Serving the Masonic Community Since Town Hall Meeting

Transcription

1 Dated Material Masoic Geesee-Wyomig Livigsto Otario/Seeca/Yates TimesMoroe & Waye Districts Servig the Masoic Commuity Sice 1963 Website: Volume 52 Number 10 USPS Rochester, New York Circulatio 3162 December 2014 Care Commuity to Restore Daiel D. Tompkis Chapel You ca support this importat project By Kathy Cotio-Turer, Director, Commuicatios & Marketig If you have ever visited the Masoic Care Commuity Campus i Utica, you are familiar with the Daiel D. Tompkis Chapel. The architecture is coloial; the structure of red brick with white trim is the ceter piece of our campus. Suday Services are held each week at 9:00 am. The Chapel is also busy each year with weddigs ad other religious evets. For Masos, you recogize the Chapel as the place where the Ivestiture Service is held o St. Joh s Day. Complete with its larger tha life staied glass widows, several of which are Tiffay widows, the Daiel D. Tompkis Chapel is somethig to behold. It s a source of pride for may i the Fraterity. I 2011, the Chapel celebrated its 100th Birthday. This buildig is meticulously cared for but its age has preseted the eed of some major repairs. The steeple of the Chapel is i dire eed, as are the frot colums. They will be removed followig the St. Joh s Day evet i All will be rebuilt ad replaced, lookig just as they did What s Iside? Damascus News 9-12 Editor s Corer 2 Fidelity Triagle 17 Geesee-Wyomig 8 Have-a-Heart Schedules 3 Lalla Rookh Grotto/Caldro 19 Livigsto District 4 Masoic Medical Research Lab 1 Masoic War Veteras 2 Memorials 17 Moroe District 5-8, 18 Order of the Easter Star 18 Otario/Seeca/Yates 4 Scottish Rite News Tall Cedars of Lebao 18 Waye District 4-5 York Rite News 13 File Photo over the last cetury. Other improvemets i this udertakig iclude the replacemet of the etire roof ad reovatios to the zodiac ceilig light. The cost of this project is over oe millio dollars. The Trustees are movig ahead because this repair ca ot wait ad the Daiel D. Tompkis Chapel is much too importat to so may people. We are askig for help, ad i retur, will give you somethig you ca cherish forever. We have had a oramet made that depicts the three widows over the Altar of Faith, Hope ad Charity. Although these widows are ot Tiffay, they are outstadig, ad certaily are the focal poit durig services. Make a doatio of $100 or more to the Masoic Care Commuity ad you will be helpig with the 2015 reovatio work that is already scheduled as well as future reovatios to the Chapel. All fuds raised will be directed to that purpose. You will also get this beautiful oramet that will be cherished for years to come. We hope to offer a differet oramet each year, which will allow those who support the Daiel D. Tompkis Reovatio projects the opportuity to amass a collectio of oramets depictig the widows i the Chapel. Please cotact the Masoic Care Commuity Director of Developmet, Victoria Cataldo at: cataldov@mccy.com or by phoe at (315) (See advertisemet o Page 7) Sir Kight & Rev. Charles M. Roberts, Right Emiet Grad Commader, Hoored at Receptio Cyree-Moroe Commadery No. 12 ad Sagoyewatha Commadery No. 17 hosted a receptio o November 15th to hoor their ow Sir Kight ad Revered Charles M. Roberts who has bee elected ad istalled as Right Emiet Grad Commader of the Grad Commadery, Kights Templar State of New York. More tha 150 people atteded A special presetatio was made to the Commadery s First Lady, Leslie Roberts, by Compaio Kight Richard C. Aderso from the Geesee York Rite College No. 25. To recogize service to all York Rite Bodies, Commuity ad Life by o-masos, the Diamod Award was itroduced i 2012 by the York Rite Sovereig College of North America. Mrs. Roberts is the first recipiet, at least locally. Distiguished guests seated o the dais icluded Sir Kight F. Edward Powley, Jr., Grad Setiel, who was the of Ceremoies, ad Sir Kight Jose L. Valecia, Jr., Grad Prelate, who blessed the occasio with the Ivocatio ad Beedictio. Other remarks were shared by Most Illustrious Harley DeShae, Most Illustrious Grad of the Grad Coucil of Cryptic Masos of the State of New York; Right Leslie ad Charles Roberts Emiet Raymod Roche, Grad Scribe of the Grad Chapter of the State of New York, Royal Arch Masos; Right Worshipful Jeffrey M. Williamso, Deputy Grad (Cotiued o Page 19) Tow Hall Meetig Discuss the future of Masory i New York State with R\W\ Jeffrey Williamso Deputy Grad Saturday, Jauary 17th 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hoeoye Falls Masoic Hall 3 North Mai Street Cotact your District Deputy for more details or to make a reservatio. All-Masoic Groups Childre s Holiday Party at Damascus Shrie Ceter 979 Bay Road, Webster Saturday, December 13th 11 a.m. 2 p.m. Ope to childre ad gradchildre (ad their frieds) of all Masoic Families Brig a wrapped gift for each child. Be sure to mark with child s full ame. Activities will iclude Cookie Decoratig Pie Coe Bird feeder Games Colorig Sacks Driks Special visit with Sata Co-sposored by AASR-Valley of Rochester, Masoic Service Bureau ad Damascus Shrie. Assistace from Brothers of Ispiratio Lodge Nearly $40K for MMRL Raised by Easter Star Grad Matro By Myro Thursto III, Assistat Director of Developmet ad Commuicatios Sylvia Moravia, Grad Matro of the Order of the Easter Star of the State of New York for 2014, desigated the Cardiac Research Istitute at Masoic Medical Research Laboratory (MMRL) as her Grad Matro s Project. The 14,000 member orgaizatio selected the theme of Every Heartbeat Couts ad together raised early $40,000 to beefit life-savig cardiac research. The year-log campaig came to a ed recetly with a check presetatio to Myro Thursto III, Assistat Director (Cotiued o Page 19) December 2d Electio of Officers, December 3rd Istallatio Ceremoy, Jauary 7th more Damascus News o page 9

2 2 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Deck the Halls... I ve bee (sort of) workig o the Holiday Party preparatios for the past two moths. Fa La La La La... with Eric Lubberts, my Lodge Brother who represets the Valley of Rochester, ad several Brothers from Ispiratio Lodge. Tis the Seaso to be jolly... with a 7-year old Gradso locally, I m lookig forward to the evet ad witessig the excitemet i his eyes. Our other Gradchildre live out of State, so we do t have the same pleasures with them. I m sure may of my Brothers ad Sisters are i the same boat. Of course, the youger members of the Craft have their ow childre with whom to share these joyous times. Treasure them! They will be goe before you kow it!! To all of you, I say Happy Holidays! I hope we will see you at the Party. May you also ejoy quality family time this moth, alog with a chace to regeerate your ethusiasm for aother year i the quarries ad i life. Musigs The ext issue of the Masoic Times will complete 12 years of service for me as Editor. Some days that does t seem a reality; others, well...! I ca say this, I ever expected to develop so much seiority i this area. I always tell people I could t have doe it without the dedicatio of the Staff over the years. While a few of the origial members are o loger with us, we have added some ew faces to keep us goig i the right directio. My thaks to them all! Ja Porter, Office Maager of the Masoic Service Bureau, doubles as the Compositor for the ewspaper. That s a old Graphic Arts term, which may people do t uderstad. Freely traslated, she takes submitted articles ad formats them ito this colum-style for the paper. Subheadlies are iserted to break up log sectios of text, ad other fuctios are performed to ehace the readability of the iformatio. She is the first coectio with most of our writers. Ja s paper proofs are the reviewed for grammar, puctuatio ad spellig by Barbara Goodrich, Garry Craker, Bill Flesher, Beverly VaHube ad Herb Specer. The I get the fial say, so if somethig gets through it is my fault! Our authors thik I make them look smart, but i reality it is the work of Ja ad our proofreaders who do the bulk of the work. The it s back to the computers for correctios ad fial assembly. No more repro prits; o more waxer; o more mechaical boards. Our fial output is a PDF documet ed to the priter. It souds so simple, but is really a time cosumig task As may have told us they do, we always hope you like our results. Oce agai, my thaks to them... ad to you, faithful reader. Masoic Activities Lookig Ahead JANUARY 3 Scottish Rite Symbolic Lodge Awards, Shrie Ceter 17 Deputy Grad s Tow Hall Meetig, Hoeoye Falls Masoic Hall; 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 24 Triagle Masoic Family Night, Pittsford 31 First day of Have-a-Heart Campaig FEBRUARY 1-16 Have-a-Heart Campaig at 3 Area Malls 14 Triagle Valetie s Day Fudraiser, Pittsford MARCH 28 College of Freemasory, Geesee Commuity College, Batavia APRIL 25 Widows Lucheo, Burgudy Basi; 11 a.m. TBD Scottish Rite Sprig Reuio MAY th Grad Lodge Sessios, New York City TBD Scottish Rite Reuio Baquet at Cobblestoe Creek Coutry Club Additioal Books i Led-a-Book Library The Led-a-Book Library ear the Shrie Office has added several titles. The recet additios iclude Masoic Presidets Adrew Jackso, Theodore Roosevelt ad Harry Truma, ad volumes describig daily life durig Biblical Times ad i Medieval Europe. There are also copies of The Short Talk Bulleti ad Ecyclopedia of Freemasory by Albert G. Mackey. The purpose of this library is a iformal way to share Masoic readig. There is a otebook to record borrowigs ad ledigs. This is NOT a book swap; all borrowed books eed to be siged out ad retured withi a reasoable amout of time. Doatios (or loas) are welcome. May thaks to Derek Va- Houte for providig the larger bookcase to accommodate this collectio. If you have commets about the Led-a-Book Library or wat to help, please cotact Bruce Katz: brucek8189@aol.com or Phoe: December 2d Fudraisig for the Childre s Dyslexia Ceter ROC the Day is a 24-hour olie fudraisig evet that gives you a opportuity to support o-profit orgaizatios that are importat to you. Go to o December 2d to participate. Harloff Fueral Home SERVING YOUR NEEDS SINCE S. Washigto St. E. Rochester, NY All-Masoic Groups Childre s Holiday Party at Damascus Shrie Ceter 979 Bay Road, Webster Saturday, December 13th 11 a.m. 2 p.m. Ope to childre ad gradchildre (ad their frieds) of all Masoic Families Brig a wrapped gift for each child. Be sure to mark with child s full ame. Activities will iclude Cookie Decoratig Pie Coe Bird feeder Games Colorig Sacks Driks Special visit with Sata Co-sposored by AASR-Valley of Rochester, Masoic Service Bureau ad Damascus Shrie. Assistace from Brothers of Ispiratio Lodge James A. Hard/ Waye Charter Post No. 12 Commader Emil J. Schirao moejoyoe@gmail.com Adjutat Deis Gellasch dgellasch@gmail.com Veteras, for those of you who are iterested, o December 7th, the Pearl Harbor Veteras will be at Charlotte Pier for the Wreath Service at 7 a.m. If you pla o goig, try to be there about 15 miutes earlier. Breakfast will follow at the Dorsey Road VFW. Just aother remider there will be o meetig i December due to the Christmas Holiday. I will be writig a series of iformatioal articles about the Masoic War Veteras - datig back to October 7, The James A. Hard Post No. 18 received its Charter o October 7, 1950 i Gothic Hall at the Masoic Temple o East Mai Street, Rochester. M\W\William F. Strog from Grad Lodge preseted the Charter to Post No. 18 Commader, Lacy Thomas. James A. Hard was the first Charter Member at the age of 109 years old. James A. Hard was the oldest Civil War Vetera ad the oldest Maso i the State of New York. He was bor o July 15, 1841, i Victor. O September 24, 1991, 12 Masoic War Veteras met at Roger McCaughey s home i Pittsford to orgaize ad establish the James A Hard/Waye Charter Post No. 12. The ame was chose because two Posts were combied i order to get the Charter activated. The followig Officers for 1992 were selected: Commader, Frak Jasso; 1st Lt. Commader, Joh Naylor; 2d Lt. Commader, James Specer; 3rd Lt. Commader, Waye Slack; Fiace Officer, Paul W. Splillae; ad Adjutat, Charles C. Spiegel, Jr. That was the begiig of Post No. 12. Post No. 12 is Chartered by the Grad Lodge State of New York to preset Colors whe the Grad is i our District for a Official Visit or meetig. We also preset the Colors at the Cosistory Symbolic Awards Night, the Widows Lucheo, Iterfaith Bruch, Memorial Day Services,Veteras Day Services ad the Pearl Harbor Day Memorial Service. We March i 3 or 4 Memorial Day Parades each year such as Rochester, Greece, Fairport ad Webster. James A. Hard Post has had the Hoor of leadig the Parades several times. The Masoic War Veteras are dedicated to servig Veteras ad active Military Service Persoel. We have set hudreds of boxes of paperback books ad comfort care items such as toiletries, sacks ad treats ad much more for our Military December 2014 servig i Iraq ad Afghaista. Thaks to our Past Commader Deis Gellasch for his dedicatio to this project. More to come i the ext Masoic Times. Have a great Christmas ad New Year ad remember to stop ad smell the Roses. Tuxedos Available Occasioally, the Masoic Service Bureau receives tuxedos, ad accessories, doated by Brothers ad/ or families. If you could use oe, check our ivetory.. Descriptio Size Black Tuxedos Jacket 43 Log Pat Waist x 30 Log Jacket 31 Short Pat 38 Waist x 29 Log Jacket 38 Regular Jacket 42 Regular Jacket 43 Log Custom Extra-Large White Dier Jacket 37 Short If iterested, cotact the Bureau at Periodical postage PAID at Webster, NY ad additioal mailig offices POSTMASTER Sed address chages to: Masoic Times 979 Bay Road, Suite 2 Webster, NY Phoe: Submit articles & photos to: masoictimes@gmail.com Busiess bmasoic@rochester.rr.com Website Published Mothly except July ad August. Closig Date for Articles is the 5th of the Moth precedig the Moth of publicatio. Staff Editor Skip Waterstreet Compositor Ja Porter Computer Graphics Mike Bocklage Productio Assistats Garry Craker Bill Flesher Barb Goodrich Herb Specer Bev VaHube, Emeritus Published by Masoic Service Bureau Garry Craker...Presidet James De Lorezo... Vice-Presidet Gary Saford... Herbert Specer...Treasurer Prited by Empire State Weeklies, Ic. Subscriptio Rates Domestic Subscriptios: Idividual, $10.00 per year. Group rate: $9.00 per year per member. Group subscriptios for Allied, Associated or Cocordat Bodies are billed at $2.00 per year for those members who are already subscribers to the Masoic Times; $9.00 for o-subscribers. Iteratioal Subscriptios: $40.00 per year (set First Class Mail). Phoe Masoic Times 1214 Clip ad mail to: 979 Bay Road, Suite 2 Webster, NY City State ZIP Address Name Are You Movig? Prit your NEW address below (icludig seasoal chages)

3 December 2014 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 3 Have-a-Heart Campaig Schedules The Mall at Greece Ridge Ceter Mall Chairma - Eugee Crews (H: or C: ) Date Time Lodge Sat., Jauary 31st Noo - 9 p.m. Clio 779 Su., February 1st Noo - 6 p.m. Ispiratio 109 The Roald McDoald House The House Love Built Eastview Mall Mall Chairma - George Foeher ( ) Date Time Lodge Sat., Jauary 31st Noo - 9 p.m. Webster 538 Su., February 1st Noo - 3 p.m. Fairport-Flower City p.m. - 6 p.m. Seeca 797 Mo., February 2d 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Fame 722 Tue., February 3rd 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Eureka 36, PHA Wed., February 4th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Grotto & Caldro Thu., February 5th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Eureka 36, PHA Fri., February 6th Noo - 9 p.m. Uity 479 Sat., February 7th Noo - 9 p.m. Ispiratio 109 Mo., February 2d 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. ERAC 163 Tue., February 3rd 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Seeca 797 Wed., February 4th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Waka-Hubbard 154 Thu., February 5th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Eagle 619 Fri., February 6th Noo - 9 p.m. ERAC 163 Sat., February 7th Noo - 9 p.m. Seeca 797 Su., February 8th Noo - 6 p.m. Clio 779 Mo., February 9th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Eureka 36, PHA Su., February 8th Noo - 3 p.m. Waka-Hubbard p.m. - 6 p.m. ERAC 163 Tue., February 10th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Eureka 36, PHA Wed., February 11th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Starlight 507, OES Thu., February 12th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Uity 479 Fri., February 13th Noo - 9 p.m. Ispiratio 109 Sat., February 14th Noo - 9 p.m. Uity 479 Su., February 15th Noo - 6 p.m. Clio 779 Marketplace Mall Mall Chairma - Mark Hutto ( ) Date Time Lodge Sat., Jauary 31st Noo - 9 p.m. Moose Lodge 2290 Su., February 1st Noo - 6 p.m. Oatka 759 Mo., February 2d 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Uio Star 320 Tue., February 3rd 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Uio 45 Wed., February 4th 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Geeseo p.m. - 9 p.m. Mt. Morris 122 Thu., February 5th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Oatka 759 Fri., February 6th Noo - 9 p.m. Widows Sos Sat., February 7th Noo - 9 p.m. Livigsto District Su., February 8th Noo - 6 p.m. Uio Star 320 Mo., February 9th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Oatka 759 Tue., February 10th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Moose Lodge 2290 Wed., February 11th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Northfield 426 Thu., February 12th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Scottish Rite Fri., February 13th Noo - 9 p.m. Widows Sos Sat., February 14th Noo - 9 p.m. Uio Star 320 Su., February 15th Noo - 6 p.m. Northfield 426 Mo., February 9th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Daughters of the Nile Tue., February 10th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Fairport-Flower City 476 Wed., February 11th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Fairport Chapter, OES Thu., February 12th 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. O/S/Y District Fri., February 13th Noo - 9 p.m. O/S/Y District Sat., February 14th Noo - 9 p.m. O/S/Y District Su., February 15th Noo - 6 p.m. Webster 538 Please Clip ad Save these listigs as a remider of whe your Orgaizatio is scheduled to supply persoel for the Have-a-Heart Campaig booth. If you have additioal spare time you wish to use to help this worthy cause, cotact the Mall Chairma. There are times whe raks are thi, so your assistace will be appreciated. College of Freemasory March 28, 2015 Geesee Commuity College Batavia, NY Empire State Weeklies, Ic. Webster Pritig Corporatio 46 North Aveue Webster, NY (585) Specializig i Newsletters Priters of this Publicatio BARTHOLOMEW HEALTH CARE GROUP COMMITMENT TO QUALITY SINCE 1955 We provide all the comforts of home at each of our four family owed facilities. CREST MANOR Providig Skilled Nursig ad Rehabilitatio Services FAIRPORT, NEW YORK EAST SIDE Providig Skilled Nursig ad Rehabilitatio Services WARSAW, NEW YORK LEROY VILLAGE GREEN Providig Skilled Nursig ad Rehabilitatio Services LEROY, NEW YORK THE GREENS OF LEROY Idepedet Seior Livig LEROY, NEW YORK TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE VISIT

