Time’s running out for supersaver air fares for our next international convention in St. Louis December 5-7. We’re rushing this ESSAY out, hoping everyone can get in under the 30-day advanced notice required for discount air fares.

See the enclosed flyer from St. Louis for all the details.

A very full and well-planned agenda is being thoughtfully and cooperatively prepared. And yes, S‑Anons will have their own get-together, as well as meeting with us in some meetings.

Special Note: In St. Louis we’ll be voting on the site for the next two international conventions (traditionally held the first weekends in June and December 1987). Interested groups: Be sure you have your local group or area’s group conscience backing before presenting the proposal for having the convention in your city. Also, be prepared to give dates, place, and theme or content.

Reports from recent one-day SA get-togethers (reported on in this issue) confirm what we always seem to learn; whenever we cross group and area lines and get together under God and the principles of the program, good things happen in us and to us that we otherwise miss out on.

It’s like coming out into the light. Sometimes it seems more comfortable staying where we are, but once we get out into the warmth, how good and clean and life-giving that sunshine feels. Hope to see you in St. Louis!