St. Patrick's Day

 

  

    The Inspection Schedule for 2014 has been released and is listed in the 2014 District Directory, and at the 14th District Website www.14thmasonicdistrict.org . Listed below is for March.

   

Most of the inspections are with dinner at 6:15 p.m. and Lodge opens at 7:00 p.m. The exception(Goodale Lodge in April), will be at 10:00 a.m.

  

3/4 - University - 7:00 p.m. - MM

3/10 - Grove City - 7:00 p.m. - MM

3/11 - Columbus - 7:00 p.m. - FC

3/13 - Triangle - 7:00 p.m. - MM

3/20 - South Gate - Potter - 7:00 p.m. - FC

3/21 - Capital City - 7:00 p.m. - FC

3/24 - West Gate - 7:00 p.m. - EA

3/25 - Whitehall - 7:00 p.m. - EA

 

    Brother Richard Landsburg, Jr. Warden of Hiram Lodge #18 passed to the Celestrial Lodge on Wednsday, February, 19th. Service plans are pending.

    The Officers of the 14th District extend our sincere condolences to his family and the Brethren of Hiram Lodge on Rich's passing! He had been battling cancer for the past few years.

 

    There are still a few ties for sale but supplies are dwindling. Be sure not to miss out before they are all gone. Several colors are already sold out. Check at the Inspections, GM Receptions on March 8th or at the GM One Day Class on April 8th.

 

    They are still $20.00 per tie and the grey with maroon accents are in regular Bow Tie or Clip-on Bow Tie. There is also the complimentary grey with maroon accented vest and the vest sells for $30.00.

 

    Money raised helps the Grand Lodge Officer fund of the 14th District.

Once these ties are gone, they will not be re-ordered.

 

    The 14th District Masonic Blue Pages is in need of advertisers!

  

    ATTENTION SECRETARIES

    As a reminder, The State Secretaries Association is meeting March 8th and 9th in Columbus at the Doubletree Hotel on Crossroads (north of 270 and east of Rt. 23 north of Worthington). Please refer to the Grand Secretary's Newsletter that was sent out to you previously for information.

 

 

  

    The District Officers are making final preparations for the 14th District Grand Master's Reception on Saturday, March 8th at the Villa Milano Restaurant, 1630 Schrock Road. The doors will open at 5:00 p.m. for Social Hour and the dinner will begin after introductions of Grand Lodge Officers at 6:15 p.m.

  

    All Worshipful Masters need to be at the Villa Milano by 5:30 p.m. for photos with MWB Norman Mick, Grand Master of Masons.

 

    The reservations deadline has passed and NO RESERVATIONS are being accepted. We are looking forward to seeing you for this dinner to honor MWB Mick and the officers of the Grand Lodge.

  

Luther B Turner Lodge is having our Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 15, 2014,

from 7:00 am to 12:00 am.

This is "ALL YOU CAN EAT" pancakes which includes Sausage, Juice and Coffee.

Advance tickets can be purchased from any of the officers for $5.00 adults and $3.00 children.

or

Visit www.LutherBTurner732.com for more information

     MWB Norman Mick, Grand Master of Masons has announced that a Grand Master's Class will be held on April 5th, 2014. The location is Northland Masonic Temple, 5885 Cleveland Ave, Columbus. This Class will be a District Wide One Day Class rather than a regional class. The edicts pertaining to the GM Class have been announced and Edict #1 explains that a petitioner may be 18 years of age when the petition is received as long as the candidate is 19 years old on April 5th. The 2nd Edict permits Lodges to hold special meetings for the purpose of balloting on candidates (primarily for Lodges that meet once a month).

    Save the Date - June 28, 2014

    There is planned an Antique Apprasial Show at the Aladdin Shrine Temple Multipurpose Room 3850 Steltzer Road. Bring in up to four antiques per person and for a modest price have them appraised by Garth's Antiques/ Auction House. Proceeds to benifit the 14th. Masonic District and Steve Cokonougher in 2015 as Grand Master. More information will follow as the project develops.

   

     

    A date and time have been scheduled for the 1st annual Grove City Lodge Sporting Clays Fundraiser Shoot. The event will be held on Sunday May 18th at 10 a.m. at the Hidden Haven Shooting Preserve located at:

9291 Buckeye Troxel Road
Sugar Grove, OH 43155-9632

(Just south of Lancaster)

 

    The cost of the shoot will be $50.00 per person.  This is for a full 100 clay pigeon round of shooting.  We are working on getting prizes donated for best shooters, best team, and maybe even a special challenge shot. Regardless of your shooting experience, this will undoubtedly be an extremely enjoyable day of fun, safety, laughter, and brotherhood.

    If you or anyone you know who would be interested, we are offering station sponsorships (like hole sponsors in a golf outting) for $50 per station.  This will include an advertisement for your business or personal donation at a specific shooting station. These sponsorships are crucial as they will be the primary means of raising money for the charity we are looking to support (a couple of charities are being thought of and will be announced in future communications. If you know anyone that might like to sponsor a hole or donate prizes, please have them contact SW Bill Bell at the below email.       