4 4 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com December Livigsto District District Deputy Grad - Douglas Staley Grad Steward R W Robert Cox robertcox56@aol.com It has bee a busy two moths, I have travelled with R\W\ Douglas Staley, DDGM, o his Official Visits. I ve ejoyed may tasty diers, great Fellowship ad I was able to meet Nuda Statio Lodge No st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. W William R. Wright, Jr., DSA uio496free@yahoo.com W Robert Cox, robertpcox56@aol.com Otario/Seeca/Yates District Deputy Grad - R\W\ Joh C. Hubbard (607) Grad Director of Ceremoies R\W\ Thomas C. Abraham abrahamtk@roadruer.com DDGM R\W\ Joh Hubbard ad the O/S/Y T.E.A.M. have begu to make the Official Visits to the Lodges of the District. The visits have bee both ejoyable ad meaigful. We have bee able to meet ad greet the Brothers ad ejoy the fellowship of Freemasos. It is truly a hoor ad privilege to represet the District ad work with the Brothers. Masoic Educatio There have bee two classes o the s Chair, oe class for the Road to the East ad two classes for the Masoic Developmet Course. We will cotiue to offer these courses throughout the year i order to give each Brother a chace to gai further light i Masory. Oe item for each Lodge to some Brothers I had t kow before. Livigsto District had joit Traiig Sessios with the Geesee-Wyomig District for the Road to the East. I ejoyed meetig ad workig with R\W\ Hery Robiso, District Deputy Grad ; R\W\ David Helmer, Grad Steward; ad all the Brothers who atteded classes. Masoic Developmet Course We will be meetig at Warsaw Lodge Hall o December 6th for the Masoic Developmet Course (MDC). We will be startig at 8:30 a.m. ad ruig util after the luch. Our Lodge is off to a good start this year. Attedace has bee 20-plus at each meetig, so far. May I say it agai if you re comig to a Lodge meetig, Call a Brother ad offer a ride. Also, if you receive ay awards or special recogitio, please give me a call ad I ll see that you are properly recogized i the Masoic Times. Our Brother Robert Cox is ot oly a Right Worshipful but also Grad Steward of the Grad Lodge of Free ad Accepted Masos, State of New York. Cogratulatios to you, Bob. I ll take this opportuity to thak all Brothers of Nuda Statio Lodge who worked with the Livigsto Couty Sheriff s Departmet i the Child ID Program i the Livigsto Couty schools i October. December 2d - 1st Degree We are preparig for a 1st Degree o Tuesday, December 2d ad have rehearsed diligetly. I must apologize for ot writig more i my mothly article but I have several iros i the fire which demad time i activity ad travel I m active i DeMolay Commadery No. 22, Kights Templar, Royal Arch Masos, Steube Chapter No. 91 ad the Horellsville Coucil No. 35, Royal ad Select s. Thus time always seems to be at a premium whe it comes to writig. A Merry Christmas ad Happy New Year to all of you! cosider is the icorporatio of the Masoic Developmet Course ito the Degree Program. The best time to educate a Brother o the work ad meaig of each Degree would seem appropriate followig each Degree. We have the opportuity to really help to make a good ma ito a better ma (ad Maso) if we take the time ad put i the effort to make certai that each Etered Appretice, Fellowcraft ad Maso have the kowledge which will make each idividual feel comfortable ad welcome i Lodge. We eed to promote the importace of metorig a Cadidate through the Degrees ad beyod. The most critical time for a ewly Raised Maso is immediately followig the 3rd Degree because it is so importat to get the Brother to a Lodge meetig ad make certai he is iformed ad comfortable i the Lodge settig. The Metor eeds to take o this resposibility to assure the success of ewly Raised Brothers to esure the success of the Lodge ad District. Ivite the ew Brother to his ow Lodge, take him to aother Lodge ad make sure he sees as may Degrees as possible to allow him to grow i the Craft. We should ot work hard to get a Brother through the Degrees ad the abado him afterward. A District Dilemma A questio ad a dilemma for the District is the defiitio of suitable proficiecy for advacemet through the Degrees. The DDGM ad I would like each Lodge to cosider workig a little harder to make certai that a Brother has made suitable proficiecy i the precedig Degree before plaig the ext Degree. Let us ot rush to make a Maso, oly to lose him because we did ot take the time to properly istruct ad iform him of what Freemasory is all about. As we eter this Holiday Seaso, the O/S/Y T.E.A.M. wishes each ad every Maso ad their family good health ad cotiued growth i our beloved Fraterity. Upcomig Evets December 1st Official Visit at Joh Hodge Lodge December 4th Official Visit at Seeca Lake Lodge December 6th s Chair at my home for sittig s at 9 a.m. December 11th Official Visit at Dudee Lodge December 16th Official Visit at Garoga-Sicerity Lodge December 17th Ark Lodge Christmas Party at St. Michael s Church, Geeva at 6 p.m. 14 Garoga-Sicerity Lodge No st & 3rd Tuesdays W Stephe Durso, Jr. R W Clayto Ruggles claymar4250@fltg.et 67 Otario Street, Phelps By R\W\ Clayto Ruggles We wish all Brothers ad their families a Merry Christmas ad a Safe, Happy New Year; may we all have good health i the comig New Year. I early December, we will be callig upo Brothers for help i the Rigig of the Bell for the Red Kettle Fud. Brother Erie Day will be Chairma of this evet. We will also be deliverig Poisettias i the comig weeks to our Survivig Spouses. If there are ay Brothers who could help i either (or both) of these activities, please feel free to give the or a call. Remember, it is the Seaso of the year for givig ad you are remided about the Brotherhood Fud. December 2d, we will have a Pot Luck Dier at 6:30 p.m. Music Lessos MARTIN IPPOLITO (585) Begiers Welcome Piao - Keyboards Orga - Accordio Everyoe is ivited just brig a dish-to-pass ad come ad ejoy. Recet Happeigs At the October 29th Grad Lecturer s Covetio, the Lodge, oce agai, qualified for the Howard Potts Award. Thak you to the Brothers who made this possible, Stephe Durso, Jr.; Seior Warde, Daiel Biery; Juior Warde, Jed Bradow; Seior Deaco, Keeth Gibbs; Juior Deaco, Roald Gales; Seior of Ceremoy, Jesse DeBoover; ad Juior of Ceremoy, Bejami Wheat. Worshipful Durso also served as for the work of the eveig. From the s Desk Dues Notices are beig set. You will otice that the Dues have icreased to $66 because Grad Lodge Dues have icreased to $36. This is the third of five $2 icreases approved by Ark Lodge No. 33, F. & A.M. Chartered rd Wedesday W Robert Mattick bmattick@verizo.et W Thomas Smart 493 E. Bluff Dr, Pe Ya Waye District District Deputy Grad - R\W\ Joh P. Krest (315) District Deputy Grad R W Joh P. Krest (315) Waye District kremac7@gmail.com Will it come to pass? Will there be a Pass the District Team ca get through? Will the Weatherma ad Mother Nature allow the Official Visit to Humaity Lodge i Lyos to take place o the 10th of the Moth? Oly the ext few days will reveal the aswer. Last but defiitely ot the least, Humaity Lodge may be the last Lodge i Waye Couty to officially get the Grad s Message, but they have ot Represetatives to Grad Lodge. Brothers are ecouraged to stay curret with Dues paymets as we wat to avoid NPDs. December Birthdays We sed December Birthday Greetigs to Brothers Joh Bowles (1st); Gary Yacey (14th); Jerome Phillips (17th); James Sulliva (19th); Everett Grimsley (21st); Roald Gales (22d); William Lally, Jr. (25th); ad Erest Day (30th). Masoic Aiversaries The followig Brothers were Raised i December: 1947 Joh Record 1952 Frederick Gifford 1960 Berard Dell 1962 William Goodma 1978 Charles Aderso 1994 Perry Adams 1995 David Smith 2006 Nicholas Day Douglas Gales William Hargrove William Lally, Jr. At the Last Meetig Milo Lodge thaked us for our help i their time of crisis. Watch your mail for Brotherhood Fud Notices. We discussed the preset storage of Lodge furiture ad belogigs; we re assured they are protected for future use. Charitable Doatio Plas All Brothers agreed to cotiue our strog relatioship with the Geeva Salvatio Army, participatig i both their Red Kettle Drive ad deliverig food parcels to eedy families i the Geeva area. Over the years the Salvatio Army has come to rely o the Brothers of Ark Lodge to deliver these mucheeded packages ad this project is cosidered by the Brethre to be a large part of our efforts to maitai a strog relatioship with the Geeva Commuity. We are also lookig at Masoic outreach efforts both withi the Blue Lodge ad our Cocordat Bodies. Upcomig Evets December 6th - Salvatio Army Red Kettle Drive, at Tops Friedly Market (iside). Twohour shifts from 10 a.m.-8 p.m., parterig with Geeva Lodge. Please call the for available times. December 6th - Salvatio Army Food Drive Basket Delivery, 9 a.m. at Salvatio Army - Geeva (North Street). Please call the if you ca help. December 17th - Ark Lodge Christmas Party, 6 p.m. at St. Michael s Episcopal Church, Geesee Street, Geeva. Ark Lodge cordially ivites Geeva ad Garoga-Sicerity Lodges. Please call Brother Tom Abraham with reservatios, The Jauary meetig will be the DDGM s Official Visit. bee waitig aroud for it. They have bee doig their very best to carry out their Masoic duties ad resposibilities. The ed of 2014 is closig i o us. This will be a busy, busy moth with Aual Meetigs, ew Dues Cards, ed-of-year reports, review of Trestleboards, schedulig or re-schedulig of Degree Work ad probably makig adjustmets for the ext phase of the Masoic Year. It s defiitely a busy time. Hopefully, we all remembered our Veteras ad Active- Duty Serviceme ad Wome i November, but this moth we should also remember Pearl Harbor Day o December 7th ad those who died that day ad i the days after, as our Coutry fought for our Freedom o two Cotiets. While there have bee skirmishes ad coflicts sice, let s be grateful we have NOT bee

5 December 2014 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 5 ivolved i a World War III. Let us all be further grateful for our families - spouses, childre, gradchildre ad, for those of us old eough, our great-gradchildre, as we celebrate this Holiday Seaso ad the comig New Year. While we smile at Sata, his reideer, Frosty the Sowma ad all the familiar Christmas characters, let us remember to bow our heads ad say a prayer of thaks to that Savior for whom we amed the day. Tow Hall Meetig s, Wardes, Officers ad Brothers, please take ote ad pla to atted the Deputy Grad s Tow Hall Meetig to be held at Uio Star Lodge Hall, Hoeoye Falls, o Jauary 17th. This is a opportuity to meet with your Deputy Grad, R\W\ Jeffrey Williamso, ad help pla for the future of Masory i New York State. If you have ot already doe so, please cotact me with umbers attedig ad ay carpoolig requiremets. Coffee ad douts will be provided i the morig; luch will follow the Tow Hall Meetig. I case you are ot aware of how I close my ewsletter, here it comes!!! SUPPORT THE BROTHERHOOD FUND AND THE MASONIC CARE COM- MUNITY. Merry Christmas ad Happy New Year! Grad Director of Ceremoies R W Alla Joe Gree adoiram32@ yahoo.com Our District Deputy, Waye District Team ad I have almost cocluded the Official Visits i the District. The great thig about beig a Staff Officer is it gives me a lawful Masoic reaso to duck out of my Home Lodge ad visit other Lodges I do t get to see (other tha at s ad Wardes) because we meet the same ights. As I make my way aroud the District, I have bee asked why I choose to submit a article to promote Masory to a publicatio that the readers are primarily already Masos, as opposed to submittig it to the geeral public, which might ecourage more Cadidates to joi? Try to evisio a sik i which you are usig a ½-ich lie to fill it with water ad you have a 1-ich lie to empty it. Uless some type of stopper is placed i the drai, how fast will you fill the sik? Would it be a service or disservice promotig Masory by writig to o-masos to joi, oly to have them stop comig to Lodge ad/or dimit or be suspeded for opaymet of Dues? Would I be doig more of a service writig to Masos ispirig them with ideas o how to keep those iitiated to cotiue comig to Lodge ad the Brothers i the Craft ot to dimit but, rather ecourage them to come to Lodge? Would I do more of a service promotig Masory if I could ecourage those who come to Lodge to ope Lodge, eve if there be oly three Masos preset, or three Fellowcrafts ad two Masos or six Etered Appretices ad oe Maso preset? For every five Cadidates I see iitiated, four do t retur a Cadidate/Brother from two years ago is uaffiliated for o-paymet of Dues ad there is a Masoic Memorial Service for at least two or three Brothers i the year, how ca your Lodge umber go aywhere but dow. I commed all those s puttig programs for the Craft o the Trestleboards. There is a sayig, If you keep doig what you re doig, you ll keep gettig what you got! Oe of the defiitios of crazy is to keep doig the same thig expectig a differet outcome. Some type of chage must be made. It begis by returig the Lodge to its roots - a Bad of Brothers havig Oe Spiritual Father belogig to a Sacred Brotherhood ad ot a board meetig to raise moey to repair your Lodge. I my ext two moths articles, if I do ot get cesored by the Custodias of the Work or the Editor of the paper, I will attempt to briefly cover i 600 Moroe District District Deputy Grad - R\W\ George Foeher District Deputy Grad Moroe District R W George Foeher georgefoeher@gmail.com October was a very successful moth for your District Team. Six more Official Visits were completed, icludig more terrific meals ad tremedous fellowship. My thaks to all the Brothers of Northfield, Oatka, Fame, Uio Star, Webster ad Waka-Hubbard Lodges for their time ad cooperatio i makig these meetigs a joy i which to participate. I thak Seeca Lodge for allowig me to be part of the festivities for their Ceteial Celebratio held Saturday, October 4th. I have ever ejoyed a Masoic evet so much. There was much to be leared from our Masoic Brothers from Caada. St. Adrew s Lodge is a very special Lodge with extra-special Brothers. I wish all our District Brothers could be treated to All Masoic Bodies Childre s Holiday Party Saturday 13th of December 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Damascus Shrie Ceter words or less two issues What is a Masoic Secret, ad what is ot? Brother Joe, I left my Ritual Book ad Masoic Moitor o the table ad my wife deciphered all the secrets of a Maso. Now she s houdig me ad wats to kow why she ca t be a Maso. Why are oly me Masos? Watch the ext two issues of the Masoic Times. Merry Christmas ad Happy Haukkah to our Brethre of the District. a evet like this oe. Thaks agai, I am lookig forward to October, 2015, i Toroto. I am sorry the Grad Lecturer s Covetio had to be cacelled; my thaks to all those who worked so hard to set it up. At this time we have o date for a make-up or eve if oe will happe this year. We wish a speedy recovery to Grad Lecturer Kessler s wife, Joae; our thoughts ad prayers go out to her. O October 10th I atteded the Apro Presetatio for O/S/Y District. My cogratulatios to R\W\ Joh Hubbard ad R\W\ Thomas Abraham; they are doig a fie job i that District. It was my hoor to be there ad wish O/S/Y the best for the ext two (2) years. It was a woderful time. Oe fu evet was goig to the Hilto Apple Fest ad workig alogside the Brothers of Clio Lodge (my former Lodge). They have sellig meatball sadwiches dow to a sciece. My hat is off to those hard-workig Brothers. Also, my persoal thaks for beig there whe I eed help for District Evets. s & Wardes O a dow ote, the October s ad Wardes meetig was ot as well atteded. There were plety of douts ad cider left. These meetigs are very importat. Those who were there are doig a fie job. Remember, together we ca achieve more. The workload is pickig up ad we eed more hads. Please mark your caledar ad pla to atted. Have-a-Heart Campaig O the Have-a-Heart Campaig, the schedules are out ad should be cofirmed by the time you read this article. A ew die for cuttig the paper hearts is beig made. Our thaks to Steve Whittaker for makig this possible. Hear ye, Hear ye!!!! Tow Hall Meetig This ews came i as I was writig this article The Deputy Grad is havig a Tow Hall Meetig o Jauary 17th for Area 15 Districts, which iclude Moroe, Livigsto ad Waye. The meetig will be held at Uio Star Lodge Hall i Hoeoye Falls. The meetig will ru from 8:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m.; dress code is suit ad tie. Also, a R.S.V.P. is eeded for the food cout. This is a Ope forum, so brig your opiios, cocers, questios ad ideas. The BIG QUESTION is what ca Grad Lodge do for you ad your Lodge? Happy Holidays from Your District Team! A Proud Maso Grad Steward R W Stepha Micheer smichee@ rochester.rr.com Deeper Still Seldom or ever do we employ our Lodge meetigs for that purpose for which they were iteded ad perhaps our eglect to do so is because we have ourselves imperfectly realized what those mysteries are ito which our Order was primarily formed to itroduce us. ~ W.L. Wilmshurst~ 1922 I recetly saw a post from a Masoic Facebook page with a picture of George Washigto, with a captio that said He did t joi to hear the miutes read. I d like to believe this is true. I ll bet Frakli, Voltaire, Mozart ad Goethe did t either. Ad, yet today, is there aythig more deeply meaigful goig o i Lodge tha commo ordiary busiess which ca be so easily summarized i the miutes? Or as Wilmshurst goes o to state i The Meaig of Masory that some Brothers cosider membership of the Craft to be a privilege which has brought them ito the presece of somethig greater tha they kow, ad that eshries a purpose ad that could ufold a message deeper tha they at preset realize (emphasis mie). Do we ever talk about this stuff i Lodge? Probably ot much. Is it because the mysteries to which our Craft ecourages us to explore are difficult to put ito words? That should t stop us from tryig. We do the Degrees ad beyod beig cocered about our abilities to precisely ad accurately recite the Ritual word-for-word, how much time do we sped explorig the MEANING of the Ritual? How ofte, if ever, do we talk about the Degrees i a Lodge meetig? How ofte, if ever do we talk about what this part or that part meas? We ope ad close Lodge with Ritual at each meetig. How ofte, if ever, do we talk about what that Ritual meas? There is much more substace to all of this tha at first we realized ad, to help oe aother, we should be talkig about it. Our Masoic Ritual is like the proverbial oio with layers of meaig ad flavor just waitig to be peeled back. We owe it to ourselves ad our Brothers to wade ito the depths of uderstadig - at least every oce i a while - as we explore the may possibilities of what our Ritual has to offer. Our Fraterity is a philosophical society ad a educatioal istitutio after all, though you may ot thik that by goig to may Lodge meetigs. Maybe, like the lost Cotiued o Page 6

