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NHAA PIPELINE
A Publication of the NH Area 43 Assembly of Alcoholics Anonymous
December 2014
We, of ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, know thousands of men
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and women who were once just as hopeless as Bill. Nearly all have
recovered. They have solved the drink problem.
We are average Americans. All sections of this country and many of
its occupations are represented, as well as many political, economic,
social and religious backgrounds. We are people who normally
would not mix. But there exists among us a fellowship, a friendliness
and an understanding which is indescribably wonderful. We are like
the passengers of a great liner the moment after rescue from shipwreck when camaraderie, joyousness and democracy pervade the
vessel from steerage to Captain’s table. Unlike the feelings of the
ship’s passengers, however, our joy in escape from disaster does not
subside as we go our individual ways. The feeling of having shared in
a common peril is one element in the powerful cement which binds us. But that in itself would never have held us together as we are now joined.
The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we
can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. This is the great news this book
carries to those who suffer from alcoholism.” - Chapter 2, “There Is A Solution”, Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
ALCATHONS, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S EVENTS
Center Harbor Friday Night Potpourri Group Christmas Celebration. Fr iday, December 12. Potluck Dinner at 6:30 p.m.;
AA and Al-Anon Speakers at 8 p.m. Raffles and Sobriety Countdown. Center Harbor Congregational Church, 52 Main Street,
Center Harbor (next to the post office). This is an open meeting – all are welcome to join us!
District 8’s Alcathon will be in Concord on December 25 fr om 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the Concor dia Luther an Chur ch, 211
N. Main Street, Concord. There will be a potluck menu.
District 8’s New Year's Eve Alcathon will r un fr om 6:30 p.m. to midnight at Wesley Methodist Chur ch, 79 Clinton Str eet,
Concord. Ther e will be a spaghetti and meatballs dinner with potluck sides. Dinner will be ser ved fr om 6:30-7 p.m.; 7-8
p.m. double speaker; 8 p.m. to midnight DJ and dancing.
District 9’s Christmas Alcathon (Derry) is on December 24 and 25 fr om 6 p.m. to 6 p.m. Distr ict is char ging each gr oup
$25. It will be held at the Derry Friendship Center, 6 Railroad Avenue, Derry. (LIST CONTINUED PAGE 2)
ALCATHONS, CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR’S EVENTS
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District 10’s New Year’s Eve Dance (Salem) is at the United Methodist Chur ch, 8 Pleasant Str eet, Salem on December 31,
2014 at 7:30 p.m. to January 1, 2015 at 12:30 a.m.
District 10’s (Salem) New Year’s Alcathon is at St. Julie’s Hall (behind St. J oseph’s Chur ch), 40 Main Str eet, Salem, fr om
6 p.m. on December 31, 2014 to noon on January 1, 2015.
District 11’s Laconia Christmas Alcathon begins at 6 p.m. December 24th and r uns ar ound the clock to 6 p.m. Chr istmas
Day with hourly group commitments, lots of good food, raffles and fellowship. All are welcome. Bring a dish if you wish.
District 12’s Christmas Alcathon is at St. Raphael’s Chur ch Hall, 40 – 4th St (AKA 3rd and Ferry Streets) Manchester, NH
03102. It runs from 6 p.m. to 6 p.m. on December 24-25. Details: A.A. Groups of District 12 are invited to send a GSR, Alternate
GSR or Representative to enter the group’s name in the annual lottery drawing for meeting time slots at the Alcathon. For full
information on the lottery contact the Alcathon Committee Chairperson: Addie F. @ (603) 686-0049. Visit the District 12 website at: http://www.aadistrict12.org for updates and further details on the Alcathon & other upcoming events.
