Westchester United Intergroup

Journey Through the Steps

What: Fifteen-week study of OA’s 12 Steps to be held on Zoom
When: Sundays, 4:00 - 6:00 pm EST; January 7 – April 28, 2024 (no meeting March 31)
Description: This 15-week Step study is for OA members desiring to work or rework the 12 Steps. It will be based on the OA 12&12, the Big Book, and the AA 12&12. You will need all 3 books. The meeting is for OA members only, but is not a registered OA meeting, because there are requirements for participation, and it will be closed to new entrants once the program has begun. The Step Study is free. Meeting structure: The first hour will be a review of your assigned writings and discussion of the Step covered the previous week. In the second hour we will begin the next Step. The last week of the 15 will include sponsor training.

Requirements For Participation

1. Have a sponsor. They will be needed to take your Step 5 and review your Step 9.

2. Have a plan-of-eating, as you and your sponsor define it. If you do not have a well-defined plan-of-eating or would like to tighten your current plan-of-eating, we encourage you to complete the 3-column food inventory before you begin. We will be doing this exercise in Step 1. If you need a copy of the food inventory instructions, email Don.

3. Be abstinent, and stay abstinent during the class, as you and your sponsor define it.

4. Complete all reading and writing assignments during the study. There will be lots of sharing, discussion, and calls. We will have a buddy system. You will be expected to participate.

5. You will need Zoom, not a telephone connection to the meeting.

6. Maintain consistent attendance; missing 3 consecutive meetings assumes withdraw.

7. Sessions start promptly at 4:00, so come a few minutes early.

8. There will be a lot of handouts (200+ pages) emailed to you during the 15 weeks.

9. If you have not memorized the 12 Steps, you will need to before the end of the 15 weeks.

10. Maximum registration of 20 people. You will be notified by mid-December. First preference is to members who have not previously attended, but second time attendees are not excluded. Selections will be based on date of application if there are more than 20 applicants.

Location: All meetings will be via Zoom.
Facilitator: Don C. 603-305-0684; fobb1234@verizon.net
Sign-Up: To sign up send following information to Don C. at fobb1234@verizon.net:

1) Full name
2) Phone (cell)
3) Email
4) Have you previously attended this Step study? Yes or No.