Join NHSC Site. It's Free!!!

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 January 2009 16:29 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 13 January 2009 10:49

Register to the NHGC site and become a member of a community dedicated to recovery and carrying the spiritual message of unity, service and recovery. The NHSC community members will help insure The New Haven Spring Conference continues for years to come by building a membership of present and past attendees and sharing of their experience,strength and hope.

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At Your "Service"

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 April 2009 21:44 Written by Gina C. Saturday, 04 April 2009 22:33

I have been blessed to have been a part of the New Haven Spring Conference since the first annual.  I am grateful that I have a sponsor who has carried on the A.A. legacy, Unity, Recovery and Service and who has handed down that legacy to me.  I will never forget the feeling I had in that room filled with other recovering alcoholics.  Nothing gave me more pleasure than to stand there in awe of the entire event. 

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The Promises

Last Updated on Friday, 17 April 2009 10:02 Written by Jes C. Wednesday, 15 April 2009 11:56

I am newly sober and this was my first conference. I joined the planning committee early on and took on quite a lot of responsibility as a newbie with the careful guidance and encouragement of a wonderful sponsor. I am blessed enough to have a sponsor who believes in the power of service and she passed that gift on to me. As much as I hemmed and hawed about how much there was for me to do and how I wasn't sure I could handle the stress of all of my responsibilities relating to this event, and as much as I worried that my first event would be spent running around like a chicken with my head cut off, in the end I am SOOOOOO grateful for all of it.

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Why Attend?

Last Updated on Friday, 30 January 2009 14:36 Written by Anonymous Friday, 30 January 2009 13:58

This is the question I asked myself before attending my first conference. Why is usually the first thing that comes into my head whenever I do something that I did not think of myself. Because if I did ot think of it than it must not make very good sense.

Why Why Why!!! When I ponder on the why I usually talk myself out of things before long. The one thing I am greatful for in my relapse in AA is that I understand now that it does not really matter what I think when it comes to my sobriety. People have already made all the mistakes I could ever make. All I have to do is listen and look carefully at people coming in, going and staying in AA.

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The Most Important Person In The Room

Written by Jill S. Monday, 15 December 2008 16:41

I was a "newbie" to AA and fresh out of rehab last year almost to the date.  I became a regular to the 7:30 a.m. Guilford meetings and there was a lot of talk about the New Haven Spring Conference in the meetings.  I had never heard of it and dared not ask, for not wanting to seem ignorant.  A lot of members from the Guilford meeting were volunteering for it. 

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Action is the key to sobriety.

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 January 2009 16:34 Saturday, 13 December 2008 17:43

I have learned the hard way that the program of AA is and must be a program of action. The actions we must take when we get to Alcoholics Anonymous are clear because we are usually very scared and with not a lot of options or answers.

I ended up in rehab after not having any more  answers and just sick of my life. I must say that I was willing and gladly welcomed any changes that could make some sense of my life and what had happened. Even the things that I did not really agree with, I was not willing to discount out of fear of relapse. So, getting a sponsor and attending meeting was no problem for me.

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