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$com Geesee-Wyomig Livigsto Otario/Seeca/Yates & Waye Districts Volume 54 Number 4 USPS 0359-540 Rochester, New York Circulatio 2822 April 2016 2016 Have-a-Heart Campaig Wrap Up By R\W\ George Foeher$ Aother Have-a- Heart Campaig is i the books. It started out very slow, as I wrote i the March issue of the Masoic Times.

Aother Have-a- Heart Campaig is i the books. It started out very slow, as I wrote i the March issue of the Masoic Times.

The, just like i a football game, dow i the 1st half ad the chargig out i the secod half with a terrific come-frombehid wi.

It s your hard work ad dedicatio to the Campaig that you have show every year that makes me very proud.

Brotherhood Fud, Area 4 Damascus News 7-9 Editor s Corer 2 Geesee-Wyomig District 4 Improve Ourselves i Masory Lalla Rookh Caldro 3 Lalla Rookh Grotto 3 Letter to the Editor 2 Lookig Ahead Masoic War

maker there was a great battle betwee the Widows Sos ad Herietta Moose Club. But just like last year, the Sos took the top hoors i both oe-day totals ad total for the Campaig.

Normally, he could be aywhere alog the Easter Seaboard. Mark, you re the best. Three-day total wiers were Livigsto District, ERAC Lodge ad Uio Star Lodge - all with over $1,000 raised.

1 Dated Material Masoic TimesMoroe Servig the Masoic Commuity Sice 1963 Website: Geesee-Wyomig Livigsto Otario/Seeca/Yates & Waye Districts Volume 54 Number 4 USPS Rochester, New York Circulatio 2822 April Have-a-Heart Campaig Wrap Up By R\W\ George Foeher Aother Have-a- Heart Campaig is i the books. It started out very slow, as I wrote i the March issue of the Masoic Times. I still have t put my figer o just what kept the people from the malls the first week. The, just like i a football game, dow i the 1st half ad the chargig out i the secod half with a terrific come-frombehid wi. At the half-way mark, I figured we would be lucky to raise $,000 what a surprise after the totals came i with just over $18,000. Thak you so much. It s your hard work ad dedicatio to the Campaig that you have show every year that makes me very proud. As I have said may times, this is a team edeavor, but I would be remiss if I did t metio this year s group of heroes. What s Iside? Brotherhood Fud, Area 4 Damascus News 7-9 Editor s Corer 2 Geesee-Wyomig District 4 Improve Ourselves i Masory Lalla Rookh Caldro 3 Lalla Rookh Grotto 3 Letter to the Editor 2 Lookig Ahead Masoic War Veteras Memorials 5-6, Order of the Easter Star 3 Scottish Rite News Tall Cedars of Lebao 2, 14 Waye District 4-5 York Rite News 14 2B1 ASK1 Marketplace Mall At Marketplace our top moey maker there was a great battle betwee the Widows Sos ad Herietta Moose Club. But just like last year, the Sos took the top hoors i both oe-day totals ad total for the Campaig. Eve i defeat, the Moose Club broke their ow oeday ad total Campaig records. A special thaks to our Mall Chairma, Mark Hutto, who arraged his work schedule just so he could work Have-a-Heart every day. Normally, he could be aywhere alog the Easter Seaboard. Mark, you re the best. Three-day total wiers were Livigsto District, ERAC Lodge ad Uio Star Lodge - all with over $1,000 raised. Cotiued o Page 5 Are You a Scout Leader? Order of the Easter Star State of New York You are cordially ivited to atted the Official Visit of Most Worthy Jacquelie A. Howlett, Grad Matro ad Most Worthy Natha R. Heredee, Grad Patro Accompaied by their Staff of Grad Officers Saturday, April 23, 2016 Damascus ; 979 Bay Road; Webster, NY Social Hour 12 Noo ~ Lucheo 1 p.m. ~ Meetig 2 p.m. Subscriptio: $23 Deluxe Buffet prepared by Forest Hill Caterig R.W. Doree Rhodes District Deputy Grad Matro M.W. Neil E. Laudry District Grad Lecturer Reservatios with remittace, postmarked o or before April 9th Make Check Payable to OES ad sed to: Doa Laudry; 568 Drake Road; Hamli, NY Widows Lucheo - Saturday, April 30th Sposored by the Masoic Service Bureau Sprig Floral Lucheo Sposored by Starlight Chapter Tuesday, April 26th 12 Noo at Bethay Presbyteria Church 3000 Dewey Ave $9 Doatio Purchase tickets by April 20th Available from Beverly Murray Phoe: Featurig Floral Demostratios By Michael Miller Desiger of Kittelberger Florist Brothers Ke Samarra, Bruce Katz ad Jared Rasom (left to right) ra booth at local Boy Scout evet. By Ke Samarra the NAMS Booth at a local If you are a Scout Leader, why Boy Scout evet, elighteig ot joi the Natioal Associatio Scouts ad their Leaders about of Masoic Scouters (NAMS)? our oble Fraterity. We foster ad develop support You may ot kow this, but for the Boy Scouts of America Freemasos were ivolved i by ad amog Freemasos. startig Scoutig i 1910! Eve Brothers Ke Samarra, Bruce if you are ot a Scout Leader, if Katz ad Jared Rasom ra you would like more iforma- tio about NAMS or the Masoic history of Scoutig, please cotact Ke Samarra at or ke@samarra.com You ll be glad you did! Doors ope at 11 a.m. Luch served at 12 oo The Burgudy Basi 1361 Marsh Road, Pittsford Reservatios required by April 21st For more details, call Garry Craker, Committee Chair, at , or the Masoic Service Bureau at Damascus News see page 7

