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NOTE: No meeting on Monday, January 20. The meeting will resume January 27.
The “You Better Work” CMA Beginners Meeting has moved from Wednesdays at Above and Beyond Recovery Center to Mondays at 6 pm at Grace Episcopal Church, 637 S. Dearborn, in Printers Row. The meeting uses the new 12-Step Guide developed by NY CMA.
No need to be home alone on Thanksgiving: Papa Bear’s NTAC Orphans Thanksgiving Potluck is at Third Space (not at NTAC) Thursday Nov. 28 at 2 pm at 716 W Addison in Chicago.
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Join your fellows for an afternoon at the Garfield Park Conservatory on Saturday, January 25, at 1 pm. Admission is free for Chicago residents. Reservations required - visit https://garfieldconservatory.org to register.
CMA Chicago presents “A Night in the 4th Dimension,” a fundraiser for the Spring Retreat, on Saturday, February 15, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm, at Ebenezer Lutheran Church, 1650 W. Foster. $20 suggested donation. Appetizer and dinner service, drag bingo, and Valentine’s Day show with live performances!
NOTE: No meeting on Monday, January 20. The meeting will resume January 27.
The “You Better Work” CMA Beginners Meeting has moved from Wednesdays at Above and Beyond Recovery Center to Mondays at 6 pm at Grace Episcopal Church, 637 S. Dearborn, in Printers Row. The meeting uses the new 12-Step Guide developed by NY CMA.
No need to be home alone on Thanksgiving: Papa Bear’s NTAC Orphans Thanksgiving Potluck is at Third Space (not at NTAC) Thursday Nov. 28 at 2 pm at 716 W Addison in Chicago.
The CMA Fall Pizza/Pool Party takes place Sunday Nov. 24, 7:30 - 10 pm in Rogers Park at 7340 N. Ridge #2a (Daniel R’s condo). Pizza, drink and fellowship provided.
Join CMA Fellows at 8:40 pm Sunday, October 27 for a fright-filled evening screening of “Smile 2” during its opening weekend.
Registration deadline is October 1 for the CMA 2024 Fall Retreat, which runs Friday October 11 through Sunday October 13, with a focus on fellowship, workshops, and recovery strengthening tools. https://fallcmaretreat.org/
Just weeks away: the annual Chicago Roundup all-fellowship recovery conference, Aug. 23-25, 2024.
Come join your CMA fellows August 18, 2 - 4 pm, for an outing at Novelty Golf, 6438 N. Lincoln Ave., Lincolnwood, IL.
Great Lakes area CMA will elect a Great Lakes Trustee to the national CMA Board via a Virtual Regional Assembly on Wednesday, August 8, at 8 pm Central/ 9 pm Eastern via Zoom
Join Chicago CMA for a Beach BBQ on Sunday, July 14, from noon-4 pm at Hollywood Beach! Fellowship, food, volleyball, fun!
A new open CMA meeting, “Decolonizing Recovery,” will begin July 6th running Saturdays at 11:30 am., at the Rec Room, 4138 N. Sheridan Rd. (approximately 2 blocks north of the Sheridan Red Line CTA station).
Join your CMA Fellows at 7 pm June 22 for an ice cream social followed by an outdoor movie in a nearby park.
CMA World Services has issued its annual report on the 2023 General Service Conference. Read the report and that of the Illinois Delegates from Intergroup. New language for “Are You a Tweaker” and “Sex & Sobriety” pamphlet have been formally approved.