Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of AA

(410)272-4150 office@nemdaa.org Office Hours Posted on Website

Week of December 29, 2024


What Happens at an A.A. Meeting?

"An A.A. meeting may take on several forms, but at any meeting you will find alcoholics talking about what drinking did to their lives and personalities, what actions they took to help themselves, and how they are living their lives today."

A Newcomer Asks, p. 1


Upcoming Events


Office News

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

January 1st - The Intergroup office will be closed for the holiday. Happy New Year!


ANNOUNCEMENTS

GROUP NEWS

December 31st - The Rising Sun Group will host its annual New Year's Eve Alcathon from 7PM - 12AM. 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.

The following groups will meet on New Year's Eve: By the Book, Forest Hill Tuesday Night, Search for Serenity, and Sober by the Bay.

The following groups will not meet on New Year's Eve: Bel Air Wednesday Group, Bel Air Women's Group, Sisters of Sobriety, and Three Legacies.

January 1st - The following groups will meet on New Year's Day: Joppa Twelve Step, Rule 62, and Wednesday Beginners Meeting.

The following groups will not meet on New Year's Day: A Woman's Way and Rising Sun Big Book.

INTERGROUP NEWS

January 18th - Three more Saturdays until the Potluck! Buy $7 tickets online HERE or in the office. Webster United Church of Christ in Havre de Grace from 4-8 PM. Speaker at 6PM. The flyer has details and bring-a-dish sign-up. Three door prizes!

MARYLAND AREA and AAWS NEWS

Due to high demand, the Plain Language Big Book (B-90) is temporarily out if stock. An expedited second printing is in progress and we anticipate that copies will be available soon.

The Area 29 Maryland Deaf Access Committee expressed profound gratitude for the fellowship's incredible support of the Deaf AA Community in Maryland. Please see their holiday note for information about the committee, their 2024 achievements, and their needs and goals for 2025.

 

Institutions Committee

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


Service

Interested in volunteering to support upcoming Intergroup events? Contact our Events Committee 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.


Answering Service

December 30 - January 5 Bel Air Womens Big Book   
January 6 - January 12 Never Too Early   
January 13 - January 19 Fallston Early Saturday   
January 20 - January 26 Sunday Reflections   

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


Anniversaries

30 December
Les V Emmorton Beginners 32 years   
31 December
Alan M Three Legacies 17 years   
Joan K Solution for Living 40 years   
01 January
Josh L To The Bitter End 5 years   
02 January
Amanda C One Day at a Time 1 year   
Erik M Sunlight of the Spirit 9 years   
Jeff P Sunday Reflections - actual anniversary 23 years   
03 January
Jen C Happy Hour 2 years   
Peter N Sober by the Bay 40 years   
04 January
Dan B Fallston Early Saturday Group 8 years   
05 January
Alan L Sunday Morning NOW 41 years   
Rob L Good News Group 1 year   
06 January
DJ S Cut It Out 1 year   
Jen A Bel Air Big Book 10 years   
07 January
Chris C Three Legacies 41 years   
Christine F Sisters of Sobriety - open to all 14 years   
Jerry D Third Tradition 23 years   
Jess K Bel Air Womens Group - open to all 1 year   
Pat W Third Tradition 4 years   
08 January
Doug C Rule 62 3 years   
Janyce S North East Big Book 1 year   
Joe M THINK Group 1 year   
Jonathan S Wednesday Night 12 Step 8 years   
09 January
Casey S One Day at a Time 2 years   
Joanne P Came to Believe 9 years   
11 January
Margie A Plug in the Jug 11 years   
12 January
Ed J New Life Group 8 years   
Eddie K Good News Group 13 years   
13 January
Brad H Early Bird Meeting 1 year   
14 January
Addie H Sober by the Bay 2 years   
Darius K Stay Stopped 17 years   
15 January
Joe C To The Bitter End 1 year   
Joe F Joppa Twelve Step 24 years   
16 January
Bridget R Came to Believe 1 year   
17 January
Rondi S Happy Hour 24 years   
18 January
Travis F Fallston Early Saturday Group 2 years   
 
Total Years of Sobriety: 441  

Final Thought:

"When things are going great, so well you feel on almost a nonalcoholic high - look out! At such times...the thought of a drink may seem quite natural, and the misery of our old drinking days temporarily dims. Just one drink becomes to seem less threatening, and we start thinking that it wouldn't be fatal, or even harmful."

Living Sober, p. 42


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