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R:.W:. Joseph R. Leo R:.W:. David L. Blasch V:.W:. John W. Cola V:.W:. Scott A. Klein Lodges of the Athelstane Cornerstone Goshen Hoffman Hudson River Jerusalem Temple Naurashank Port Jervis Stony Point-Wawayanda Wallkill Warwick West Point |
I can't believe we've reached issue number ten! Response to this newsletter around the District has been very positive and I thank everyone who has taken the time to submit events and spread the word about this publication and all of the activities going on around here. There's a sense of amity and relaxed fellowship starting to spread and several have commented on it. Things just keep getting better and better. Our Lodges are making greater efforts to work together and support one another. A few weeks ago, Stony Point-Wawayada and Hudson River Lodges put on a joint Master Mason degree. Tomorrow, Saturday, Goshen, Cornerstone, and Warwick Lodges will be doing the same in Goshen. Several Lodges have responded with contributions for Brothers Walter and Bruce Hess of Hudson River Lodge who lost everything in the recent flooding; now Jerusalem Temple Lodge has announced that they will be donating half od the profits from their July 15th Coffeehouse fundraiser to assist these Brothers in distress. This, my Brothers, is what Masonry is all about and you should be proud of yourselves! Your District staff has met to begin plans for the Fall DDGM Visits, and we're working hard to deliver a shorter, more dynamic program to explain the opportunities available to our Lodges and deliver our Grand Master's message which lays out a plan to help us rebuild our beloved Craft. I hope you relax and recharge your batteries over the summer break, but also encourage all of you to reflect upon the tenets of our Craft and hope that the new officers will return to their Lodges in September proficient in their ritual and ready to take their place in the quarries of Masonry. If you want to learn some tips about how to learn and teach ritual, be sure to read the School of Instruction news in this issue. That's it for now, have a great week! Brothers in Distress
An appeal has gone out to the Brothers of the Orange-Rockland District in support of Brother Bruce Hess and his father, Brother Walter Hess, both members of Hudson River Lodge, who lost everything in their mobile homes due to the floods in Kirkwood, NY. They are currently staying with their daughter-in-law in the Newburgh area. Each day they go up to their homes to salvage what they can, but have lost just about everything. Walter Hess is 75 years old and has 35 years as a member of the Craft and Bruce Hess is 52 years old and has 29 years as a member of the Craft. Several Lodges have already contributed to their relief and others are making plans to do so. Jerusalem Temple Lodge had a Coffeehouse planned for July 15th as a Lodge fundraiser and has changed their plans to donate half the profits to these Brothers in Distress (click here for details). Any contributions you may wish to give will also be forwarded to them. Please send all donations to: Hudson River Lodge #309 DISTRICT NEWS
Masters and Wardens Meeting An Invitation to the Masters of Lodges (Updated) The Masters of the Orange-Rockland District and their Ladies are cordially invited to meet our Grand Master and members of the Grand Line on Saturday August 12th at noon. The event will be held in conjunction with a joint picnic being held by the First and Second Westchester-Putnam Districts at Osceola Beach in Jefferson Valley, NY. More details will follow shortly, but please mark your calendars now. We hope that all of the Masters of our District will make every effort to attend. Additionally, because of the expanded event venue, other Brothers of our District have been invited to join the festivities. Keep watching this space for details! New Grand Lodge Web Site Many of you have already subscribed to the NETNEWS mailing list. You can access the most current edition of the NETNEWS through the link on the main page of the new Grand Lodge web site (www.nymasons.org). If you bookmarked this page previously, you will need to do this again, linking to the new page. You can also encourage your friends to sign up for NETNEWS announcements on the same page. 2007 Individual Development Course (iDC) Deadline Extended (Again)! For those who have already completed the interest application on the brochure, the full iDC 2007 Application will be available both online (encouraged) and by snail mail in the next week to 10 days. As a reminder the first regional training session will take place on September 16 with the following five sessions on the third Saturday of each month following through February, 2007. If there are any questions, or wish to submit an application, please contact the District Deputy Grand Master ASAP. 2006 DDGM Visits The Masonic Compact DATES TO REMEMBER
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Wallkill Lodge invites the Brethren of our District to join them in marching in the General Montgomery Day Parade in Montgomery, NY on September 9, 2006, and the Walden Day Parade in Walden, NY on September 16, 2006. For more information, please contact the Master, Wor. Robert Schroeder. Masonic Family Days are Coming SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION
The Orange-Rockland School of Masonic Instruction has returned! The School will convene on the second Monday of each month, at locations around the District. Instruction will rotate on a monthly basis between Ritual, Grand Lodge educational programs, and seminars on topics like Leadership and Communication. Our next School will be held on Monday July 10th at Jerusalem Temple Lodge at 8:00 p.m. The work on the trestleboard will be a short program on memorization and learning ritual followed by a social hour with cards and refreshments. A brief Masters and Wardens meeting will precede the School at 7:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact the DDGM. We'll see you there! FUN STUFF
Enjoy this Masonic cryptogram. Each number represents a letter. The result is a well-known Masonic phrase. Enjoy!
Last week's puzzle: 1. D, 2. C, 3. A, 4. E, 5. B Copyright 2006 Orange-Rockland District, GLNY F&AM. All rights reserved. |
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