Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of AA

Letting Go of Old Ideas

" . . . we find that bit by bit we can discard the old life - the one that did not work - for a new life that can and does work under any conditions whatever."

Beginner's Book p. 113

Upcoming Events

• December 20th - District 28 Monthly Meeting

Office News

New Year's Eve Dinner/Dance tickets are available online . . . limited supply available in the office (410) 272-4150.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GROUP NEWS:

December 18th - SWAN Holiday Party. Ladies - Please Join SWAN for our annual Holiday Party at Nesbitt Hall, 99 North Main Street, Port Deposit, MD. Potluck Dinner at 6 PM, Speaker Meeting at 7 PM. Please feel welcome to bring a dish or dessert. All women in recovery are welcome (children are always welcome, and please supervise them). Looking forward to seeing old friends and new friends as we celebrate the blessing of recovery together.

December 24th & December 31st 9:30 AM S.O.S. Group will be meeting at American Legion Bel Air, 500 North Hickory Ave, Bel Air.

December 24th & December 31st 9:30 AM Sunday Reflections will be meeting at the McFaul Senior Center, 525 W MacPhail Rd, Bel Air.

December 24th & December 31st 6 PM Attraction Rather Than Promotion will not be meeting.

December 24th & December 31st 6 PM New Life Group will be meeting at Elkton Presbyterian Church, 209 E. Main St., Elkton.

December 24th 7 PM Good New Group will not be meeting.

December 25th & January 1st 7 PM Aberdeen Monday Night will not be meeting due to church activities.

December 25th & January 1st 7 PM Spirit of Life will be meeting at the Haven House Education Building.1195 Augustine Herman Highway, Elkton.

December 25th 7 PM Emmorton Beginners will not be meeting.

December 25th 7 PM Bel Air Big Book will not be meeting.

December 25th 7:30 PM Starting Over will be meeting at the Mann House, 14 Williams Street, Bel Air.

December 25th 8:30 PM Emmorton Group will not be meeting.

December 30th - Rising Sun Group New Year's Eve Chicken Soup Dinner. Feel free to bring a dish. Starts at 3 PM with a meeting at 6 PM at McCoy's Indoor Hall on Horse Trail Lane Port Deposit. Possibly a bonfire depending on the weather. We welcome everyone!

December 31st - Annual New Years's Eve Alcathon hosted by Rising Sun Monday Group 7PM - to midnight. Pot luck dinner and great fellowship. Come join us at our meeting location at West Nottingham Presbyterian Church, 1195 Firetower Road, Colora, MD 21917

December 31st 7 PM Good News Group will be meeting at Centre United Methodist Church, 2409 Rocks Rd, Forest Hill.

January 1st 7 PM Bel Air Big Book will be meeting at Centre United Methodist Church, 2409 Rocks Rd, Forest Hill.

January 1st 7 PM Emmorton Beginners will be meeting at St. Mary's Church Hall, St. Mary's Church Road, Emmorton.

January 1st 8:30 PM Emmorton Group will be meeting at St. Mary's Church Hall, St. Mary's Church Road, Emmorton.

DISTRICT NEWS:

December 20th - District 28 Monthly Meeting at 7 PM in person at Bel Air United Methodist Church 21 Linwood Ave, Bel Air or via ZOOM Dial In at 646 876 9923, Meeting ID: 988 561 607, Passcode: 754350. For more information contact us at mgsdistrict28@gmail.com.

CHRISTMAS DAY ALCATHON - District 28 will be holding a Christmas Day Alcathon at Harford Community Church, 2504 Creswell Road, Bel Air, MD. Meetings will be from 9 am to 5 pm (every other hour.) Breakfast, lunch, snacks and coffee provided. Bring a dish if you wish. Join us to celebrate the gifts of sobriety!

INTERGROUP NEWS:

Don't wait 'til it's too late! New Year's Eve Dinner/Dance tickets are selling fast! Only 120 tickets are available and we expect to sell out again this year! Tickets are still available at $25 each online at Intergroup (just click on website, www.nemdaa.org) or ask one of the people holding up green tickets at your meeting! The event takes place New Year's Eve (of course!) from 7:30 pm - 12:30 am at the North East Methodist church hall and will include a catered dinner, desserts, noisemakers, a photo booth, and dancing with a DJ playing all your favorite hits . . . and a "ball drop" to ring in the New Year! Any questions email Michele C., office@nemdaa.org.

Institutions Committee

The Institution 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

12 Tips for Sober Holiday: 1 - Line up extra AA activities (help on the phones, speak, empty the ashtrays). 2 - Be host to friends, especially newcomers, at home or at a coffee shop. 3 - Keep your AA telephone list with you at all times. 4 - Find out about holiday meetings or celebrations in your local groups. 5 - Skip any drinking occasions you're nervous about. 6 - If there's one you can't skip, take an AA friend--or keep candy handy. 7 - Don't think you have to stay late (plan an "important date" in advance). 8 - Go to church. Any church. And don't forget about extra meetings. 9 - Don't sit around brooding; catch up on reading, museums, walks, letters. 10 - Don't project about holiday temptations: remember "One day at a time." 11 - Even if you cannot give material gifts, enjoy the beauty of holiday love. 12- Carry the message. Give the joy away, and it will be yours to keep.

Upcoming Holidays. Please let us know if your group will be meeting or closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. During the holidays we have many out of state members attending our meetings and many local people who may just need a meeting. The Meeting Guide App is updated directly from our website for our meetings. Please help us give our fellowship the most updated information.. Here's the link for groups that have sent in update for the holidays: HOLIDAY MEETING UPDATES.

Share with your home group News and Notes from the General Service Office of A.A. Box 4-5-9 Fall 2023.

For all DCMs, Alternate DCMs, GSRs, Alternate GSRs, Area Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs, Officers, Past Delegates, and all members of the fellowship: Please use this link for the Delegate's Report for December 2023. DECEMBER 2023 DELEGATE REPORT. "The better informed the members, the stronger and more cohesive the group - and the greater the assurance that when a newcomer reaches out for help, the hand of A.A. always will be there.". The A.A. Group Pamphlet, pg 11.

December 26th - Be of service to your Home Group and give the group a vote . . . Intergroup Monthly Meeting at 7 PM on Tuesday, December 26th. In person meeting at the Intergroup Office at 28 Centennial Lane in Aberdeen. The meeting is still available on line on Zoom. Meeting ID: 826-6343-9078. Password: 070124. Any questions please call 410-272-4150 or send email to office@nemdaa.org.

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