6 6 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Grad Steward Cotiued from Page 5 word, this is what has bee missig. Maybe this is why our umbers are decliig. We usually just stay i the borig ad safe shallow ed of the pool, but over there, with some courage, fortitude ad prudece, is the deep ed waitig to be explored with great excitemet. All it would take is for the to some ight idetify a portio of a Degree to discuss ad the to ope up the floor for discussio. No oe has the defiitive aswer. No oe, ot eve the, the seasoed 60-year member, or the Brother with the Purple Apro is the ultimate expert. But, every Brother who either cotributes or just listes, stads to gai ad take away somethig more tha which he came. Light My Brothers, at this time of the year whe the su is lowest i the sky ad daylight hours are fewest, of all the blessig of life that we could celebrate, we celebrate light. Whether it be the Jewish Festival of Lights ad the miracle of the oil lastig eight days, or the miracle i the Mager ad the birth of the Savior Jesus Christ, the Light of the World, may you cotiue to seek light, ad may you ad your families be blessed with the joy of the Seaso. R W Roy Moses rmoses14485@gmail.com Assistat Grad Lecturers Moroe District V W Joe A. Lewis joelewis4@gmail.com By V\W\ Joe A. Lewis, Jr. The Chamber of Reflectio The Chamber of Reflectio is oe of Freemasory s most allurig, provokig ad truly esoteric of symbols. From simple to more complex variatios o the theme, the Chamber of Reflectio forces each Cadidate to recogize that they are mortal ad, from this momet forward, a ew life awaits them, if they so chose it. This small room or Chamber, which may ot ecessarily be adjoied to the Lodge Room, is dark, with the walls paited black. It cotais a simple, rough woode table o which we fid: a huma skull - usually o two crossboes, a chuk of bread, a pitcher with water, a cup with salt, a cup with sulphur, a lighted cadle or later, a hourglass, paper, ik ad pe ad a woode stool or chair. Paited o the wall: a rooster, a sickle, the acroym V.IT.R.I.O.L.(U.M.) ad various sayigs. The Cadidate is dressed i his suit ad tie. He must ot meet ay of the other Brethre. The Treasurer ad oe of the Stewards, both dressed without ay Masoic isigia, meet the Cadidate. The Treasurer collects the ecessary fees ad returs to the Lodge Room. The Steward stays with the Cadidate, hoodwiks the Cadidate ad leads him ito the Chamber of Reflectio. The Steward the gives him a piece of paper that may cotai questios that the Cadidate must aswer. The Steward the, requests the Cadidate to write o the paper his moral ad philosophical doctrie ad he is also told that oce the door is closed he should remove the hoodwik. Whe he has fiished this task, he should rig a bell to sigal to the Steward that he is doe. The purpose of the Chamber is to remid oe s self of the caves where primitive me lived. It symbolizes regressio ad the materal womb. This gives the symbolic effect to the Cadidate that emergig from the Chamber is like beig bor as a ew ma. The Chamber also is symbolic of a sepulcher, which is the aciet ame of a tomb; thus, the Chamber idicates the begiig ad the ed of oe s life. This aspect also symbolizes the begiig of a ew or resurrectio for the Cadidate o his quest i Masory for light, truth ad ultimately wisdom. Hourglass The hourglass represets the passig ad markig of time, as well as the ability of the huma cosciousess, or soul, to experiece timelessess or geuie immortality despite the passig of earthly thigs. Oly whe time stops, or as the Old Testamet Magicia, Daiel, (Lit. Fear of God ) describes it makig the su stad still, ca we experiece our true ature, our past ad future, as our Creator iteded it to be. This is the meaig of the All-Seeig Eye. For if the eye was to close for a secod, as Easter lore tells us, Creatio would cease to be. I becomig illumied, filled with Light, we also become awake to the true ature of ourselves, creatio ad the Cosmos. Salt Salt is the symbol of all life ad purity. It represets the most fudametal matrix of physical life. It is also the symbol of the Elect, or those who by free will ad choice elect to serve deity ad to become craftsma i the buildig of the Divie Temple o Earth. Water Water is the source of life ad is coected to the symbol of salt i that salt comes from sea water, ad is ecessary for the retetio of water by livig orgaisms. It is the vehicle for psychic or emotioal life, as is see i our tears ad our blood. Kleaig by Kelly Commercial & Residetial Cleaig & Iterior Paitig Skull & Crossboes The Skull & Crossboes aturally refers to mortality ad is liked to the alchemical refereces also preset i the Chamber. The alchemists aimed at trasmutig base metals ito silver ad gold through the process of putrefactio. So must the Cadidate trasmute his ature, through a symbolical burial i the Chamber, ito a ew trasformed ma i the form of a iitiate. I alchemy this is called the great work. Ideed, ma s refiemet, trasmutatio ad trasformatio from a brute base metal ito gold requires great work! The skull i alchemy, amed caput mortuum, is the epitome of declie ad decay. The crossboes are usually tibias, the weight-bearig boes of the lower legs. Perseverace & Vigilace I some rites these two words are also placed o the wall. These two words itimate to the Cadidate that he must possess these qualities i order to succeed i his Masoic life. The symbols, allusios, allegories ad metaphors of the Rituals are ot plai. The Freemaso must scrutiize them persistetly i order to appreciate their richess ad deep sigificace, ad be vigilat that the lessos leared therefrom be ot forgotte. Sulphur Sulphur is the alchemical symbol for cosciousess, ad is see as the soul of the mieral world. Native, uprocessed sulphur is preferred. Cockerel Cockerel is the symbol for the comig daw after the darkess of igorace ad fear. It is also the ome foretellig spiritual trial ad testig. It was Peter who ackowledged the Light of Christ whe amog his peers, but deied him three times whe cofroted by eemies before the crowig of the cock. Just as we eed vigilace ad perseverace to seek truth ad the light of our Ier, we must also have the courage to ackowledge it whe our social stadig, ego, ad perceptio from others challege it. If we accept the ier light whe it is safe ad dey it whe it is dagerous the we are uworthy to sit at the table of the Ier ad eat his spiritual bread. Eve though we do t use this part of the Ritual i our Masoic Jurisdictio, you ca imagie what a impressio this iitial part of the Ritual makes o a Cadidate beig ushered ito our hoorable istitutio. The Chamber of Reflectio teaches, ideed, powerful lessos. True iitiatio is a idividual iteral process. Nobody ca trasform a ma but himself. Others may guide ad help, but ultimately, the idividual aloe is the oly oe who ca perform the great work. The Chamber of Reflectio truly epitomizes this process. It is my hope, that those of us, who have ot experieced this Ritual i our Masoic life, have at least derived some small beefit, although vicariously, from this allocutio today. Moroe District s ad Wardes Associatio Re-Cap of October Meetig Our secod meetig of the year took place o October 30th. Turout was dow from our first sessio, but we still had a very productive meetig. Brother Bruce Katz gave a presetatio o The Five Whys, which is a great way to get to the root causes of issues. We specifically used this to look at the issue of Member Retetio i our Lodges Also, Brother Ady Reyolds preseted a woderful idea that the Widows Sos are workig o. They are cosiderig producig a atio-wide cookbook to use as a fudraiser for charity. The idea is outstadig ad ad Wardes will be helpig with this. We are tossig aroud a couple of ideas about a District-wide Cook-off to see what recipe or recipes will make the book. Stay tued for more iformatio o this! Voluteers I m also lookig for voluteers to help with various committees - especially assistig with helpig to orgaize the cookbook cook-off. Please cotact me if you are iterested. December Meetig Chage of Date Our December meetig will ot take place o the 4th Thursday, sice this is Christmas. We are still workig out the details of the December meetig so look i your for details about this. Moroe District New York Masoic Safety Idetificatio Program R W Doald Tubma Co-Chairma datubma@yahoo.com Rick Dows Co-Chairma rcdows@rochester.rr.com Traiig Coordiator James MacDuff jim.kc2vxw@rochester.rr.com There is scheduled to be a Child ID/Safety ID Program available at the All Masoic Bodies Childre s Holiday Party Saturday, December 13th from 11 a.m. util 2 p.m. at the Damascus Shrie Ceter. Please avail yourself of this opportuity to provide your child or childre with iformatio which could prove valuable to law eforcemet i case some tragic evet should occur. It will oly take a few miutes of your time, ad all iformatio is give to you...othig is kept by the Program Admiistrators. Feel free to cotact oe of the idividuals i the logo above, if you desire more details Bay Road, Webster December 2014 ERAC Lodge No. 163 website: 2d & 4th Modays 7:30 p.m. W Carl D. Scarpulla, Jr go4soda@rochester.rr.com W David G. Upham (315) dgupham@gmail.com As 2014 comes to a close, we are fortuate to have the opportuity to ejoy the exteded family of our Lodge. I this seaso of thakfuless, rejoicig ad hope, let us re-dedicate ourselves to make the extra effort i this comig year to be better me ad Masos. O October 13th, we had 34 Brothers i attedace followig a Oktoberfest Dier. W\ Carl Scarpulla made a couple of surprise aiversary recogitios. He preseted our Tiler, Brother Nick Aastas, with his 50-year Pi ad Apro. I his iimitable maer, Brother Nick remarked that he waited a log time for this. 50-year Award recipiet Nick Aastas with W\ Carl Scarpulla. W\ Carl Scarpulla followig the presetatio of 65-year Pi to R\W\ Alexader Arthur. Also, R\W\ Alex Arthur was recogized with a 65-year Pi. We are hoored to have these Brothers i Lodge with us o a regular basis. The spoke about the Actio Groups ad how we ca improve our Lodge by focusig efforts o importat projects. Oe of the key actios uderway is that of the Membership Actio Team recruitig Brothers to phoe other Brothers - especially those who have bee away from Lodge for awhile. Let s get them back. Brother Bruce Katz reported o the status of phoe calls that have bee made o behalf of the Membership Committee. More tha 100 call assigmets have bee haded out. Bruce described some calls he has made ad the reactios of the Brothers who have received these calls. While there are specific items requested to be discussed durig the calls (especially regardig the quality of Lodge Commuicatios), this ca be a ope-eded coversatio, with the specific hope of buildig attedace i Lodge.

7 14 December 2014 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 7 O October 27th, our meetig bega with a dier of Pulled Pork ad Chicke. Juior Warde, Xach Taylor, ad the Stewards (plus additioal voluteers) cotiue to raise the bar for our Lodge diers. R\W\ Rich Friedma spoke about Ritual Reaissace Program s 3rd Degree work focusig o the Hiramic Leged. He made a request to form a 3rd Degree drama team composed etirely of Brothers with fewer tha five years i the Craft. R\W\ Rich has requested that ay iterested Brother please cotact him via . April 18, 2015, is the cofirmed date for the Program, durig which the team will exemplify the Hiramic Leged. Brothers, please pla o participatig i our upcomig meetigs. This is a great time to get more ivolved with our Lodge. Upcomig Evets December 8th - 1st Degree December 13th - Bell Rigig Jauary 12th - Awards Night Jauary 26th - Table Lodge 14 Waka-Hubbard Lodge No d & 4th Modays 7:30 p.m. W Doald C. Bell do_bell@hotmail.com R W Joh Zabel zabelj@midsprig.com 1822-A Pefield Road, Pefield By R\W\ Joh Zabel The Lodge has had a good start for the year. We have Iitiated several Cadidates ad their Metors are workig with them to prepare them for the 2d Degree. The Etered Appretice Degree was well doe with our Juior Warde, Alle Heidrick, i the East. He did a excellet job, ad the Cadidates were very impressed. Part of our Charter as a Lodge is to make Masos ad we are doig that. Our District Deputy, R\W\ George Foeher, made his Official Visit to the Lodge o October 27th. It was a very good eveig with R\W\ Steve Micheer ad V\W\ Joe Lewis givig a presetatio o their areas-of-iterest. From what was preseted, it looks like we will have a great Masoic Year ahead i the District. Your Lodge leadership will be workig to support ad participate i District evets this comig year. O December 8th, we will have our Aual Fiacial Meetig. Please pla to atted as this is where the Brethre get the reports o the fiacial status of the Lodge ad vote o the Dues structure for the comig year. We may also be discussig proposed chages to our By-Laws that your committee feels are importat to be implemeted. This is also the time to ask the Officers ad Trustees ay questios you may have o the state-of-the- Lodge ad its fiaces. We oly have oe meetig i December due to the Holiday Seaso happeig ear the time of our usual meetig o the 3rd Moday of the moth. Therefore, we wish all our Brethre ad their family a Joyous Holiday Seaso, however you may celebrate it. Also, remember the Dues Notices will be set shortly after our December meetig. Comig i Jauary will be the Valley of Rochester, Scottish Rite s Symbolic Lodge Awards Celebratio. This is scheduled for Saturday, Jauary 3rd, at the Damascus Shrie Ceter i Webster startig at 4 p.m. Pla to atted ad support your s recommedatio for the Award. As of this writig, our hooree has ot bee selected by the. As you remember, W\ Waye McCrosse was our hooree last year for the work he has ad is doig i Freemasory ad for the Lodge. This is also a good evet to meet Brethre from other Lodges i the area, ot oly our District but several surroudig Districts. Have a great Holiday Seaso ad a very Happy New Year. 14 WEBSTER Lodge No st & 3rd Thursdays 7:30 p.m. W Ally J. Borrio ajborrio@gmail.com James F. Clacy jclacy@rochester.rr.com 30 Orchard Street, Webster Highway Cleaup Crew icluded: Paul Dill, Dale Palmer, Al Borio, Hak Libera, Jim Clacy, Grat Kothiriger, Ke Heald, Dave Wissick, Be Sobtzick, Joh Orelas, Dave Alle, Joh Ross ad Nick Haldoupis. Photo take by W\ Joh Clapp Well, the heat is o i the Lodge, Brothers, ad Witer is upo us as you are readig this issue of the Masoic Times. O October 11th we took to the streets, literally, at the directio of Brother Hak Libera, DSA, for our aual Highway Clea Up evet. Fourtee Brothers came out to make quick work of this commuity service as we picked up trash o a stretch of Ridge Road i Webster. Thak you, Brothers. Poisettia Deliveries O December 24th at 8:30 a.m., we will gather at the Lodge Hall for a short breakfast before we head out o our Aual Poisettia Delivery Program. This has always bee a ejoyable ad touchig activity for Webster Lodge members. It is fulfillig to see joy i the eyes of some of our older members, or their widows, as we take a bit of time to visit them ad wish them well durig this Holiday Seaso. If you have ot yet experieced this evet, I guaratee you are missig oe of those special momets i Masory. I the moth of December we look forward to the Fellowcraft Club s Aual Holiday Dier ad I ecourage our Brothers to atted this evet. The date ad locatio are yet ukow as of this writig but my hope is that we geerate reewed iterest i the fellowship evet to the degree that the Fellowcraft Club is forced to fid a facility large eough to hadle the attedace. Each year our Fellowcraft Club members work tirelessly to take care of the mior, but uedig work of geeral upkeep aroud our Lodge. Thak you Brothers. O November 6th, we hosted our Brother Brig a Fried Program. We had a doze getleme i attedace ad did well i explaiig our great Craft to them. O December 4th we will have our 2d Degree with Seior Warde, Jeremy Kox, sittig i the East. Jeremy is quite proficiet i Masoic Ritual ad is passioate for the work. Remider Spaghetti Diers Do t forget that o the 1st Friday of the moth we have a Commuity Service Spaghetti Dier. Mark your caledar ad pla to atted this dier o Friday, December 5th. Ejoy a delicious dier for $8.00 ad help a worthy local orgaizatio. O Wedesday, December 3rd, we are hopig to take a cotiget of Brothers to Hamilto, Otario, Caada to visit our Sister Lodge, Ioic Lodge No. 549, for their Istallatio of Officers. It promises to be a woderful time to reew old friedships. These Brothers traveled from Caada last May to joi ad support us at our 150th Aiversary Celebratio ad it would be ice to retur the support. Fellowcraft Club The Webster Lodge Fellowcraft Club s Dart & Pool League is off to a grad start, meetig the 2d Thursday of the moth. I m pretty sure the Brothers ad o-masoic frieds are havig a great time gettig to kow each other ad ejoyig the friedly competitio. Thak you to the Lodge Trustees, W\ Bill Gross, Bob Passio ad Ro Sobtzick, for the cotiued work ad improvemets they have bee makig to the Lodge Hall. All the exterior lightig has bee updated to high efficiecy LED lightig. The parkig lot is ow lit up like daylight; we are savig moey ad we are more cofidet with the safety of the Brethre ad those who share our buildig. A special thak you to Brother Ke Laza for his hard work ad time i makig these upgrades. I closig, havig bee attedig the meetigs of the s ad Wardes Associatio, I ca tell you that the Moroe District is blessed to have may fie Brothers as Officers of their respective Lodges. Our District Deputy Grad, R\W\ George Foeher, is extremely supportive of the efforts of the s ad Wardes Associatio. These Brothers are workig very hard to improve our Craft. If you, as a or Warde have ot yet atteded ad participated, I urge you to do so. Both you ad your Lodge will get much out of these meetigs. December Birthdays December birthday wishes go out to Brothers Keeth Cross, Sal Fatauzzo, Paul Kolacki, Hak Libera ad Do Osbore. Masoic Aiversaries Cogratulatios to Brothers celebratig their Raisig i the moth of December - Be Atmosfera; Joe Bahamode; Joh Beilma; Al Borrio; Peter Bowers; Harold Brayley; Norma Bresso; Eric Carlso; Joh Clapp; Jo Collom; Charles Coye; Keeth Cross; Bill Edwards; Kevi Florack; Fracis Foote; William Guthrie; Nick Haldoupis; Jeff Hershberger; Philip Kig, Jr.; Grat Kothiriger; Hak Libera; Richard Madelik; Richard Marcher; Paul Moore; Jim Moorehouse; Keith Oelkers; Joh Orelas; Dale Palmer; Jacob Poshock, Jr.; Atilla Serce; Richard Swigly; Kevi Taylor; Elohi Thore; Do Tigley; Joh Tyler; Eugee Vavoorhis; James Youg. Ispiratio Lodge No. 109 website: 2d & 4th Tuesdays - 7:30 p.m. 979 Bay Road, Webster W Joseph DiTucci jditucci@gmail.com R W Derek VaHoute derekhoute1@mac.com By R\W\ Skip Waterstreet Postpoig the 1st Degree util November, provided the opportuity for Brother Jared Sherwi to preset a program from a Short Talk Bulleti o the Two Pillars. Some iterestig iformatio was passed to the Brothers i attedace. With the approval of two additioal Petitios, we aticipated a class of eight Cadidates takig the 1st Degree. Sickess ad Distress W\ Richard Giedd has moved to Hilto East Seior Assisted Livig facility. Whe R\W\ Richard Syder ad I paid him a visit, deliverig a wheelchair, he had a roommate. He was hopig to get a private room ad may have it by the time you are readig this article. W\ Clyde Siverd is still recoverig from his shoulder surgery, but is gettig out more ad eve made it to the Lodge s Harvest Dier. The death of aother Brother, Edward Start, was aouced ad our Altar cotiues to be draped. Oce agai we have had to exted our sympathy to the family of a departed Brother. Holiday Time O Saturday, December 6th, Lodge Brothers are tetatively plaig to meet for Breakfast, Cotiued o Page 8

