Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of AA

No Place Like the Home Group

"It is where we first learn to take responsibility so that we might eventually take responsibility for our lives."

The Home Group, pg. 10

Upcoming Events

• February 18th - AREA 29 - PI and CPC Monthly Meeting - MGS
• February 21st - District 28 Monthly Meeting
• February 22nd - 25th - NERAASA - Weekend of Service
• February 27th - Intergroup Monthly Meeting

Office News

March 31st - Deadline for Spring 2024 Directory update - The Intergroup Council voted at the January 23, 2024 meeting to move forward with a Spring 2024 reprint of the meeting directory. The Intergroup will print new meeting directories in April 2024. If your group has made any changes to name, day, time, location or format, but has not yet notified the Intergroup, please be sure to send your changes to office@nemdaa.org by March 31st in order to make the next printing.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GROUP NEWS:

Stopped in Time - 8 PM Sundays - Needs your fellowship & support. Please join us at Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church, 1200 E Churchville Rd, Bel Air.

TIME CHANGE - North East Big Book meeting on Wednesday night is temporarily changing their meeting time from 7 PM to 8 PM until March 20th. Normal hours to resume March 27th. The group meets at the North East United Methodist Church, 308 S Main St, North East.

TIME CHANGE - The Bel Air Women's Big Book on Thursdays will be meeting at 2 PM effective immediately. The location remains Christ Our King Presbyterian Church, 10 Lexington Rd, Bel Air.

February 25th - A.A. Speaker's Meeting honoring Greg Wolfe at 1 PM. Fellowship to follow the meeting. Darlington Fire Hall, 2600 Castleton Rd, Darlington.

February 26th - Monday Night Group in Chesapeake City will be celebrating 40 years. Food and fellowship will begin at 6 PM followed by the meeting at 7 PM. Please feel free to bring a dish. This will be an OPEN meeting, located at First Presbyterian Church, 351 Biddle St, Chesapeake City, MD.

Elkton Beginners FIRST MEETING is on Wednesday, February 28 at 6:30 PM at the old St. Francis de Sales Residence, 1120 Blue Ball Road, Childs (near Elkton). The suggested format focuses on the first three steps and what it takes to live sober. Wednesday Beginners Meeting - come and join us!

TIME CHANGE - March 1st - Fundamentally All Is Well on Friday nights will be changing meeting time to 7:30 PM at St. Margaret's Middle School, 1716 E. Churchville Rd, Bel Air.

March 21st - Came to Believe will not meet due to church activities.

DISTRICT NEWS:

February 21st - District 28 Monthly Meeting - You can attend in person at Bel Air United Methodist Church, 21 Linwood Ave, Bel Air or on Zoom Meeting ID: 988 561 607. Passcode: 754350. For more information email mgsdistrict28@gmail.com. See EVENTS page for meeting documents.

INTERGROUP NEWS:

February 27th - Intergroup Monthly Meeting in person or on Zoom. Meeting ID: 826-6343-9078. Password: 070124. The In-Person meeting will be at the Intergroup Office at 28 Centennial Lane, Aberdeen, MD 21001. USE THIS LINK TO VIEW THE MINUTES - MINUTES FOR REVIEW - JANUARY 23 2023 - NEMDAA..

February 18th - AREA 29 - Public Information (PI) and Cooperation with the Professional Community (CPC) Monthly Meeting MGS - Joint Monthly Meetings 3 PM - 4 PM on Zoom. Meeting Information: ID: 627 530 3589 PW: 514472. For more information visit the EVENTS page.

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

Roots (from the Archive) . Reverend Frank Buchman (1878-1961) was the founder of the Oxford Group, out of which grew Alcoholics Anonymous. Did you know that Frank was born in Pennsburg PA, only about 70 miles north of Elkton? Or that he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize twice? Our roots run deep. MFMP

February 22nd - 25th - Register now NERAASA (Northeast Regional A.A. Service Assembly) This is a weekend of learning how to serve your home group through service in your area and region. If you are interested, visit the website at NERAASA or seek out your district DCM for more information.

Be of Service to your Home Group let them know they can now listen to PRAYER & MEDITATION - AVAILABLE NOW - NEW AUDIOBOOK! Features powerful stories by members of Alcoholics Anonymous about the many ways they pray and meditate in their daily lives. Available in English and Spanish. Share this link Learn More Here.

Answering Service

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