District 12’s 2014 New Year’s Eve Dinner Dance. Saint Raphael’s Chur ch Hall, 40 4th Street, Manchester. Entrance off 3rd
and Ferry Streets. December 31 from 6 p.m. to midnight. Appetizers: pork loin dinner with sides, salad and dessert. Optional dinner plates available. Guest speakers. Many profoundly outlandish raffles, plus grand prize. DJ and dancing until the stroke of
midnight. More refreshments, desserts and snacks served all evening. Full evening/dinner tickets: $20 per person in advance or at
the door. $10 after 7 p.m. for the balance of the evening’s festivities. Advance ticket purchase ensures a reserved dinner plate.
Contact: Bob L. at 603-370-1282, Maggie N. at 603-860-8059 or Terry F. at 603-851-3505 for advance tickets. Full evening/
dinner tickets are available online through EventBrite for $22. http://d12dinnerdance.eventbrite.com.
District 13’s Alcathon will star t December 24, 2014 at noon and r un until December 25 at 9 p.m. Location: Hudson Community Center, 12 Lions Ave., Hudson. Details: 33 hour s of continuous AA meetings, fellowship & food. Dinner will be
from 6-8 p.m. on December 24th, with a breakfast from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. on December 25th. Your Donations are welcome.
NH Seacoast District 14’s Annual Christmas Alcathon will host continuous speaker /discussion meetings fr om 6 p.m. on
Wednesday, December 24 through 11 p.m. on Thursday, December 25. Food donations appreciated. Food, refreshments, coffee,
fellowship, recovery. Kittery Lion’s Club, 17 State Road, Kittery, Maine.
NH Seacoast District 14’s Annual New Year’s Alcathon and Gala. Wednesday, December 31 and Thur sday, J anuar y 1 at
Kittery Lions Club, 17 State Road, Kittery, Maine. From 6-9 p.m. there will be speaker/discussion meetings on the hour; from 9
p.m. to 2 a.m. there will be dancing and a New Year’s Gala with DJ Craig. From 2 a.m. to noon the speaker/discussion meetings
on the hour will resume. Food, refreshments, coffee, fellowship, recovery.
District 15’s Alcathons (Dover) will star t Wednesday Dec. 24 at 9 p.m. at the Tr iangle Club, 120 Br oadway, Dover and
end Thursday the 25th at 7 p.m. Their New Year’s Alcathon starts Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 9 p.m. and ends Thursday, Jan. 1 at 7
p.m. Bring pot luck if possible. 7th Tradition Observed. Speaker info: Sue F. at 603-770-8627.
District 17’s Alcathon (Littleton and the North Country) will take place on Thur sday, December 25 fr om 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Hosted by the “Out to Lunch Bunch”, it will take place at the Littleton Congregational Church at 189 Main Street. Family,
friends, refreshments, good cheer. Contact Donna A. for a speaking commitment.
District 18’s Sixth Annual Christmas Alcathon (Newport, Claremont) will take place at Millie’s Place on Route 11, 45
John Stark Highway in the Newport Shopping Plaza. Meetings run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Turkey provided; bring sides and dessert
if you wish. Tonya H., 372-2553.
District 19’s Holiday Alcathon will be at the Keene Serenity Center on December 24 and 25.
The Priceless Coin
I was told at an AA meeting a couple weeks ago that last month was dubbed “Gratitude Month”. It really got
me thinking; as a person in early recovery I am realizing just how thankful I should be to have been given
what is said to me a life second to none.
This past summer is a perfect example for me. As a direct result of my drinking and using I was rushed to
the hospital, and from what the EMT tells me it took them three times to finally bring me back to life. Now
what in the hell makes me so special to have made it through something like that whereas thousands each
year do not? And as I awoke and came out of the fog who was there at my bedside? I don’t really have family, it wasn’t a significant other, and it certainly wasn’t any of the people I had claimed were my ‘friends’ I
had been hanging out with. It was a gentleman in the program telling me “Don’t worry Luis, there is still
hope. You made it through, and you don’t ever have to go through something like that again.”
