Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of AA

(410)272-4150 office@nemdaa.org Office Hours Posted on Website

Week of March 13, 2022


Take a break . . .

"that's what I did, I let it go . . . Take a break, have some coffee, and just turn it over."

Step by Step, p. 36


Upcoming Events


Office News

FEATURED LITERATURE: Step by Step: Real AAs, Real Recovery shows how AA members of all ages, from all lifestyles and from around the world, followers of mainstream religious and atheists, newcomers and old-timers, have recovered and found a new way of life by working the Twelve Steps. Here is a variety of experiences that AAs have written about the Steps and sent to the Grapevine over the course of its existence, from the 1940s to the present.


ANNOUNCEMENTS

DISTRICT NEWS:

March 16th - District 28 Monthly Meeting. In Person at Bel Air United Methodist Church 21 Linwood Ave, Library (2nd floor) or on Zoom or Dial In at 646 876 9923. Meeting ID: 988 561 607. Passcode: 754350.. For more information email mgsdistrict28@gmail.com

INTERGROUP NEWS:

SAVE THE DATE NEMDAA Spring Appreciation Breakfast! Sunday, April 3rd 8 AM - 12 PM at Level Firehouse 3633 Level Village Road, Havre de Grace. Tickets are on sale at the Intergroup Office. $15 each. See Events Calendar

GROUP NEWS:

VIRTUAL STATUS CHANGE - BACK TO BASICS will be returning to IN-PERSON meetings on Thursday, 3/17/22 at Grove Presbyterian Church in Bel Air.

SPESUTIA GROUP will not meet on Friday, March 18th due to church activities.

S.O.S. Group will not meet on Sunday, March 20th due to facility activities.

MARYLAND GENERAL SERVICE (MGS) AREA 29 NEWS:

March 19th -AREA 29 Assembly/Annual MGS BOD Mtg - HYBRID -See EVENTS for more information.

March 20th - Getting Sober Young Workshop. Virtual workshop from 1 PM - 3 PM. Meeting ID: 825 7886 5571. Passcode: 123123. See the Getting Sober Young Flyer for more information. All are welcome!!

 

Institutions Committee

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


Service

Be of service to your Home Group and learn about the GRAPEVINE. Join District 11 on March 26th for the Grapevine Workshop . The workshop is from 8 AM -1 PM at Immaculate Conception Church, Elkton. Light breakfast and Lunch will be included. For more info, see Events Calendar.

We offer our condolences and prayers to the family and Home Group of Van V. He was a long-standing member of Rising Sun Group. We are grateful for his 39 years of service to A.A. We love and miss you.


Answering Service

March 14 - March 20 Bel Air Women's Big Book
March 21 - March 27 Never Too Early
March 28 - April 3 Fallston Early Saturday
April 4 - April 10 Bel Air Big Book

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


Anniversaries

* physical meeting
† virtual meeting
‡ actual sobriety date
14 March
Ryan K Monday Night Raw * 3 years
17 March
David P Came to Believe * 4 years
Jessica C. Any Lengths * 5 years
19 March
Jim R Fallston Early Saturday Grp * 39 years
John L Plug In The Jug * 39 years
John T Plug In The Jug * 11 years
Kelly L Living Sober * 1 year
Ken N Plug In The Jug * 9 years
Kitty V New Beginnings * 10 years
20 March
Christy O Sunday Morning Now * 1 year
22 March
Andy H Sober by the Bay * 4 years
Deana J Sisters of Sobriety * 5 years
Jeff M Third Tradition * 4 years
Paul H We Are Not Saints † 47 years
Tim W Third Tradition * 5 years
23 March
Big Donnie Edgewood Noon * 10 years
Ed Mc Rule 62 * 4 years
George O C Joppa Twelve Step * 33 years
25 March
John D Happy Hour * 34 years
John G Friday Night Lights * 27 years
26 March
Ernie T Living Sober * 5 years
Lamont P New Beginnings * 17 years
27 March
David K SOS Group * 1 year
Jack F Recovering Spirit * 41 years
29 March
Jim M Solution for Living * 11 years
Keith B Sober by the Bay * 16 years
Rachel H Bel Air Womens Group - Open to All * 8 years
* physical meeting
† virtual meeting
‡ actual sobriety date

Final Thought:

"When I took the Third Step, it took the management of my life, for the first time, out of the hands of an idiot."

Step by Step, p. 29


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