May 2009 Ohio Mason Article...

Hello Brethren,
We will be having a One Day Reunion on May 5th at the first
stated in May for all Master
Masons raised at the Grand Masters Classes since 2002. We are
planning an "Order of the Rusty Nail" and a "Walk About the Lodge" as
a short refresher class on each of the degree's and to refamilarize
you with the Lodge. Making you more comfortable and willing to return
to the lodge on a regular basis. The event will be held at the
Blendon Temple in Westerville. Dinner starts at 6:15pm
and Lodge will open at 7pm. Ladies are always welcome to dine with
us. Come out and enjoy a nice and fun evening.

***Ohio Village FC° CANCELLED***

Brethren,
Due to a scheduling conflict the FC degree scheduled for Saturday
April 25th at the Ohio Village has been cancelled. Sunrise will still
be putting on the FC degree on Tuesday the 21st at our stated meeting.
Thank you.

Wm. Larin Hall, WM
Sunrise 783

Passing of Maurice A. Bontrager (January 27, 1928 - April 1, 2009)

Brethren,
It is with great sadness that I announce that WB Jimmie
Bontrager's father, Maurice A. Bontrager, passed away this morning in
Elkhart, Indiana. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday,
April 3, 2009 in Chapel Hill Funeral Home, 10776 McKinley Highway,
Osceola. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, April 4,
2009 in the funeral home with burial to follow in Chapel Hill Memorial
Gardens, Osceola.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial donations be made
to the Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook
Court, South Bend, IN 46635.

Details and Obituary:
http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=349613&fh_id=10339&s_id=DEC20BAF55168AB3FA841FCAAEC8A5EF

April 2009 Ohio Mason Article...

Hello Brethren, it's been a busy month!! We brought further Light to 2
Brethren in March, honored our 50, 60, and 65+ year members, and
closed the deal on a new home for Sunrise Lodge in Gahanna.
Our 50+ year awards night brought Sunrise a special visit from MWB
Murphy to present the awards to Bro. William Stelzer, 60 years, Bro.
Richard Crawford, 50 years and MWB Jack Allen, 50 years. Thank you
again Brethren for your years of service and dedication to the Craft
and a special Thank you to MWB Murphy for making the trip to visit us
on this special night.

Congratulations Brethren, Sunrise has a new home!  The final paperwork
was completed on March 20th thus closing the deal on the purchase of
the building that will soon become Sunrise's new home! Now the hard
work begins! The first meeting of the Building committee in the new
building took place just after the closing and plans began to come
together for getting the rehab work underway. The building committee
members are: WB Dave Percival, Chairman, WB Rick Boyce, WB Marty Nash,
WB Dan Dozer, Bro. Dave Chambers, Bro. P.K. Moore, and Bro. Bill
Fannin.  If you are a licensed and bonded individual, have your own
business, or work for a business that would be interested in bidding
on the various projects that will be needed to rehab the building
please contact WB Percival at 614.452.1294 or percival.d@gmail.com.

Of important note, please do not forget about our VA Hospital
Visitation on April 5th with Whitehall 761 and South Gate - Potter
782.  RWB P. Pat Davis is the chairman of this event. Please contact
him at (614)352-7819 or (614)855-1401 to volunteer. What a great
opportunity to come together and show these veterans how much we
appreciate all they have sacrificed for our great nation.  Details of
meeting on that day will be available from RWB Davis.  We look forward
to seeing you there!

Upcoming dates:
Apr. 5th – VA Visitation w/ Whitehall 761, S G-Potter 782
Apr. 7th – 1st Stated & Apron night
Apr. 21st – 2nd Stated - FC°
Apr. 25th – FC° @ Ohio Village degree at 9am.
May 5th – 1st Stated w/DDGM Education program and the 7th Anniversary
of Sunrise founding, a One Day classes reunion & all Sunrise MM's, and
a Rusty Nail & Walkabout the Lodge program
May 16th – Ladies & Widows Dinner, Time: TBD

From the East...

Greetings Brethren!
This update has been long in coming! Sunrise now has a new
building in Gahanna. The deal was completed on Feb 20th and the
building committee has already been diligently at work coming up with
a game plan and a floor design for the new building. We will begin
having a building status update at the stated meeting as needed to
keep everyone informed of the progress with the new building.

On Feb. 24th Bros. Jim DeMaria and Rick Souder received further
Light in Masonry as they received their Fellow Craft Degree.
Congratulations Brethren!

Of important note, please do not forget about our VA Hospital
Visitation on April 5th with Whitehall 761 and South Gate - Potter
782. RWB P. Pat Davis is the chairman of this event. Please contact
him at (614)352-7819 or (614)855-1401 to volunteer. What a great
opportunity to come together and show these veterans how much we
appreciate all they have sacrificed for our great nation. Details of
meeting on that day will be available from RWB Davis. We look forward
to seeing you there!

Upcoming dates:
Apr. 5th – VA Visitation w/ Whitehall 761, S G-Potter 782
Apr. 7th – 1st Stated & Apron night
Apr. 21st – 2nd Stated - FC°
Apr. 25th – FC° @ Ohio Village degree at 9am.
May 5th – 1st Stated w/DDGM Education program and the 7th Anniversary
of Sunrise founding, a One Day classes reunion & all Sunrise MM's, and
a Rusty Nail & Walkabout the Lodge program
May 16th – Ladies & Widows Dinner, Time: TBD

3/30/09 14th DDGM's Update

Greetings Brethren From Your 14th DDGMs:

Hopefully the cold weather is behind us.  Here's a summary of upcoming
14th District events and news items.  Please forward to officers and
members of your Lodge as well as friends throughout the district.  If
you have questions, please direct to the DDGM assigned to your Lodge.