8 8 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Ispiratio Lodge Cotiued from Page 7 to be followed by distributio of Poisettias to Widows ad Shut-is. More details were ot available as I wrote this colum, but I m sure by ow you could cotact Brother Rya Rampli, our Juior Warde, or me if you are willig ad able to help with this project. We have approximately 40 plats to distribute, so the more the merrier. Ad, as a remider, Poisettias do t like cold weather. You just ca t leave them o the door step! If o oe is available whe you arrive, you may have to make more tha oe trip. Your efforts are appreciated greatly by these ladies, ad your Brothers as well. Tuesday, December 9th will be the Aual Holiday Party for Ispiratio Lodge. It is a Casio Night, with hot hors d oeuvres ad desserts. The games will be hadled by a local busiess. Come out for a fu eveig. Brothers, this is a ope evet for family members, our Widows ad frieds. It may be a good time to brig a prospective member, as we ca show them we have etertaiig evets, i additio to our Ritual work. Our ewly Iitiated Etered Appretices should be there, too. Reservatios were due earlier, but Brother Rampli ca tell you if there is still time to make yours. Our sposorship of the All- Masoic Bodies Childre s Holiday Party cotiues this year, ad we hope to have a large cotiget of Brothers ad their family at this evet. Saturday, December 13th, begiig at 11:00 a.m. we will have games, activities, treats ad a visit from Sata ad Mrs. Claus at the Shrie Ceter. If you ca make it, please brig a wrapped gift for your child or childre, marked with the full ame of the child. This is preseted to her or him by Sata, ad we do t wat ay child receivig the icorrect gift. There will be NO meetig o December 23rd. Worshipful Joe DiTucci has called for a iformal eveig of fellowship, if you are lookig for somethig to do that ight. December Birthdays The last moth of the year; the Brothers listed here are celebratig their special day: Eugee V. Smith Jr (4th); Richard Lippicott (8th); Adym Flowerday (9th); James Moore (10th); David Mura (14th); Philip Sturm (17th); Frederick Stahl (24th); 1118 Log Pod Road South of Maide Lae Jared Sherwi (27th); Joh Auer (30th) ad Joseph Gigold ad Michael Robiso (31st). Rehearsals My Brothers, our Juior Warde is schedulig our Degree rehearsals ad eeds your help. If you sig up for a part i the Degree, please respod to his otices whether you will, or will ot, atted. It is really importat that you be preset, ad prompt, so everyoe gets the beefit of kowig what they will do i various situatios. It is especially tough to pick up Coductors the ight of the Degree. You ca oly hope they have a iklig of what they are supposed to do! So please, sig up to help, respod to rehearsal alerts that you will (hopefully!) atted ad be fully prepared to assist our Cadidates at the Degrees. Thak you. Ca You Help? The ames of eight Brothers were read. They will be uaffiliated for o-paymet of Dues if their check is ot received by December 31st. If you would like to assist i cotactig oe or more of them, ask our, R\W\ Derek VaHoute for the iformatio. Cotact Iformatio Seior Warde, Todd Colbur, ; colburtodd1@gmail.com Juior Warde, Rya Rampli (610) ; rya.rampli@gmail.com Happy Holidays to oe ad all; stay healthy ad safe, ad I hope to see you i Lodge. (585) Pre-plaed Fueral Arragemets By Appoitmet Formal Chapel o Premises Complete Fueral Arragemets At Oe Coveiet Locatio Persoal & Digified Service For All Faiths Geeral Price Lists Available Cetral Greece Area Locally Owed 14 q q q q q C L I O LODGE No st & 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. W Matthew T. Scheffer mscheffer@yahoo.com Lawrece Vaccarelli lvaccarelli221@gmail.com 287 East Aveue, Hilto UNITY Lodge No d & 4th Modays, 7:30 p.m. 133 South Uio Street Specerport W Robert Sogi reelxite@rochester.rr.com R W Clifford Short short4us@rochester.rr.com Olive Brach Lodge No. 39, F. & A.M. 1st Wedesdays 7:30 p.m. W William MacPherso ardow3@ms.com R W Neil R. Bedford H) ; C) bedford67@gmail.com 12 Bak Street, Le Roy December 2014 Brothers from Clio Lodge retrieved the Travelig Gavel from Northfield Lodge Brothers i October. Brothers, we made it! Well, at least part way We made it through the hard work of two Chicke Bar-B-Ques ad a weeked of Meatball Subs. Thaks to all who helped. It is this fudraisig that keeps Clio goig ad this spirit of Brotherhood show at these evets that keeps it vibrat! October Highlights Our first meetig i October saw W\ Mike Postilli give a iterestig Short Talk o burial through the ages ad its meaig - especially to Masos. It was quite iformative ad I thak Mike for his help. Our 2d meetig had a woderful presetatio by Brother Lace Daul from Northfield Lodge about the Architecture of Kig Solomo s Temple. It was terrific! Clio Brothers saw a good crowd atted ad leared more about a fasciatig subject. Thak you, Brother Lace! I highly recommed his Program to ay other s lookig to fill holes i their Trestleboard. Fially, we had our 2d Euchre Touramet of the year o October 26th. Turout was defiitely better tha the first ad a good time was had by all. Thaks to everyoe who particpated ad helped out. The Travelig Gavel O October 16th, seve Brothers from Clio traveled to Northfield Lodge ad claimed the Travelig Gavel! We were warmly welcomed by W\ Devo Littlefield,, ad other Brothers of Northfield. My thaks to Brothers Bayard Burch; Bill Hu, DSA; Bria Dobso; W\ Pete Matthews; W\ Pat Purcell; ad W\ Mike Postilli for makig the trek to Pittsford. We ecourage all of the other Lodges of the District to make the trek to Hilto to claim the gavel ext. We re pretty sure they do t check your Passports whe you cross from Greece to Hilto, but you d better brig them just i case December Evets December 2d - We will be havig our Regular Commuicatio at 7:30 p.m. R\W\ Rich Friedma will be givig the Program for the eveig. Our 2d meetig i December will be our Lodge Family Holiday gatherig. It will begi at 6 p.m. All Brothers are asked to brig a dish-to-pass. This is ope to all members of your family, so feel free to brig the kids. Please let Brother Bill Hu kow if you will be there so we have eough supplies for everyoe. December Birthdays Happy Birthday this moth to Brothers Da Cambisi, Roger Howe, Alvi Metcalf, Rob Polatas ad Dave Upham. Closig Thoughts I keepig with the humor from last moth, here s a variatio o the light bulb joke that I really liked: Q: How may Masos does it take to screw i a light bulb? A: Three. Oe to screw it i, Our last meetig i October was our yearly Brother Briga-Fried Night, which was most successful. We met some very good me who are iterested i becomig part of the Craft ad we are cofidet they will be petitioig the Lodge for membership. Brother Lace Daul of Northfield Lodge preseted the program. We thak him for his great presetatio o Kig Solomo s Temple from a Archeological Poit-of-View. It was well received by the Brothers ad guests alike. By ow we have completed the 1st Degree ad welcomed oe to read the Miutes of the previous light bulb replacemet, ad oe to sit o the sidelies ad complai that this was t the way they USED to screw i light bulbs. ew Brothers ito the Craft. Mark Your Caledar We have two importat evets comig up i December. O December 8th we will have our Fiacial Advisor atted ad give us a rudow o how our ivestmets are doig ad what he sees for the future of our fuds. We have doe very well sice we have switched to this firm. Aual Christmas Party December 22d is the Aual Christmas Party - ope to family ad frieds. Sata will make a visit for the kids (please brig a wrapped gift, marked with the child s full ame) for Sata to preset. We will be providig the mai course of Turkey ad Ham; we ask everyoe to brig a side dish-topass. More iformatio will be available, as we get closer to the evet. So, util ext year, I wish everyoe a very Happy ad Safe Holiday Seaso. Merry Christmas ad Happy New Year! Geesee-Wyomig District District Deputy Grad - Hery Robiso By R\W\ Neil Bedford I hope everyoe had a woderful Summer. It souds like we are i for aother cold Witer i Wester New York. Olive Brach Lodge traveled to Warsaw Lodge with two Cadidates for their 1st Degree o October 28th. A big thak you to the Brothers of Warsaw Lodge for graciously lettig our ew Brothers become Masos with their Cadidate. Warsaw Lodge celebrated their 150th Aiversary ad Re-dedicatio of their Lodge Hall by the Grad Lie o November 16th. The 2d ad 3rd Degrees will take place at Olive Brach Lodge, with the help of Warsaw Lodge o December 3rd ad Jauary 21st, respectively. The 3rd Degree will be coferred by the Damascus Shrie Degree Team at 7:30 p.m. A dier, prepared by our residet cook ad, Bill MacPherso, will commece at 6:00 p.m. O December 6th, we will be participatig i the LeRoy Witer Fest. There will be FREE coffee ad Hot Chocolate from 10:00 a.m. util. We will also be puttig o a Pacake ad Egg Breakfast from 6:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., ad startig at 11:00 a.m., the Lodge will be sellig Hamburgers ad Sausage Burgers with Frech Fries for luch. The Officers of Olive Brach Lodge wish all our Brothers a very Merry Christmas, a Happy Holiday ad a very Healthy ad Prosperous New Year. As always, try to atted Lodge ad support the Officers of Olive Brach Lodge.

9 December 2014 Website: Damascus News Damascus Shrie Ceter No. 2 December 2014 Shrie Meetigs Dier Reservatios Required Call: (585) or (585) Shrie Office Hours Moday Friday 9:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Website: From the Quill By Derek VaHoute, Recorder We are still tabulatig the umber of walk-is from the successful Sportsma s Raffle. Thaks to Chairma, Jim Rya, ad his team who provided the setup ad hard work doe to etertai the crowds as they ate ad drak their way through the afteroo. A crowded Diig Room where Sportsma s Raffle participats gathered. The Buffalo Drillig Compay brought i their equipmet recetly to prepare the site for our ew cell tower. This ivolves a hole 9 feet i diameter ad almost 40 feet deep that will be filled with rebar ad cocrete. Cy Kloer is coutig the fuds at ed of the very busy day. A New Cell Tower The Crow Castle folks are ow o site ad are i the process of drillig the foudatio hole for the ew tower. The hole will be 9 feet wide ad almost 40 feet deep, which will be filled with reiforcig (rebar) ad cocrete to support the ew 165-foot tower. The bolts themselves are about 2-1/2 iches i diameter by four feet log; they will be tied i to the rebar ad protrude about 6 iches above the bolt rig o which the tower will be set. Differet crews will be o site at differet times durig this erectio process. I the ed, Damascus will beefit as we are compesated for the privilege of havig the tower o the site we lease to them. Cotiued o page 12 Shell-a-Buck Dier Wedesday, Jauary 7th Ope Istallatio Oasis Opes 5 p.m. ~ Dier 6 p.m. ~ Program 7 p.m. Reservatios: office@damascusshriers.org or Call (585) Dier reservatios are due by Noo, Friday, Jauary 2d Cost is $1 with your curret 2015 Paid Dues Card; otherwise $10 WAYNE M C CROSSEN CHIEF rabba Ca you believe the year is just about over ad the woderful Holiday Seaso is fast approachig? I thak all Nobles ad frieds who have helped brig this year together ad wish a very Merry Christmas ad Happy Haukkah to all. A big thak you to Jim Rya for aother successful Sportsma s Raffle. We had a great turout of Nobles ad may frieds. The food was great ad ejoyed by all; thaks, guys, for cookig all day. A lot of work, but so much more fu was had by everyoe. I also thak all who came out i the cold weather to clea up after a great year the grills, grouds ad all the equipmet has bee put carefully ito storage with aticipatio of aother year of fu. The Harvest Dier, AKA Carvig of the Turkey was a outstadig time. No turkey was left behid. Thak you, Norris Shapiro, for helpig pull this off. There were may laughs alog with woderful friedship ad comradeship. Let s look forward to the New Year ad ew begiigs with the traditioal Jauary Meetig ad the Shell-a-Buck Egraved Wall Caps Ever otice the egraved ames o the Wall comig ito the Shrie Ceter? You ca have a ame egraved o a Wall Cap to remember or hoor someoe of your choosig. Orders, with paymet, ca be placed i the Shrie Office. The cap ca cotai up to 4 lies, ad up to 15 letters per lie. Cost is $140 per Cap. It s a ice gesture for gift-givig, hoorariums, memoriams, etc. Holidays are comig what to give to that perso who has everythig? Act soo umber of Caps available are limited! Happy Holidays! Be safe! Happy New Year! Damascus Trestleboard 2014 december 1st Diva Meetig, 8 p.m. 3rd Shrie Meetig, Electio of Officers, Tiled 13th All-Masoic Childre s Holiday Party 5th 7th Dier. Where else ca you get a Steak Dier for a dollar by oly showig your 2015 Dues Card? All frieds ad guests are oly $10, still a deal. Come ad joi us for a ight of ejoymet. As we all kow, the real reaso we are all here is for the 22 Shriers Hospitals for Childre dedicated to improvig the lives of childre by providig specialty health care, iovative research ad outstadig teachig programs for medical professioals who treat childre up to the age of 18 years old with orthopedic coditios, burs, spial cord ijuries, cleft lip ad palate. All childre are eligible for care regardless of the patiet s ability to pay. If ayoe kows a child i eed, please call the Shrie Ceter. Just remember You ever stad so tall as whe you stoop to help a child. (l-r) Joey DiTucci, Potetate, ad Waye McCrosse, Chief Rabba, comparig otes for the upcomig year. jauary Diva Meetig, 8 p.m. Ope Istallatio ~ Shell-a-Buck Dier

