OA’s pamphlet for newcomers, Where Do I Start? is now available as an ebooklet for just one dollar online. Download the pamphlet in Amazon kindle format, Apple books, or Barnes and Noble Nook format.
If you prefer a hard copy and are a newcomer or want to give one to a newcomer, please contact Eileen H, PIPO Chair.
NOW AVAILABLE AS E-BOOK: WHERE DO I START? — OA’s Newcomer Pamphlet
• To help newcomers, returning OA members, and other members learn about the OA Twelve Step recovery program by using this personal, short-term introduction to Overeaters Anonymous.
• To help sponsees learn how the OA recovery program might help them to stop hurting themselves with food.
• To help members who may be ready to sponsor but are reluctant to do so. This is an opportunity for a member to help a newcomer in a very structured way and to experience what it might be like to be a regular sponsor.
The new Temporary Sponsors: Newcomers’ First Twelve Days is now posted online. This is new Conference-approved literature.
Here is the direct link: https://oa.org/group-resources-list/temporary-sponsors-newcomers-first-twelve-days/.
Please read this update with Zoom information for many meetings.
We have set up a steering committee to help individual groups set up virtual meetings, through Zoom or Facebook, and we strongly suggest that each group consider doing this as a substitute format during this time.
Bill V. 678-358-4906
Mary Ann 404-520-9915
Chuck 770-312-9956
The steering committee can help you set the meeting up and put the link on our website on the meeting list page. Individuals can then be directed to this page and can virtually attend any meeting they choose.
Remember, this pandemic is a part of HP’s plan even though we may not understand why. Our job is to continue to do our footwork, do our best, and leave the results to HP.
Let’s continue to support one another, reach out to one another, and focus on being of service to those around us.
Please continue to reach out to the board with suggestions and stories of experience, strength, and hope!
Greater Atlanta OA Intergroup Board
As we are experiencing uncertain times it is important to remember what our program and our fellowship is all about: Perfecting and enlarging our spiritual life through service and self-sacrifice for others.
(Please check the meeting list for special notices about meeting changes and you may want to contact the meeting contact to confirm).
Read this important information about Zoom meetings.
Please also see more information about support for virtual meetings.
Finally, it is important that we do not give in to fear (as well as any other emotions)! Be sure to continue your step work, continue to support, reach out and encourage one another, and, most importantly, continue to allow your HP to guide you!
The board is here to help groups and individuals carry the message so feel free to reach out to us with questions or concerns.
Atlanta OA Intergroup Board
Literature is an important tool for recovery! Some folks have reported challenges finding specific resources on the official OA Bookstore, so….
Here’s a guide with some quick links to key resources.
Did you know that OA even has some resources available for digital download or on mp3 files or audio CD’s?
In addition, if you like to use an e-reader, Amazon and Barnes and Noble have some books available in e-reader format. Some books are available in the library, too.
Don’t forget that public information/public outreach materials are available in the Intergroup Office in the plastic file drawers on top of the file cabinets. Let’s all reach out!
Maybe you live in a place that has few or no face-to-face meetings. Or, perhaps you have an injury or physical limitation that makes it hard to get around. There is a solution: OA Virtual Meetings!
Virtual meetings don’t even have to be in your own time zone. Awake at 2:00 am? Join a call in Australia, if you like!
OA virtual meetings consist of telephone, online, and non-real-time meetings. Using telephone or online technology, OA members from around the world may attend meetings together. These meetings take place in “real time” and are fully interactive. Also included are non-real-time-meetings, which do not meet in real time* (see below.)
Virtual meetings make recovery from compulsive eating possible for those who are unable to physically attend meetings, and also serve as a valuable program supplement to those who attend face-to-face meetings.
Like all registered OA meetings, virtual meetings welcome all who have the desire to stop eating compulsively, do not require members to practice any actions to remain a member or to share at a meeting, have no affiliations other than OA, and practice the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA.
Overeaters Anonymous has more than 400 recovery meetings each week for compulsive overeaters, bulimics and anorexics and the numbers continue to grow. Meetings are available every day and most any time during the day or night. Average attendance per meeting is 39 members. Anyone with a desire to stop eating compulsively is welcome. – Find a telephone, online, or non-real-time meeting now!
*Non-Real-Time meetings are meetings that do not meet in real time or meetings that do not occur immediately. These meetings may take place over a period of hours or days. Examples of non-real-time meetings are email or bulletin loops, social media pages, bulletin boards or forums, and mobile applications. To register a non-real- time meeting, please complete the non-real- time registration/change form. View the current non-real- time meetings list.
Everyone leads busy lives, but our recovery has to come first. Podcasts are a great way to supplement face-to-face meetings. I listen when I’m sitting in traffic! Find them online here: https://oa.org/podcasts/ or use any podcast app.
If you have an iPhone, just look for the podcast icon, which comes already loaded on your phone. The icon looks like this:
Click on “search” and type in “Overeaters Anonymous.” You will see see several programs. Some are recordings from various OA groups, and they are great, too. If you want the official OA.org podcasts, look for this icon:
Android users can download Google Podcasts. Then search for Overeaters Anonymous” to find podcasts on this device.
Have an Alexa? You can also play Apple Podcasts by following these instructions.
Have fun exploring!
Eileen H.
Note that all meetings are currently via Zoom.
Anyone may attend the monthly Intergroup Meeting of Overeaters Anonymous, which meets the second Saturday of every month from 10:30 am to noon at the OA Office. If you can’t make it in person, you can now attend via Zoom using the following instructions:
Shortened link: https://bit.ly/3e6jdtL
OR (full link): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4313943661?pwd=WXJaN3JPd0NhSjA4RjFKVGFJMnJMUT09
Join from zoom.com:
Meeting ID: 431 394 3661
Password: serenity
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Dial in:
+1 646 558 8656
Meeting ID: 431 394 3661