Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of AA

Spiritual Awakening . . . a gift

"He has been granted a gift, which amounts to a new state of consciousness and being. . . he finds himself in possession of a degree of honesty, tolerance, unselfishness, peace of mind, and love of which he had thought himself quite incapable. What he has received is a free gift . . . A.A.'s manner of making ready to receive this gift lies in the practice of the Twelve Steps in our program."

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 107

Upcoming Events

• December 18th - Accessibilities Committee Meeting - VIRTUAL
• December 27th - Intergroup Monthly Meeting - HYBRID

Office News

The Intergroup Office will be open on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve from 10 AM - 2 PM . . . Happy Holidays!!!

Holiday announcements . . . If your home group will be open or closed during the holidays, please let us know. We'll be having special holiday pages for Christmas Eve & Day, and New Year's Eve & Day. Please call the office at 410-272-4150 or send email to office@nemdaa.org. Here's the Link to share: HOLIDAY MEETINGS & ALCATHONS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GROUP NEWS:

North Street Group in Elkton has been permanently closed.

It Takes a Village held on Wednesdays at 10am at Harford Community Church needs your support. Children are welcome.

Pursuit for Happiness has changed it's meeting time to 6:30 PM.

SWAN Women's Group - CHRISTMAS POTLUCK at 6 PM on December 19th. All women are welcome. Nesbitt Hall, 99 North Main Street, Port Deposit.

Plug in the Jug will have a meeting on December 24th at our regular time 6 pm. If it’s colder than 32 degrees we'll go inside. We're planning for the bon fire!!

Jarrettsville Twelve Step will not be meeting on Christmas Eve due to church activity.

Steppin Into Saturday Night will be open Xmas Eve and New Year’s Eve 7pm at the Mann house.

Never too Early Group will be having an additional meeting at 6 AM at the Mann House on Christmas Day.

Sunday Morning Now will not be meeting on Christmas Day.

Port in a Storm Group will be holding meetings on Christmas Day starting at noon till 8:30 PM. Meetings every 90 minutes.

S.O.S. Group will not be meeting on December 25th.

Attraction Rather Than Promotion – will not be meeting on Christmas Day or New Year's Day due to building closure.

Good News Group will be meeting at 7 PM on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Sunday Morning Now will be meeting at 8:30 AM on New Year's Day.

Plug in the Jug will not be meeting on New Year’s Eve.

New Year's Eve Alcothan Rising Sun Group 7 PM-12 PM. Pot luck dinner. Bring a dish if you wish. West Nottingham Presbyterian Church, 1195 Firetower Rd, Rising Sun.

DISTRICT NEWS:

District 28 is sponsoring an Alcathon on Christmas Day at the Mann House. Meetings will be at 11:00, 1:00, 3:00 and 5:00. Food and coffee will be provided. Feel free to bring a dish if you wish. CHRISTMAS ALCATHON FLYER

INTERGROUP NEWS:

Don’t wait ‘til it’s too late, tickets are selling fast and expected to sell out to the A.A. New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance sponsored by the NEMDAA intergroup! Tickets are just $25 per person and include a gourmet dinner, speaker, photo booth, door prizes, and dancing to a DJ plus ringing in the New Year in style – come dressed up and ready to get your groove on! No tickets will be sold at the door, for more info contact the Intergroup office or email Michele C., michele@michelechynoweth.com.

Institutions Committee

Wishing everyone a joyous holiday. Thanks for everyone's support. For more information email Rex at rex@nemdaa.org.

Service

Join us for the Monthly Accessibilities Committee Meeting Sunday December 18th online. The “Accessibilities Committees explore, develop, and offer resources to alcoholics with significant barriers to receiving the Alcoholics Anonymous message and to participating in our program of recovery. We want A.A. to be available to all alcoholics who reach out for it.” Please see the EVENT PAGE for virtual meeting link, Committee Trifold, and flyer.

District 30 is happy to announce that George L. stood for District Committee Member (DCM) for the 2023-2024 term and was elected to the position with a unanimous vote. However, District 30 still needs your help! If you're looking for a service opportunity, consider standing for the position of Alternate DCM, Secretary, or Treasurer for this next term. For more information on District service, contact Steffani M. at steffani@nemdaa.org.

Be of Service to your Home Group . . . present the proposed Intergroup Operating Budget to your home group. The proposed budget as prepared by the Finance Committee with the assistance of the committee chairs is available. You can find the Proposed Budget on this EVENTS PAGE. Please take it to your groups for approval and bring your vote to the next Intergroup Meeting on December 27th.

SHARE THE NEWS . . . Grapevine January News and La Vina January and February News. Here's the Links: GRAPEVINE and LA VINA.

SAVE THE DATE Maryland State Convention 2023 - August 4th - 6th. SPEAKERS • WORKSHOPS HOSPITALITY SUITE • ALCATHONS SAT BANQUET • DELEGATE REPORT SOBRIETY COUNTDOWN OLDTIMERS PANEL AA HISTORY PRESENTATION. Ice Cream Social & Live Music Friday & Saturday Evenings.Held at the Delta Hotel by Marriott—Hunt Valley • 245 Shawan Road, Hunt Valley, MD. Without unity, the Heart of A.A. would cease to beat. Flyers on Events Page.

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