10 10 Website: December 2014 Michael Baszto David Beda Clarece Bogardus Mark Broyles Geoffrey Buell Daiel Cambisi Deis Carroll Stephe Coville Philip Cox Robert Cox Alla Cragg Raymod Cradall M. Doald Darroh III Harold Davis Embola Ekille Rodey Fiewood Delbert Fix Earl Gorto Richard Gree December Birthdays 2014 Damascus News Boosters Boss & Mrs. Boss Lutgarda Housto Dale & Jea Shatzer George & Lula Simo Dea & JoA Smith James E. Toogood Charles & Diae Waterstreet Cy & Olga White Joh & Sadra Wihle I Memory of Carol Brickma Roy Hamilto James Hardig Harold Herma James Holma Robert Keedy Paul Kolacki Daiel Lewis Hery Libera Richard Lippicott Devo Littlefield David Locke Frederick Ludwig Robert Mattick Alvi Metcalf G. Michael Morris James Nielse Doald Osbore Ferado Palmeroi, Jr. Earl Pearce George Pierce Keeth Pollard Bradley Rathbu Charles Rouse F. Murray Russell Robert Selbert George Simo Timothy Slater Dea Smith Frederick Stahl Phillip Sturm David Taber David Upham Michael VaderKamp Robert Verbridge Lace Ward David Wilkiso Russel Williams William Williamso J. Peter Yedell Damascus Legio of Hoor Meetig Wedesday, December 10th Damascus Shrie Ceter; 979 Bay Road, Webster Social Hour - 5:30 p.m. (Hors d oeuvres Cash Bar) ~ Dier - 6:30 p.m. Shrimp Cocktail * Salad * Roast Beef Potato * Vegetable Rolls & Butter * Coffee or Tea * Dessert $15 per perso RSVP o later tha Noo, Moday, December 7th at (585) or cylegalrx@hotmail.com Directors Staff Dier Meetig Note the New Date! Wedesday December 17th Yellow Mills Dier 2534 Route 31, Palmyra Order off the Meu Social Time - 5:30 p.m. Dier - 6:00 p.m. Ladies ad Guests Ivited Casual Attire RSVP to Vace Collom (585) vcollom1@rochester.rr.com OR Norris Shapiro (585) with ay questios or to make reservatios Aubur Shrie Club By David Bowma It s the Holiday Seaso! The good ews is I did t see may commercials for Christmas before Hallowee. I admit that I m a Thaksgivig ad Christmas kida guy, so brig o the Holiday tues. The Aual Christmas Party will be held at Club 86 o December 20th. That Saturday ight promises to be special for all of us. Somehow, the orgaizers have maaged to maitai the cost at $90 a couple. I do t kow how they have doe it as I looked back i my records; it has bee $90 for a log time. There is a rumor that local celebrity Piky will be at the party for etertaimet this year. Your holiday photo will be available that ight, so wear your best bib ad tucker! Please make your reservatio before December 17th by sedig your check to Charles Rouse, 19 Herbert Street, Geeva, NY Let s see how may Aubur tables we ca have. This past week I was i the hospital for some day surgery o oe of my hips. Whe lucid, (ow I kow everyoe is laughig about me beig lucid) I was offered a soda. Before takig the empty away, I removed the tab. Immediately the urse said, Shrier? ad I smiled. Is t that great, how well kow our orgaizatio is. There will be iformatio about helpig out the Salvatio Army, so keep checkig your ibox or mailbox. Official Publicatio of Damascus Shrie A.A.O.N.M.S. Waye A. McCrosse CHIEF RABBAN maxcherry333@gmail.com ASSISTANT RABBAN Gary L. Burke HIGH PRIEST & PROPHET gary_burke@frotieret.et James R. Rya ORIENTAL GUIDE jrya91458@rochester.rr.com Michael P. Huesto TREASURER mph0523@frotieret.et Derek E. VaHoute RECORDER recorder@damascusshriers.org Jerry W. Lack 1st CEREMONIAL MASTER jwlack@aol.com By Edgar Hollwedel The October Perry Shrie Club Meetig was well atteded ad we all had a great time. A ew member joied the group, Neil R. Bedford of LeRoy. The program "Visit to Chia-Part 1" was a arrated video with additioal iformatio provided by Bill Brow, who with his wife, Margaret, visited Chia ad places that we were watchig. A very iterestig way to preset a overview of this amazig coutry. Our December 17th, meetig will be at the Natioal Hotel i Cuylerville, at 6:00 p.m. ad will be our famous Christmas Party. Margaret Brow has a woderful eveig plaed for us all. It will iclude skits, stories, Christmas Carols ad gift-sharig. For each perso who wishes to exchage 979 Bay Road, Webster, NY (585) Fax - (585) office@damascusshriers.org Joseph C. DiTucci POTENTATE Christia Cordts 2d CEREMONIAL MASTER christiacordts66@gmail.com Charles A. Feller MARSHAL chasfeller@alum.rit.edu Keeth J. Laza CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD rottiehouse@gmail.com Bruce C. Berhard OUTER GUARD berhardet@aol.com Vace R. Collom, Jr. DIRECTOR vcollom1@rochester.rr.com Skip Waterstreet, EDITOR Damascus News (585) masoictimes@gmail.com Perry Shrie Club a gift, please brig a gift of $5 miimum value. A good Holiday time will be had by all. The Jauary 22d meetig will be at the Lumberyard Restaurat ad Ke Buckley will be i charge of the program. The February 26th meetig will be at the Bill Brow From the Kitche of Ja Porter Rum Cake Igrediets Cake: 1 cup chopped, toasted pecas or waluts /2 ouce yellow cake mix Oe, 3.4-oz pkg (4-servig size) istat vailla puddig mix Glaze: 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup water Hole-i-the-Wall Restaurat ad Bill Brow will show "Visit to Chia-Part 2." The Perry Shrie Club is always lookig for ew members. If you may be iterested i joiig, please call Edgar Hollwedel at (585) or just atted a meetig. "We are the Mii-Car Professioals." I hope to see you all soo. 4 eggs 1/2 cup cold milk or water 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup Bacardi dark rum Yield: 12 to 16 servigs 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup Bacardi dark rum Preparatio: Cake: Preheat ove to 325 degrees F. Grease ad flour 12-cup Budt pa. Sprikle uts o bottom of pa. Combie all cake igrediets. Beat for 2 miutes o high with electric mixer. Pour ito prepared pa. Bake for 1 hour. Cool i pa. Ivert o servig plate. Prick top with fork. Drizzle glaze over top of Bacardi Rum Cake. Use brush or spoo to put extra drippig back o cake. Glaze: Melt butter i saucepa. Stir i water ad sugar. Boil 5 miutes, stirrig costatly. Remove from heat ad stir i rum. Note: The rum will cause steam. Be careful ot to bur yourself. The loger this cakes sits, the better the taste. This cake freezes beautifully.

11 December 2014 Website: Super Bowl Suday at Damascus Shrie Ceter 979 Bay Rd, Webster Suday, February 1st 5 p.m. - util game is over Oly $5 - Reservatio Required Kids 12 ad uder Free! This will iclude food ad sacks! Cash Bar at the Oasis! $2 Draft Beers Come ejoy our full-wall TV! No beig cramped here there are plety of tables ad chairs to spread out; we eve have 2 great couches! Reservatios by Jauary 28th (Noo): (585) or office@damascusshriers.org Questios? Cotact Scott Lasky (585) or slasky91@gmail.com What s New i Erie Outstadig Fudraisig Efforts for New Radiology Equipmet Shriers Hospitals for Childre - Erie s (SHC-Erie) fudraisig efforts for the program to upgrade its Radiology Departmet Suites to Digital Radiography, called Getle Imagig, have bee progressig full steam ahead. The origial goal to outfit oe of the rooms was $350,000. This goal was surpassed i a few short moths. With the exceptioal fudraisig work beig doe for this project, icludig evets like the JET 24 Teletho, the goal was raised to $700,000. Icluded i the $700,000 price tag would be the istallatio of brad ew Digital Radiography (Getle Imagig) X-ray equipmet i both of the Radiology Suites ad upgradig the portable x-ray machie. Curretly, SHC-Erie stads at close to $500,000. We are well o our way. Digital Radiography (Getle Imagig) offers may beefits to that of traditioal x-ray techiques. These iclude time efficiecy, the ability to digitally trasfer ad ehace images ad, most importatly, it cuts dow o the radiatio received by childre, up to 39% less exposure. With all of this i mid, we thak the Shrie Temples, Clubs ad Uits who have helped make this project become a reality. We ivite those groups to cotiue their support of the Radiology Project so SHC-Erie ca cotiue to best serve the thousads of childre who aually receive care here. Equie Therapy a Ogoig Success For childre takig part i Equie Therapy, physical therapy is more excitig tha ever. Followig a iitial 6-week phase, the childre are ow returig to the WLD Rach twice a week to ride horses ad utilize their muscles i uique ways. The therapy program is led by Sue Birkmire, RN, SHC-Erie Spia Bifida Care Coordiator, ad is provig extremely successful at improvig the childre s cotiece. The childre alterate betwee sittig frot ad rear-facig as they stregthe differet muscles. The curret goal is to fid the miimum umber of weekly sessios required to maitai their progress i bowel ad bladder cotrol. Aladdi Shriers Make Large Doatio to Erie Facility At the October 16th Board of Goverors meetig at Shriers Hospitals for Childre -Erie, the Aladdi Shriers of Columbus, Ohio preseted the Erie facility with two doatio checks totalig $184, to be applied to the radiology equipmet project. The presetatio was made by Illustrious Sir W. Garol Rogers, Aladdi Potetate. The fuds were from the Aladdi Shriers aual tabloid sales as well as a cotributio from the Aladdi Shrie Associatio for Childre. Everyoe at Shriers Hospitals for Childre -Erie thaks the Aladdi Shriers for their geerosity. New Public Relatios Maager Named Gregory Hall, former Marketig ad Sales Cosultat with FOX 66 i Erie, has bee amed the ew Maager of Public Relatios at Shriers Hospitals for Childre - Erie. A Pittsburgh ative, Greg received his B.S. degree cum laude from Gao Uiversity. He also eared his J.D. at the Uiversity of Pittsburgh School of Law. At FOX 66, Greg worked to develop marketig strategies to help cliets grow their brad Damascus Shriers 2014 Christmas Party Sposored by Geeva ad Aubur Shrie Clubs Saturday, December 20th All Welcome For All Shriers, Masos, Their Ladies ad Their Guests Club 86 Party House - 86 Aveue E, Geeva 6 p.m. - Hors D Oeuvres - Persoality Adjustmet 7 p.m. - Dier Served Etree Choices: Prime Rib ~ Baked 1/2 Chicke or Broiled White Fish All diers iclude soup, salad ad dessert ad coffee Price $90 per Couple Please Specify Dier Choice & the umber i your party. 8 p.m.-11 p.m. - Music ad Dacig with the great Piky Dress Code: Tuxedos or Busiess Suits ad Fez for Getleme; Cocktail Dresses for the Ladies Raffles ad Prizes Reservatios by Tuesday, December 17th Call with your Reservatio ad Advace Paymet Sed Checks ad Dier Choices to: Geeva Shrie Club; c/o Charles Rouse; 19 Herbert Street; Geeva, NY carouse@rochester.rr.com Accommodatios Available with Special Prices for Shriers Ramada I Lakefrot, 41 Lake Frot Dr; Geeva, NY (315) $65 per ight with trasportatio provided to ad from the party. Reservatios eeded by December 1st Dedicated to the Memory of Nobles Richard K. Bradstreet November 3, 2014 Chester L. Peters October 24, 2014 God Bless Our Troops Freedom is Not Free. ad ultimately their busiess. These strategies ivolved the creatio of televisio commercial productio as well as the use of digital platforms ad social media. Greg is active i the commuity ad serves o the Board of Directors of SafeNet i Erie. Greg replaced Bob Howde who retired July 4 after early 15 years at Shriers. YouTube Chael Lauches Shriers Hospitals for Childre -Erie lauched a local YouTube Chael. The chael will be utilized as a place to populate with ews pieces, iformatioal videos, ad compellig success stories from SHC-Erie. Curretly ews coverage ad stories from the teletho have bee uploaded. Please subscribe to the SHC-Erie Chael to help grow the viewer base. Also, this will allow you to access videos to keep you up to date about happeigs at the Erie facility ad the ability to share the message of Shriers Hospitals for Childre. The chael ca be located by loggig o to: For additioal iformatio, cotact: Greg Hall (814)

12 12 Website: Damascus Shriers Euchre Touramets Last Saturday of the Moth Fall Seaso December 2014 Recorder Cotiued from page 10 O November 2d, about 14 hardy souls wet to the Shrie Ceter ad accomplished a lot of work gettig the facility ready for Witer. Gutters were cleaed, grills were washed ad put away, gardes were weeded ad brush was removed. We thak all who gave up part of their Suday to help out. If I listed them I probably would have overlooked someoe. Suffice it to say, we very much appreciate their efforts ow let the sows ad cold weather come, we are ready for the Seaso. December 27th - Holiday Party All Touramets ad Parties are Ope to the Public Registratio: 6 p.m. 7 p.m. Touramet Starts: 7 p.m. $10 per player ~ 50/50 Raffle For more details: office@damascusshriers.org (585) Damascus Shrie Ceter Thaks to this Clea-up Crew! You are a blessig to the Shrie Ceter. Daughters of the Nile Zama Temple No. 14 Meets 2d Saturday at 10 a.m. 30 Orchard Street, Webster Barbara Jea Smith, Quee Writte by Ellie Cafield O October 26th, Zama Temple held our Quee s Lucheo at Burgudy Basi with a Fashio Show from Dress Bar. We held a 50/50 ad basket raffle. Barbara Jea was hoored with the presece of several family members, frieds ad Temple members. Kitty Noble decorated the room i her colors ad the uusual cake was made up of cupcakes, frosted together to look like a solid cake. Barbara Jea was preseted a gift from the Temple by Pricess Royal, Rhoda Shaffer. December 13th will be our Stated Sessio ad Holiday Lucheo, which will be Chicke ad Biscuit with all the trimmigs. Ladies ca brig your husbads, frieds ad maybe a lady who would be iterested i joiig Daughters of the Nile. Please do ot forget our members who are ot able to joi us all the time perhaps they would ejoy a day out. Zama Members are free; all others will cost $5. The Past Quees are i charge of this lucheo. Let s come out with the Holiday spirit ad, most of all, support our Quee ad her Officers. Upcomig Evets Jauary 10th - Tour of the Memorial Art Gallery. The Gallery has Egyptia Artifacts o display. We will have additioal iformatio at a later date as we are tryig to have luch there. We are registered at the Gallery for this date. February 14th - will be a Stated Sessio at 10 a.m. Sice this is Valetie s Day, there might be somethig special. Pla to joi us to see what it is. February 22d - Festival of Music featurig the Uiversity of Rochester Yellow Jackets, Church Choirs ad Dacers. This evet will take place at the Geesee Baptist Church, 149 Brooks Aveue, Rochester. History of the Yellow Jackets The Yellow Jackets were formed by Dr. Ward Woodbury, Jr. who was appoited Director of Music o the River Campus i The group was formed as part of the origial Me s Glee Club, which is o loger i existece. Their first egagemet was for the Sprig 1956 graduatio ceremoy. While called the Yellow Jackets (after the Uiversity of Rochester s Mascot) the group origially performed i blue blazers with red ad black ties. The icoic yellow blazers were ot purchased util Addig to the yellow jackets, the me bega wearig tux pats ad bow ties ad created the look that clearly idetifies the Yellow Jackets today. The Yellow Jackets wasted o time makig their mark o history ad the group recorded its first record, a 78-rpm viyl disc i The esemble cotiued to produce records, recordig some of the fiest music for male voices. For a brief time i the 1970s, the esemble had a femiie touch with the additio of Ester Stei ad Sara Krusestjera as their accompaists. The Yellow Jackets cotiued the 100-year traditio of the Me s Glee Club uder the directio of Roger Wilhelm, ad bega their move ito the ext 25 years. I 1981, the Yellow Jackets bega their trasitio from accompaied music ito their curret a cappella format. The uiform faced a chage agai i 1980 returig to a blue tie ad the brigig back the ever-popular yellow jackets. By the late 1980s, the Alumi base was expadig ad they had their first Alumi Reuio Cocert i 1991 held o the River Campus. The traditio has cotiued to this day. The group created the Yellow Jackets Alumi Associatio i 1997 i order to ope commuicatio betwee icreasig geeratios of members. The Yellow Jackets had the opportuity to perform for Holiday tours at the White House ad eve took a momet to pose with former Presidet Clito s cat, Socks. After readig this, you should ot miss the Festival of Music. PLEASE come out ad have a musical afteroo oe you will ot forget for a log time. The Jauary ewspaper will give more iformatio about the time of this evet ad ticket prices as well as where tickets will be sold. Merry Christmas ad Happy New Year to all ad God Bless everyoe whether ear or far away. (left) Deb Faro s back-breakig work yielded the fiished garde (right). Thaks, Deb. O November 5th, we had the Cold Sads Ceremoy for the Fall Class of ew Nobles. Dier cosisted of the famous Red Osier Stadium Roast Beef Sadwiches, Macaroi Salad, a Garde Salad ad Cookies for dessert. The Directors Staff did their usual fie job of havig a little fu with the ew Nobles. O November 15th, the Aual Harvest Dier took place ad the special of the eveig was a turkey for every table of 8 alog with all the trimmigs. If it happes to be sowig whe you read this, just remember the good days of the past year whe Damascus was busy ad the outdoor activities are but memories today.

