Dear CoDA Members, If you have never been to a CoDA Service Conference (CSC) or an International CoDA Convention (ICC) and wonder what people experience at those two events, Lorne S, a Canadian visitor to the 2018 CSC and ICC, has created a lovely presentation about his experience. You may view his report on the News from 2018 CSC page, here: http://coda.org/index.cfm/service-info/delegate-package/delegate-package-2018/ board@coda.org You can review previous emails here: http://codependents.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/l ...Continue Reading

Twelve Service Concepts of Co-Dependents Anonymous [*]The members of the Fellowship of Co-Dependents Anonymous, in carrying out the will of a loving Higher Power, advance their individual recoveries, work to insure the continuance of their groups and their program, and carry the message to codependents who still suffer. They may also collectively authorize and establish service boards or committees and empower trusted servants to perform service work. [*]The Fellowship of CoDA has the responsibility of determining, ...Continue Reading

Co-Dependents Anonymous, Inc. is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Co-Dependents Anonymous, Inc.'s Monthly Public CoDA Board Meeting Date and Time: Saturday, January 5, 2019 - 8:00 AM Pacific Time, 11:00-12:30 Eastern, 12:00 noon-1:30 pm Atlantic (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/312511181 One tap mobile +17207072699,,312511181# US +16465588656,,312511181# US (New York) Dial by your location +1 720 707 2699 US +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 312 511 181 Find your local nu ...Continue Reading

*The Board of Trustees of Co-Dependents, Anonymous invites you to an online Fellowship Forum presentation:* An Easy Way to Start Working the Steps *Speakers: Debbie W, Northern California Salle, Northern California* *WHEN: - _Saturday, January 26, 2019_, the last Saturday of the month* *TIME: _Noon_ PST, _3pm_, EST, _4pm_ Atlantic time* *DURATION: 1 hour, followed by a coffee hour, for Q&A* *WHERE: Online forum, see box below for instructions* *NOTE: *The Forums are recorded. Find the recordings at: *Fellowship For ...Continue Reading

*The Board of Trustees of Co-Dependents, Anonymous invites you to an online Fellowship Forum presentation:* An Easy Way to Start Working the Steps *Speakers: Debbie W, Northern California Salle, Northern California* *WHEN: - _Saturday, January 26, 2019_, the last Saturday of the month* *TIME: _Noon_ PST, _3pm_, EST, _4pm_ Atlantic time* *DURATION: 1 hour, followed by a coffee hour, for Q&A* *WHERE: Online forum, see box below for instructions* *NOTE: *The Forums are recorded. Find the recordings at: *Fellowship For ...Continue Reading

/The CoDA Tele meetings / /Happy New Year 2019 Gathering / /YOU ARE INVITED TO DIAL IN / 712-770-4160, pin 475271# *The 5th Annual Across the Time Zones * *New Year’s Eve tele meeting**.* ** *Call in Phone Number:* *712-770-4160*, *pin 475271#* *Lets welcome in 2019 together* **Also*: Special Holiday Support CoDA Phone meetings available on New Year’s Eve (12/31) and New Year’s Day (1/1/19) Times: 3pm, 5pm, 7pm and 9:00 pm ET *Call 712-770-4160 PIN 573762#* For service info re: New Year’s Eve: Call 757-467-5 ...Continue Reading

Your trusted servants, who perform service for the CoDA World Fellowship would like to wish all members who choose to celebrate the holidays a happy holiday season! CoDA Communications Committee  comm@coda.org You can review previous emails here: http://codependents.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/main/ If you have a friend who would like to subscribe, please have them go here: http://www.codependents.org If you have a general question about CoDA (as opposed to the specific content of this email), please email inf ...Continue Reading

Happy Holidays from the 1 PM        Eastern Meeting. Holiday  Support Meetings Times Chritmas Eve: 3, 5, 7, & 9 PM Chritmas Day: 3, 5, 7, & 9 PM New Years Eve: 3, 5, 7, & 9 PM New Years Day: 3, 5, 7, & 9 PM (All Times Are USA Eastern Standard Time) Dial in number 712-770-4160 Pin number: 573762# There will be a host leading each meeting with a special CoDA or inspirational theme or topic to reflect on. Please attend if you're available to come. If for some reas ...Continue Reading

