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The Southeastern Pennsylvania InterGroup Association of Alcoholics Anonymous welcomes you to its Official Website. SEPIA covers the Southeastern Pennsylvania area, including Philadelphia and the surrounding counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery. Our primary purpose is to carry the message of recovery to the alcoholic who still suffers. We can help! Please call 215-923-7900.

Special Events



S.E.P.I.A. announces their 68th Annual Dinner Dance, Saturday, October 18th, 2008 at Commodore Barry Hall, 6815 Emlen Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119. Price is $35.00. Coffee: 6:00pm; Buffet Dinner: 7:00pm; Speaker Meeting: 9:00pm; Dance: from 10:00pm. Tables seat ten (10). There will be a American Sign Language Interpreter there. (The Table Lottery will be held on October 4th at Noon at the Intergroup Office. If you have any questions or wish to pick up tickets, call Robert M. (215) 906-3837; Jerry McT. (267) 974-9359; or Kate, Fran or Nancy at the SEPIA Office (215) 923-7900.

S.E.P.I.A.'s 60th Anniversary Weeklong Celebration will take place at 444 N. 3rd Street, 3rd Floor, in Philadelphia from Monday, October 27th through Friday, October 31st from 10:00am until 3:00pm every day that week. There will be 12 Step Committee Displays and presentations, an A.A. meeting Monday thru Friday at Noon; Free Lunch; snacks, door prizes, new archives displays and long timers tapes you can listen to; commemorative tee shirts and hoodies on sale and much more. Come meet the staff! Bring your sponsor or sponsees! Learn how Intergroup Supports the five county area and be part of Intergroup's history!

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July 8th—the Nomads group of A.A. will celebrate their 20th anniversary on Tuesday, 7/8 at 7:00pm (food) and 8:00pm (speaker). They meet at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Midvale Avenue and Conrad Street in East Falls.

July 11-13—PENNSCYPAA XX will take place at the Holiday Inn East, 4751 Lindle Road in Harrisburg. To make reservations, please call 717-939-7841. For more information, visit www.pennscypaa20.com.

July 12th—The Vernon Park group will celebrate their 25th anniversary on Saturday, 7/12 at 1:30pm at Jane’s Memorial United Methodist Church, 47 East Haines Street in Philadelphia. Donations gratefully accepted.

July 12th—the Grapevine Committee will have a Workshop on Saturday, 7/12 at S.E.P.I.A., 444 N. 3rd Street, 3rd Floor, in Philadelphia from Noon to 3:00pm. Topics: Our history in print from 1944 to present; the Grapevine International Journal of AA, and the Grapevine online. July 18th—the Eight O’Clock at Wayne meeting of A.A. which meets at Aberdeen and Midland Streets in Wayne will celebrate their 15th anniversary. 7:00pm Food; 8:00pm Speaker Meeting. All are welcome. Food donations appreciated.

July 30th—the West Oak Lane group will sponsor an OldTimers Meeting on Wednesday, 7/30 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm at the Reformation Lutheran Church, Vernon Road and Rugby Street in Philadelphia.

August 1, 2 & 3—The 15th Annual Pennsylvania State A.A. Convention will be held at Hotel Carlisle, 1700 Harrisburg Pike, in Carlisle, PA. The Theme is “Working Together, Sharing Together”. For hotel call 1(800) 692-7315. You can mail your registration to: Pennsylvania State Convention, c/o Tammy Lundgren, 1622 Crawford Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602. $20 Weekend Registration; or $55 weekend package (includes registration, Saturday banquet and 2 breakfasts).

September 21st—The Area 59 CPC and PI Committee Workshop; 1-4pm; RACC, 2nd & Penn Street, in Reading, PA. For more info, call Mike R. 610-373-3061 or Clive 610-449-9238.

September 28th—Area Day “Communication thru Active Participation” at St. Joe’s School Auditorium, Collingdale, PA 19036; for more info call Lowell L. at 570-320-0958.

October 4th—the Table Lottery for the 68th Annual Dinner Dance will be held at Noon on Saturday, 10/4. Groups which purchased tables of ten will be eligible to be participate in the lottery.

October 18th—the S.E.P.I.A. 68th Annual Dinner Dance will be held at Commodore Barry Hall, 6815 Emlen Street, in Philadelphia 19119. The price is $35.00. Coffee will be at 6:00pm; the Buffet Dinner will be at 7:00pm; the Speaker Meeting will begin at 9:00pm and the Dance will begin at 10:00pm. There will be tables of 10. Call Robert M. (215) 906-3837 or Jerry McT at (267) 974-9359 or the SEPIA office at 215-923-7900.

October 27th thru October 31st—Southeastern Pennsylvania Intergroup Association (SEPIA) will open its doors all week (from 10:00am to 3:00pm) to celebrate Intergroup’s 60th anniversary. All are welcome. There will be A.A. meetings at Noon each day plus a Wednesday 6:00pm Gratitude Meeting where everyone will be able to share their gratitude for Intergroup’s part in their personal recovery. There will be Archives Displays, door prizes, Presentation by our 12th Step Committees, Free lunch each day (but donations gratefully accepted), 50/50’s, and shirts/hoodies commemorating the event for sale. Come one! Come all! We’d

November 7th—9th—EPGSA Convention/Assembly; Split Rock Lodge, Lake Harmony, PA. For more information contact Sheila D at 215-539-2864.



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How to Get Involved

SEPIA is always in need of volunteers to help carry the message of recovery. You simply have to show up. Most committees do not have a length of sobriety requirement. There are several ways to get involved.

  1. Volunteer at the SEPIA office. We ask one year of continuous sobriety to answer phones at the office. If you have less than a year, there are plenty of things you can do to help. For instance, we can always use help putting our newsletter, Interviews, together toward the end of each month.

  2. Get involved with one of our 12 Step Committees. These committees meet at the SEPIA office, 444 N. 3rd Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia at 7:00 p.m. on the following nights:

    • The Cooperation With the Professional Community Committee meets the first Monday of each month.
    • The Treatment Facilities Committee meets the first Tuesday of each month.
    • The Prison Committee meets the first Thursday of each month.
    • The Archives Subcommittee meets the second Tuesday and the third Saturday at 1:00p.m.
    • The Public Information Committee meets the third Monday of each month.
    • The Unity Committee meets the third Tuesday of each month.
    • The Temporary Contact Subcommittee meets the third Wednesday of each month.
    • The Finance Committee meets the third Thursday of each month.
    • The Interphone Committee meets twice a year. The day will be announced in our monthly newsletter, "Interviews."