Welcome Letter Coordinator’s Report

The Assembly will be start at 8am on Wednesday 30th of September, in order to feel refreshed we enourage members to arrive Tuesday 29th of September in the late afternoon or early evening. The assembly will finish around 4pm on Friday 2nd October 2026. Convention will then start on Friday 2nd October 2026 in the early evening and finish no later than 2pm on Sunday 4th October 2026.

Names, acronyms, and short forms have been removed or edited for consistency with OA Policy

Dear Fellows,

I’m delighted to share, on behalf of the OA Region 9 Board and in my service as Welcome Letter Coordinator, that we welcomed 27 new meetings between March and July 2026.
Below is a list of these new meetings, organized by meeting format and grouped by country.

A. Face-To-Face meetings

1. ENGLAND (English-speaking)
   • London (Highgate) – 1 meeting
   • York – 1 meeting
   • Sunderland – 1 meeting
2. GERMANY (German-speaking)
   • Penzlin – 1 meeting
3. IRELAND (English-speaking)
   • Cork – 1 meeting
4. NETHERLANDS
   • Dutch, English-speaking
     • Amersfoort – 1 meeting
   • Dutch-speaking
     • Hardenberg – 1 meeting

5. POLAND
   • Polish-speaking
     • Pruszków – 1 meeting
     • Warsaw – 1 meeting
   • English-speaking
     • Warsaw – 1 meeting

6. RUSSIAN FEDERATION (Russian-speaking)
   • Ростов-на-Дону (Rostov-on-Don) – 1 meeting
   • Moscow – 2 meetings
7. SCOTLAND (English-speaking)
   • Montrose – 1 meeting
8. SWEDEN (Swedish-speaking)
   • Helsingborg – 1 meeting
9. WALES (English-speaking)
   • St Asap – 1 meeting

B. Online meetings

1. ENGLAND
   • 1 English-speaking
2. GERMANY
   • 2 Germany-speaking
3. IRAN (Islamic Republic)
   • 1 Farsi, Persian-speaking
4. IRELAND
   • 1 English-speaking
5. RUSSIA FEDERATION
   • 1 Russian-speaking
6. SLOVAKIA (Slovak Republic)
   • 2 Czech, Slovak-speaking
7. SOUTH AFRICA
   • 1 English-speaking

C. NON-REAL TIME MEETINGS

1. GERMANY
   • 1 German-speaking

D. PHONE MEETINGS

1. GERMANY
   • 1 German-speaking

I’m grateful to serve Region 9. Coordinating the Welcome Letter is a meaningful and inspiring service that continues to enrich my recovery.

This year, I stepped into this service with greater confidence. It is a service that keeps giving back, reminding me where I came from and why I continue to come back. It reminds me that every new meeting is another opportunity to carry hope and strengthen our Fellowship.

I look forward to another year of connection, creativity, and carrying the message—one welcomed meeting, one service body, and one day at a time.

If you require any further information about our new meetings, please feel free to contact me at welcome@oaregion9.org

Yours in Recovery,
Kika I.
Welcome Letter Coordinator