It’s one of those situations that reminds me of the old saying “Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.” Today I
thank my Higher Power for the people brought into my life. It was suggested to me that I change people,
places and things in order to successfully understand the program. “Wipe the slate clean?” I thought to myself. It has taken me a long time to grasp the concept of how important that is, I cannot stress it enough. After being able to get over that hump of literally changing EVERYTHING, I was left with a void that I filled
with the people from the halls.
God has blessed me with some pretty awesome people in my life today. I absolutely love the AA community
in my area, especially my home group. There is a vibe you get when you walk in that is so positive it consumes you. I had been wrapped up in selfishness so much during my using, now that I’m clean I have recently become a little complacent, more often than I want to.
Above all I need to remember where drugs and alcohol have brought me. Not so much dwell on it, but certainly NEVER forget. The small things in life as well as the big things mean so much to me, that I wouldn’t
trade the life I have going for anything. Sobriety has given me so much already. That second life I have been
blessed with, I believe, has partly been given to help spread the word on how amazing this new life can be.
I hope that if anything you just keep coming. I leave you with a quote I will never forget that I had heard at a
recovery center in a Father Martin video. He says, “Gratitude is the only coin in which man can buy God,”
and to me, that is priceless. God Bless.
- Luis S., Concord, NH
Help Wanted at the NHAA Service Office
The Service Office is looking for part-time help. This person must have great
people skills, have an understanding of how the AA program works, and possess decent computer skills. Call or email the Service Office for more information. To apply, pick up an application at the Service Office or send in your
resume by email. We look forward to hearing from you.
NHAA SERVICE OFFICE
1330 Hooksett Rd
Hooksett, NH 03106
Phone: 603-622-6967
Email: [email protected] and/or [email protected]
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Group Changes, Updates and Disbandings
The Nashua Sisters in Sobriety Meeting on Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1
p.m. now meets at First Church, 1 Concord Street (off 101A). The location
has changed from H.E.A.R.T.S.
The Suncook Common Ground Meeting, which takes place in Pembroke on
Mondays from 7-8:15 p.m. at the United Methodist Church at 152 Main
Street, has changed its end time from 8 to 8:15.
The Saturday Big Book Meeting in Northwood at the Northwood Congregational Church, 881 First New Hampshire Turnpike, meets from 7:30 to 8:45
p.m. The end time has changed from 9 p.m.
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Laconia’s Women’s Stepping Up Group meets Mondays from 7-8:15 p.m. at
the Laconia Congregational Church on Veterans Square. It is no longer
handicapped accessible.
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be the voice of Alcoholics Anonymous
within Area 43. Its editors and staff will
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Hampshire AA Area 43 as a whole.
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directly pertaining to Alcoholics Anonymous within Area 43. Like the AA
movement it mirrors, the primary purpose of the New Hampshire Pipeline
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to alcoholics and practice the AA principles in all its affairs.
NH Area Hotline:
1-800-593-3300
NH Area Assembly Service Office
1330 Hooksett Road
Hooksett, NH 03106
Phone: 603.622.6967
Fax: 603.624.9507
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nhaa.net
Office Hours:
Mon-Fri: 10am—4pm
Sat: 10am—2pm
Laconia’s Friday Ladies Nite Out meeting is from 7-8:15 p.m. at the Laconia
Congregational Church on Veterans Square. It is no longer handicapped accessible.
Portsmouth’s Gay Together In Sobriety LGBTQS Meeting is on Fridays from
7:30-8:30 at the North Church Parish House at 355 Spinney Road. Enter
through the rear lot. The group has changed its name, meeting time and address.
Londonderry’s Men’s Fireside Barn Meeting is at Robie House, 183 Mammoth Road (next to CVS), on Wednesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. It has relocated
from 187 Pillsbury Road.
Conway’s Young at Heart Meeting on Thursdays from 7-8 p.m. at St. Margaret’s Church, 85 Pleasant Street, has disbanded.

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