ACA Monterey Bay Intergroup

Spring 2026 Retreat Committee
2025-12-12 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Retreat Committee meets to plan our May 30, 2026 retreat. The retreat theme is ‘Fun in Fellowship’.

We are looking for workshop presenters, speakers, ideas.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84647726614?pwd=[REDACTED]

Seasonal Sharing - Disappointments and Delights
2025-12-25 08:00 - 09:00
Join us for fellowship: Seasonal Sharing

Presented by ACA Monterey Bay Intergroup (#654) & Friday 8:15 Group (#WEB1329)

A place to land where you can share, trust, listen, & feel right where you are.

Meetings: Join 1 or all 4

8 AM Pacific Time Zone (1 Hour) Disappointments and Delights

11 AM Pacific Time Zone (1 Hour) Loving Parent Check in

4 PM Pacific Time Zone (1 Hour) Being with Grief – Finding Joy

7 PM Pacific Time Zone (1 Hour) “Serenity” Strengthening My Recovery

Zoom # 864 1940 9232 Password: [REDACTED]

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86419409232

Contact: Shari T

onepowermoment@gmail.com

Seasonal Sharing - Loving Parent Check In
2025-12-25 11:00 - 12:00

Seasonal Sharing - Being with Grief - Finding Joy
2025-12-25 16:00 - 17:00

Seasonal Sharing - Strengthening My Recovery
2025-12-25 19:00 - 20:00

Intergroup Monthly Meeting
2025-12-27 16:00 - 17:30
The monthly Intergroup meeting is the business meeting for ACA in the Monterey Bay area. All are welcome to attend. Voting members are elected representatives of member meetings, plus elected offices and committee chairs. There are also opportunities to serve on committees such as Outreach, Hospitals & Institutions, Literature, Workshops. If you want to learn more about how our Intergroup operates, please take a look at Intergroup Rep Orientation Materials If you wish to submit an agenda item for discussion, please send an email to acamontereybay@gmail.com.

January meeting includes officer elections for the new year.

Agenda 2025

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89897977526

Laundry List Traits Workshop Begins
2026-01-10 09:30 - 11:00 | Quaker Meeting House, 225 Rooney Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065, United States
Join your fellow travelers on a journey through the ACA LAUNDRY LIST TRAITS

Recommended for those ACAs who have already worked ACA’s Twelve Steps

Sixteen-week co-ed in-person workshop designed to explore the ACA Laundry List Traits using a proven format

Saturdays @ 9:30 to 11:00 am

January 10, 2026 – April 25, 2026

Open enrollment for first three meetings, workshop closes to new attendees after January 24th session. No pre-registration. Attend workshop for registration information and enrollment.

For more information, call DeAnn 831-239-7010

The Presence Process - Women's Workshop begins
2026-01-11 09:00 - 10:30 | Barn Studio, 104 South Park Way, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062
WHAT: This is a 15-week journey through The Presence Process, a book that provides clear framework for using the breath to surface and release suppressed emotional imprints, thereby increasing embodied authenticity, empowered responsiveness, and — you guessed it — Presence.

WHO: Women with ACA experience. As with the Traits Workbook, prior completion of the ACA 12 steps is strongly recommended.

WHEN: Sundays at 9AM, January 11 – April 19 (15 weeks), CLOSED after January 18. After completion, segueing into an open women’s ACA meeting at the same time/location.

WHERE: In-person only at 104-B South Park Way, Santa Cruz (affectionally known as The Barn). This is the building behind the home at 104 South Park Way; enter via the courtyard off Agnes Street.

Book: The Presence Process: A Journey into Present Moment Awareness by Michael Brown, Revised Edition – June 22, 2010

From page 26: “When we enter The Presence Process, we begin moving from doing to being, looking to seeing, hearing to listening… reacting to responding, inauthenticity to authenticity, fragmentation to integration…to experiencing present moment awareness.”

Format: Book study and discussion, in-class instruction, breathwork at home

Cost: By donation, to meet the cost of materials and rent

Contact: Clarissa at 509-528-7010

This process is ideal for ACA women who:

a) have a spiritual foundation, an inner loving parent, and some understanding of trauma (having completed the 12 steps of ACA)

b) seek to deepen their authenticity and spiritual awareness

c) have the capacity to give and receive support, with self and others

d) want to weave and commit to a closed circle of women for 15 weeks

Laundry List Traits Workshop second meeting
2026-01-17 09:30 - 11:00 | Quaker Meeting House, 225 Rooney Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065, United States

The Presence Process - Women's workshop last chance to join
2026-01-18 09:00 - 10:30 | Barn Studio, 104 South Park Way, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062

Last chance to join Laundry List Traits Workshop
2026-01-24 09:30 - 11:00 | Quaker Meeting House, 225 Rooney Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95065, United States

Monthly Intergroup Business Meeting
2026-01-24 16:00 - 17:30
The monthly Intergroup meeting is the business meeting for ACA in the Monterey Bay area. All are welcome to attend. Voting members are elected representatives of member meetings, plus elected offices and committee chairs. There are also opportunities to serve on committees such as Outreach, Hospitals & Institutions, Literature, Workshops. If you want to learn more about how our Intergroup operates, please take a look at Intergroup Rep Orientation Materials

If you wish to submit an agenda item for discussion, please send an email to acamontereybay@gmail.com.

