Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of AA

A Second Chance

"Booze wasn't something we liked to talk about - it was something we liked to drink. We drank top shelf, bottom shelf, and everything in between. A lot of us didn't even know we had a problem with booze until it was too late. Alcoholics Anonymous gave us a second chance."

Behind the Walls, p. 4

Upcoming Events

• March 12th - District 30 Monthly Meeting
• March 14th - District 11 Monthly Meeting
• March 16th - Area 29 PI and CPC Monthly Meeting
• March 17th - District 28 Monthly Meeting
• March 22nd - NEMDAA Event Planning Meeting

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

Tickets are now available at the office for the Annual Breakfast occurring April 6th. Stop in to get yours!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GROUP NEWS

The North East Big Book Group will start at 7:30PM (instead of 7PM) from March 5-April 9, 2025, due to church activities.

New Meeting - Starting this week! Fellowship of the Spirit will meet on Fridays at 7PM at 7 Aberdeen Shopping Plaza Rd in Aberdeen. Join them for an open discussion focusing on the first 164 pages of Alcoholics Anonymous.

The Lighthouse Group has moved to St. John's Episcopal Church, 114 N. Union Ave. Havre De Grace. Check them out at their new location - they could use your support!

DISTRICT NEWS

March 12th - The District 30 Monthly Meeting will be held at 7PM on Zoom (Meeting ID: 880 7034 5340, Passcode: 010635).

March 14th - The District 11 Monthly Meeting will be held at 6:30PM at Bethel Lutheran Church in North East.

Unsure what district your home group belongs to? Check out this map on our website.

INTERGROUP NEWS

The Archive Committee will meet on Monday, March 3rd at 6 PM in the Aberdeen NEMDAA office. See our committee page for more information. Besides committee work we will discuss the newly accessed: Gleaning from Maryland's AA History.

April 6th - The Events Committee is still looking for a Home Group to support the Annual Breakfast. Volunteers would help sell door tickets and 50/50 at the event. Contact events@nemdaa.org for more info.

MARYLAND AREA & AAWS NEWS

March 6th - Area 29 will host the Conference Agenda Review Committee (CARC) III Planning Meeting on Zoom from 6PM-7PM. All are welcome - be a part of A.A.'s group conscience! See the event page for more info and email registrar@marylandaa.org if you are interested but cannot attend this meeting.

Also from Area 29 - The latest issue of Our Common Welfare and the February 2025 Delegate's Report are available now! Click the links to read about the December assembly, the Area inventory, Corrections activities, and more.

From the A.A. Grapevine - Read the March 2025 Grapevine News to learn what's new in print and online.

Institutions Committee

Cecil County Detention Center (CCDC) Volunteers: Mark your calendars for orientation. Refresher orientation for existing volunteers will be held March 5th at 11 AM. New volunteer orientation will be held on March 6th at 11 AM. New volunteers who plan to attend this orientation but did not yet submit the required paperwork should contact Kyle as soon as possible at kyle@nemdaa.org.

Service

From the NEMDAA Archives Committee: Ed B. from New Life Group (Elkton, Sundays, 6PM) donated a copy of an interesting book to our archive: A Visual History of Alcoholics Anonymous: An archival journey, published by A.A. World Services in 2021. It is based on a scrap book edited by Jim B., who started the first group in Philly and shared his story in "Vicious Cycle," page 219 in Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book). Thanks, Ed. The Archive is always looking for interesting items that help us piece together the history of AA, especially in Harford and Cecil Counties. You can send them to us at archives@nemdaa.org.

Answering Service

Anniversaries