Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of AA

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Week of November 17, 2024


The Disease of Alcoholism

"We who are in A.A. came because we finally gave up trying to control our drinking. We still hated to admit that we could never drink safely. ... We found out...we had the disease of alcoholism."

Is A.A. for You?, p. 1


Upcoming Events


Office News

HELP WANTED - Office coordinator needed two days/week at the NEMDAA Office. Includes inventory, customer service, and retail sales. WordPress and HTML experience a plus. Email the office for info.

Intergroup Book Sale:
Came to Believe - Large Print Only $4.00
As Bill Sees It - Hard and Soft Copies - no large print - $9.00

The latest Fall 2024 Meeting Directories are available at the Intergroup office for $0.20/each or $2.00 for 10 copies.


ANNOUNCEMENTS

GROUP NEWS

The Plug in the Jug meeting has moved to Faith Baptist Church, 2494 Singerly Rd. Elkton, MD 21921.

The Friends of Bill W. meeting has changed its starting time to 7pm.

The Rising Sun Big Book group will host a Fall Get Together at the McCoy Pavilion and Horse Farm, 762 Horse Trail Lane, Port Deposit, MD, on Friday, November 22nd. Event starts at 4:30PM with a meeting at 6:30PM. See attached flyer. For questions, call or email the Intergroup office or visit the Rising Sun Big Book group on Wednesday evenings at 5:30pm.

The Early Bird Group will hold a Thanksgiving Gratitude Meeting on Thanksgiving morning, November 28th, from 8:30AM-9:30AM at United Methodist Church in North East, MD. This is in addition to the normal meeting on Saturdays.

The following meetings will hold their normal meetings on November 28th (Thanksgiving Day):
Any Lengths, Back to Basics, Just for Today, One Day at a Time, Thirsty Thursday.

The following meetings will not meet on November 28th (Thanksgiving Day):
Chesapeake Thursday, Just for Us Guys, Living the Steps.

The Rising Sun Group will host its annual New Year's Eve Alcathon from 7 PM - 12 AM. Meetings on the hour with 15 minutes to socialize after each speaker. Bring a dish if you wish and join them for an evening of recovery.

DISTRICT NEWS

November 28th - The 2024 Thanksgiving Alcathon will be held at Grace Reformed Episcopal Church in Havre de Grace from 10 AM to 10 PM. See the Event Flyer for more info.

INTERGROUP NEWS

January 18th - SAVE THE DATE for Food & Fellowship at Webster Church in Havre de Grace. More info coming soon!

MARYLAND AREA AND AAWS NEWS

The Area 29 Delegate, Terry P., issued the latest Delegate Report for November 2024. Read it here.

Looking ahead - The next Northeast Regional A.A. Service Assembly (NERAASA) will be a virtual conference hosted by Area 45, February 21-23, 2025. Registration is now open at https://area45snjaa.org/neraasa-2025/.

 

Institutions Committee

For information about Institutions commitments contact the Institutions Committee Chair, Kyle, at kyle@nemdaa.org.


Service

District 18 will host its next monthly meeting on Monday, November 18th at 7:00 PM. All AA members are welcomed to attend either in person at Harford Community Church, 2504 Creswell Road, Bel Air or on Zoom (Meeting ID: 988 561 607, Passcode: 754350).

District 30 will hold officer elections at its next regular monthly meeting on December 11th. If your home group is within District 30 and you've been thinking about how to be of service to the local fellowship, join the meeting to find out more. If you don't know which District your home group is in, check out this map.

Interested in volunteering to support upcoming Intergroup events? Contact our Events chair at events@nemdaa.org to find out how you can be of service. The next NEMDAA Event Planning Committee meeting will be held on December 28th.

The Intergroup Technology/Website Committee is seeking members with HTML and/or WordPress experience to assist with bulletin and website updates. If you have these skills and want to be of service but the Office Coordinator position is not a fit for you, please email steffani@nemdaa.org.


Answering Service

December 2 - December 8 Providence Group   
December 9 - December 15 New Beginnings   

You can reach the Answering Service Chair at answeringservice@nemdaa.org


Anniversaries

17 November
Caleb C Williams Street Group 1 year   
18 November
Bob T Darlington Big Book 1 year   
19 November
Shannon S Sisters of Sobriety - open to all 8 years   
20 November
Dave W THINK Group 2 years   
Neil H Rule 62 14 years   
21 November
Glenn R Living the Steps 15 years   
Harry V North East 12 and 12 2 years   
Kathie J Bel Air Womens Big Book 1 year   
Kerry B Pursuit of Happiness - open to all 2 years   
22 November
Mary W Sobriety on Friday 1 year   
24 November
Jim S Sunday Morning NOW 16 years   
25 November
Carli C Cut It Out 4 years   
Mark W Darlington Big Book 1 year   
26 November
Aaron Third Tradition 7 years   
Nick C Solution for Living 2 years   
27 November
Anthony Z Rule 62 3 years   
Elizabeth F Joppa Twelve Step 3 years   
30 November
Kelly T New Beginnings 16 years   
01 December
Brandi C Sunday Morning NOW 4 years   
Robert R Recovering Spirit Group 1 year   
02 December
Cherylle V Spirit of Life 25 years   
Jeff L Bel Air Big Book 12 years   
03 December
Cheri W Sisters of Sobriety - open to all 2 years   
Mike J Third Tradition 19 years   
04 December
Mike K Joppa Twelve Step 3 years   
05 December
Allie C Bel Air Womens Big Book 3 years   
Bob B Higher Power 20 years   
Lauren E One Day at a Time 3 years   
Skip M North East 12 and 12 34 years   
06 December
Natasha G Forest Hill Friday Night 23 years   
07 December
Adam C Early Bird Group 13 years   
Cuffy T Plug in the Jug 29 years   
Dre M Steppin into Saturday Night 1 year   
Jim D New Beginnings 17 years   
 
Total Years of Sobriety: 308  

Final Thought:

"It's not only to the few that we owe the remarkable developments in our unity and in our ability to carry A.A.'s message everywhere. It is to the many; indeed, it is to the labors of all of us that we owe these prime blessings."

As Bill Sees It, p. 155


28 Centennial Lane Aberdeen, MD 21001-2498