Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of AA

Fatal Disease

"Under the lash of alcoholism, we are driven to A.A., and there we discover the fatal nature of our situation."

Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 24

Upcoming Events

• September 8th - District 11 Monthly Meeting
• September 9th - What is a GSR?

Office News

Fall 2023 Meeting Directory. If your Home Group has any changes to their listing, please let us know by September 8th. The Fall Directory will be available in October. If you see any location, time, type of meeting errors in the current directory, please let us know this also. Then we can reach out to a Home Group member for clarification before publishing. Together we can do what we can't do alone.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

INTERGROUP NEWS:

Intergroup Council Meeting Format - At the September 26th Intergroup Council meeting, we will discuss whether any changes are needed to the monthly business meeting format (currently hybrid with options for attending in person or via Zoom). Intergroup Reps (IGRs) - how do you prefer to join us each month? How can we improve meeting accessibility and quality? Please discuss with your home group over the coming weeks and plan to attend in September to share your group's input. Group participation is vital to the Intergroup's effectiveness! Our common welfare comes first.

DISTRICT NEWS:

September 8th - District 11 Monthly Meeting at 6:30 PM at Bethel Luthern Church, 24 Cameron Road, North East. Join us and serve your Home Group.

MARYLAND AND AREA NEWS:

September 9th - GSR - What do they do???. General Service Representative - What does a GSR do? How can you help your home group and the still suffering Alcoholic? Join us for a Zoom GSR Discussion, Question & Answer Session the 2nd Saturday of each month - 10 AM Meeting ID: 818 6222 7157 No PW and Special Guest Speakers.

September 17th - Area 29 Accessibilities Alcoholics Anonymous exploring Blind and Low Vision Accessibility in AA at 3 PM. Guest speakers. Meeting ID: 841 2499 3206. Password: 326186. ASL & Spanish Interpretation provided upon request Accessibilities@MarylandAA.org.

Grapevine News - September 2023 - Young & Sober. This month's feature section is "Young and Sober!" Stories of experience and hope by AA members who got sober early in life. Also, the new GV & LV Apps are coming!

The New Grapevine and La Vina Apps! Learn more here!. Read or listen to every issue, Search our vast GV/LV Archives, Keep track of your sobriety and spiritual practices, Share your thoughts on articles, Share AA stories and area events with friends, Find meetings and connect to aa.org.

Sobriety Calculator - Count your days! See how many years, months, days and hours you have of sobriety. It's amazing what can happen one day at a time. Learn more here - Sobriety Calculator.

Institutions Committee

The Institution"s Committee is looking for Home Groups to sponsor meetings being taken into sober houses, rehabs & other institutions for more information email Kyle at kyle@nemdaa.org.

Service

Be of Service! Office Volunteers play a vital role of an operating intergroup office. How can you help? Duties may include answering the phone, literature and medallion sales, counting inventory, prepping sales items (folding, labeling), and light cleaning. Please email office@nemdaa.org or call 410-272-4150 for more information.

Answering Service

Anniversaries