2 Website: www.moroemasoic.com N Email: masoictimes@gmail.com April 2016 I wo t do THAT agai!

There was o caledar last moth! As I attempted to assemble the text, it was evidet that I was ot able to fill our regular 20-page issue. The ext stadard i our busiess is a 16- page issue.

I ve ever bee sure that the amout of space devoted to the caledar was worthwhile. So may of the days each moth have little or othig o them, that the caledar almost seemed to be a waste of space.

There were o Memorials ad o Editor s Corer, uless you caught the photograph of the editor recliig o a pool-side louge chair. That was posed, I might add, as a bit of a joke.

A Letter to the Editor, which did t make it last moth but, with a bit of revisio, is published elsewhere o this page.

2 2 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com April 2016 I wo t do THAT agai! At least ot util I have exhausted all other potetial chages to a issue of the Masoic Times to fit submitted articles ito the available space. What am I talkig about? You did t miss it? There was o caledar last moth! As I attempted to assemble the text, it was evidet that I was ot able to fill our regular 20-page issue. The ext stadard i our busiess is a 16- page issue. That meat a little over oe page of material had to be elimiated. The largest ad easiest part to go, was the caledar. But boy, did I hear about it from may of you. I ve ever bee sure that the amout of space devoted to the caledar was worthwhile. So may of the days each moth have little or othig o them, that the caledar almost seemed to be a waste of space. For ow, my goal will be to keep it a full page, ad reduce it to the oldstyle half a page whe we are uder duress! By the way, that was t all that I left out. There were o Memorials ad o Editor s Corer, uless you caught the photograph of the editor recliig o a pool-side louge chair. That was posed, I might add, as a bit of a joke. I spet very little time o vacatio recliig ad too much time at the computer tryig to fialize the issue! There was a rare submissio, also. A Letter to the Editor, which did t make it last moth but, with a bit of revisio, is published elsewhere o this page. I m ot solicitig commets or accolades, but I prited this because it thaks three me who have worked very hard - very diligetly - o behalf of the Fraterity durig their terms. I kow because I had the privilege of workig beside them o several occasios, possibly more so tha ay other Grad Lodge Team of the past doze years. We did t always agree, but we got thigs doe! So George, Steve, Roy - Right Worshipfuls - I thak you, too! To Art Maso, thaks for brigig that case to our attetio ad the the follow-up story. The Masoic Service Bureau jumped at the chace to help, as did Lodges ad idividual Brothers. While the circumstaces were upleasat, we were there to provide aid. Maybe you could tell by the weight of the paper you are holdig, or maybe you looked for the caledar ad saw that it was o Page 16. Yep, we have aother light issue. This moth, I did t eve have to leave aythig out. I case you missed it... Thaks for readig. February 29, 2016 Dear Br. Editor: Havig reviewed February s Masoic Times today, I am impelled to humbly ad sicerely submit these commets. I was deeply moved by Brother (ad fried of my best ow departed fried, Doc), Art Maso s heart-warmig story of Masos, who believe i ad live Masory. I also thoroughly ejoyed both of R\W\ Steve Miche- Rochester Forest No. 133 Tall Cedars of Lebao of North America 4th Wedesdays, 7:30 p.m A Pefield Rd, Pefield Rob Russo, GTC robrusso3@gmail.com Doald C. Bell, Scribe do_bell@hotmail.com By Do Brugger, PDDSTC What is Past The February meetig was held at Pittsford Masoic Hall. Retal egotiatios with Northfield Lodge have determied that it will be our meetig place for the foreseeable future. The Lodge Hall is at 17 Church Street, Pittsford ad is located o the South side of the street there is a sig readig Cobblestoe School Buildig. Parkig is available o the street i frot of the buildig or i the bak parkig lot across the street. This is a oe-way driveway, but