     Some things to be thinking about prior to the shoot:

* Family, friends, coworkers, etc... are all invited to participate.

* You will need a 12", 16", 20", or 4/10" shotgun (Guns can be rented for $15.00 onsite)

* You will need 100 rounds of shotgun shells (4 boxes of 25) There will be ammunition available for purchase onsite but Walmart, Meijer, Buckeye Outdoors, Vance's... typically has them for much cheaper.

* Something to carry your shells in would be a good idea...small bag, trap vest, shotgun shell belt holder.  I have a couple shell holders that I will be bringing for people to use.

* We will have t-shirts printed up by Brother Fred Ford available for purchase onsite or during pre-registration.

Look for future emails and information in the District Newsletter. Thanks so much for your interest. Please contact SW Bill Bell at william.mane@gmail.com to reserve your spot or for more information.

   

    The Hilltop Masonic Golf League is looking for golfers. Masonic affiliation is not necessary but a desire to play golf and have a good time is required!

  

    We start play at Wilson Rd. Golf Course north of Trabue Rd. on Mondays at 3:30 p.m. for 16 weeks. We are starting play on Monday, April 21st. Teams are forming now. If you are interested, or for further information, please call David Henderson at 614-385-4885 or he can contacted at lwdah5940@gmail.com (NEW EMAIL ADDRESS).

  

 

    Please SAVE the DATE: Thursday, April 3rd is a Fundraiser for the Rainbow Girls.

    Join us anytime on Thursday, April 3^rd at the City Barbeque at 5979 East Main Street at McNaughten near Reynoldsburg, 614-755-8890. This applies to dine in or carry out, and 25% of your check will go to Columbus Assembly #172 of the Rainbow Girls! (Our host is manager, Dave Brooks, a Past State Master Councilor of Ohio DeMolay!)

    As with most such offers, you will need a special coupon, which won't be available at the restaurant, to make sure your meal credits the Assembly. The form will be available in the Northwest Temple, from any Advisory Board member (including Tim and Kathy Strawn, Kris Truthan, Boni Shane, Suzanne Scott, Doug Brown, Whitney Poma and Crissy Willeke) and, hopefully, here in the newsletter in April. Please help us spread the word and work up an appetite for that great City Barbeque ...the best around! If there are questions, please call Tim Strawn at 614-670-3606 or Crissy Willeke at 614-581-5476. We appreciate your support and we hope your hungry for City Barbeque on Main St. on April 3rd.  

    Saturday, February 15th was the day that one brother from the 14th District gathered with many other groups and organizations at the Columbus Zoo to help raise money for Special Olympics by taking the Polar Plunge. FOX 28 showed a segment of one of their reporters jumping in the pool as the water had a cover of ice as he jumped in with 28 degree weather.

    WB Tom Shell, Master of Ralph R. Rickly Lodge #670 is to be commended for taking the plunge to raise money in this unique manner. The $220.00 amount he raised was part of the over $58,800.00 for all groups jumping to help Special Olympics in Ohio.

 

   

    The members of Grove City Lodge met again on January 30th along with wives, widows, newer as well as 50 and 65 year members, officers, and a Past Grand Master, to help make subs for their Super Bowl Sub Sale Fundraiser. Close to 70 people met on the snow covered day at the Lodge and under the direction of Brother Ed Goldhardt, they were given the "Start" signal and the assembly of the subs began. When there was no more product left, over 2,800 subs had been made for yet another record being set. This is the 4th consecutive sub sale where a new record has been established.

   

    During the sub making, there was laughter and great fellowship. A potluck lunch was as always the treat of the day.

 

    THANK YOU to all who came out throughout the week to cut and package the additions of lettuce, onions, banana peppers, and tomatoes, along with the meats, and cheeses to make such good subs. One person who had never had one of these subs before shared that she would put these up against any commercially made sub. This is a great tribute to the efforts of all who helped!

 

    The opportunity to gain more light in Freemasonry can occur at the Scottish Rite LDE (Local Degree Experience). Simply put, the Valley of Columbus is bringing the Scottish Rite "On the Road".

    The first of two dates to give brethren interested in learning about Scottish Rite is scheduled for the end of this month, Saturday, March 29th, in Marion. The location is the Marion Palace Theater, 276 W. Center St. and registration begins at 8:00 a.m. .The degrees plannd for that location are the 4th - Master Traveler, the 12th - Master of Mercy, and the 18th - Knight of the Rose Croix. Lunch is FREE but reservations are required by March 20th. Illustrious Brother Fred Summerlot is the Honoree for the day. The day is planned to conclude at 1:30 p.m.

 

    Saturday, May 3rd, is the date for the second LDE and the location is Scioto Lodge #6 at 57 E. Main St., Chillicothe. Again the times are 8:00 a.m. for registration and the day will conclude about 1:30 p.m. The degrees planned for that day are the 4th - Master Traveler, 20th - Master ad Vitam (George Washington), an the 26th - Friend and Brother Eternal (Abraham Lincoln). The Honoree is Brother William E. Landrum, MSA. Lunch again is FREE and reservations are required by April 23rd.

Lunch reservations can be emailed to Susan at susan@valleyofcolubus.org or calling the office at the below listed numbers.

