The Joys Of Service
The group activity at the Fall Assembly asked subgroups of 5-6 representatives to answer some questions about doing service. These are some of the groups’ answers:
What’s the most rewarding service you’ve seen or done?
- Sponsorship. “Seeing the transformation and personality change.”
- Volunteering to drive a newcomer.
- Taking someone’s Fifth Step.
- Being a newcomer greeter.
- Being chair of Intergroup. “Getting ideas and applying them was so rewarding!”
- Staffing a health fair representing OA.
- “It was really fun to be on a small committee planning a retreat.”
- Inviting someone to the Assembly, as a guest or volunteer.
How has recovery inspired you to do service?
- “My sponsor did service and was a role model.”
- ”I volunteered to come to Assembly because of my sponsor’s influence.”
- ”I would hear a woman talking service all the time. She was happy and loved service.”
- I came to Assembly and have never left, once I experienced the service being done.”
- ”The Program changes me, seeing people serve. My skill in helping others.”
How does service help your recovery?
- ”It really helped my abstinence to maintain the requirements to hold the position.”
- ”You meet great people in service. I’ve met best friends despite being from different backgrounds.”
- “My people skills have grown in service and I’ve taken then into my career.”
- ”It helps keep me abstinent.”
- ”I have to be accountable and responsible.”