you ca eter it from Church Street. Our April 27th meetig will be at 7:30 p.m. Some of the Woodsme will be eatig dier at Wegma s Cafeteria o Moroe Ave at 5:30 p.m. A Little Bit About Our History Tall Cedars bega back aroud It was developed from a, so called, Side Degree. Side Degrees are Degrees put together ad coferred after meetigs of State Grad Lodges. The Degree was origially called, The Aciet Hoorable Rite of Humility. The ame Tall Cedar Degree does ot appear, except as a possible shorteed versio of the aforemetioed util it was adopted as the title of the er s articles submitted to this publicatio last moth. He is both Grad Steward, ad Most Wise of the Kights of Rose Croix of the Scottish Rite. I his capacity as Officer i the latter Cocordat Body, he has produced, i my opiio, oe of the most accurately descriptive ad well-writte pieces about the Feast of the Pascal Lamb that I have ever read. The bled of the Judeo-Christia elemets of the ature ad origi of this Feast is as thorough as ay I Rochester Forest No. 133 Tall Cedars of Lebao of North America Lookig for a few good Woodsme Fu ~ Frolic ~ Fellowship Philathropy Muscular Dystrophy Research Fud Oe Meetig a moth 4th Wedesday Jauary thru May; October ad November Aual Activities: Sprig Sausage Roast Fall Steak Roast Witer Holiday Party Degrees at October Meetig! Short Form iductio at ay meetig! For more Iformatio, Call (585) or (585) Tall Cedars of Lebao of the Uited States of America, which was icorporated i About 1846, the Degree was performed after the Grad Lodge meetigs of Pesylvaia ad New Jersey. From what we surmise is that the Degree was a form of hazig which could be take by ay Brother who was willig to receive it. It was t util about the 1850s that a Dr. Thomas J. Corso, from New Jersey, started coferrig the Degree as he had received it i Philadelphia. After the death of Dr. Corso i 1879, the Tall Cedars Degree was put o by a Doctor Steves, who orgaized the first regular Degree Team ad coferred the Degree i Several Cities ad tows i New Jersey. Glassboro, NJ, seems to be the ceter of the early Tall Cedars activity ad i 1887, Dr. Steves ad his Degree Team coferred the Degree o Frak W. Bowe, Orlado M. Brow ad 13 other have see. It is simply spoto, as we say today, ad might be used as a template for future such articles. Secod, R\W\ Steve s article as Grad Steward is extremely well writte. Past s represet a log liear structure of Lodge leadership, ad by virtue of that, possess a body of kowledge that is sigificat, ad looked at as exemplary for all Lodge Masos. However, the coveyace of that kowledge is key. I humbly suggest that we Past s carefully cosider offerig opiios Cadidates. This Charter Group was part of the foudig Brothers who formed the Tall Cedars of Lebao. It was o May 24, 1901, that a group of 54 Masos who received the Degrees i Glassboro, NJ, gathered to watch the coferral o 53 Brothers from Glassboro, Clayto, Williamstow, Mauta, Woodbury ad Philadelphia. This group, together with Frak Bowe, gathered i Treto, NJ, the State Capital, o March 18, 1902, for the purpose of establishig a Frateral Order to be kow as the Tall Cedars of Lebao of America for fu, frolic ad fellowship. By icorporatig, they could elimiate the haphazard, disorgaized methods of coferrig the Degrees ad stabilize ad preserve them as a worthwhile ceremoy. The developmets of the Degrees as they exist today, are attributed to Rev. George S. Gasser who was istrumetal Cotiued o Page 14 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) (585) ad advice, ad give the curret Elected ad Appoited Officers a opportuity to do their work. I also thak, ot oly R\W\ Steve for his wisdom, but also DDGM, R\W\ George Foeher for his steady had ad R\W\ Roy Moses, Assistat Grad Lecturer, for his uselfish participatio ad Ritual guidace. Thak you for allowig me to commet. 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Our guest speaker Hilde DiJames Mighty Chose Oe By Beverly Murray, Rodeval This year Caldro celebrated its 68th Birthday ad we thak Nacy Lych for makig the arragemets for the celebratio.