 

   Fees are $100.00 for the degrees. Current Junior and Senior Wardens along with current and past Masters of Lodges will receive a 50% fee reduction via an anonymous donor. Please check mark the upper right hand corner of the petition to indicate Master, and cross out Master and indicate if Junior or Senior Warden (print off and mail in version).

    A petition can be located at the following link, http://www.valleyofcolumbus.com/petition . Follow the directions on that link. Dues of the Valley of Columbus are essential to keep the Valley operating and notices are sent out in October. Dues for 2014 are $85.00. If you want to keep from paying dues, you may want to consider establishing an Endowment. Contacting the Valley Office through the website at http://www.valleyofcolumbus.com  or by calling the office locally at 614-766-2272 or toll free at 1-800-344-9741 to help in answering your questions.

   

    We look forward to seeing you at the LDEs and the Fall Reunion is scheduled for November 1st.

 

    The York Rite Festival is coming! The York Rite Festival is coming! The York Rite Festival is coming to your area soon! Are you ready to expand your knowledge in Masonry? Do you have what it takes t lead? This is truly a great way to develop your leadership skills and abilities. As a leader of these four Masonic bodies you will learn "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another" Proverbs 27:17.

    Furthermore, what do you know of the Capitular Degrees, Cryptic Degrees and the Chivalric Orders? Well, on May 3, 2014, you will have the opportunity to Capture ALL Three York Bodies; Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, Council of Royal and Select Masons, and Commandery of Knights Templar in the one day class. This is a great opportunity in the York Rite to work towards and earn the title "Knight of the York Cross of Honor (KYCH)".

    To become a Knight of the York Cross of Honor, one must be a Past Master of a Symbolic Lodge, a Past High Priest of a Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, a Past Master of a Council of Royal and Select Masters, and a Past Commander of a Commandery of Knights Templar, and be nominated by a member of Ohio Priory #18. Ohio Priory #18 is an invitational body composed entirely of "Knights of the York Cross of Honor.

 

    You don't have to be a Past Master of a Lodge to join York Rite, but it has been said "all Christian men should be a York Rite Mason." If you have that hunger for more knowledge about this great fraternity, then the York Rite is exactly where you need to be. Many opportunities lay beyond the York Rite, but to get there, you must lay the stones for a good foundation.

   A brief description of the degrees for the York Rite can be found at www.YorkRite.com/degrees .

 

    We hope you will take the next step to becoming a York Rite Mason. We will be at the GM Class on April 5th to answer any questions you may have and our contact information can be found on Pg. 64 of the 14th District Directory. The location for the Festival will be at the Newark Masonic Building at 4th and Church Streets in Newark and all Degree Work will be completed by 5p.m. Further information as to degree times for the different bodies will be announced when details are completed.

 

 

    Thebes Temple #87, Daughters of the Nile will hold an open installation on Saturday March 15, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. at Luther B. Turner Lodge, 2933 Valleyview Dr. This Installation is being organized by the Princess Royal (Masonic equivalence is SW), Katharine Brewer. We hope you are able to join us for this installation!

    York Golf Club now is pleased to offer "Corporate" Membership for busy folks---Four designees, total of 50 rounds of golf and cart, $2,500. This means that 4 people can go together, pay the fees and they all receive 50 rounds of golf and cart to be divided as they determine.

 

Tickets to Tri-Lodge Table Lodge on Sale to All Masons

    Tickets to attend a Table Lodge that will celebrate the Feast of St. John the Baptist on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 are now on sale to all Masons.

    The evening will convene by opening a Table Lodge at the Victorian Dining Room of the American House Hotel in Ohio Village at 5:30pm, followed by a procession to the Ohio Village Church where a short Masonic Service will be held, followed by a short tour of the Ohio Village Lodge Room. A full course dinner consisting of Chicken Picatta ($50), Lemon & Rosemary Grilled Salmon ($50) or Choice Prime Rib of Beef ($55) will begin at approximately 6:30 pm. The traditional 7 toasts (with souvenir firing glass) will follow dinner, and the evening will conclude with an address by Bro. William G. Batchelder, Speaker of the Oho House of Representatives. The village closes at 9pm.

    Ohio Village is a recreated 1860's village located on the Ohio Historical Society property north of 17^th Avenue, west of I-71 in Columbus. Maps and additional information about the village can be found at

http://www.ohiohistory.org/museums-and-historic-sites/museum--historic-sites-by-name/ohio-village 

    A payment button is on the Triangle Lodge 748 website www.triangle748.org where payments can be made by credit card or PayPal.   A small handling charge applies. Checks should be made payable to Triangle Lodge 748, and include "Tri-Lodge Table Lodge" in the Notes section and mailed to Triangle Lodge 748, P.O. 190, Worthington, OH 43085-0190. Approximately 10 tickets are still available. Total attendees are restricted to 40 due to the size of the venue.

    This table lodge is being sponsored by the officers and brethren of Reynoldsburg 340, Sunrise 783 and Triangle 748. Questions or concerns should be directed to WM Benjamin Barker, Triangle Lodge 748 who can be reached at barks54@hotmail.com . 

 

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