Northeastern Maryland Intergroup of AA

Diversity

"A.A. membership embraces a cross-section of society. But no matter how different members' backgrounds may be, all share a kinship in recovery from alcoholism through A.A.'s program of recovery."

Faith Leaders ask about Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 12

Upcoming Events

• March 16th - Area 29 PI and CPC Monthly Meeting
• March 17th - District 28 Monthly Meeting
• March 22nd - MD General Service Area Assembly
• March 22nd - NEMDAA Event Planning Meeting
• March 23rd - CARC III Full Meeting
• March 25th - NEMDAA Intergroup Council Monthly 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 available at the office for the Annual Breakfast occurring April 6th. LAST DAY to buy tickets will be 21 March. Hall requires headcount 2 weeks in advance. Only 20 extra can be sold at the event.

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.

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!

The Early Bird Group will be meeting at St. Maryanne's Episcopal Church across the street on March 22nd due to church activities. The meeting will be in the chapel not the meeting hall.

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.

March 17th - The District 28 Monthly Meeting will be held at 7PM at Harford Community Church in Bel Air and on Zoom (Meeting ID: 988 561 607, Passcode: 754350).

April 5th - Save the Date! District 11 will host their spring workshop, On the Road of Happy Destiny, at North East United Methodist Church from 10:00AM - 1:30PM. See the event page and flyer for more info.

INTERGROUP NEWS

From the Events Committee Chair - Thank you to everyone who made bowling a massive success! I am sorry for those that did not get on a lane, it sold out so fast. Next time, we will make sure to book enough space for everyone.

The next Fellowship events will be Miniature Golf in Churchville, May 3rd at 2 PM and the Rock n Bowl in Aberdeen will be July 12th at 7 PM.

April 6th - 3 VOLUNTEERS still needed for 50/50 raffle at breakfast. This is imperative to success and the ability to have future breakfasts! Contact events@nemdaa.org for more info.

MARYLAND AREA & AAWS NEWS

March 23rd - Area 29 will host the Conference Agenda Review Committee (CARC) III Full Meeting from 2PM-4PM. Hybrid meeting - attend at St. John's Church, 8808 Harford Rd, Parkville, or on Zoom (Meeting ID 891 9298 2223, Passcode: CARC). All are welcome - be a part of A.A.'s group conscience! See the event page and flyer for more info.

The Quarterly GSO Report for the fourth quarter 2024 is now available. Click the link to read about the activities of the General Service Board including A.A. World Services and A.A. Grapevine.

Institutions Committee

For information about the Institutions Committee, contact Kyle, the Committee Chair, at kyle@nemdaa.org. To our Institutions volunteers, thank you for carrying the message!

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.

We regret the passing of Rob R. of Happy Destiny on March 2nd. We thank him for 38 years of service.

Answering Service

Anniversaries