He has bee with the Camp + years, ad had all of us thikig about visitig the Camp. Our Chief Justice, Jeff Ross, is headig the project for a group to visit the Camp this Summer.

I kow you will wat to go at the ed of this talk. This will also be the Prophet Briga-Brother Night with our ow George Foeher, Juior-Past Moarch, joi us. Thak you for the roses.

We also are very happy to say that Lalla Rookh Caldro is hoored that Daughter Harriet Riggs is celebratig 52 years i the Caldro! WOW!

I am askig each Prophet to brig a miimum of oe Brother for dier ad these presetatios. If each of you could do this, it will have the makigs of a very special ight.

Happy Birthday, Prophets Lookig Ahead April 4th - Board of Goverors April 21st - Prophet Brig-a- Brother Night ad Hoor Flight Presetatio Thak you, Prophets; will see you at the ext meetigs.

So if there is a part you wat to play, let me kow. Happy Birthday to Daughters celebratig birthdays i April. May it be special i some way. May you fid peace withi your heart ad i your mid.

com Well aother Moth has come ad goe. Commuity Service I still do ot have the fial cout for the Tua Trawl but I kow it will be outstadig.

The larger pocketbooks will be distributed to oe of the shelters. Thak you, agai. I caot say it eough. It seems that whatever we do, each of you are right there to help.

I hope each of the Associate Matros have ivited their Matros. This is a Lie Officers meetig to complete ay outstadig busiess before the Grad Matro ad Grad Patros Official Visit.

