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista 91913 (room back of Risen Savior Church building)

Mondays 6pm-7pm

Meeting Change - Monday Night Oasis -Neighborhood HealthCare, 278 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido –

Attendees should plan to come no later than 6:10pm as the doors are locked at that time for security purposes. We do not have meetings on the following holidays in 2023: May 29, July 4, December 25, and January 1.

Mondays 7pm-8pm

Meeting Needs Support – Search for Peace AFG is in dire need of support – All members are welcome and we especially need members with experience – Allied Gardens - Mission Trails Church 4880 Zion Avenue, San Diego 92120 – Meeting is in the first room adjacent to the top, smaller parking lot. It is labeled MEETING ROOM – Our speaker meeting is on the second Monday of the month and this meeting is in THE HALL at the opposite end of the building just past the kitchen sign – Please join us!

Tuesdays 5:30pm-7:30pm

Spanish Meeting Needs Support - Descubriendo Nuevas Opciones HAA, Contact Leticia C (aka Hilda C) via text 619-792-6042 - Zoom ID: 883 4594 6732 Password 000

Fridays 10am-11:30am

Meeting Needs Support - TGIF in Spring Valley – Book Study – We have good recovery and would love new

members – Zoom ID: 895 6407 7874 Password: TGIFSD

Fridays 5:30pm-6:30pm

Meeting Needs Support – There Is Hope AFG – Come and join in this new meeting – kick your weekend off with recovery and fun on Friday evenings – Christian Church of Lemon Grove 6970 San Miguel Avenue, Lemon Grove

Sundays 4pm

Meeting Needs Support – Serenity on Sundays – Alanon Meeting – Alano Club -4198 Mission Avenue, Oceanside 92057 – We moved a year ago from another location and have literature.

Sundays 5:30pm

Resuming in-person meetings beginning May 7 – The Sunday Night Working the Steps, Traditions and Concepts AFG – Newcomer meeting at 5:30pm and AFG meeting at 6pm – St. Peters Episcopal Church, 334 14th Street, Del Mar, 92014. The meeting is on the second floor.

Sundays 7pm-8:15pm

Meeting Needs Support – Just for Today – We have good longtime recovery and would love newcomers!

Calendar of Events - May 2023

April 21, 2023 10am-11:30am

Back to Basics AFG 24th Anniversary – Speaker Linda P and April E AA/Al-Anon mother and daughter – We will have an Al-Anon trivia quiz and win prizes! Zoom 878 648 776 Passcode 031435

May 2, 2023 11:30am-1pm

First Anniversary Celebration – Outdoor Recovering Together Al-Anon – Meeting is 11:30am-12:30pm and cake and potluck and cake at 12:30pm, Allied Gardens Recreational Center Park 5115 Greenbriar Avenue, San Diego 92120 - we meet in the west side of the park, look for a small group in camp chairs near a concrete picnic table, we are across from the baseball firled and Latter Day Saints Church parking – bring a chair or something to sit on - if rain, the event will be postponed to the following week, May 9

May 6, 2023 7am-8:30am

Camino a la Recuperacion – AFG Les invita cordialmente a celebrar 2er Aniversario, Zoom ID 384 306 8017 Passcode 98urz

May 6, 2023 6:30pm-8:30pm

San Diego AFG Monthly Speaker Meeting – 10 Minute Speaker: Kath from San Carlos Serenity, 45 Minute Speaker: Laura H from Del Mar Sunnyside Up – Host Group: San Carlos Serenity – La Mesa Adult Enrichment Center 8458 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa 91941 – bring a snack to share!

May 8, 2023 7pm-8pm

Search for Peace Al-Anon Family Group – Monthly Speaker Meeting – Speaker: Karen G – Mission Trails Church 4880 Zion Avenue, San Diego 92120

May 9, 2023 9:30am-11:30

New View Anniversary Breakfast Potluck – A panel of speakers will share their experience, strength, and hope! – Please bring a dish to share for our potluck breakfast and a gift for our opportunity drawing. All proceeds will go to our local Al-Anon office – Atonement Lutheran Church 10245 Loma Rancho Road, Spring Valley

