Phone: 949-661-6183 | P.O. Box 1085 | San Juan Capistano | California 92675

MEETING DIRECTORY go to www.SouthCoastAreaNA.com

NA HELPLINE 949-661-6183

South Coast Area Narcotics AnonymousJ U N E 2 0 1 3 N E W S L E T T E R

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SUMMER FUN ACTIVITIES SOUTH COAST AREA NA

June 21 - Angels vs Pirates.Friday night baseball with fireworks. Tickets $15.00 (see Jody for tickets or listen for annoucement)

J u l y 7 - B e a c h c l e a n u p8:00am Meet at T Street Beach in San Clemente Beach. A nice way to make a living amends . We provide the gloves and a bag. Let’s give back to our community and help clean up our beaches.

July 20th - SCANA Chili Cook Of fAt Cooks park in San Juan Capistrano. 7:00am! Kickof f meeting

Sof tball, live music and more.$5.00 lunch donation. Closing meeting @ 4.00

AUGUST 2013SCANA ANNUAL BEACH BASHDATE TO BE ANNOUNCED

Activities is always looking for support, we meet 2nd Sunday of the Month 5.00pm. Contact Jody or SCANA Activities subcommitee for more information.

Planning a sport fishing trip! SEPTEMBER1/2 day boat.Possibly 60 passengersPresale tickets soon.

SSunday, June 2, 2013 The San Fernando Valley 4th Annual Men’s Breakfast at The Elks Lodge, 2232 N Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA. 91505. Tickets are $25 ea or $20 in advance. Whole table for $160. Breakfast atarts at 10am followed by the Meeting at 11:30. Ask about the Bike Show! Con-tact information is on the flyer.

Saturday, June 8, 2013 The Northern Counties Area 26th Family Picnic at Gladstone Park in Glendora, CA. Event runs from 10am~5pm. Opening meeting at 10:30 Speaker Meeting 3pm. Bring a Friend. Check out the flier!

Saturday, June 15, 2013 The Greater East LA and San Fernando Val-ley Dinner and Dance at Langley Recreation Center, 400 W Emerson Ave., Monterey Park, CA. 91755. Presale Tickets Avail. $20 covers Dinner (6pm) and then the Dance from 8:30 until 11:30. Comedian at 6 pm will entertain through dinner.

Saturday, June 22, 2013 The Orange County Area Laffin 4 Recovery Comedy Show at The El Bekal Shrine, 1320 S. Sanderson Ave., Anaheim, CA. 92806. Event plays out between 8-10pm and the doors open at 7:30. Ticket are $20 pre sale or $25 at the door.

Saturday, June 29, 2013 The Greater LA Area Convention Committee Speaker Jam at the Club House, 5852 Western Ave, LA, CA 40043. Speaker Jam between 11am and 9pm with the Dance immediately following.

Saturday, July 13, 2013 The Southern California Regional 60 Year Birthday The event will be held at the Pasadena Hilton and starts at 2pm with a History of NA followed by a banquet. $45/plate or $450 for a reserved table. There will be a panel of people past, present and our future and then a dance $10. Suggested attire is semi-formal. Tickets on sale now!

Sunday, July 13, 2013 The Eastern Counties Area Summer Beach Bash 2013 at Huntington Beach (city side) bet lifeguard stations 5&7. Morning Meeting at 10am, Food 12-2pm ($5 donation) Closing Meeting at 5pm. Games and annual tattoo contest! Don t forget the sunblock!

Sunday, August 11, 2013 The Westside Area Women’s Luncheon at The Courtyard by Marriott, 6333 Bristol Pkwy, Culver City, Ca. 90230. 11am~3:30pm. Doors open 10:30 and food service begins at 11 and ends at noon. Tickets are $25 and will be available, no exceptions, on Aug 3. Tables of 10 may be purchased and reserved in advance as well.

October 25, 26, and 27, 2013 WSLD XXVII This three day service focused event will be at the Hilton LAX, 5711 W Century Blvd., LA, CA. 90045. Check out service! Register on line!

November 29, 30, and December 1, 2013 The Southern California Regional Convention is the 34th Regional Convention. Save the date as this is the biggest SCRNA event on the year and will be held in Ontario Ca.. Check Back regularly for updates and online registration. Fea-tures Meetings, Workshops, Dances, Bingo lots of entertainment, Fellow-ship and much more.

EVENT Flyers and links: www.TODAYNA.ORG/ACTIVITIES

EVENTS ON THE HORIZON

Artist’s Creative RecoverySubmit your artwork, poem, or song and we will publish it in our next newsletter. Email: CleanSheets@SouthCoastAreaNA.com

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Clean Sheets Throwbacks from 1994

Please remember if you want to celebrate your NA birthday in the Clean Sheets, contact Jason S. a month pri-or by calling, emailing or give your GSR the information. Your ideas, poems, stories, thoughts, plans, birthdays, fun, commentaries, recov-ery plans, memories, artwork, etc, are all welcomed to be published in the Clean Sheets! Of course they are subject to approval by the committee; Me. Keep It Real, Keep It Clean! In Loving Service, Jason S.

PUBLIC INFORMATION NEEDS SUPPORT Public Information gets the word out to the public and provided them with pamphlets and other NA literature. Meets 3rd Wednesday of the Month • 6pm, Palisades United Methodist Church.

