Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of AA
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Week of January 23, 2022

People Make the Program

The Home Group: Heartbeat of AA, p. 13

Upcoming Events

Office News

FEATURED LITERATURE: THE HOME GROUP: Heartbeat of AA In this book, sober members of Alcoholics Anonymous share moving experiences about the importance and joys of belonging to an AA home group. Includes stories about service, sponsorship, old-timers and Traditions.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

DISTRICT NEWS:

February 9th - District 30 Monthly Meeting is on

GROUP NEWS:

SPESUTIA GROUP cancelled on Friday, January 28th due to church activities.

Home Group History: Inquisitive Archivist at

INTERGROUP NEWS:

Intergroup Council Meeting - Hybrid Tuesday January 25th at 7 PM in person at the Intergroup Office, 28 Centennial Lane, Aberdeen and on

TICKETS AVAILABLE! NEMDAA Winter Bingo! Saturday, February 19th 7 PM - 10PM at Level Firehouse 3633 Level Village Road, Havre de Grace. Tickets are on sale at the Intergroup Office. $15 each. All Group Representatives are welcome to come and pick up a batch for sale at your Home Group.

Maryland General Service Area 29 NEWS:

CONTRA Workshop every Thursday from 9 PM - 10 PM on Zoom. Meeting ID: 860 6152 9673. Passcode: 330331. We invite all A.A. members to this virtual study of the CONcepts, TRAditions & The A.A. Service Manual. For more information see the

February 7th -

 

Institutions Committee

Our commitments to hospitals, institutions and other facilities continue to be on hold due to visitors restrictions.

Service

AA Grapevine: Submit Your Story for Upcoming Issues:

Sober Travel — How do you stay sober while on the road, on vacation, in airports, on business trips or moving to another town? How did you find meetings? Have you had any close calls? What helped you stay sober? Stories are due Feb. 15th. You can use this link to

Be of Service to Your Home Group - Let your Home Group's Vote Count - The Intergroup Council is proposing changes and additions to Committee Descriptions and the NEMDAA ByLaws. You can review these changes and updates by using this link to view the documents on the

Answering Service

You can reach the Answering Service Chair at answeringservice@nemdaa.org

Anniversaries

* physical meeting
† virtual meeting
‡ actual sobriety date
25 January
Rich G By the Book * 26 years
26 January
Jason C Joppa Twelve Step * 3 years
Loren THINK Group * 2 years
Six North East Big Book * 4 years
27 January
Heidi K Any Lengths * 4 years
28 January
John R Lunch Bunch * 1 year
29 January
Jeff P Plug In The Jug * 37 years
31 January
Greg Y Monday Night Raw * 1 year
02 February
Ben G Joppa Twelve Step * 4 years
Jeremy H Rule 62 * 2 years
03 February
Ray A Darlington Thursday Night * 13 years
04 February
Hamilton S North East Friday Night * 23 years
05 February
Jack M New Beginnings * 4 years
06 February
Carol Ann S Sunday Reflections * 6 years
Doug M Attraction Rather Than Promotion * 3 years
Luke K SOS Group * 5 years
Sara P Delta Big Book * 32 years
08 February
Jim O Third Tradition * 23 years
John B Freedom Group * 32 years
Keith S HOW Group * 5 years
10 February
Harvey B Came To Believe * 8 years
11 February
Jeff R Happy Hour * 11 years
12 February
Bob C Hickory Group * 31 years
Caleb D Early Bird * 1 year
* physical meeting
† virtual meeting
‡ actual sobriety date

Final Thought:

"But most of all, because of the trust that develops through the meetings of a home group, it is where we might first begin to care about someone else so that we might eventually begin to love again, both in AA and among our friends and family."

The Home Group: Heartbeat of AA, p. 9

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