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2025 World Service Business Conference

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World Service Business Conference// Recovery Workshops – everyone can attend

Delegates and visitors who would like to attend the Board Meetings should email Sandy Zimmerman at szimmerman@oa.org by Friday, April 18. Please indicate your name, status (delegate or visitor), email address, and which board meetings you wish to attend.

  • Consensus Meeting, April 29 from 12:00 p.m. to 2 p.m. mountain daylight time (this meeting allows the board to review which motions they would like to debate in the formal board meetings on April 30 and May 10; all other motions are placed on the Consent Agenda)
  • Board Meeting, April 30 from 12:00 p.m. to 2 p.m. mountain daylight time
  • Board Meeting, May 10 from 2:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. mountain daylight time

2025 Mountain of Miracles Retreat

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Original Art by Dana Bernard

What / Where / Why / When / How Much

Join us for three days of serenity, spirituality, fun and fellowship at an OA retreat at Christmount Retreat Center (222 Fern Way, Black Mountain, North Carolina) on September 19th-21st, 2025. Hosted by the Piedmont Intergroup (serving the greater Charlotte area in the Carolinas and Western North Carolina), our purpose in coming together is to strengthen your recovery. Our theme of “Unity with Diversity” will focus on Steps 10, 11, 12!

Workshops will discuss differing approaches to Prayer, Meditation, and Personal inventory as we hear from long-time recovery OA speakers and share our own experience, strength and hope. Now picture this all in a beautiful mountain setting near Asheville, North Carolina.

Arrive at the retreat Friday, September 19th anytime after 3 PM, and unwind before dinner. Have a wonderful stay until noon on Sunday, September 21st. Savor five delicious and abstinent meals and comfortable motel style rooms. Proposed Menu Costs vary depending on room and meal selections but range from $296 – $416 for the entire weekend event.

Contacts

If you have questions about the retreat or would like to volunteer or have any other needs we can address please email registrar@piedmontintergroup.org or call:

  • Registrar: Melinda 817-727-3331 (CT)
  • Questions: Alice 919-247-1338 (ET)

Registration opens May 1st, 2025.

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Click to Pay by Credit Card if already registered and haven’t paid yet.

Cancellations / Refunds and Covid Requirements

Cancellations received before August 15, 2025 will receive a full refund.  Cancellations between August 15th, 2025 and August 31st, 2025 will receive a refund IF a replacement is found. No refunds after August 31, 2025 unless the retreat center cancels the retreat due to an emergency.

The retreat center and hosts expect that anyone attending the retreat will abide by the laws enacted in the jurisdiction of retreat center, including any mask mandates that may be in effect at the time.

The retreat hosts will distribute any money refunded by Christmount among the people registered if the retreat is cancelled by Christmount because of an emergency. Refunds are limited by the money returned to the committee. Any money that is not refunded to the committee, such as money already spent on food will not be returned. We thank you for your understanding and look forward to seeing many of you at this Event in September.

Saturday 15 weeks through 12 Steps Workshop

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This is a closed workshop that meets two hours once a week on Saturdays from 4 PM to 6 PM Eastern beginning November 11, 2023. The introduction/orientation session is Saturday, November 11th and is the only open session to help you decide if you are ready to commit to the reading, writing and step work involved. Plan on spending two hours a week at the meeting and another two hours a week of outside step work. No one else will be able to join after November 11th. Meeting facilitation will be shared by the participants. Questions, text Alice at 919-247-1338. This is a wonderful way to be supported while going through all 12 steps leading to a spiritual awakening and freedom from compulsive eating and compulsive food behaviors. The workshop requires purchase of the green  Twelve Step Workshop and Study Guide, Second Edition 2nd edition.  You must be able to turn on your video at the beginning of the meeting so the host can verify you and turn your video on during the break out rooms and when sharing. If you are unable to meet the requirements of the workshop, please use another way to work the 12 steps.

                                           4 PM – 6 PM Eastern Time Saturdays  Click to Join Meeting   Meeting ID: 858 9767 9081 Passcode: 737773

If you are planning to attend, order the green workshop and study guide as soon as possible, as it may take 3 weeks to arrive.

The following OA- approved literature will be used in the workshop sessions and homework assignments: (You can get the literature from any source and many books are available as electronic books.) We have included links to the literature from the online bookstores at  OA and AA org.) You will need to bring the required literature to each zoom session.

Literature Used

               Twelve Step Workshop and Study Guide, Second Edition (oa.org)  15.00 (US), This is a Green Book. You can also get the participants guide if desired.

Required

OA Literature  

Twelve Step Workshop and Study Guide second edition,  Twelve Step Workshop and Study Guide, Second Edition (oa.org)  15.00 (US)

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeater’s Anonymous Second Edition, $16.50, The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, Second Edition book (oa.org)

Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition, $16.50, Overeaters Anonymous, Third Edition (oa.org) mpg available.

Voices of Recovery, $13.50,  Voices of Recovery: A Daily Reader by Overeaters Anonymous  On 2/15/2022 this was out of stock but available as an e book.

For Today, $13.50, For Today book by Overeaters Anonymous (oa.org)

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AA literature

Alcoholic Anonymous, Fourth Edition (Big Book) $13.50 Alcoholics Anonymous, Fourth Edition (oa.org)

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions by Alcoholics Anonymous $10.00  https://onlineliterature.aa.org/12-12-Soft-Cover

Recommended (pamphlets) (Many of these have been combined into a Newcomer Packet.

Tools of Recovery, #160

A Commitment to Abstinenance # 141

A Plan of Eating:  A tool for living, # 145

Dignity of Choice # 140

A Guide for Sponsors # 200

Sponsoring Through the 12 Steps # 220

7th Tradition: Recommended $30 paid to piedmontintergroup.org or oa.org.