13 December 2014 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 13 York Rite NEWS Hiram Chapter No. 62 2d & 4th Thursdays 7:30 p.m. E Keeth Rick Howe, High Priest H) ; C) krhowe@frotieret.et E Charles M. Roberts, cholyoe@rochester.rr.com 17 Church Street, Pittsford The Most Excellet Degree was preseted ad all wet well. Thaks to all who gave aid ad support to make this a success. We are discussig the possibility of orgaizig a Royal Arch Festival i Jauary to accommodate those eedig to fiish there Royal Jourey. Details to follow. December 11th - Our Aual Meetig ad Electios will be o our first meetig i December. Please pla o attedig. Do t Forget December 13th December 13th 11 a.m. 2 p.m. Aual All-Masoic Childre s Holiday Party at the Damascus Shrie Ceter Call the Masoic Service Bureau at or Skip Waterstreet at for further details or to get o the committee. Musigs The 1st Degree see i Royal Arch is the Mark Maso Degree. You heard i Craft Lodge that the Seior Warde is resposible for payig the Craft their wages. I this Degree, you ll see how that is accomplished. The Mark Degree is the Fourth Degree i Masory, of the America Rite. It is coferred i a Lodge of the Chapter of Royal Arch Masos. The traditios of the Degree make it of great historical importace, sice by them we are iformed that by its ifluece each Operative Maso at the buildig of the Temple was kow ad distiguished, ad the disorder ad cofusio which might otherwise have atteded so immese a udertakig was completely preveted. The Fourth Degree is particularly directed to the iculcatio of order, regularity, ad disciplie. It teaches us that we should be good ad true - ot ufiished ad imperfect. The 1st Sectio of the Mark Degree is said to take place a couple of years before the completio of the Temple of Kig Solomo. Good Work, True Work, Square Work. I the 1st Sectio, a youg Fellowcraft o the way to the Temple with his work, fids a curious, yet beautiful, stoe. This stoe was either oblog or square. It did, however, have a peculiar form ad beauty, which attracted his eye. He exchaged this stoe for his ow ad preseted it as his work ad attempted to receive the wages of a Fellowcraft. This stoe was rejected by the builders, but later became the chief stoe of the Temple. As a part of your obligatio you promised you would choose for yourself a persoal mark. Oce this mark has bee properly recorded, you will ever chage it. It is yours ad yours aloe. I the Mark Maso Degree the Cadidate is preseted with the Mark of a Brother i the request of a favor to make a deep ad lastig impressio upo their mid. They are further impressed ever to tur away a Brother Mark Maso whe the price of his Mark might procure for him the immediate ecessities of life. Charity has taught you as a Mark Maso. All four Royal Arch Degrees will be preseted at a Festival i Jauary. I ecourage all Brothers to seek more light ad preset a Petitio to become a Royal Arch Maso. Here s wishig each of you a happy ad safe Holiday Seaso ad we ll commuicate agai i the New Year. Doric Coucil No. 19 Cryptic Masos (Chartered 1861) 3rd Wedesday Illustrious Ill\ Keeth Rick Howe krhowe@frotieret.et Joh A. Dudley, Recorder jdudley1@rochester.rr.com 17 Church Street, Pittsford We all had a great time at Holiday I Airport, for Grad Commader Kights Templar, SK ad Rev. Charles Robert s Receptio. It was a great time of fellowship ad festivities. The Select s Degree will be held at a date to be aouced. Musigs A syopsis o the Select Degree: The Select Degree gives you a deeper uderstadig ad appreciatio of your Royal Arch Degree. As a Maso, you were iformed that you could ot be give the secret word of Maso because it had bee lost with the death of Hiram Abif. As a Royal Arch Maso, you ucovered the log-lost s word ad the Ark of the Coveat buried i a secret vault beeath the ruis of Kig Solomo s Temple. I the Select Degree, you lear why Kig Solomo chose that as the hidig place. You will lear the symbolism ad sigificace of each of the items chose for the deposit i the Ark of the Coveat, where you foud them i the Royal Arch Degree. Most importat of all, i the Select Degree you will lear why the secret word of Maso could oly be give i the presece of all three of our aciet Grad s, ad therefore why, as a ew Maso, you could ot receive it at that time. Like the Royal, the Select Degree gives you yet aother portio of the Solomoic Story. It takes place just prior to the evets of the Maso Degree. The settig is the udergroud Chamber or Crypt, which Kig Solomo ordered to be costructed beeath his persoal apartmets i the Temple. Kig Solomo ordered the work to be doe with utmost secrecy. To that ed, he persoally chose a small, select group of his most skilled ad trusted craftsme. It is for that reaso that Compaios of the Cryptic Rite are kow as Select s. As the Cadidate, you will portray Zabud, a trusted fried of Kig Solomo but ot of those whom he selected to work o the secret vault. My Compaios, i your Royal Arch Degree, it was a accidetal discovery i the ruis of the Temple, which led you to ucover the Ark of the Coveat ad the log-lost s Word. I the 1st Sectio of the Select Degree, as Zabud, you accidetally discover the secret vault at a time of its origial costructio. For reasos that are revealed to you i the ceremoies of the Degree, you fid yourself beig admitted to that select bad of craftsme. I the 2d Sectio of the Degree, you lear the aforemetioed reasos for the symbolic deposits i the Ark ad the reasos for preservig the secret word of Maso. Here s wishig each of you a Happy ad Safe Holiday Seaso ad we ll commuicate agai i the ew year. Cyree-Moroe Commadery No. 12 Chartered 1993 Commader SK Charles O. Hacock chacock@ rochester.rr.com Recorder SK Charles M. Roberts cholyoe@rochester.rr.com 3rd Moday 17 Church Street, Pittsford SAVE THE DATE! Mark Your Caledar August 15, 2015, will be the Trieial of Grad Ecampmet of Kights Templar USA i Buffalo. Sir Kights will be eeded to assist as New York State hosts o behalf of Grad SK David Dixo Goodwi, GCT. If you are iterested ad willig to help, please cotact me. With SK Charles M Roberts as Grad Commader of the Grad Commadery for the State of New York ad SK David Dixo Goodwi, GCT Grad i the Grad Ecampmet, USA, New York Templary is i the forefrot of all Templary worldwide. More to follow as iformatio becomes available. Keep tued. Reflectios o the Seaso Our topic for discussio this moth is Reflectios o the Seaso as a Templar ad a Maso. I foud the followig article several years ago, ad I re-read it aually at this time of year to put the Seaso i perpective. True Meaig of Christmas As Voiced by Sata Claus Teach the Childre! Teach them the old meaig of Christmas. The meaig that ow-adays Christmas has forgotte. Teach the childre that the pure gree color of the stately fir tree remais gree all year roud, depictig the everlastig hope of makid, all the eedles poit heaveward, makig it a symbol of ma s thoughts turig toward heave. Teach the childre that the star was the heavely sig of promises log ago. God promised a Savior for the world, ad the star was the sig of fulfillmet of His promise. Teach the childre that the cadle symbolizes that Christ is the light of the world, ad whe we see this great light we are remided of He who displaces the darkess. Teach the childre that the wreath symbolizes the real ature of love. Real love ever ceases. Love is oe cotiuous roud of affectio. Teach the childre that I, Sata Claus, symbolize the geerosity ad goodwill we feel durig the moth of December. Teach the childre that the holly plat represets immortality. It represets the crow of thors wor by our Savior. The red holly berries represet the blood shed by Him. Teach the childre that God so loved the world that he gave his oly begotte So. Thaks be to God for his uspeakable gift. Teach the childre that the cady cae represets the shepherd s crook. The crook o the staff helps to brig back strayed sheep to the flock. The cady cae is the symbol that we are our Brother s Keeper as well as the sheep of Christ s flock. Teach the childre that it was the agels that heralded i the glorious ews of the Savior s birth. The agels sag Glory to God i the highest, o earth peace ad good will toward me. Teach the childre that as the lost sheep are foud by the soud of the bell, it should rig makid to the fold. The bell symbolizes guidace ad retur. Remember, teach the childre the true meaig of Christmas ad do ot put me i the ceter, for I am but a humble servat of the Oe that is, ad I bow dow to worship him, our LORD, our GOD. Thus saith Sata As a Templar, I fid a particular challege of faith today give the world situatio iflueced by the religious terrorists of the Middle East. I fid solace i the followig: Freemasory ad Faith I am grateful for a faith that makes the divie a part of my life ad at the same time helps me to recogize the good i every other perso s faith. There is o place i my religious faith for a arrow sectariaism that excludes those who do ot happe to see God as I see Him or for the kid of religious bigotry that blids me to the good ad precious i other people s faiths. I am grateful for a faith that eables me to embrace all me who believe i God. I am grateful for a faith that leads me to love all makid ad see through that love the meas of brigig together all the atios of the earth i a Brotherhood of ma uder the Fatherhood of God. I am grateful for a faith that humbles me i the presece of positio or power ad compels me to live my life i service to others, rather tha to sped the days of my years seekig to climb the ladder of fame, fortue, or success, ad perhaps thereby lose the faith that I had. Freemasory is ot for me a religio, but it is a istitutio that has served to deepe my faith ad elarge my cocer for the welfare of my fellow ma. Freemasory has served to make me a better ma, for it has led me to see that Freemasory ad our faith, liked together, are the twi pillars of stregth for the developmet of character ad the erichig of oe s spiritual life. Freemasory has reached beyod creeds ad cultures to make the eteral truths of all ages the property of all me who declare their faith i a Supreme Beig. Freemasory is a sacred thig, ot because it is religious i ature, but because it is able to see the religious i all me s creeds ad apply those values to the makig of better me ad a better world. We dare ot use our faith for what we get out of it, ad we get may woderful thigs from our faith, but we use our faith to brig us closer to God ad to oe aother. We dare ot use Freemasory for persoal gai, though we gai so much from Freemasory; but we dare to use Freemasory for the far more oble ad glorious purpose of makig Brotherhood a reality. Helpig Families Share Memories sice 1957 Pre-Need & Medicaid Plaig Fueral & Crematio Services Memorial Evet Plaig David P. Crawford, Licesed Maager 495 N. Wito Road Rochester, NY (Betwee Browcroft & Humboldt)

14 14 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com December 2014 S C O T T I S H R I T E N E W S Chapter Rose Croix Cosistory Lodge of Perfectio Coucil of Prices of Jerusalem Joh Lemke, 32, DSA Commader-i-Chief Do we make a differece? Is the Scottish Rite just a club for grow-up boys? Do we trasform aythig, icludig ourselves? What do we actually thik about this? It s possible to delude ourselves ito seeig importace i what we do where oe exists. We preted ad live i a fatasy world of self-importace where we credit the powers of our boys club with importace udeserved. If that is so, must it be so? Me for ceturies have gotte together to settle the problems of the world. Much talk of that fashio comes to aught. How is what we do differet? We tell stories with moral lessos to what ed? Is it possible that we really live i times of trasformatio? If there is trasformatio how ca we, as idividual me, effect thigs i ay sigificat way? We live our lives ad woder the impact. Evets happe ad we flow alog i the river of history. Should we swim agaist the curret, ad if we do will it matter? Rochester Lodge of Perfectio By Eric J. Lubberts, 32, DSA Thrice Potet Tis Truly the Seaso A.L. 6014! Our Masoic Fraterity has, by ow, tured o all of our Lights for the Aciet Craft Masory year aew. If ever you are havig a problem fidig that Light, let us kow. We may be able to brig some Light to you or show you a path to more Light. We are a family that will ever be left aloe. Our Widows ad Orphas, as well, should ever be left aloe or forgotte. They, too, are a part of the family. I ecourage all of your Lodges to sed a greetig or two. A visit with a few Brothers/Ladies together is especially ice. It is the Seaso; if ot ow, whe? So mote it be. The Seaso is the time we ow, as a society of frieds ad Brothers, bad together for a much greater purpose. Our families, our frieds ad all the people may uite together for a much more oble ad glorious purpose. Now is the time for all childre to have hope, faith ad uderstadig of charity. Childre s Holiday Party Saturday, December 13th - 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. We are hostig a All-Masoic Groups Childre s Holiday Party. It will be held at the Damascus Shrie Ceter, 979 Bay Road, Webster. It is ope to childre, gradchildre ad their frieds of all Masoic families. Brig a wrapped gift for each child. Be sure to mark with the child s full ame. Activities will iclude Cookie Decoratig, makig Pie Coe Bird Feeders, Games, Colorig, Sacks, Driks ad A SPECIAL VISIT WITH SANTA!! We hope to see you there. May your Holidays be bright. A very importat last ote, we eed to salvage what we have i the basemet. We ll be able to utilize what we ca, be careful what we Our Missio: We will strive to be a fraterity that fulfills our Masoic obligatio to care for our members. Masory ad Scottish Rite Freemasory have trasformed the world as well as trasformig coutless me. I my lifetime, the tide of history has moved i a directio away from what we teach. Moral teachig ow suggests that may viewpoits ca be valid. If the moral lessos of the Degrees of the Scottish Rite are out-of-favor, why should we persist? The Scottish Rite tells the story of our Judea Christia world from aciet times to the preset. Who we are as Americas today ad how we became the America of today is a story that should be told. If we do t tell it, who will? You have a chace i the Scottish Rite to make a mark o history. We may well be i a time of trasitio ad crisis. If you wat the world to be recogizable to your posterity as a world with the moral lessos of our Scottish Rite, the you (we) eed to make it happe. The pedulum ca swig oe way ad the aother. Great effort, though, may be eeded to move our world i the directio of our Scottish Rite Degrees. Do t be discouraged if may do t see the Light. If you see the Light, ad the importace of that Light, the believe i our ultimate success. Me i all eras are tempted to give i to discouragemet. Joi me i the Scottish Rite ad let s trasform ourselves, our commuities, ad our great Coutry i preservig the moral lessos eeded for a future world we ca recogize. We ca make a differece. I the Scottish Rite fid the Fraterity that allows you to joi together with Brothers to make your mark o the future ad see the reality of what we, together, ca trasform. Participate i our programs. Ejoy the socializig ad fid your persoal growth. Merry Christmas ad Happy New Year. accept ad, at the ed, store properly for the ext Holiday. If there are a few Brothers available durig the weekdays, please cotact Eric J. Lubberts at: jaerico1@verizo.et Ph: (585) We will be eedig help as well o the Friday ight before ad Saturday. Ay help is well appreciated. Heaves to Betsy, I do t wat to forget about a ew program the Valley of Rochester is promotig. Do you have a Passport? Do you wish to travel? Fill your Passport through our Travelig Passport Program. I am so very ethusiastic about this program that I voluteered to get it started (crazy, maybe). Are you missig a few stamps i your Passport? Well, hold your hair back (or ot). We are callig it The Travelig Passport Program why, because we will travel. It will be a program that ca uite our Sublime Prices to fulfill that travelig jourey. We ca arrage (with your help), i cojuctio with that of our Valley to be that traveler. Curretly, so log as it is withi ay Masoic Jurisdictio ad a majority request, we may atted differet Valleys for a path to fill your Passport. You have to thik about it. We travel together to a destiatio, accommodate our family travelers, givig them a opportuity to visit aother State. If we have smaller requests to stay i New York, together, we will be able to carpool or just ride together. The feelig of beig is what you will take away from this program. Our jourey has just begu. O that, my eighbors, from our family to yours Jaie ad I wish you a very Happy Holiday. AASR Valley of Rochester Officers Rochester Lodge of Perfectio Thrice Potet Eric Lubberts, 32 Rochester Chapter of Kights of Rose Croix Most Wise Adam Juod, 32 Allegiace The Bodies of the Scottish Rite, sittig i the Valley of Rochester, State of New York, ackowledge ad yield allegiace to the Supreme Coucil, 33, Aciet Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasory for the Norther Masoic Jurisdictio of the Uited States of America, whose Grad East is i Lexigto, Massachusetts ad whose officers are: Ill Joh William McNaughto, 33 Sovereig Grad Commader Ill Robert F. Ogg, Jr., 33 Grad Miister of State Ill Peter J. Samiec, 33, Past Deputy/New York Ill P. Michael Nielse, 33 Ill James F. Niehoff, 33 Ill Richard H. Welkley, 33 Ill Frederick D. Greee, 33 Active Members for New York Ill Peter J. Samiec, 33 Grad Lieuteat Commader Ill David P. Specer, 33 Deputy for New York State Active Emeritus Members for New York Ill Harold L. Aldrich, 33, Past Deputy/New York Rochester Coucil of the Prices of Jerusalem Sovereig Price Stepha Micheer, 32 Rochester Cosistory Commader-i-Chief Joh Lemke, 32, DSA Ill Stephe R. Whittaker, 33 Ill G. Michael Morris, 33 Ill Bruce Widger, 33, Past Deputy/New York Ill Gary A. Heigse, 33 Ill Edward R. Trosi, 33 Deputy's Represetative - Ill Charles O. Hacock, 33 Assiged Active - Ill G. Michael Morris, 33 Ill Jack VaElzakker, 33 Berard D. Lazerso, 32, DSA (2015) Ill Gle A. Stahl, 33 (2017) Treasurer Ill Robert L. Aderso II, 33 Trustees Gary L. Burke, 32 MSA (2016) Ill Charles R. Frear, 33 (Emeritus) 811 Ayrault Road, Suite 3, Fairport, NY Office (585) ; (800) secretary@valleyofrochester.org Aciet Accepted Scottish Rite Websites: Valley of Rochester, AASR New York State Coucil of Deliberatio Supreme Coucil, Norther Masoic Jurisdictio Childre s Dyslexia Ceter - I Hoor of Frak & Bette Paul 144 Metro Park, Suite 1, Rochester, NY Office (585) ; Fax (585) ; dyslexia.ceter.rochester.y@gmail.com A Kaczka, Learig Ceter Director Joh W. Paul, Chair, Board of Goverors 2015 Scottish Rite Scholarships Eligibility Requiremets Abbott Scholarships are oly for childre of Scottish Rite Members of the Norther Masoic Jurisdictio. Refer to: for applicatio forms ad eligibility istructios. NY COD Scholarships are oly for gradchildre of Scottish Rite Members of oe of the Valleys of New York State. Refer to: for applicatio forms ad eligibility istructios. Must be curretly attedig a recogized college or uiversity ad must submit a curret trascript showig a 2.75 or better GPA plus at least oe letter of recommedatio ad a recet FAFSA Form. High school Seiors are eligible. The appropriate applicatio must be used, must be legible ad fully complete. Icomplete applicatios will ot be cosidered for a scholarship. Applicatios should be mailed to the Valley to which the sposorig father or gradfather belogs ad must be received at that Office by April 1, Applicatios are olie at the appropriate website. Applicatios for Valley of Rochester should be mailed to: Valley of Rochester, AASR Att: Scholarship Chairma 811 Ayrault Road, Ste. 3 Fairport, NY Rite o the Road Schedules Membership Nights - BBB Programs Spectacles at Newburgh by Steve Micheer Moday, December 8th Uity Lodge, Specerport Tuesday, February 17th Clio Lodge, Hilto MARTIN IPPOLITO Electricia (585) Electrical Work Telephoe Jacks Burglar Alarm Systems Cable TV Paddle Fas