*Board NOTES for CoDA World Board Conference Call, December 1, 2018* The Board of Trustees met on Saturday, December 1st by teleconference. Members in attendance included: Jen L, Matt T, Salle H, Nancy O, Linda A. and Don B. Guests: Gail, Sharon, Kaga; Staff: Conni _Consent agenda for approval _ November 3, 2018 Board Minutes approved. November 2018 motions approved Motion 1 – To accept and publish the 3rd Quarter QSR, a compendium of Annual Reports to the CSC as well as the summary of motions passed at the 2018 CS ...Continue Reading

Dear CoDA Members, At the 2018 CoDA Service Conference, two items created by the NorCal (Northern California) Voting Entity were submitted to the Delegates as part of a new method of developing and promoting CoDA literature that has been developed by Voting Entities. Both items were unanimously approved for review, as Motions 18103 and 18102. The Thirty Questions: Getting Started Working the STEPS – As Easy As 1-2-3! Using the 30 Questions and Twelve Tips for Sponsors have been posted on the Info For Members page of ...Continue Reading

Does your CoDA Voting Entity lack the funds to begin publishing? To obtain a loan from CoDA, Inc. to start publication, fill out the form below and send it to the Trustees of Co-Dependents Anonymous at board@coda.org. Terms of repayment of this loan will be negotiated upon approval of the application but repayment will not begin until six months after the publication date. Application for Loan to Start Publication *_Name of your Voting Entity_**: * *First Local Partner* Name of Trusted Servant: Title of Trust ...Continue Reading

Co-Dependents Anonymous, Inc. is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. *Topic: *Co-Dependents Anonymous, Inc.'s Monthly Public CoDA Board Meeting *Date and Time*: Saturday, December 1, 2018 -  8:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) *Join Zoom Meeting* https://zoom.us/j/9726122498 One tap mobile +16699006833,,9726122498# US (San Jose) +16465588656,,9726122498# US (New York) Dial by your location      +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)      +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meetin ...Continue Reading

*Board MINUTES for CoDA World Board Conference Call, November 3, 2018* The Board of Trustees met on Saturday, November 3rd by teleconference. Members in attendance included: Jen L, Matt T, Salle H, Nancy O, Linda A. and Don B. Guests: Gail, Kathy, Crystal; Staff: Conni Meeting called to order at 8 a.m. Pacific time/11 a.m. Eastern Time Round Robin Order: Round Robin 1) Gail 2) Nancy 3) Linda 4) Jen 4) Kathy 5) Salle 6) Matt 7) Crystal 8) Don 9) Conni Jen welcomed the Fellowship Guests on the call. Consent agend ...Continue Reading

Dear CoDA Member, On Saturday, Nov. 24th at noon California time, there will be a CoDA Fellowship Forum on the topic of Gratitude: Giving Back My Experience, Strength and Hope. ​For details on how to attend, consult the downloadable flyer on the Calendar for that date, at www.coda.org. On Sunday, Nov. 25th at 10am California time, the Spanish Forum, Foro de Información para Codependientes, will offer a presentation on the codependent patterns of control, ¿Por Qué y Para Qué Me Gusta que Me ...Continue Reading

If you are a parent and need support, there's a CoDA Telephone Meeting called Parenting with Serenity on Mondays at 2:30pm PST. The format is to read and share on a piece of CoDA literature pertaining to parenting. We are currently reading about the inner child. Both moms and dads are welcome to attend. Again the meeting is on Mondays at 2:30pm PST and the call in number is 712.770.4160 access code 475271#                     ...Continue Reading

The 1 PM Eastern In This Moment Daily Meditation Meeting Would like to invite you to extra support meetings on Thanksgiving. Dial in number 712-770-4160 Pin number: 573762# Meetings are different themes. 3, 5, 7, and 9 PM Eastern Standard Time Please attend if you can. Happy Thanksgiving From 1 PM Eastern Meeting. Kelly F moderator coordinator/GSR 1 PM Eastern. You can review previous emails here: http://codependents.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/main/ If you have a friend who would like to subscribe, please ha ...Continue Reading