3 April 2016 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 3 M.O.V.P.E.R. Roy Moses Moarch roymoses46@gmail.com First, I thak all the Prophets who came out i the bad weather for the February meetig. We had a very good turout just the same. Our guest speaker Hilde DiJames Mighty Chose Oe By Beverly Murray, Rodeval This year Caldro celebrated its 68th Birthday ad we thak Nacy Lych for makig the arragemets for the celebratio. We were also happy to have Lalla Rookh GROTTO News Roy Moses, Moarch was Jim McCauley from Camp Good Days ad Special Times. Jim was a excellet speaker. He has bee with the Camp + years, ad had all of us thikig about visitig the Camp. Our Chief Justice, Jeff Ross, is headig the project for a group to visit the Camp this Summer. More details later, but give your feedback to Jeff. April 20th - I am tryig to lie up represetatives from Hoor Flight. If you have ever atteded the retur of oe of these Flights, atted this meetig. I kow you will wat to go at the ed of this talk. This will also be the Prophet Briga-Brother Night with our ow George Foeher, Juior-Past Moarch, joi us. Thak you for the roses. We are sorry that Moarch Roy Moses ad his Lady could ot be with us, but we hope they will be able to be our guests at our Supreme Baquet o May 7th. We also are very happy to say that Lalla Rookh Caldro is hoored that Daughter Harriet Riggs is celebratig 52 years i the Caldro! WOW! We are gettig ready for our Supreme Ispectio that will lallarookhgrotto.com Legio Clows Caldro Historia program followig the Hoor Flight presetatio. I am askig each Prophet to brig a miimum of oe Brother for dier ad these presetatios. If each of you could do this, it will have the makigs of a very special ight. April Birthdays Derek VaHoute (3rd), Harry DeHollader (18th) ad Frak Churetski (23rd). Happy Birthday, Prophets Lookig Ahead April 4th - Board of Goverors April 21st - Prophet Brig-a- Brother Night ad Hoor Flight Presetatio Thak you, Prophets; will see you at the ext meetigs. be o May 7th. We will have a Supreme Baquet at 5 p.m. at the Specerport Masoic Hall. Eve though we are a small Caldro, we will do the Ceremoial. It is work, but fu. So if there is a part you wat to play, let me kow. Happy Birthday to Daughters celebratig birthdays i April. May it be special i some way. May you fid peace withi your heart ad i your mid. May the peace of God abide with you. Order of the Easter Star OES HiLights DDGM R.W. Doree Rhodes busyrhodes1@hotmail.com DGL M.W. Neil Laudry eillau@hotmail.com Well aother Moth has come ad goe. Commuity Service I still do ot have the fial cout for the Tua Trawl but I kow it will be outstadig. The Trawler has tured back to sea, forgot oe of his ets, so more Tua. Yay! R.W. Joy Woodley has distributed some pocketbooks filled with goodies to the lady Veteras ad has more to go. The larger pocketbooks will be distributed to oe of the shelters. Thak you, agai. I caot say it eough. It seems that whatever we do, each of you are right there to help. April Evets April 1st - Square Dacig at Uity Lodge. 