Being of Service in NA
As stated in the chapter titled Our Symbol of the Narcotics Anonymous Sixth Edition Basic Text, "Good will is best exemplified in service; proper service is 'Doing the right thing for the right reason'."
Our literature says that our primary purpose in Narcotics Anonymous is to carry the message to the addict who still suffers. We do this by being of service in many ways because we only keep what we have by giving it away.
The ultimate tool for carrying out our primary purpose is the NA group, and without any addicts being of service, the NA group would not survive. In the Basic Text, it says that ‘our survival is directly related to the survival of the group and the fellowship’. We have learned that service is a fundamental component of personal recovery and allows us to obtain the full benefits that this program has to offer. ‘The therapeutic value of one addict helping another is without parallel’.
NA Service can be carried out on many levels. Our service structure starts with the Group then reaches the World.
Our literature says that our primary purpose in Narcotics Anonymous is to carry the message to the addict who still suffers. We do this by being of service in many ways because we only keep what we have by giving it away.
The ultimate tool for carrying out our primary purpose is the NA group, and without any addicts being of service, the NA group would not survive. In the Basic Text, it says that ‘our survival is directly related to the survival of the group and the fellowship’. We have learned that service is a fundamental component of personal recovery and allows us to obtain the full benefits that this program has to offer. ‘The therapeutic value of one addict helping another is without parallel’.
NA Service can be carried out on many levels. Our service structure starts with the Group then reaches the World.
Definitions of service structure levels outlined in "A Guide to Local Services", NAWS; 2002 version
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The Group
NA groups are local, informal associations of recovering addicts. They are the foundation of the NA service structure. Groups are formed for the primary purpose of carrying the NA message of recovery, and all their activities should reflect that purpose. Conducting Narcotics Anonymous meetings is the primary activity of an NA group. The group may conduct its own affairs in whatever way seems fit to its members, provided the group's actions are consistent with NA’s Twelve Traditions, and do not adversely affect other groups or the entire NA Fellowship. In the conduct of the affairs of NA as a whole, the groups delegate to the rest of the service structure the responsibility for the fulfillment of NA services. Group service representatives (GSRs) are elected to participate on behalf of the groups in the area committee and the regional assembly. |
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Area Service
The area committee is the primary means by which the services of a local NA community are administered. The area committee is composed of group service representatives, administrative officers (chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary, treasurer), subcommittee chairpersons, and the area's regional committee members. The area committee elects its own officers, subcommittee chairpersons, and RCMs. |
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Regional Service
Regional service committees exist to pool the experience and resources of the areas and groups it serves. The RSC is composed of regional committee members (RCMs) elected by the region’s member-areas; these RCMs usually elect regional committee officers from among themselves. RSCs organize regional assemblies at which GSRs and RCMs discuss a wide range of service matters, including those likely to come before the World Service Conference, and may elect a regional delegate and alternate delegate to the WSC. |
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World Service
World services are those services which deal with the needs of NA as a whole, and which NA offers to its members, its groups, and to society. The basic purposes of our world services are communication, coordination, information, and guidance. We provide these services so that our groups and members can more successfully carry the message of recovery, and so that our program of recovery can be made more available to addicts everywhere. |
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Join the Area Service Committee!
Meets on the 2nd Sunday of every month at 1:30pm |
Meeting Location:
Arid Club, Hemet 120 S. Harvard Street Hemet, CA 92543 |
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