We haven't sent out any local events summaries since June, because very few are being sent into the Coda.org calender. Voting Entities sponsoring local CoDA events (in any country of the world) may find it useful as up until recently every quarter a list of all local events that CoDA is aware of were sent out to 6,000 subscribers of this email list & also posted on the coda.org website, which does get a lot of visitors. Here is a general guide for getting your local CoDA event listed on the CoDA website & on ...Continue Reading

THE PARADOX WITHIN WORLD SERVICE CoDA as we know it could not last without CoDA World Service. It is World Service that maintains a worldwide meeting finder, develops and maintains CoDA literature, protects the CoDA name and materials from rogue use, organizes translations and assembles delegates from all over the US and world for the annual CoDA Service Conference. So far, so good, only…...“CoDA, as such, ought never be organized,” we read in Tradition #9, “but may create service boards or committees directly respon ...Continue Reading

The 2018 CoDA Service Conference produced the following approved motions. The Motion Key number accompanying each motion is provided so that interested CoDA members can read up on the details of any motion in the Motions Database at http://coda.org/index.cfm/service-info/csc-motions-and-reports/. *Board* [*]Motion #1 defined a World Standing Committee as one that has a minimum of 3 active members, meets at least every other month, has a Policy and Procedures Manual posted, along with its corrected minutes, in an area ...Continue Reading

*CoDA, Inc. Board of Trustees **,* *Face to Face Meeting, Oct. 5-8, 2018* *San Diego, California – Before the 2018 CSC* *MINUTES* Saturday, October 6, 2018 Consent agenda */Minutes for September 12, 2018 Board meeting/* */Motions /* The Board approves the compilation of all CoDA prayers for printing by CoRe. Intent: to instruct CoRe to print this item The Board moves to support, in writing, its previous verbal approval that the 2020 CSC/ICC be located in one of the three Canadian cities that expressed intere ...Continue Reading

You are invited to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: CoDA Board Monthly Business Meeting 11/03/18 Time: 8:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/9726122498 Or iPhone one-tap (US Toll): +14086380968, code 9726122498# or +16465588656, code 9726122498# Or Telephone:  Dial: +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll) or +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) Meeting ID: 972 612 2498 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/zoomconference?m=_nxExzLRmBHaTbKSYQcrIwMPhwHmEMBN T ...Continue Reading

GROWING MEETINGS It didn’t start as an effort to grow the number of meetings. The new secretary of a CoDA Voting Entity (VE) just wanted to construct an accurate list of the meetings in that VE. The secretary contacted them one by one using the contact information in the meeting finder on coda.org and then engaged them in conversation. This contact was new and very welcome to the meeting contact people. They readily talked about how their meetings were going. The secretary asked them also about other nearby meetings, ...Continue Reading

This is the final mailing in a series of excerpts from the CoDA Workbook. We are in process of sending you 1 tradition each week for a total of 12 weeks. Previous mailings can be found here: http://codependents.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/main/ You may want to enter traditions in the search box. The traditions are the foundation of our program & of our yearly Service Conference. Please note that all material below this paragraph is taken directly from the CoDA Workbook & is Conference approved. While we a ...Continue Reading

Dear CoDA Fellowship, here's your CoDA Board Of Trustees for 2018-2019: Chair/President – Jen L.  Pahrump, Nevada (Vegas area) Vice Chair/Vice-President – Don B Los Angeles, CA Secretary – Nancy O St. Johns, New Brunswick, Canada Treasurer – Salle H San Jose, CA Member at Large - Linda A. Los Angeles, CA Member at Large - Matt T. Ft. Worth, TX   board@coda.org You can review previous emails here: http://codependents.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/main/ If you have a friend who would like to subscribe, pl ...Continue Reading

We have a web page up with .mp3 audio files of the complete CoDA Service Conference here: http://www.codependents.org/2018_CSC_Audio/2018_CSC.htm We also plan to send a written summary of what occured similar to what was sent last year by year's end.     Your CSC Prep Group,     cscprep@codependents.org You can review previous emails here: http://codependents.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list/main/ If you have a friend who would like to subscribe, please have them go here: http://www.codepen ...Continue Reading