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Tickets ($7 - Adults; $4 - Uder 12) are available at the door. April 2d - West-East Lucheo. I hope each of the Associate Matros have ivited their Matros. This is a Lie Officers meetig to complete ay outstadig busiess before the Grad Matro ad Grad Patros Official Visit. Starlight Chapter Presets Sprig Floral Lucheo Tuesday, April 26th 12 Noo at Bethay Presbyteria Church 3000 Dewey Ave $9 Doatio Purchase tickets by April 20th Available from Beverly Murray Phoe: Featurig Floral Demostratios By Michael Miller Desiger of Kittelberger Florist April 5th - O the Road Agai - District Official Visit at Fairport Chapter, 7:30 p.m. April 12th - District Official Visit Mary Jae Holmes Chapter, Brockport Exempts, 7:30 p.m. Please support these meetigs with your attedace. April 23rd Official Visit of Grad Matro, M.W. Jacquelie A. Howlett, ad Grad Patro, M.W. Natha R. Herede. Please make sure your reservatio is i to Doa Laudry, 568 Drake Road, Hamli NY by April 9th. The Official Visit will be at the, 979 Bay Road, Webster, NY Lucheo at Noo, meetig at 2 p.m. A Tisket a Tasket, we love those little Baskets - I am askig each Chapter to cotribute TWO baskets to raffle for the Grad Matro ad Grad Patro s Official Visit. Ay Idividual who would like to doate a basket may do so. Drawig will take place after the Official Meetig. May 7th - The Lie Officers will ot be meetig at Uity Lodge Hall i Specerport. Istead, we will have a come-as-you-are social gatherig ad breakfast at my home at 105 North Park Drive, Rochester. I will eed to kow who will be comig. Time, 9 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Sorry to cut the time short, but I have a dier to put o that day for Lalla Rookh Caldro. Please do t forget your recipes, which will be cotiued through the year. The su is shiig, the white balls are flyig ad it s time to thik GOLF!!!! Lalla Rookh Grotto olf ouramet ue 25th Old Hickory Golf Course 6655 Big Tree Road, Livoia Startig Tee Time 9:30 a.m. Joi us for Coffee ad Douts at 8:30 a.m. Etry fee is oly $50 per perso Ejoy 18 holes of golf with a cart, refreshmets o the course, luch o the tur. Steak Dier ad prizes. We use the Callaway scorig system. Etry Deadlie is Jue 3rd To make your reservatio or get more iformatio, call George Foeher at PRE-PAID RESERVATIONS REQUIRED! Make checks payable to & sed with reservatio form to: George Foeher, 10 Gladbrook Rd; Pittsford, NY Please list complete ames of players o separate sheet. LALLA ROOKH GROTTO GOLF TOURNAMENT JUNE 25th, 2016 Number i party Amout eclosed Name Address Telephoe City State ZIP Alta s Memorial Pey Fud This is a ogoig fud ad the proceeds will go to the Youth Orgaizatios. R.W. Beverly Thompso is Chairperso R.W. Beverly ad I will be goig to the Jue 11th Walk-a-Tho i Olea so, if you would like to sposor either oe of us, that would be appreciated. This moey also goes to the Youth Orgaizatios. Saturday, April 23rd, Official Visit Grad Matro, M.W. Jacquelie A. Howlett Grad Patro, M.W. Natha R. Herede Damascus, 979 Bay Rd, Webster Lucheo at Noo, meetig at 2 p.m. 103 N. Washigto Street, East Rochester (585) Over 100 YEARS OF SERVICE DON T OUTLIVE YOUR RETIREMENT INCOME! 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4 Website: www.moroemasoic.com N Email: masoictimes@gmail.com Area Brotherhood Fud Chairma W Melvi Hussey mhussey486@ aol.