May 13, 2023 1pm-4pm

Happy Birthday – Al-Anon is 72 and Alateen is 66 – Join us for an open meeting, two 20-minute speakers, and cake! Event will be held in the gazebo and the office will be open for literature sales – San Diego County Al-Anon Information Service Office, 2667 Camino del Rio South, Suite 208, San Diego 92108 – If you cannot go, you can contribute at www.AlAnonSanDiego.org and click on the BIRTHDAY button

May 22, 2023 12:30pm-2:30pm

East County Daytime AFG Annual Spring Luncheon – Speaker: Carol B – We will have soup, salad, dessert, and drinks and an opportunity drawing – suggested $4 contribution includes 1 opportunity drawing ticket with additional tickets at 6 tickets for $5 – All proceeds will go to our local AFG office – Foothills United Methodist Church, 4031 Avocado Blvd, King Hall (lower level parking lot), La Mesa 91941

May 28, 2023 4pm-5:30pm

Al-Anon Bilingual Writing Workshops/ Taller Bilingue de Al-Anon - hosted by District 69 – Journal about your journey and growth / Escribe tu trayecto y crecimiento – also July 23, September 24, November 26 – Zoom ID 395 556 4737 Passcode 755000

May 29, 2023 7pm

Carlsbad Discussion Group Speaker Meeting - Meeting starts at 7pm, speaker starts at 7:30pm – Come join us for Memorial Day recovery – Meeting in the dining room – St. Michaels Church 2775 Carlsbad Avenue, Carlsbad

June 3, 2023 6:30pm-8:30pm

San Diego AFG Monthly Speaker Meeting – 10 Minute Speaker: Deana C from San Carlos Serenity, 45 Minute Speakers: Lee & Ron P, Alateen Sponsors from Free to be Me Alateen – Host Group: San Carlos Serenity – La Mesa Adult Enrichment Center 8458 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa 91941 – bring a snack to share!

June 12, 2023 7pm-8pm

Search for Peace Al-Anon Family Group – Monthly Speaker Meeting – Speaker: Lea P – Mission Trails Church 4880 Zion Avenue, San Diego 92120

July 22, 2023 7pm-8:30pm

District 69 & GleeAnon – An encore presentation of “That’s My Story and I’m Sticking to It” – free to everyone in Al-Anon – finger foods to share appreciated – Carlsbad Senior Center Auditorium 799 Pine Avenue, Carlsbad, 92078

July 29, 2023 – time TBA

Save the Date for annual Long-Timer’s event! More information to come!

Message From Your Board - May 2023

We have a robust Al-Anon program in San Diego County, and this has been an exciting month! A huge shout out to the Glee Anon group. Thank you to the planners, the cast, and the crew for making this event happen. We also had another fantastic San Diego Spring Round Up, and that was due to all of the volunteers that put in countless hours behind the scenes and during the event. Lastly, thank you to all who participated in these events.

I hope to see you at the office at our Al-Anon and Alateen Birthday Celebration on May 13!

Yours in service,

Anita R., Chairperson

Al-Anon Information Service Board

San Diego County

Al-Anon Meeting Updates / Needing Support - April 2023

Mondays and Thursdays 5:30m-7:30pm

Spanish Meeting Needs Support - Descubriendo Nuevas Opciones HAA, 625 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista 91913 (room back of Risen Savior Church building)

Mondays 6pm-7pm

Meeting Change - Monday Night Oasis -Neighborhood HealthCare, 278 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido – Attendees should plan to come no later than 6:10pm as the doors are locked at that time for security purposes. We do not have meetings on the following holidays in 2023: May 29, July 4, December 25, and January 1

Tuesdays 5:30pm-7:30pm

Spanish Meeting Needs Support - Descubriendo Nuevas Opciones HAA, Contact Leticia C (aka Hilda C) via text 619-792-6042 - Zoom ID: 883 4594 6732 Password 000

Fridays 10am-11:30am

Meeting Needs Support - TGIF in Spring Valley – Book Study – We have good recovery and would love new members – Zoom ID: 895 6407 7874 Password: TGIFSD

Sundays 4pm

Meeting Needs Support – Serenity on Sundays – Alanon Meeting – Alano Club -4198 Mission Avenue, Oceanside 92057 – We moved a year ago from another location and have literature.

Sundays 7pm-8:15pm

Meeting Needs Support – Just for Today – We have good longtime recovery and would love newcomers! Penasquitos Lutheran Church 14484 Penasquitos Dr, San Diego, 92129