St.
Lawrence County
Masonic
Lodge Events
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Our next
Blood Drive will be held
Tuesday, November
24, 2009, at Madrid-Waddington School. Contact Robert Moore for details!
Blood Donor Program
News
The
Masonic Blood Donor Program Committee is having another successful year.
However, we need you and your brethren, friends, and family to continue
to recognize that the “Gift of Life” can only be provided by caring and
concerned individuals who donate on a regular basis. The maintenance of
an adequate and safe community blood supply is part of our responsibility.
Let’s help meet it!
AS
A BLOOD DONOR
Do
not forget! The need of Blood does not discriminate, i.e., Mason or non-Mason!
You never know when you, or a loved one, might need to make withdrawal
from a blood bank, so you had better begin making some deposits!
For
more information, contact your District Chairman or visit here:
Masonic
Blood Donor Program
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Joint
2nd and 3rd Degrees
Brothers,
I have been asked
by W.M. Dave Parker and W.M. Clark Johnston to co-ordinate a joint 2nd
and 3rd degree for St.
Lawrence 111 and Massena 513. Here is
the plan as of as of this time/date:
2nd Degree...November
17, 2009
in Canton
Wild Game Dinner,
6:30pm
The 2nd Degree will
be held in Canton on November 17, 2009. There will be a dinner at 6:30
p.m. The degree will be at 7:30 p.m. with one candidate from S.L.111 and
two from Massena 513. S.W. Ken Hebb will be in the East for the degree
and R.W. Bud Latimer will be doing the Middle Chamber Lecture. I
will be talking to officers and brothers from both Lodges to fill the other
chairs during the degree itself. S.L.111 officers will open/close Lodge
as the home Lodge.
NOTE: Practice will be at
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3rd Degree...December
8, 2009 in Massena
Practice for
the 3rd Degree
1st Tuesday
in December, Dec. 1 at 7:30 in Massena
The 3rd degree gets
even larger. Besides the 3 candidates from S.L. 111 and Massena 513,
Amber
395 will be bringing one candidate and High
Falls 428 will do the same....a total of 5 brothers in waiting
for the 3rd degree.
Massena
will also host a dinner that eve, with details to come later.
Since we have 4
Lodges involved there will be a large cast of brothers needed for both
the Degree and the Hiramic Legend part of this Degree. I have been asked
by both Masters to be in the East for the Degree and I will be working
with all four Masters to get their brothers involved in all aspects of
this degree. Since I have worked with the Master's from all 4 Lodges this
year, I am sure we will have excellent degree work from all selected.
Massena 513 officers will open/close Lodge as the home Lodge.
Practice for
the 3rd Degree
1st Tuesday
in December, Dec. 1 at 7:30 in Massena
Since St.
Lawrence 111 usually has their meeting on the 1st Tuesday in December,
Dec. 1, it makes perfect sense for all Brothers from all 4 Lodges who
will be in degree to meet at Massena at 7:30 p.m. for a practice. |
What a great
opportunity to fill both Lodge's with Brothers from all over our District
and of course to show our candidates what Masonry in St. Lawrence County
can be about.
Feel free to contact
me anytime and I will be emailing you as events get closer.
Fraternally,
TOM JENISON,
Assistant Grand
Lecturer
2nd St. Lawrence
District
October 26, 2009
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On
Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 3 2nd. St. Lawrence Brothers received their
Fellowcraft Degree.
Front
row, 3rd from L are Bro. Travis Pierce, Bro. James Baleno, and Bro. Jeffrey
Marrin.
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On
Saturday, November 14, 2009 Scottish Rite Day in the Northern Jurisdiction,
five
2nd
St. Lawrence District Masons travelled to Utica to receive their 32nd Degree.
Front
row, L to R: Bro Dewitt Forbes, W Clark Johnstone, W James Pipher, Bro.
Morris Putnam, and Bro John Schneider
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Photos from Apple
Day October 17
On
Tuesday October 13th Massena Masonic Lodge 513 held its awards night.
Brother
Ronald Reid was recognized for achieving 35 years of service.
Brother
Leonard Baldwin was presented with his 50 year certificate and pin.
Brother
Leonard was also presented a special 50 year apron on behalf of the
Grand
Master of Masons of the State of New York, Most Worshipful Edward G.
Gilbert.
Brother Walter Basmajian was presented his certificate and pin for
reaching
his 60 year anniversary as a Master Mason in Masena Lodge #513.
Everyone
enjoyed a covered dish dinner and a very informative Masonic video
as
part of the evenings events. In the photo, Worshipful Master Clark
Johnstone,
Brother Walter Basmajian, Brother Ronald Reid, Brother Leonard
Baldwin
and Right Worshipful Randall Ball Sr. District Deputy Grand Master
PHOTOS
ON MASSENA'S WEB PAGE
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Local Mason,
R:. W:. Robert Crump, Elevated to 33rd Degree
We are very proud
to post this honor.
"Some
110 Thirty-Second Degree Scottish Rite Masons were elevated to the
Thirty-Third
Degree in a special ceremony at Boston on August 25. The event
took
place during the annual meeting of the Supreme Council of Scottish
Rite
Freemasonry.
Among
those so honored are four New York Masons who were elected a year
ago
at the annual meeting in Providence, Rhode Island.
They
are:
Michael
D. Derry
Vincent
Libone (Deputy Grand Master)
Gilbert
Savitzky (Grand Secretary)
Robert
W. Crump (Waddington Lodge 393)(on right)
The
Thirty-Third Degree is awarded for outstanding achievement within the
fraternity
or for contributions to others reflecting credit on Freemasonry.
The
impressive ceremony was held in the Hynes Convention Center."
