Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of AA

Effective Work

"Tradition Nine . . . breathes democracy; our leadership is one of service and it is rotating; our few titles never clothe their holders with arbitrary personal authority; they hold authorizations to serve, never to govern.

The Language of the Heart, p. 93

Upcoming Events

• September 5th - Intergroup Liaison Committee Meeting
• September 9th - District 11 Monthly Meeting
• September 14th - District 30 Monthly Meeting
• September 24th - District 30 Annual Picnic

Office News

OFFICE HOURS are now Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 10am till 3pm ONLY. Please call or email all updates for the current week's bulletin to the office by Wednesday 12 Noon.

Thank you to all the groups and individuals who continue to support the Intergroup through contributions and service. Contributions may be made by mail or in person at the office: NEMDAA, 28 Centennial Lane, Aberdeen, MD 21001, or online via the PayPal account which is set up for contributions and is accessible on the Contribute page

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GROUP NEWS:

THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM New Location, Mon. 6pm, North East United Methodist Church, 308 S. Main St.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE New Women's meeting, Wed. 10am, Harford Community church, opened Aug. 24th.

CELEBRATE SOBRIETY FALLSTON SPEAKERS MEETING New meeting, Opening Sept. 19th, Monday 6pm, Holy Communion Lutheran Church, 621 Fallston Rd. Fallston.

Effective immediately, SPIRIT OF LIFE has re-opened at the Haven House, Monday 7pm.

The Lunch Bunch will be pausing the Zoom meetings ONLY on Mon, Wed, and Fridays for the month of August. They will resume on September 7th. The in-person LUNCH BUNCH meetings are not affected and will remain daily M-F.

SPESUTIA GROUP closed due to church functions. We will resume meeting on Friday, September 2nd.

INTERGROUP NEWS:

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH at 7PM. All Home Groups are asked to send a representative to assist the council in electing a Intergroup Chair for 2022-2024 Council. The meeting will be held in person at the Intergroup Office at 28 Centennial Lane, Aberdeen and on line on Zoom.  Dial In at 301 715 8592. Meeting ID: 837 2163 6986. Passcode: nemdaa or 425203. Virtual doors will open at 6:45 PM. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU. Any questions, please email the Intergroup Secretary at steffani@nemdaa.org.

DISTRICT NEWS:
Friday, Sept 9th - District 11 Monthly Meeting - In Person at 6:30 PM at Bethel Lutheran Church in North East MD.

Wednesday, Sept 14th - District 30 Monthly Meeting on Zoom. Meeting ID: 827 7522 1425. Passcode: 770711 . You can also Dial In at 929 205 6099. For more information you can contact the District at Aa.district30.md@gmail.com.

Institutions Committee

Many institutions are still not open for meetings. Please stay tuned. We will request support from groups and members upon reopening(s).

Service

HELP WANTED: Paid position available in the Intergroup Office for Fridays and/or Saturdays. We are looking for an AA member with at least two years sobriety. If you are interested in being of service to your fellows, please call 410-272-4150 or email the Office Manager at office@nemdaa.org for details.

For all the many years of service to Alcoholics Anonymous It is with deep sorrow that we announce the untimely passing of our friend in the fellowship and an irreplaceable member of Sunday Morning NOW, Tyrone B. His smile and kindness will be truly missed by all who knew him. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and family at this difficult time

AAWS GSO:
Call for Stories for AAs Who Got Sober Later in Life Stories for the Older Alcoholic Please submit on or before Sept 23, 2022 at access@aa.org or mail to PO Box 459, New York, NY 10163.

Answering Service

Anniversaries