English-speaking district · Area 09

District 5

Central Orange County: Santa Ana, Orange, Tustin and Villa Park, east through the canyon communities to the Riverside County line (including part of the Cleveland National Forest).

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District business meeting

The GSRs of the district's groups meet with the DCMC and the district officers to share news from the groups, the Area and the General Service Conference.

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When

Every 2nd Monday

7:00–8:30 PM · Pacific time

  • Next: Mon, Nov 9, 2026
  • Next: Mon, Dec 14, 2026
  • Next: Mon, Jan 11, 2027
  • Next: Mon, Feb 8, 2027

Where

The Church of the Foothills
19211 Dodge Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Directions

Join online

Meeting ID

897 037 1755

Passcode

06101935

Join on Zoom

Contact

d05dcmc@msca09aa.org
district5msca09.com
  • GSR orientation at 6:45 PM (in person only).

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Google Calendar and the .ics file add every date of this meeting; Outlook.com adds the next date.

Good to know: Corner of Newport Ave & Dodge Ave. District 5 has met at the Church of the Foothills since at least August 1996. Steering Committee: virtual, on the Thursday before the monthly meeting at 5:30 PM (same Zoom); all District 5 members are invited.

Orientation for new GSRs: details

Next dates

  1. Nov 9 Monday 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
  2. Dec 14 Monday 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
  3. Jan 11 Monday 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
  4. Feb 8 Monday 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
  5. Mar 8 Monday 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
  6. Apr 12 Monday 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
  7. May 10 Monday 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
  8. Jun 14 Monday 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Dates and times come from the Area calendar (Pacific time).

Orientation for new GSRs

New as your group's GSR or alternate? This is where the district helps you learn the job.

GSR School for new GSRs

An orientation for new GSRs just before the district meeting, in person only. New GSRs are encouraged to come to it first.

In personBefore the district meeting

When

Every 2nd Monday

6:45–7:00 PM · Pacific time

  • Next: Mon, Nov 9, 2026
  • Next: Mon, Dec 14, 2026
  • Next: Mon, Jan 11, 2027
  • Next: Mon, Feb 8, 2027

Where

Where the district meets

The Church of the Foothills

19211 Dodge Ave, Santa Ana, CA 92705

Directions

Contact

d05dcmc@msca09aa.org

On the same days as the district meeting. Please confirm with the district.

About this district

District 5 covers central Orange County: Santa Ana, Orange, Tustin and North Tustin, Villa Park and the foothill communities of Cowan Heights, Lemon Heights and Orange Park Acres, extending east to the Riverside County line. The district is organised in subdistricts, publishes a quarterly newsletter, and keeps its guidelines (Rev. J, 2023), minutes, treasurer reports and a detailed history on its website. Spanish-speaking meetings are served by District 20 (Santa Ana and parts of Tustin) and District 24 (Orange and parts of Tustin).

History

One of the ten districts the Area started with in 1959.

11 subdistricts

  • Women's Days
  • Women's Evenings
  • Men's Groups
  • East Orange (incl. Villa Park and the east portion of the district)
  • West Orange
  • Orange Friendship Club AM
  • Orange Friendship Club PM
  • Santa Ana (Northeast & Southwest)
  • Santa Ana Alano Club
  • North Tustin
  • South Tustin
District website district5msca09.com One-page district site: meeting dates and Zoom, Panel 76 trusted servants and open positions, a detailed district and Area history, guidelines (Rev. J), motions, minutes, treasurer reports, the quarterly "News4U" newsletter and events.

Cities and communities8

The district serves the English-speaking A.A. groups (and groups in languages other than Spanish) that meet in:

  • Cowan Heights
  • Lemon Heights
  • North Tustin
  • Orange
  • Orange Park Acres
  • Santa Ana
  • Tustin
  • Villa Park

Spanish-speaking groups

Spanish-speaking A.A. groups in this district are served by:

Spanish-speaking district District 20 Aliso Viejo, Balboa, Capistrano Beach Spanish-speaking district District 24 Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, Brea

Trusted servants

Panel 76 · 2026–2027

The district's six service positions: DCMC, Alternate DCMC, Secretary, Treasurer, Registrar and GSR School Chair. Write to them at their service addresses.

DCMC

Joshua O.

d05dcmc@msca09aa.org

Alternate DCMC

Matt D.

Secretary

Lisa H.

Treasurer

Vicki R.

district5treasurer@district5msca09.com

Registrar

Joey P.

GSR School Chair

Open position

You could serve

In keeping with Tradition Eleven we list first names and last initials only, with service e-mail addresses.

Find an A.A. meeting near you

Meeting lists are kept by local central offices and intergroups, not by the district or the Area. Call or visit:

District events

Nothing this district hosts is on the Area calendar right now. Its workshops, socials and Area meetings show up here once they are posted.

Recently hosted

Coming up in the Area

Hosting a workshop or event?

Send the flyer and its text, in English and Spanish if you can, to the Area webmaster: it goes on the Area calendar and on this page.

webmaster@msca09aa.org How to send material
This district on the Area calendar More on district5msca09.com

District documents113

Guidelines, minutes, newsletters and reports the district has shared with the Area.

This district in the document library

Neighboring districts

District 6 Balboa, Corona del Mar, Fountain Valley District 7 Garden Grove, Midway City, Stanton District 8 Big Bear City, Big Bear Lake, Bloomington District 10 Anaheim (south of SR-91, west of SR-55), Buena Park, Cypress District 12 Aliso Viejo, Capistrano Beach, Coto de Caza District 15 Anaheim (outside District 10), Anaheim Hills, Brea District 18 Costa Mesa, Irvine

Something out of date?

Write to the district or to the Area webmaster and we will fix it.

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