participatio. Last year my Lodge was recorded as 18% participatio. After observig average meetig attedace of 9%, I fid it to be twice the umber a direct correlatio.

$Bedford H) 768-8293; C) 202-4571 bedford67@gmail.com 12 Bak Street, Le Roy 14482 By R\W\ Neil R. Bedford Thik Sprig! We have had a very mild Witer i Wester New York with a miimal amout of sow.$

4 4 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Area Brotherhood Fud Chairma W Melvi Hussey mhussey486@ aol.com (3) Help Wated Part-time Maso I ve bee makig a iterestig observatio ad that is this the attedace at Masoic meetigs is directly proportioal to the percetage of Brotherhood Fud participatio. Last year my Lodge was recorded as 18% participatio. After observig average meetig attedace of 9%, I fid it to be twice the umber a direct correlatio. Geesee-Wyomig District District Deputy Grad - Hery Robiso Olive Brach Lodge No. 39, F. & A.M. 1st Wedesdays 7:30 p.m. W Joh F. Flit R W Neil R. Bedford H) ; C) bedford67@gmail.com 12 Bak Street, Le Roy By R\W\ Neil R. Bedford Thik Sprig! We have had a very mild Witer i Wester New York with a miimal amout of sow. I hope our Sowbird Brothers had a pleasat Witer. The Lodge is presetly very busy with our Lete Fish Frys. They have bee a huge success so far this year. We had to add a booster heater to eable us to get the water temperature up to 140 to satisfy the Health Departmet Regulatios. With Grace s Kitche providig free meals out of the Masoic Commuity Ceter every Tuesday, this was a ecessity. O April 23rd, we will be havig our Aual Medieval Table Lodge. We are agai this year expectig a large cotiget of Brothers from Caada to be i attedace. Eighty tickets Out of every five members, oe participates; of Lodge attedace, oly 1 i 10! The problem is, it seems to be the same oe all the time ad he s startig to get tired! I would like you to look at your had for a miute (right or left). There are five members. Now, pick ay oe member ad try to do somethig without the other four. Difficult to say the least, is t it? Try typig or playig a piao with oe figer. To be sure, music does come, but whe I do that, I fid that oe member gets tired after a short while. Whe more tha oe figer gets used to help the others, I get sweet music, o staccato ad the fiished work is beautiful. Yes, I kow about the 95 wpm sigle figer typists, the exceptios. Mother Nature desiged us with four figers ad a opposig thumb to work most efficietly. are available at $25 per perso for this evet. If you are iterested i attedig, please cotact me at or bedford67@gmail.com District Cosolidatio The cosolidatio of the Geesee-Wyomig ad Livigsto Districts is movig alog at a rapid pace. The Lodges i both Districts have voted uaimously for the merger. The District Deputies from both Districts have set the ecessary paperwork to Grad Lodge to be preseted at Grad Lodge Sessios i May. If you have ot heard, the ew District will be called the Letchworth District. The Cosolidatio Committee is workig diligetly at combiig all the Committees ad activities of both Districts ito the Letchworth District. We hope to have this accomplished before Grad Lodge Sessios i May. The Committee is comprised of six Brothers from each District. If you have ay questios about the cosolidatio, please cotact me at the above . I am a member of the committee. Mark Your Caledar Jue 4th - Our Aual Electio of Officers at 7:30 p.m. As always, please try to atted Lodge to support your Elected ad Appoited Officers. Remove ay four ad what do you have left? So, why are we, as obligated Masos, ruig agaist what Nature iteded? A expressio commoly used for a car ruig smoothly is, Yep, she s hittig o all four. Just suppose oly oe of those other four Masos decided to jump i ad help that oe participat? WOW! Double the help right there i oe full swoop. You kow Masory is oly a part-time job, a couple of 90-miute meetigs a moth ad maybe a voluteer effort ow ad the. Whe I joied, I was asked to do the Juior Deaco part. After beig assured it had a speakig part, I said, Ok. Beig a Maso is compellig work. It is my cotetio that oce you ve joied the Masos, your life will be chaged forever. Let me relate this story: Oe ight a super good fried The Masoic Care Commuity is available to assist ay New York State Maso avigate through the maze of health care optios for seiors. Whether you are iterested i accessig the exceptioal services of the Masoic Care Commuity or you eed help fidig the best care i your hometow. My Care Coectio ca assist you. This is a free service to Masos. Cotact us By 844-2ASK-MCC ( ) O the web By at mycare@mccy.com ad metor of mie met at the door of Lodge. He was a paraplegic, missig both legs at the kees. Some readig this article may remember him. He had published the Livig Stoe, the Livigsto District s Masoic ewspaper. Our Lodge meetig was o the 3rd floor. As he started up the stairs I said, Gerry, let me help. No, I ll make it myself alright, was his reply. Well, othig says I ca t follow