Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of AA

We Made a Decision

"Most of us...were relieved when it was explained to us that alcoholism was an illness. We saw the common sense of doing something about an illness that threatened to destroy us. We quit trying to deceive others - and ourselves - into thinking that we could handle alcohol when all the facts pointed the other way."

This is A.A., p. 11

Upcoming Events

• December 8th - 2024 Final Conference Report Review
• December 11th - District 30 Monthly Meeting
• December 13th - District 11 Monthly Meeting
• December 14th - Area 29 Assembly Meeting
• December 15th - Area 29 Public Information (PI) and Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC) Monthly Meeting
• December 16th - District 28 Monthly Meeting
• December 17th - NEMDAA Intergroup Monthly Meeting

Office News

Intergroup Book Sale:
Came to Believe - Large Print Only $4.00
As Bill Sees It - Hard and Soft Copies - no large print - $9.00

The latest Fall 2024 Meeting Directories are available at the Intergroup office for $0.20/each or $2.00 for 10 copies.

Holiday Meeting Request - As we approach the holidays, please call or email the office to let us know if your group will or will not meet on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day, so that we can add this information to the website and bulletin. Thank you!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GROUP NEWS

December 11th - Joppa Twelve Step will celebrate their 48th anniversary with food and fellowship at 6PM. Meeting starts at 7PM.

December 24th - Three Legacies will meet on Christmas Eve.

December 24th - Sisters of Sobriety will not meet on Christmas Eve.

December 25th - The following groups will meet on Christmas Day: The Lighthouse Group and the Rule 62 Group.

December 25th - The following groups will not meet on Christmas Day: Kingsville Wednesday, THINK Group, To the Bitter End

December 26th - The Came to Believe group will not meet.

December 31st - The Rule 62 Group will meet on New Year's Eve.

December 31st - The following groups will not meet on New Year's Eve: Sisters of Sobriety and Three Legacies

December 31st - The Rising Sun Group will host its annual New Year's Eve Alcathon from 7PM - 12AM. Meetings on the hour with 15 minutes to socialize after each speaker. Bring a dish if you wish and join them for an evening of recovery.

January 1st - The Rule 62 Group will meet on New Year's Day.

INTERGROUP NEWS

January 18th - A Fellowship Potluck Dinner will be held at Webster United Church of Christ in Havre de Grace from 4-8 PM. Speaker at 6PM. Tickets are $7, available online now and in the Office. See the event page and flyer for ticket details or to sign up to bring a dish.

MARYLAND AREA AND AAWS NEWS

Due to high demand, the Plain Language Big Book is temporarily out of stock. An expedited second printing is in progress, and we anticipate that copies will be available soon.

Check out the Fall 2024 issue of box 459 for news and notes from the General Service Office of AA.

Institutions Committee

For information about Institutions commitments contact the Institutions Committee Chair, Kyle, at kyle@nemdaa.org.

Service

December 11th - District 30 will hold officer elections at its next regular monthly meeting on December 11th. If your home group is within District 30 and you've been thinking about how to be of service to the local fellowship, join the meeting to find out more.

December 13th - Join the next District 11 Monthly Meeting and give your home group a voice! See event page for details.

Interested in volunteering to support upcoming Intergroup events? Contact our Events Committee chair at events@nemdaa.org to find out how you can be of service. The next NEMDAA Event Planning Committee meeting will be held on December 28th.

The Intergroup Technology/Website Committee is seeking members with HTML and/or WordPress experience to assist with bulletin and website updates. If you have these skills and want to be of service but the Office Coordinator position is not a fit for you, please email steffani@nemdaa.org.

Is your home group interested in carrying the message by fielding Twelfth Step calls? Try signing up for a week on the Answering Service! For more information, email Carol, the Answering Service Chairwoman, at answeringservice@nemdaa.org.

Answering Service

Anniversaries