January meeting includes officer elections for the new year.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89897977526

Quarterly Hybrid Potluck-Speaker Meeting
2026-01-25 16:30 - 19:00 | Tres Pueblos VFW Hall, 2259 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, California, 95062
Come to the in-person part of the meeting to enjoy food and fellowship at 4:30 pm.

Bring food to share. Those helping set up tables and chairs please arrive at 4:15.

The Zoom portion (speaker meeting) begins at 5:30.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89897977526

Zoom meeting ID: 89897977526

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Monthly Intergroup Business Meeting
2026-02-28 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-03-28 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-04-25 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-05-23 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-06-27 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-07-25 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-09-26 16:00 - 17:30
The monthly Intergroup meeting is the business meeting for ACA in the Monterey Bay area. All are welcome to attend. Voting members are elected representatives of member meetings, plus elected offices and committee chairs. There are also opportunities to serve on committees such as Outreach, Hospitals & Institutions, Literature, Workshops. If you want to learn more about how our Intergroup operates, please take a look at Intergroup Rep Orientation Materials

If you wish to submit an agenda item for discussion, please send an email to acamontereybay@gmail.com.

Agenda

January meeting includes officer elections for the new year.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89897977526

Quarterly Hybrid Potluck - Speaker Meeting
2026-04-19 16:30 - 19:00 | Tres Pueblos VFW Hall, 2259 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, California, 95062
Come to the in-person part of the meeting to enjoy food and fellowship at 4:30 pm.

A raffle will be included in the in-person event.

Bring food to share and money for raffle tickets. Those helping set up tables and chairs please arrive at 4:15.

The Zoom portion (speaker meeting) begins at 5:30.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89897977526

Zoom meeting ID: 89897977526

Retreat: Fun in Fellowship
2026-05-30 08:30 - 17:00 | Koinonia Conference Grounds, Koinonia Conference Grounds, 1605 Eureka Canyon Rd, Corralitos, CA, 95076, United States
RSVP and payment

$45.00 Workshops, activities and lunch

Registration closes May 15

Complete your RSVP and payment to register and reserve your meal so the facility will know how much to buy and prepare for our group. Please pay promptly to secure your reservation. No refunds.

Venmo to Carol-George-18 (last 4 digits 0600)

Zelle 831-706-0600

Or contact Retreat Treasurer at 831-706-0600

Click the blue GOING button and fill out the form. Scroll down to see the program outline and additional information.

All day event including a workshop, speaker, optional ACA meeting or outdoor activities, raffle and fun! Lunch, coffee / tea, water, and an afternoon snack will be provided.

Activities available at the facility—ping pong, foosball, cornhole, volleyball, pickleball, basketball, 9-square, Gaga ball, swimming, a giant slide and zipline for an extra fee. There’s something for everyone—come ready to connect, recharge, and enjoy the day!

$45 for the day

If the form doesn’t come up when you click ‘GOING’, try refreshing your browser; if that doesn’t help, text 831-706-0600 for help

Program

TIMEACTIVITYLOCATION8:30-9:00Check inIn front of HILLTOP9:00-9:15Icebreaker, WelcomeAMPHITHEATER10:00-11:30 WorkshopHILLTOP12:00-1:00LunchDINING HALL12:00-5:00Pool OpensPool1:00-2:30Zipline (optional)Zipline Starting Point1:00-2:30Meeting (optional)HILLTOP1:00-2:30Recreation (optional)Giant Slide, Hike, Pool, Ping Pong, or just hang by the fire pit. (see activities for more rec areas)2:45-4:15SpeakerHILLTOP4:20 – 4:45 (approx)Raffle Drawing HILLTOPafter raffleClosingHILLTOP

What might I bring?

Your own preferred snacks and / or snacks to share

Something special to your inner child

Your own water bottle

Comfortable shoes for optional walking the redwood trails

Money for raffle tickets & 7th Tradition

Bathing suit and towel if you would like to go for a swim in the pool

Per facility rules:

No alcohol or nonprescription drugs

No pets

No children

No smoking

No skateboards

*Lunch includes vegetarian and gluten free options

Picnic in the Park
2026-06-20 12:00 - 15:00 | Jose Avenue Park, 1435 Jose Ave, Santa Cruz, California, 95062, United States

Monthly Intergroup Business Meeting
2026-10-24 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-11-28 16:00 - 17:30, 2026-12-26 16:00 - 17:30
The monthly Intergroup meeting is the business meeting for ACA in the Monterey Bay area. All are welcome to attend. Voting members are elected representatives of member meetings, plus elected offices and committee chairs. There are also opportunities to serve on committees such as Outreach, Hospitals & Institutions, Literature, Workshops. If you want to learn more about how our Intergroup operates, please take a look at Intergroup Rep Orientation Materials

If you wish to submit an agenda item for discussion, please send an email to acamontereybay@gmail.com.

Agenda

December meeting includes officer nominations for the next year.

January meeting includes officer elections for the new year.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89897977526