Ø       3/30/09: Grove City 689 EA inspection.  Come join us recognize
RWB Elam for his service as a 14th DDGM.

Ø       4/2/09: "Official" merge date of Humboldt 476 and New England 4

Ø       4/3-4/4/09: York Rite Festival @ the Westerville Masonic
Temple - The "Rusty Eagle Class"

Ø       4/5/09: Chillicothe VA Hospital Visitation Program: Sunrise
783, Whitehall 761, S G-Potter 782

Ø       4/27/09: Masonic Night @ Aladdin Shrine: Aprons provided;
please bring your Blue Lodge dues card

Ø       5/3/09: Chillicothe VA Hospital Visitation Program: Avery 493,
West Gate 623, LBT 732

Ø       5/9/09: Valley of Columbus LDE @ OSU Campus in Newark.  See
the March Chronicles and/or contact the Valley office at (800)
344-9741 for additional information and lunch reservations.

Ø       5/18/09: 6th Annual Central Ohio Charity Golf Outing to
benefit the Columbus Learning Center for Dyslexia @ York Golf Club.
Visit www.cocgo.org for more info.

Ø       5/28/09: 14th District Awards dinner and District Quarterly
meeting hosted by LBT

Ø       6/5-7: Columbus Arts Festival: 14th District fundraiser

Ø       6/7/09: Chillicothe VA Hospital Visitation Program: Community
684, RRR 670, York 563

Ø       6/13/09: GM's One-Day Class - Aladdin Shrine

Ø       6/14/09: Masonic Home Day - Springfield

Ø       6/26/09: Special Olympics Opening Ceremony - OSU

Ø       6/28/09: OES Cornerstone Laying - Mt Vernon

Ø       7/18/09: 14th District Outdoor Raising - in a barn in
Ashville. Weiller Farm south of Ashville
7- 8 AM: coffee and doughnuts
8 – 10:30 AM: MM degree
            Picnic to follow - Additional details forthcoming

Ø       7/25: Pillars Program & GM's Program for next year: – Heath
Masonic Complex
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Done jointly with the 19th Dist
Senior Wardens must attend but would be nice if all
elected officers would plan to be present

Ø       8/2/09: 14th District Family picnic @ Blacklick Metro Park

Ø       9/12/09: Whitehall 761 Reconsecration

Ø       9/13/09: Chillicothe VA Hospital Visitation Program: Sparrow
400, Reynoldsburg 340, Columbus 30, Hiram 18

Ø       9/19/09: Worthington Market Day: 14th District Fundraiser

Ø       9/24/09: 14th District Quarterly & Ritual meeting hosted by
Whitehall 761

Ø       10/4/09: Chillicothe VA Hospital Visitation Program: Cap City
656, University 631, Linden 637

Ø       10/16-17/09: Grand Lodge Annual Communication - Toledo

Ø       11/1/09: Chillicothe VA Hospital Visitation Program: Triangle
748, Blendon 339, New England 4

Ø       11/8/09: 14th District representatives to serve dinner @ Faith Mission

Ø       12/5/09: PM Convocation & 14 District Annual Meeting – Blendon 339

Thanks for your support of 14th District Freemasonry!  Safe travels
and see you soon.

Fraternally,
Neil A. Elam
Gary L. Fortner
Jason D. Savage
William R. Schafer
District Deputy Grand Masters
Fourteenth Masonic District
http://www.freemason.com/
http://www.mastermason.com/14th-District-Ohio/

Latest From The District Deputies

Greetings Brethren From Your 14th DDGMs:

Here's a summary of upcoming 14th District events and news items. 

University 631 EA Inspection
Date: 1/6/06
Location: 2436 West Dublin-Granville Rd, Columbus
Time: dinner - 6:15, open Lodge - 7:00

Groveport 240 MM Inspection
Date: 1/13/09
Location: 5906 Saltzgaber Rd, Groveport
Time: dinner - 6:15, open Lodge - 7:00

44th Annual Franklin County Memorial Lodge Installation of Officers
Date: 1/14/09
Location: 1120 Barnett Rd, Columbus
Time:    6:30: dinner, 7:30: Brief business meeting and installation
Cost:    $9: dinner
$1: annual dues
Reservations required for dinner by 1/7/09: Thomas Sibbalds, PM
MWB Charles K Neff will be the installing officer.

Avery 493 MM Inspection
Date: 1/15/09
Location: 3980 Main St, Hilliard
Time: dinner - 6:15, open Lodge - 7:00

Sunrise 783 EA Inspection
Date: 1/20/09
Location: 130 S State St, Westerville
Time: dinner - 6:15, open Lodge - 7:00

Reynoldsburg 340 FC Inspection
Date: 1/22/09
Location: 7350 Broadwyn Ave, Reynoldsburg
Time: dinner - 6:15, open Lodge - 7:00

Whitehall 761 FC Inspection
Date: 1/27/09
Location: 7350 Broadwyn Ave, Reynoldsburg
Time: dinner - 6:15, open Lodge - 7:00

Triangle 748 EA Inspection
Date: 1/29/09
Location: 2436 West Dublin-Granville Rd, Columbus
Time: dinner - 6:15, open Lodge - 7:00

Excellence in Youth Awards: Please submit nominations to the 14th DDGMs by Feb 7th.  Considering talking to the adult leaders of our youth organizations for possible nominations.  Those Lodges having a youth organization meeting in their building should especially consider a nomination.

Thanks for your support of 14th District Freemasonry!  Safe travels and see you soon.

Happy Holidays!

Fraternally,
Neil A. Elam
Gary L. Fortner
Jason D. Savage
William R. Schafer
District Deputy Grand Masters
Fourteenth Masonic District
http://www.freemason.com/
http://www.mastermason.com/14th-District-Ohio/