15 December 2014 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 15 Rochester Chapter of Kights of Rose Croix By Adam Juod, 32 Most Wise At last year s Symbolic Lodge Awards Ceremoy there was a level of pride ad cheerfuless. To see a Brother from your Lodge, whom you love ad respect as a upright ma ad Brother get a award, is a momet to celebrate with pride. Every Lodge ad every Brother is ecouraged to come ad support their Award Recipiet. Let s fill the Damascus Shrie Ceter to celebrate these Award Recipiets. The ceremoy s keyote speaker will be R\W\ Do Kuego who is the Adjutat Geeral for the Masoic War Veteras, Grad Post, for the State of New York. Military Resume Elisted i the U.S. Army as a Private ad wet to Basic ad Advaced Traiig at Fort Dix, New Jersey. After graduatio, he was assiged to a Civil Affairs Compay that was origially part of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airbore) with duty assigmets i the Republic of Vietam servig as a iterpreter with the 11th Armored Calvary ad as a Military Advisor The Aual Corig Lodge of Perfectio Christmas Party Moday, December 15th Pierri s Cetral Restaurat 104 Village Square, Paited Post Social Hour - 6 p.m. ~ Dier - 7 p.m. Order off the Meu Scottish Rite Commets Gifts for the Ladies ~ Guests Welcome Etertaimet by First & Pie Reservatios Required by December 10th Frak Hamm or fhamm16@yahoo.com All-Masoic Groups Childre s Holiday Party at Damascus Shrie Ceter 979 Bay Road, Webster Saturday, December 13th 11 a.m. 2 p.m. Ope to childre ad gradchildre (ad their frieds) of all Masoic Families Brig a wrapped gift for each child. Be sure to mark with child s full ame. Activities will iclude Cookie Decoratig Pie Coe Bird feeder Games Colorig Sacks Driks Special visit with Sata Co-sposored by AASR-Valley of Rochester, Masoic Service Bureau ad Damascus Shrie. with Team 86 of the Military Assistace Commad. Upo returig, he was assiged to the West Poit Military Academy servig as a Staff Sergeat o the Headquarters Staff of the Cadet Support Battalio. Also, he was a photographer for the Cadet Parachute Club. Discharged from Active Duty, he joied the Army Reserves where he rose to the Rak of Sergeat, received a direct Commissio as a 1st Lieuteat ad was certified as a Civil Affairs (Special Operatios) ad Combat Egieer Officer. His last o-duty assigmet was leadig a Special Operatios Team i Iraq durig Operatio Desert Storm. He retired from the Reserves as a Major with 27 years of service. Awards iclude the Combat Ifatryma s Badge, Broze Star, Army Commedatio Medal, Vietamese Cross of Gallatry ad the New York State Cospicuous Service Medal. Masoic Resume Raised to Maso , Hesperus Lodge No. 837, Berge District Deputy Grad, Geesee-Wyomig Commader, Kights Templar, Batavia Commadery No High Priest, Royal Arch Valley of Rochester Witer DECEMBER December 13th - All-Masoic Childre s Holiday Party at Shrie Ceter ~ 11 a.m. 2 p.m. For all Masoic kids, gradkids ad their frieds (age 10 ad Uder). Adults ad older sibligs welcome to observe; brig a wrapped gift for each child labeled with full ame. JANUARY Jauary 3rd - Symbolic Lodge Awards at Shrie Ceter Social (hors d oeuvres) - 4 p.m. ~ Program - 5 p.m. Pizza ad Wigs followig All Lodges i the Valley Area are ivited to participate ad omiate a member for recogitio. Nomiatio Forms are o Valley website - Jauary 15th - Valley Meetig at Shrie Ceter Social - 5:30 p.m. ~ Dier - 6:30 p.m. (**) Meetig - 7:30 p.m. Program - Public Speakig ad Freemasory i Mahood Italia Dier Baked Lasaga ad Meatballs FEBRUARY February 12th - Have-a-Heart at Marketplace Mall 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. Please call the Office with times you ca help. February 19th - Valley Meetig at Shrie Ceter Social - 5:30 p.m. ~ Dier - 6:30 p.m. (**) Meetig - 7:30 p.m. ~ Meetig Program Supreme Coucil at Rochester By Mike Morris A Valley favorite Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy February 28th - Ladies Night Dier at Brook House 920 Elm Ridge Ceter Drive Times ad Program - TBD MARCH March 19th - Valley Meetig at Shrie Ceter Social - 5:30 p.m. ~ Dier - 6:30 p.m. (**) Meetig - 7:30 p.m. ~ Meetig Program - TBD Cored Beef & Cabbage Dier Cosult our Website for more iformatio: ** Make your reservatios O Time! Do t be Late! At least 5 DAYS prior to ay activity (585) or secretary@valleyofrochester.org Go to Valley Caledar for more details: Why ot sig up o our Permaet Meetig Meal Reservatio List? Masos, LeRoy Chapter No Deputy, Nudawaga Coucil No. 92, Cryptic Masos Adjutat Geeral, Masoic War Veteras, Grad Post, State of New York I am hoored to be the of Ceremoies for the evet for the secod year i a row. I caot wait to hear R\W\ Kuego speak. This should be a ight of joy ad excitemet for those beig hoored ad for all Brethre i attedace. Lodge s, please get your omiatios i. Lodge members, please make suggestios to your Worshipful for someoe whom you thik is deservig of the Award. Nomiatio forms ca be foud at the Valley Website: I will be cotactig Lodge s i the ext few weeks to aswer ay questios you may have ad I look forward to speakig with all of you. Remember ay Brother ca receive this Award! 103 N. Washigto Street, East Rochester (585) Over 100 YEARS OF SERVICE SAVE THE DATES March 28th College of Freemasory at Geesee Commuity College April 18th Sprig Reuio - 4, 5, 12 ad 29 (videos) ad 32 May 16th Reuio Baquet at Cobblestoe Creek Coutry Club Seaso s Greetigs S C O T T I S H R I T E N E W S Lodge of Perfectio Coucil of Prices of Jerusalem Chapter Rose Croix Cosistory

16 16 Website: Rochester Coucil of the Prices of Jerusalem By Stepha Micheer, 32 Sovereig Price Ad ow, for somethig completely differet ~ Moty Pytho The Elevator Speech better or more elighteed tha 32d floor please. a Maso. As a matter of Why yes, I am a Ma- fact, he just has more questios so. Oh you are too? Glad to that he s searchig for aswers meet you, Brother. Yes I am a to. He s doig what we Masos member of the Scottish Rite. are supposed to be doig i our That s what this Double-Head- ever edig search for Light. ed Eagle is all about. The Scottish Rite is a orgaizawhat s that you say? Why tio that helps him do that, ad did I joi? Well I loved goig the 4th through 32d Degrees through the first three Degrees are like little lessos. Some eve so much that I wated eve more call it the College of FreemaLight i Masory so I asked for a sory, because after you take the Petitio ad put it i. Next thig first three classes, the 29 other I kew I was a member. Degrees give a little more exno, it s ot that a 32d De- plaatio ad detail. There are gree Maso is ay higher or some great Ispiratioal stories N masoictimes@gmail.com i those lessos. I kow what you mea. Sometimes it s a little hard to kow for certai what some of that Ritual of the first three Degrees ad those symbols might mea. But the Scottish Rite Degrees actually show you examples of what the Ritual meas. It s like it puts it ito practice right there for you. It still makes you thik though, ad at times it causes me to come up with eve more questios. Oh, sure. I ve made a lot more Masoic frieds by becomig a member. You see, this is a way to get to kow Brothers from may differet Lodges ad all aroud. By joiig I moved a little more out of my comfort zoe, ad that helps me to grow ad become a better ma. It was just like whe I first joied my Lodge. At first I did t kow the guys, but ow I kow most of Radom Photos from October Veteras Program these Brothers. There s some good guys who belog. No, it does t take that much time. I fact I do t go to their mothly meetigs too ofte because I drive my daughter to dace lessos o the same ight. But twice a year they have what they call a reuio where they put o some Degrees, ad I try to ot miss that. It s oly two Saturdays a year ad it s great! It s very Coveiet. But the mothly meetigs I hear are pretty good, ad there s usually a great meal. Oh, heck yeah it s fu. I like to get ivolved i helpig to put o the Degrees. You see, I ever got to be i the high school plays ad so ow this is a chace for me to try a little actig. I really ejoy it, ad ulike Lodge if I ca t memorize all my lies, it s okay. I m doig the best I ca, ad o, ot everyoe has to take December 2014 a part i the Degrees. There s other ways to help out ad get ivolved. It s like beig a part of a team. Sure, they have social evets, ad my wife eve gets to come to them sometimes. There s a couple of diers she ca come to ad i fact there s Sweethearts dier i February ad they ve got a great clambake i the Summer too. No, you d be surprised. It s ot that expesive to joi. About the cost of two cups of coffee a moth. Believe me, it s more tha worth it. All you have to do is put a Petitio i, ad the come to the Degrees whe they put them o. I promise you Brother, it s ot as scary at all like whe you joied your Lodge. Oh, you re gettig off o the 32d floor too? Cogratulatios ad Welcome!

17 December 2014 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 17 Fidelity Triagle No. 4 Prepares for Busy Term By Juior Deputy Kristia Bradt With the Holiday Seaso fast approachig, Fidelity Triagle is gettig ready to work with other members of our Masoic Family this moth ad prepare for some ew ad excitig evets i December Activities First, the members ad Supervisors of the Triagle will be joiig Northfield Lodge o December 2d to assist them durig the Pittsford Cadlelight Night. The members of Northfield have bee so supportive by providig us with a place to meet ad ledig assistace whe eeded; we look forward to future opportuities to work together. We will also be helpig with the All-Masoic Childre s Holiday Party at the Shrie Ceter o December 13th from 11 a.m. 2 p.m. Fidelity members have ofte voluteered to help with this evet i the past ad we aticipate aother fu evet this year. Ito the New Year Whe 2015 starts, Fidelity Triagle will hit the groud ruig. O Jauary 10th, the members ad adults will be gettig together for a Family Sow Day. Activities will iclude sleddig, ice skatig, or other activities, depedig o the weather. Be sure to check our website as we get closer to the date for more details: Jauary 24th - Masoic Family Night Meetig at 7 p.m. i Pittsford. All are welcome at this Ope Meetig as our orgaizatio pays tribute to the adult Masoic orgaizatios withi our District. We aticipate seeig represetatives from each of the Cocordat Bodies ad look forward to seeig a full room as our members perform their ow ritual work, floor work, ad Degrees especially created for the eveig. Please RSVP to Juior Deputy Kristia Bradt at: fidelitytriagleo.4@gmail.com if you pla o attedig. O February 14th, we will hold a Valetie s Day Fudraiser. This will be our Valetie s Mystery Dier held at the Lodge Hall i Pittsford. Skip the crowded restaurats ad ejoy a relaxig ight out with good food as you try to solve the mystery as performed by our Members ad Supervisors. Who did it? You ll have to come to fid out. O February 28th at 7 p.m., Electio of Officers will be held durig a Closed Meetig. This is a woderful opportuity for members of our Masoic Family to see how Triagle s Electio process works. We will also be lookig to add ew Supervisors ad Masoic Supervisors to our roster as we look to expad our membership. Supervisors (members of Easter Star ad Amarath) ad Masoic Supervisors ( Masos) are voluteers who atted meetigs ad other fuctios to support the Triagle ad Show your support for the Masoic Service Bureau of the Greater Rochester NY While you save moey ad ear cash back! Eve if you do t have a computer... Let your frieds ad relatives kow about this fudraisig program! The Masoic Service Bureau is participatig i a excitig ew fudraisig program. It is a lik to a website featurig thousads of parter stores like Walmart, JCPeey, Best Buy, Apple, Microsoft store, Dell Home Systems Co., Home Depot, Dick s Sportig Goods, ad may more. Whe you make a purchase o: the Masoic Service Bureau receives royalties ad you ear up to 50% cash back o qualified purchases. The beefits do t stop there. You ear 0.5% cash back o the purchases of everyoe you refer to our website. Now, you ca take advatage of the ease ad coveiece of Iteret shoppig to buy the products ad services you wat, while feelig good about helpig oe of your favorite orgaizatios. Our ew fudraisig website has a variety of beefits Check out the Hot Deals page to get access to coupos ad exclusive deals to help you save eve more. Go to the Parter Stores page to fid specific stores where you would like to shop. Use the Search feature at the top of the page to locate over 35 millio differet products ad services. Discover uique products ad services like GENE SNP DNA Aalysis, Isotoix lie of high quality utritioal supplemets, Cellular Laboratories luxurious ski care lie, Trasitios Life Style System for weight maagemet, Motives makeup, ad may more. Fid the perfect gift i our Gift Ideas area. Gettig Started is Easy! 1) Visit our website at 2) Register as a Preferred Customer Click Sig i i the upper right had corer. Registratio is Free, yes as i o charge Free Select the No I am a ew customer optio Follow the prompts You will the be eligible to ear up to 50% o qualified purchases 3) Go Shoppig Use the search box at the top of the scree to fid a specific item or type of product you re lookig for Use Shop Parters to fid a specific parter like Best Buy or Walmart Use Shop All Departmets to shop via category Use Hot Deals to fid special deals ad coupos to save eve more moey Look for the ico to fid out exactly how much cash back you ll ear from purchases made from that store or o a particular product. December 2d Fudraisig for the Childre s Dyslexia Ceter ROC the Day is a 24-hour olie fudraisig evet that gives you a opportuity to support o-profit orgaizatios that are importat to you. Go to o December 2d to participate. its members. If you re already doig this, cosider makig it official ad become a part of Fidelity Triagle durig the upcomig Term. O March 14th, Fidelity Triagle will be holdig its firstever Mii-Golf Touramet at Glow Golf. This idoor miigolf evet will feature prizes for differet age groups as well as awardig a overall wier. How good are you with a putter? Put your skills to the test ad help the Triagle raise fuds for its charities ad future projects. With so much goig o, there are plety of opportuities to assist Fidelity Triagle ad we hope to see support amog our Masoic Family grow. The future of our Triagle depeds upo it. Voluteer to Help I take this opportuity to aouce that as of this publicatio date, I have had to re-locate outside of the District. I will cotiue to serve as Juior Deputy util a replacemet has bee selected; however, the distace will make it difficult for me to atted I Memoriam Bradstreet, Richard K. Richard Bradstreet, 78, laid dow his Workig Tools o November 3rd. He will be sadly missed by his Sweetheart, Carol; 3 childre ad 3 gradchildre. Dick was a U.S. Navy Vetera ad member of Fame Lodge, Scottish Rite ad Damascus Shriers. There are special people i our lives who ever leave, eve after they re goe. Camero, Doald G. O October 14th, Doald Camero, 88, wet Home to his Lord leavig his wife, Lois, ad exteded family to remember him. Do was a member of Fairport-Flower City Lodge. A memory is a keepsake of time that lives forever i the heart. Cole, Lawrece F. O October 27th, Lawrece Cole, 88, passed away. He is survived by his fiacée, Bette; 1 child ad 2 gradchildre. Lawrece was a U.S. Navy Vetera of World War II ad a member of Webster Lodge. A page i our book of memories is getly tured today. Hargrave, Charles F. We just received word o the passig of Charles Hargrave, 82, o May 26th who was a member of Drumli Square Lodge for more tha 60 years ad a U.S. Air Force Vetera. He is survived by his wife, Esther; 4 childre, 4 gradchildre ad 2 great-gradchildre. May he fid peace with the Lord. every fuctio. It is absolutely imperative that the members of our Masoic Family joi together to help Fidelity Triagle cotiue doig its great work ad ispirig youg girls to become strog, capable leaders. As you ca see, we have a lot plaed for the curret Term ad will eed assistace outside of myself ad the two Supervisors who have bee ruig the Triagle this past year. Despite my re-locatio, the Triagle will go o, will grow ad will play a importat role i this commuity. They just eed your help. If you re able to help assist with oe or more of our plaed evets, please cotact me at: fidelitytriagleo.4@gmail.com ad let me kow how you would like to cotribute. Whether you ca cook, drive, chaperoe, or help our members with their ritual work, ay time give will be greatly appreciated. Our Masoic youth are the future members of our adult Cocordat Bodies. Help to support the future of your orgaizatios by supportig Triagle. Narcisco, Frak N. We have bee otified that Frak Narcisco, 93, wet to the waitig arms of his wife o December 10, Frak was a World War II Vetera ad member of Scottish Rite. His 3 childre ad 4 gradchildre will always remember him. You left us with a garde of memories, sprayed with a millio tears. Peters, Chester L., Jr. O October 24th, Chester Peters, 70, etered Eteral Rest leavig his wife, Patricia; 3 childre, 8 gradchildre ad 2 great-gradchildre. Chester was a logtime Maso, a member of Uity Lodge, Scottish Rite ad Damascus Shriers. Remembrace is a golde chai that ties all the love ad sorrows. Warer, Stuart H. Stuart Warer, 91, foud lovig peace i the arms of the Lord o November 12th. Stu is survived by 2 childre, 4 gradchildre ad 6 greatgradchildre. He was a member of Drumli Square Lodge ad Order of the Easter Star. He was a U.S. Army Vetera of World War II. He labored hard for those he loved, the left us to remember.