27002 Camino De Estrella, Capistrano Beach, CA

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April 6-13, 2014 The Southern California Re-

gional Cruise Committee Pres-ents “Cruisin the Caribbean”

as the Journey Continues. Leaving from New Orleans and travel-ing to Honduras, Belize, Costa Maya, and Cozumel. Payment plans are avail-able and while a passport is not re-quired, it is recommended. $300 will secure you one of the limited cabins.MORE INFO AND COMPLETE PRICING

http://www.montrosetravel.com/SCRNAor call 800-301-9673

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Heres Some Funny Sheet!Comic strips submitted by our readers.

We meet the last Sunday of the month to talk about what’s going on in the South Coast Area. All G.S.R.s are required to attend. Everyone is welcome.

6:30pm @ Shepherd of the Hills Church, 26001 Muirlands, Mission Viejo, CA. (At the corner of La Paz & Muirlands)

Chairperson: Dawn B. .............chairperson@southcoastareana.com Vice Chair: . ...........................vicechair@southcoastareana.com Secretary: Nancy M. .......... secretary@southcoastareana.com Alt. Secretary: Treasurer: Kevin I. ..............treasurer@southcoastareana.com Alt. Treasurer: Willie. ................ Parliamentarian: Howard G. RCM: Mike H. .............rcm@southcoastareana.com Alt. RCM: Casey Literature: Mimi S. ..............literature@southcoastareana.com Alt. Literature: Patty.................... Youth Liaison: Aaron Phone Lines: George O. ..........phonelines@southcoastareana.com Webmaster: Pete D. ...............webmaster@southcoastareana.com Clean Sheets: Jason S. ..............cleansheets@southcoastareana.com

**Meets 1st Sunday of the Month • 5pm • Palisades United Methodist Church. 27002 Camino De Estrella • Capistrano Beach, CA

Activities: Jody S. . ..............activities@southcoastareana.com**Meets 2nd Sunday of the Month • 5pm • Palisades United Methodist Church. 27002 Camino De Estrella • Capistrano Beach, CA

Hospitals & Institutions: Bev .....................hni@southcoastareana.com**Meets Last Sunday of the Month • 4:30pm •The Effect Church27122 A Paseo Espada, Ste 904 SJC, CA  

Public Information: George O. ..........publicinfo@southcoastareana.com**Meets 3rd Wednesday of the Month • 6pm • Palisades United Meth-odist Church. 27002 Camino De Estrella • Capistrano Beach, CA

AREA COMMITTEE BECOME A VOLUNTEER

IN PROBATIONMinimum Volunteer Requirementsa. Attend a General Information Meetingb. 18 Years Old Legal U.S. Residentc. Valid Social Security numberd. Valid Driver’s Licensee. Pass Background Investigation

2013 SCHEDULE General Information Meeting (GIM)

June 13 / July 18November 6 / December 2

All general information meetings will be held in the evenings from 7-9pm at the Grand Avenue Office1001 S. Grand Avenue, Santa Ana 92705Reservation require d to attendSeat Reservation: (714) 667-7730Information : (714) 667-7730

www.oc.ca.gov/probation

HOSPITALS & INSTUTUTIONS (H&I) subcommitee would like to invite you to join us. H&I carries a clear message of recovery to addicts who are unable to attend outside meet-ings. This is accomplished through the opera-tion of panels that visit specific facilities on a regular basis.

ACTIVITIES SUBCOMMITTEE is al-ways open to new people and new ideas for Narcotics Anonymous functions.

PUBLIC INFORMATION Subcommities purpose is to inform the public that NA ex-ists, and provide information about how and

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Publishers Disclaimer: All articles submitted to SCANA Clean Sheets newsletter go through a review and editing pro-cess. We make other edits in keeping with NA’s understanding of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, using standard NA language such as clean, recovery, and addict. The opinions ex-pressed are not to be attributed to Narcotics Anonymous as a whole, nor does publication of any article imply endorsement by NA, Clean Sheets or NA World Services. – Editor

where to find it. Come by & see what it’s all about. You will be rewarded in ways you never thought possible.

LITERATURE SUBCOMMITTEE NEEDS YOU!

We are looking for willing trusted servants who want to be part of a team that enjoys serv-ing the South Coast Area by helping fill litera-ture orders once a month. Arrive at 6:00 on any Area Sunday to train and help us out! This is a busy, fun, and important job with oppor-tunities for growth!

Give back what was so freely given to you... Step on up for a service commitment!

PHONE LINE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - SUPPORT THE NA HELP LINEWe meet the third Wednesday of every month at 6pm @ Palisades United Methodist Church.

27002 Camino de la Estrella, San Clemente, CA. Contact: George O. (949) 201-9484

NEW MEETINGS & LOCATIONS

LIVING CLEAN LIT. STUDY 7-8 pm Thursday

St. Andrews United Methodist Church 2001 Calle Frontera, San Clemente

PILLOW TALK 11pm Saturday BRING YOUR OWN PILLOWS

The Effect Church – 27122A Paseo Espada, Suite 904, San Juan Cap.

FIVE & DIME 7pm Monday The Effect Church – 27122A Paseo Espada, Suite 904, San Juan Cap.

MENS STAGG 7pm Thursday St. George Episcopal Church - 23802 Avenida De La Carlota, Laguna Hills

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