Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of AA

Bridging the Gap

"As you know, one of the more 'slippery' places in the journey to sobriety is between the doors of the facility and the nearest A.A. group or meeting. Some of us can tell you that, even though we heard of A.A. in treatment, we were too fearful to go."

Bridging the Gap, p. 1

Upcoming Events

• March 16th - Area 29 PI and CPC Monthly Meeting
• March 17th - District 28 Monthly Meeting
• March 22nd - MD General Service Area Assembly
• March 22nd - NEMDAA Event Planning Meeting
• March 23rd - CARC III Full Meeting
• March 25th - NEMDAA Intergroup Council 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

Tickets are available at the office for the Annual Breakfast occurring April 6th. LAST DAY to buy tickets will be March 21st. Hall requires headcount 2 weeks in advance. Only 20 extra can be sold at the event.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GROUP NEWS

The North East Big Book Group will start at 7:30PM (instead of 7PM) from March 5-April 9, 2025, due to church activities.

The Lighthouse Group has moved to St. John's Episcopal Church, 114 N. Union Ave. Havre De Grace. Check them out at their new location - they could use your support!

The Early Bird Group will be meeting at St. Maryanne's Episcopal Church across the street on March 22nd due to church activities. The meeting will be in the chapel not the meeting hall.

The St. Mary's 12 & 12 meeting has changed their name and location. The Fawn Grove 12 & 12 will continue to meet on Thursdays at 7PM, now at 5300 Fawn Grove Rd. in Pylesville.

DISTRICT NEWS

March 17th - The District 28 Monthly Meeting will be held at 7PM at Harford Community Church in Bel Air and on Zoom (Meeting ID: 988 561 607, Passcode: 754350).

April 5th - Save the Date! District 11 will host their spring workshop, On the Road of Happy Destiny, at North East United Methodist Church from 10:00AM - 1:30PM. See the event page and flyer for more info.

INTERGROUP NEWS

March 25th - The next Intergroup Monthly Meeting will be held at 7PM on Zoom and at the office in Aberdeen. See the event page for more details. Join us and give your home group a voice!

April 6th - 3 VOLUNTEERS still needed for 50/50 raffle at breakfast. This is imperative to success and the ability to have future breakfasts! Contact events@nemdaa.org for more info.

Coming Soon - NEMDAA will conduct an inventory by issuing a questionnaire for members and groups to provide feedback on Intergroup services. The questionnaire will be available online and in hard copy at the office. We will post the link on our website and in an upcoming bulletin, and also distribute to our email list. If you are not on our email distribution list but would like to be, please email office@nemdaa.org.

AAWS NEWS

The Quarterly GSO Report for the fourth quarter 2024 is now available. Click the link to read about the activities of the General Service Board including A.A. World Services and A.A. Grapevine.

Institutions Committee

For information about the Institutions Committee, contact Kyle, the Committee Chair, at kyle@nemdaa.org. To our Institutions volunteers, thank you for carrying the message!

Service

From the Archives: Bill W. did not take his first step toward recovery at Towns Hospital. He first came under the influence of Pastor Samuel Shoemaker at Calvary Mission on December 7, 1934. Sam was born in Baltimore in 1893. He became the force behind the NYC Oxford Group and Bills recovery. Bill entered Towns four days later.

The Archive is looking for people who like history and archive work. Contact Mark at archives@nemdaa.org. Legacy, Message!

March 22nd - Area 29 will host the Maryland General Service (MGS) Area Assembly from 9AM - 3PM on Zoom and at Severna Park United Methodist Church, 731 Benfield Rd. More details including the Zoom meeting information can be found on the Area 29 website.

March 23rd - Area 29 will host the Conference Agenda Review Committee (CARC) III Full Meeting from 2PM-4PM. Hybrid meeting - attend at St. John's Church, 8808 Harford Rd, Parkville, or on Zoom (Meeting ID 891 9298 2223, Passcode: CARC). All are welcome - be a part of A.A.'s group conscience! See the event page and flyer for more info.

Answering Service

Anniversaries