Please help us send a delegate!
The International Service Organization (ISO) of SAA is holding its annual convention in Chicago May 27-30. For the first time in many years, SAA Austin is sending a delegate to participate in both the business meetings and the convention proper. Austin has one of the largest and most active fellowships of any city in the U.S., and we decided it was time to represent ourselves at the convention.

Chosen to represent us is Henry W, who has decades in the program and years of great service here in Austin including two years as Intergroup Chair. Upon his return we plan for him to report back on all the business and all the fellowship.

If you would like to help the Intergroup defray the cost of sending Henry, please send a check to our PO Box address:

Steps In Action
PO Box 10384
Austin, TX 78766

Make check payable to “Steps In Action Group” and write “Delegate” on the memo line

Alternatively, you can make a donation via PayPal at this site:
https://sites.google.com/site/senddelegate/

The Austin SAA Intergroup is hosting its next twice-a-year retreat on April 23-24 in Wimberley, Texas. The topic is “Back to the Basics.”

Space is filling up fast, but there are still slots open, and scholarships (full or partial) are also available if money is an issue. View a flyer, find out more, and even register at the retreat registration website.

Last time the beds filled up quickly, so if you want to spend the night, sign up soon!

Our website now has a new page of Upcoming Events, which will closely mirror the events published in the bimonthly newsletter.  As an additional benefit, you can click to a map of the venue, as well as add the item to your calendar (that part is in beta).  Let us know how you like it!  Contact SiteMaint@SAA-Austin.org.

A new women-only group has its inaugural meeting Tuesday, March 1 from 7 to 8 PM, and the Communities for Recovery venue.  For details see the meeting listing.

The meeting at All Saint’s Episcopal, normally held Thursdays at 7 PM, will not be held tonight since it is New Year’s Eve.  See you there next week!  Happy safe and sober Holidays to all!

The Tuesday night Spiritual Awakening meeting moves from Round Rock to Cedar Park effective 1/5/1. It also changes its start time to 7:30pm.  For more details, see the Spiritual Awakening Meeting link.

The Austin SAA Intergroup is hosting its next twice-a-year retreat on October 24th and 25th in Wimberley, Texas.  The topic is “My Recovery Plan: Going to Any Lengths.”

Space is filling up fast, but there are still slots open, and scholarships (full or partial) are also available if money is an issue.  View a flyer, find out more, and even register at the retreat registration website.

Does anyone know for sure?  Is this maybe the 15th annual?

The Saturday morning “Abstinence and Boundaries” meeting is moving to a new location starting September 26th! The new location is in the Communities for Recovery Building (CFR) on the grounds of the Austin State Hospital (ASH) just a few blocks from the current location.

The START TIME will also return to its usual time of 9:30 AM beginning on the 26th.

September 19th is the last meeting at Trinity United Methodist Church starting at 9 AM.  Come say goodbye to the lovely chapel where we’ve been meeting for the last several years, and then join us on the 26th (at 9:30 AM) to check out the great new space!

The CFR space will also be the new venue for several events that occur directly after the Saturday meeting, such as the monthly intergroup business meeting.

Select the link to view or download the September-October 2015 Austin Intergroup Newsletter.

Meetings at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection (ECR) in north central Austin have a new meeting location effective immediately.  The new room is in the main Sanctuary Building, Room One.   Currently this effects the North noon meetings, which are Monday and Wednesday.