18 18 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com December 2014 Order of the Easter Star Moroe District OES HiLights DDGM R.W. Jaet N. Porter jeckers.porter@gmail.com DGL R.W. Raymod DiJames rdijames@frotieret.et By R.W. Ja Porter, DDGM The Moroe District Baquet held i October was the occasio for recogizig the outgoig Grad Officers ad the great job they did. The reports ad presetatios were overwhelmig for the results of their fudraisig. R.W. Beverly Thompso, District Deputy Grad Matro, reported o fudraisig results for the Grad Matro s Special Project, Masoic Medical Research Laboratory s Every Heartbeat Couts. She thaked the District for their geerosity for the projects. R.W. Tom Richederfer, District Grad Lecturer, reported o the Plety for All project providig to local food cupboards. He tallied 742 food items were doated ad 70 hours of voluteer time was spet at Foodlik. Rochester Forest No. 133 Tall Cedars of Lebao of North America 4th Wedesdays, 7:30 p.m A Pefield Rd, Pefield Cyril White, GTC (315) ukcy@juo.com Doald C. Bell, Scribe do_bell@hotmail.com By Do Brugger, PDDGCT We hope all had a joyous Thaksgivig Holiday. The followig Brothers were selected by the omiatig committee for the upcomig year: GTC Cy White SDGTC Rob Russo JDGTC Gle Scott Scribe Do Bell R.W. Beverly Thompso (right) ad her daughter, Carrie Paddyfoote (ceter), preseted a check to Carol Vurley (left) of Dream Factory of Rochester, which was her special project. Debra ad Kare Leipold liked voluteerig so much at Foodlik, they have cotiued to help there. Way to go! I m sure your cotiued assistace is most appreciated. The proceeds of the Square Dace evet beefitted the USO at Fort Drum. Upcomig Evets December 6th - 10 a.m. at Uity Lodge Hall, Specerport. - District Meetig for ALL MEMBERS of Moroe District. We will be sharig ideas for the future of the District. December 7th District Christmas Party, 2 p.m. at Uity Lodge Hall, Specerport. Brig Treasurer Joh Zabel December 20th - Our Holiday Party will be held at Lillia s Restaurat (located at the Northeast Corer of Routes 441 ad 250 (behid the Hess Statio) Social 6 p.m., Dier about 6:30 p.m. There is o official meetig i December. You will be receivig a card as a remider. As always, guests, family members ad potetial Cadidates will be welcome. At the Jauary Meetig we will discuss our 2015 Membership Campaig activities. The theme for 2015 is Replace Yourself. The oly way to get ew members is to tell your Masoic Brothers ad other frieds about our orgaizatio ad our philathropy - Muscular ad Nerve Disease Research. The Tall Cedars have bee cotributig through the Muscular Dystrophy Fud Campaig sice Rochester Forest No. 133, has bee i existece sice We meet o the 4th Wedesday of every moth, except for Jue through August at Waka-Hubbard Lodge Hall at the corer of Route 441 ad Five Mile Lie Road i Pefield. We have a Sprig Sausage Roast i Jue, a Steak Roast i September ad a Holiday Party i place of a December meetig. Some of the Woodsme meet before our mothly gatherig at a restaurat i the Pefield Area ad Cadidates for membership are usually the guests of the Forest at these iformal diers. For more iformatio, cotact our Grad Tall Cedar or Scribe; The phoe umbers are i the colum header. 14 More Lodge News Uio Star Lodge No. 320 Website: 2d Modays, 7:30 p.m. W Troy D. Shouse tshouse@rocketmail.com R W Gary R. Saford 27 Freshfield Rise, Fairport ggsaford@aol.com 3 North Mai Street Hoeoye Falls We had a great time servig food at the Hoeoye Falls Pumpki Festival sposored by the Girls Scouts of WNY. The hot dogs, hamburgers, frech fries ad hot chocolate were a really big hit - especially sice it Major Natha Thompso (left) receivig check for Fort Drum USO from R.W. Tom Richederfer. was a chilly, damp day. I thak all the Brothers who came out for all the hard work. Mark Your Caledar December 8th brigs the 1st Degree. Your attedace would be greatly appreciated. O December 13th, we are havig the Lodge Christmas Party at the Medo Coutry Club. I hope to see you all there at 5:30 p.m. for Social Hour, followed by Dier. O December 15th, brig sacks, frieds ad your game for a Euchre Tourey. Brothers, the Witer chill is comig, so stay warm ad ejoy the close times with family ad frieds. I wish you all the Merriest Christmas ad a Happy New Year. NORTHFIELD 14 Lodge No st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. W Devo C. Littlefield dlittlefield1@ rochester.rr.com W Joh A. Dudley, jdudley1@rochester.rr.com 17 Church Street, Pittsford O October 4th we had a very successful Fall Lodge Cleaup. The Lodge got a much eeded oce-over ad the kitche is sparklig. A special thaks to all the Brothers who helped. O October 16th we had a very fu ight. The ight started off with yet aother outstadig meal from Juior Warde Ke Stavaloe. We were blessed to be joied by a large umber of Brothers this eveig. Two Brothers from Oatka, Thomas Cramer ad Leadro dasilva, joied us alog with 7 Brothers from Clio: Mike Postilli, Pete Matthews, Bria Dobso, Patrick Purcell, Matt Schaeffer, Bill Hu ad Bayard Burch. The Brothers came out ad ejoyed a great presetatio o the history of Northfield Lodge by Joh Dudley. I additio to the great meal ad elighteig presetatio, the Brothers from Clio also took home the Travelig Gavel! Cogratulatios Brothers ad, o offese, but I hope you do t have it for log! November 6th brought us the hoor of coferrig the 1st Degree o a ew Brother. We had a woderful meal ad great turout. Hopefully our ew Brother s memories of this big ight are as fod as I kow all of ours are. The Ritual was admirably doe - led by our Juior Warde, Ke Stavaloe, i the East. A special thaks for a great job doe by Lawrece Stavaloe ad Adrew Rickard o the Questios ad Aswers! Upcomig Evets December 2d Stop by for some hot chocolate at our Aual Ope House! We will be holdig this evet i cojuctio with the Pittsford Cadlelight Night, a local celebratio i the Village with all of the shops ad stores ope ad providig treats of the Seaso. There are horse draw wago rides, lightig of a Christmas tree ad Meorah ad may activities for the childre. If you ve ever bee before, be sure to head out ad ejoy a fu-filled family R.W. Debra Leipold (above left) ad R.W. Kare Leipold have cotiued to voluteer at Foodlik, followig the lead of the District Grad Lecturer s Plety for All program. a Dish-to-Pass ad a o-perishable food item. Jauary 3rd - Lie Officers at Uity Lodge Hall, 9 a.m.; a complimetary luch will be served followig orgaizatioal meetigs of each Club. May you ad yours have a very Blessed Holiday Seaso ad a Happy ad Prosperous New Year. eveig ad make sure you stop by the Lodge to see us! December 4th Northfield has the privilege of havig R\W\ Joh Zabel speakig at the Lodge about the 1st Degree ad the origis of the words of that Degree. It s a great way for all i attedace to get some further clarity - fresh off the performace of our 1st Degree. Ay Lodge with a recetly Raised Brother should most defiitely cosider joiig us o this eveig as it will be sure to brig more Masoic Light to our ewly Raised Brothers! December 6th We will be holdig our 2d Aual Wie ad Cheese Night begiig at 7:30 p.m. Brig your spouse, sigificat other or come by yourself, alog with your favorite beverage ad a appetizer to share. This evet is ope to all Brothers ad reservatios eed to be made by December 1st to: kstavaloe@rochester.rr.com December Birthdays Dave Adams (7th); Raymod Beardsley, Sr. ad Robert Borde, Jr. (8th); Doald Woodruff (9th); Devo Littlefield (12th); Keeth Stavaloe (16th); Mark Broyles (17th); ad Natha Polselli (24th). Masoic Aiversaries 1973 James Holzwarth 1974 Doald Smith 1990 Raymod Beardsley, Jr Rady Griswold Philip Sherida 1997 Ady Place 2006 Erik Loepker Daiel Medwi 2012 Stefao Bastiaelli David Smith Jaso Morrissette

19 Website: December 2014 N Lalla Rookh GROTTO News Frak Habitzreuther, Moarch address. His address is: kemiler@frotieret.et O December 17th, we will have Electio ad Istallatio of Officers. There will be a Turkey Dier at 6:30 p.m. prior to the meetig. As usual, there will be a $10 Reservatio Fee, which will be refuded whe you arrive for the dier. Frakly Habitzreuther December Birthdays Moarch A Happy Birthday to those Prophets who mature aother aimalhab@aol.com year this moth: Gle CampProphets, my year as Mo- bell, Harold W. Davis, Gary A. arch has come to a ed. I thak Richardso ad Joh Smigle. each ad every oe of you for your support throughout the s year. Colum It has bee a idulgig ride i that we added more diers By Keeth Miler P.M. P.P. prior to the meetigs. A learprophets, at the October ig ride i that, o matter what you thik you kow, somethig meetig of Lalla Rookh Grotto pops up that eeds research to the omiatios of Officers get aswers ad there is always ad Trustees for 2015 was cosomeoe there to guide you ducted. The followig Prophets were omiated: through it. Moarch, George Foeher: A productive ride i that we have revised the By-Laws ad Chief Justice, Roy Moses; of Ceremoies, Frakly added ew Prophets. A sad ride i that we have Habitzreuther, P. M.; Secreset Prophets to the Supreme tary/treasurer Keeth MilMoarch. They took with them er, P.M.; ad Veerable Prophmuch kowledge ad left their et, Jeffrey Ross. Trustees: for footprits o this Grotto. They 3-year term, Prophet Frak Celoa; for 1-year term Prophet will be missed. I am positive that your ew Derek VaHoute. The appoited Officers will Elected Officers will keep this Grotto movig forward as I be aouced after electios. Electios will be held at the have tried to do. Agai, THANK meetig o Wedesday, DeYOU. I revisig the By-laws, whe cember 17th. Pla to atted ad approved by Supreme Coucil, ejoy the Christmas Dier of we will be able to sed Dues Turkey ad all the trimmigs Notices via to those who before the meetig. Followig have computers. Please make the electios the ew Officers sure that the has your will be istalled masoictimes@gmail.com lallarookhgrotto.com Legio Clows Caldro Historia M.O.V.P.E.R. Atted Grotto Meetigs Moday, December 1st Board of Goverors Meetig Grotto Office - 7 p.m. By Ja Porter, MCO Cogratulatios to Marcia Morriso, who received recogitio for 50 years of membership i the Caldro. Wedesday, December 17th Dier/Electio of Officers Dier - 6:30 p.m. Meetig - 7:30 p.m. Moday, Jauary 5th Board of Goverors Meetig Grotto Office - 7 p.m. Wedesday, Jauary 21st Stated Meetig Dier - 6:30 p.m. Meetig - 7:30 p.m. Reservatios are a must for all diers; there will be a $10 reservatio fee, which will be retured at the dier. CLIP AND SAVE! Iformatio Hot Lie Frak Habitzreuther Grad Commader s Receptio, Cotiued from Page 1 of the Grad Lodge of the State of New York; ad Most Worshipful William J. Thomas, Grad of Masos i the State of New York. Digitaries A Hoor Guard of Kights Templars i full Templar uiform with sword ad chapeau formed the etrace arch for members of the head table as they were itroduced by Sir Kight F. Edward Powley, Jr., Grad Setiel. MCO, Beverly Murray (left), preseted 50-year Pi to Marcia Morriso (right). Marcia has bee very active i Lalla Rookh Caldro, Daughters of Mokaa ad, i her 90-plus years youg, she still remais our best dacer i the Degree preseted at Supreme Visits. As our ew Officers commece their offices, we are lookig forward to a great year. We re plaig some travel outside the Realm for fu ad camaraderie with other Caldros ad members. We hope to sped more time with Lalla Rookh Grotto as we cotiue to support the Humaitaria Foudatio of Grottoes of North America, which provides detal care for childre with special eeds a service that is free-of-charge to the childre. Our sicere wishes to you ad yours for a very Merry Christmas ad Happy New Year. Travel safely ad stay healthy. Mark Your Caledar December 11th - Next Meetig, 7:30 p.m. December 18th - 6:30 p.m.; Holiday Dier ad Christmas Card Exchage. Easter Star Fudraiser for MMRL Cotiued from Page 1 of Developmet ad Commuicatios for the MMRL, at their Aual Commuicatio, also referred to as Grad Chapter. Whe asked why she selected the MMRL as her project Sylvia replied, I was particularly impressed by their research ito wome s heart health, both awareess ad treatmet. The Order of the Easter Star strives to serve our Masoic family ad the geeral public through our charity. What better way to improve the quality of health for all tha to support this worldreowed Istitute i their fight agaist heart disease, the #1 killer of me ad wome. I additio to dozes of differet fudraisers, the Order of the Easter Star sold Every Heartbeat Couts lapel pis to their membership ad the geeral public. They also raised fuds through Grad Matro s Visitatios, direct doatios ad their fudraisig platform, the W.H. Albery Society. It was truly a impressive effort by everyoe ivolved. The amout raised rivals ay Grad Matro s Project i recet history. Dr. Charles Atzelevitch, Executive Director ad Director of Research for the MMRL, said We offer our heartfelt thaks to Most Worthy Sylvia Moravia ad her team. We are so pleased to have the Order of the Easter Star of the State of New York at our side as we work to fulfill our missio to provide a healthier tomorrow for all. Their efforts raised awareess of the MMRL statewide ad provided fuds critical to our o-goig research. Myro Thursto III spoke at the Order of the Easter Star Aual Commuicatio regardig how the fuds will be put to use ad expressed the sicere gratitude of the Board of Directors ad Staff for the geerous support.

20 20 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com December 2014 Big Caledar for December Suday Moday Tuesday Wedesday Thursday Friday Saturday OES Moroe District Christmas Party, Specerport First Day of Witer 1 Caadaigua - Shortsville KT - Cyree/Moroe, Pittsford Lalla Rookh Grotto - Board of Goverors, Shrie Ceter OES - Etoleah Shrie Luch Club Damascus Shrie Diva ERAC - Shrie Ceter, 1 Fairport-Flower City Uio Star, Hoeoye Falls, 1 Uity, Specerport Waka-Hubbard, Pefield Shrie Luch Club Caadaigua, Shortsville KT - Cyree/Moroe, Pittsford Shrie Luch Club Aubur Shrie Club Uio Star - Euchre Touramet 22 ERAC - Shrie Ceter Fairport-Flower City Uity, Specerport - Family Christmas Party Uio Star - Fellowcraft Shrie Luch Club Geeva Luch Club Clio, Hilto Northfield - Ope House/Pittsford Cadlelight Night Garoga-Sicerity, Phelps-Pot Luck Dier Nuda Statio, 1 OES - Fairport, Starlight Shrie Clows Meetig, Shrie Ceter Ispiratio - Shrie Ceter Seeca, Webster OES - Mary Jae Holmes, Brockport Clio, Hilto - Family Holiday Party Garoga-Sicerity, Phelps - OV Nuda Statio Caadaigua Shrie Club OES - Nolatka, Starlight Haukkah Begis at Sudow 23 Ispiratio - Shrie Ceter Drumli Square, Palmyra Olive Brach, LeRoy Damascus Shrie - E OES - Lilac Star Webster Lodge to Visit Otario, Caada Lodge Oatka, Scottsville Masoic Service Bureau Mothly Lucheo Meetig Damascus Legio of Hoor, Shrie Ceter Ark, Phelps - Christmas Party, St. Michael s Church, Geeva Drumli Square, Palmyra Olive Brach, LeRoy RSM - Doric Coucil, Pittsford Masoic War Vets Birthday Party at Caadaigua VA Hospital Lalla Rookh Grotto, Shrie Ceter Euice, Caledoia Northfield, Pittsford Webster, 2 Fame - Shrie Ceter Milor, Shortsville Uio, Lima Webster - Fellowcraft; Dart & Pool League RAM - Hiram Chapter 18 Northfield, Pittsford Webster Scottish Rite, Harvest Dier - Shrie Ceter Lalla Rookh Caldro Executive Coucil Webster Lodge Spaghetti Dier 5-7 p.m. $8 adult; $4 Child Oatka, Scottsville Tall Cedars of Lebao Damascus Directors Staff OES - Corithia Fellowship Webster Lodge Poisettia Deliveries Christmas Day Ed of Haukkah Kleaig by Kelly Commercial & Residetial Cleaig & Iterior Paitig 6 LIV & GEN-WYM Districts Masoic Developmet Course, Warsaw O/S/Y District s Chair at Home of T.Abraham Northfield - Wie & Cheese Night Olive Brach - Pacake Breakfast; 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. OES Moroe District Meetig for ALL Members, 10 a.m., Specerport All Masoic Bodies Childre s Holiday Party - Shrie Ceter, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sagoyewatha - Phelps ERAC Bell Rigig Uio Star Christmas Party Tall Cedars Holiday Party DON T OUTLIVE YOUR RETIREMENT INCOME! GUARANTEED! Call Berie Lazerso (585) for safety ad security---- A idepedet Broker/Aget with over twety-five years experiece Phillip R. Hurwitz Attorey at Law FFCL # Log Pod Road Rochester, NY Phoe: Fax: phurwitz@frotieret.et Web: Deadlie for the ext issue of the Masoic Times is December 5th Happy Holidays from all of us at the Masoic Times