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Brethren,
Please join me
in congratulating RW Harry E. King on his appointment as consultant on
the Grand Lodge Committee on the George Washington Masonic Natonal Memorial.
Fraternally Yours,
R.W. Randall
G. Ball Sr.
District Deputy
Grand Master
2nd St. Lawrence
District
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Good
morning my Brothers,
It is with great
pleasure to announce 2 Grand Lodge appointees from our district.
1st- RW Robert
Crump has been appointed to the Grand Master's and Deputy Grand Master's
Advisory Committee.
2nd- RW John DeMeurers
Sr. has been appointed Chairman of the Grand Lodge Committee on Charters.
Please join me
in congratulating these brothers on their honorable selction to these respective
Grand Lodge Committees.
Fraternally Yours,
R.W. Randall
G. Ball Sr.
District Deputy
Grand Master
2nd St. Lawrence
District
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Scottish
Rite Day on November 14, 2009!
Prerequisite
4th Degree October 26, 2009 at the
Norwood
Valley at What Cheer Lodge, Norwood, NY.
Contact Mourad
Tarpinian for details mtarpinian@verizon.net
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Click on the calendar for a printable
copy!
St. Lawrence Masonic
Charities Treasurer Howard Busch presents a donation of $500.00 to Cindy
Atkins, President of Raquette Valley Habitat for Humanity as Mason and
Habitat Volunteer Marshall Smith looks on. Habitat's current build,
it's 20th home since its inception, is on Spruce Street in Massena. Groundbreaking
has already begun on their next build, in Canton. The Masons donated $2000.00
this year to charities in St. Lawrence County, raised by selling apples
in the fall and citrus fruit in the winter.
Masonic Grand Lecturer's
Convention.
On September 17,
2009 in DePeyster, N.Y, Grand Lecturer Charles Toombs held his annual Grand
Lecturer's Convention. Over 60 brothers were in attendance from both the
1st and 2nd St. Lawrence Masonic Districts.
From left to right:
R.W. George Caswell,
G.S.B. 2nd St. Lawrence District; R.W. Randall Ball, DDGM 2nd St. Lawrence
District; V.W. Thomas Jenison, A.G.L. 2nd St. Lawrence District; R.W. Charles
Toombs, Grand Lecturer of Masons for the State of NY; V.W. Neil Nicol,
A.G.L. 1st St. Lawrence District; R.W. Ed Snow, DDGM 1st St. Lawrence District;
R.W. Ron Frank, G.S.B. 1st St. Lawrence District.
Waddington Masonic
Lodge recently held it's annual awards night where several brothers were
recognized for their years of service. This year a special recognition
was given to Gordon Spearance, who recieved the very prestigious Grand
Lodge Dedicated Service Award. The recipient of this award must meet several
criteria ranging from lodge involvment, district involvment and community
involvment. Once submitted for approval to the Grand Lodge Committee for
review only one Brother per Masonic District is selected to recieve this
award out of all submissions. Shown above is Past Master William Shoen,
Brother Gordon Spearance and District Deputy Grand Master Randall Ball.
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Masonic Safety ID Program
Click
here for schedule and forms
Our
total over a 16-month period is 1220 and climbing!
Many thanks go out
to everyone for all of your help and assistance, from running to
get and deliver equipment, surveying sites, recruiting & coordinating
help, setting up and taking down, as well as manning the booths and dealing
with the crowds. We have early mornings and late evenings, and in
the end, it is well worth it! After all, this program is one
way we can let the public know what Masons do and why good men want to
be a part of it.
My heartfelt thanks
to everyone involved (too many to list...you know who you are!)
Sincerely & Fraternally,
John D. Schneider
District Safety
ID Chairman
2nd St. Lawrence
Click
Here for photos!
UPCOMING SAFETY
ID EVENTS:
OCTOBER 3:
The Massena Home Depot
9am-1pm
NOVEMBER 7: Training
and equipment upgrades in Utica for anyone interested.
DECEMBER 14-16:
Massena Jr. High School 7th Grade
If you are interested
in lending a hand, please contact Safety ID Chairman John
Schneider (315) 250-1765. Non-Masons are welcome to help!
Link
to Grand Lodge
State
of New York
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Brotherhood
Fund News
The
Masonic Brotherhood Fund is the fund raising arm of the Masonic Brotherhood
Foundation. It is a 501C3 tax exempt Charity Corporation as designated
by the IRS.
For
over 50-plus years the Masonic Brotherhood Fund has supported the designated
Charities of the Grand Lodge of the State of New York.
Each
year for the last 15 years the Brothers, Widows, Lodges and Districts,
as well as other interested individuals and businesses have contributed
over One Million dollars to these Charities. A proud record for the Craft!
The
dedicated efforts of every member of the MBF Committee, as well as the
District Deputy Grand Masters, who give freely of their time, has resulted
in this continued success.
For
more information, contact your District Chairman, John
Alden, or visit here:
Masonic
Brotherhood Fund
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Blood
Drive
Our next Blood Drive
will be held Tuesday November 24, 2009, at Madrid-Waddington School.
Contact Robert Moore for details!
Blood Donor Program
News
The
Masonic Blood Donor Program Committee is having another successful year.
However, we need you and your brethren, friends, and family to continue
to recognize that the “Gift of Life” can only be provided by caring and
concerned individuals who donate on a regular basis. The maintenance of
an adequate and safe community blood supply is part of our responsibility.
Let’s help meet it!
AS
A BLOOD DONOR
Do
not forget! The need of Blood does not discriminate, i.e., Mason or non-Mason!
You never know when you, or a loved one, might need to make withdrawal
from a blood bank, so you had better begin making some deposits!
For
more information, contact your District Chairman or visit here:
Masonic
Blood Donor Program
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