What’s New

This new literature packet is a great way to reach young people and their parents or family members. Kit includes a cover letter, a selection of Lifeline stories related to young people, and the pamphlets To the Teen, A Plan of Eating, To Parents and Concerned Adults, and Many Symptoms, One Solution. #735/$2.25 plus shipping*

*US Shipping: $5 for orders up to $24.99, 20% of orders $25 to $59.99, 17% of orders $60 to $99, 12% of orders $100 and up. Expedited orders can only be placed by phone. Email info@oa.org for shipping charges outside the United States.

5/22/13

The delegates at the 2013 World Service Business Conference approved a change of wording for the OA Preamble. When reading the Preamble in OA literature, please note the following change to the last sentence. This change will be incorporated as literature is reprinted.

Overeaters Anonymous is a Fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating.

We welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. There are no dues or fees for members; we are self-supporting through our own contributions, neither soliciting nor accepting outside donations. OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology or religious doctrine; we take no position on outside issues.

Our primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive overeating and to carry this the message of recovery through the Twelve Steps of OA to those who still suffer.

5/10/13

Q: Many of our intergroup members, including officers, have been overweight or obese for years without gradual weight loss. Should we be concerned that our intergroup’s lack of physical recovery may portray a poor image of recovery? What, if anything, can we say or do about this?

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The second-quarter 2013 issue of A Step Ahead is now available

This issue contains a lot of news, including information on:

• Delegates to Vote on 10 New Business Proposals
• Convention 2013 Lodging and Registration Are Open
• Audit Shows Sound Financial Management

4/4/13

Abstinence, Second Edition

One of OA’s most popular books, expanded and updated with 50% new stories! These member-written stories from Lifeline, OA’s international magazine of recovery, offer encouragement and guidance to help you achieve and maintain abstinence.

#994/US$10.00 plus shipping* Also available in popular e-reader formats; go to your e-reader store and search for the book title.

*US Shipping: $5 for orders up to $24.99, 20% of orders $25 to $59.99, 17% of orders $60 to $99.99, 12% of orders $100 and up. Expedited orders can only be placed by phone. Email info@oa.org for shipping charges outside the U.S.

3/28/13

Convention registration is NOW OPEN! Attendees may register online with a credit card or can download the registration form and mail it in with payment. Details on registration rates, lodging, ground transportation, parking and roommates can be located on the OA Convention Web page.

2/1/13

The WSO has expanded its Spanish literature offerings by publishing the following items:

• Sólo Por Hoy (For Today) #984S/US$9.50
• Guía Para El Inventario Del Cuatro Paso (Fourth-Step Inventory Guide) #491S/US$4.50
• Los Miembros De OA Vienen En Todos LosTamaños (OA Members Come in All Sizes) #110S/US$1.25
• Apadrinando Con Los Doce Pasos (Sponsoring Through the Twelve Steps) #220S/US$.75
• A La Familia Del Comedor Compulsivo (To the Family of the Compulsive Eater) #240S/US$.25
• Al Adolescente (To the Teen) #280S/US$.60
• Damos La Bienvenida Al Hombre Que Desea Dejar De Comer En Exceso Compulsivamente (To the Man Who Wants to Stop Compulsive Overeating, Welcome) #290S/US$.50

*US Shipping: $5 for orders up to $24.99, 20% of orders $25 to $59.99, 17% of orders $60 to $99.99, 12% of orders $100 and up. Expedited orders can only be placed by phone. Email mailto:info@oa.org for shipping charges outside the US.

In addition, El Libro de Trabajo de los Doce Pasos de Comedores Compulsivos Anónimos (The Twelve-Step Workbook of OA) is now available as an e-publication. This  is a PDF download that gives you unlimited space to type your answers to the questions. #992SV/$5.00

1/10/13

The OA Board of Trustees (BOT) has approved the creation of an ad hoc committee to review The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous. The “Twelve and Twelve” is scheduled for possible updates in 2015, and the board is seeking broader input from the Fellowship to determine what changes, if any, need to be made.

The committee will include:

• the sitting delegate and trustee co-chairs of the Conference Literature Committee;
• the sitting Literature Review Committee chair;
• two sitting members of the Conference Literature Committee; and
• four long-time OA members who meet the qualifications for election to the OA Board of Trustees as defined in the OA Bylaws Subpart B.

The ad hoc committee may choose to create a draft that the BOT and the Conference Literature Committee will consider in order to follow the normal procedure of submission to the World Service Business Conference (WSBC) for Conference approval.

All long-time OA members who meet the qualifications for trustee may apply for membership on this committee. The World Service Office must receive applications by June 17. 

For further details and to apply, please use this form.

1/3/13