alog util you get up, I said. Ad he did it! What was that burig desire to atted his Lodge meetig? What is your excuse for ot attedig Lodge? (I d like to hear it.) April is your last chace at the O.K. Corral to make your eeded cotributio to your Brotherhood Fud Chairma i support of the Masoic Brotherhood Fud. Remember, he is your coectio to this primary Masoic Waye District District Deputy Grad - R\W\ Joh P. Krest (3) District Deputy Grad R W Joh P. Krest (3) Waye District kremac7@gmail.com Now is the time of year whe we ca see some light at the ed of the tuel for this Masoic Year. Degree work is comig to a ed ad, hopefully, Seior Wardes who are expectig to advace to s of their Lodges are workig with their s o puttig together a Trestleboard for the comig Year. How time flies. The ew District Deputy, District Staff Officer ad AGL have begu traiig ad gettig advice for their upcomig Terms of Office. Preparatio is the KEY actio that all icomig Officers have to address i order to have a successful year. There are two areas of preparatio that I feel are lackig i the District. Whe Istallatio of Officers takes place i Jue, each Elected Officer ad Ap- poitee are charged with ot oly the resposibility of the positio to which they have bee elected or appoited, but they are also advised that they are expected to fulfill the duties ad resposibilities of the ext seior positio. How may of you are prepared for THAT? How may of you are prepared to just fulfill the duties of the positio you agree to take? The first meetig i September is too late!! The purpose of Stewards ad s of Ceremoy is to getly prepare Brothers to lear small portios of the Ritual ad look forward to the ext higher positio ad ext larger portio of work without the beefit of a crib sheet. No ope books or crib sheets, except the Moitor, belog i the Lodge Room durig a meetig. Memorizatio is tough. I kow it ad I have to work at it myself. I make mistakes ad I try to correct them. Sometimes I wi ad sometimes I lose, but I keep tryig. I see some throughout the District who try ad wi, also. Maybe ot all the way but they keep tryig. There are others who oly try part way ad THAT has to chage. If YOU have trouble learig ad eed help, ASK for it. If you kow a Brother who eeds help, OFFER it. We all became Masos for various reasos. We might have admired someoe who was a Maso. Someoe i the family, (Father, Ucle, Brother, etc.) may have bee a Maso ad you wated to follow i their footsteps. Whatever the reaso, you chose Masory ad ALL that goes with it. Memorizatio ad good Ritual Work are critical parts. You probably cried whe you were a little kid whe the alphabet, umbers, spellig, arithmetic were drummed ito you ad you said I ca t. Well, you are all grow up ow, ad I say you CAN. I am ot a Ritualist ad I do t preted to be; however, if you eed help i learig a part or parts, I may be able to help. Your Lodge or mie. Coffee ad April 2016 Charity. See you ext moth. Humor for the Day Clive from Clyde was sittig at his kitche table havig his morig cup of coffee whe his wife, Cloe, came up behid him ad smacked him o the back of the head. What was that for? cried Clive from Clyde. I foud a piece of paper i your pats with Betty Sue writte o it ad a phoe umber, bristled Cloe from Clyde. Jeeze, Hoey, remember last week whe I wet to the track? That was the ame of the horse I bet o ad the wiig umbers. Three days later, as Clive was agai havig his coffee, Cloe came up behid him ad hit him i the back of the head agai. What was that for ow? yelled Clive. Your horse just called. Thaks ad a tip of the hat to Chuck Wells. a dout, ad my time is yours. Time is ruig short to make your cotributio to the Brotherhood Fud ad/or to our Masoic Home i Utica. Do it. Grad Director of Ceremoies R W Alla Joe Gree adoiram32@ yahoo.com Sprig greetigs, Brethre!! May of you see that Robi hoppig across the law ad say Ahh, Sprig is fially here!! Waye District is predomiately rural farmlad. It has see a false Sprig arrive ad those poor Robis get caught i sowy weather lookig for a worm. But, oe sure sig warm weather is here to stay, I have bee hearig those high-low whistles of the Red-wiged Blackbird. Everyoe i rural farmlad hears them, they may ot kow what bird makes the whistle, but whe we hear them it s a sure sig Sprig is here to stay. They re a isect-eatig bird of the marsh ad wetlad. Ad isects like warm weather. Grad Thomas has bee ecouragig all the Officers durig his term to thik outside of the box DDGM, R\W\ Joh Krest, (who has become a close fried ad metor to me durig my term) keeps tellig me, Grad is ot talkig to you, Joe. Ever sice I met you, I otice your thikig was outside of the box; we have to get you thikig back ito the box with the rest of us! With warm weather here to stay, most all the Lodges are havig special meetigs gettig ready for future fudraisig evets. There is a host of commuity evets warm weather brigs that Lodges ca use for visibility ad fudraisig from the public barbeques, daces, fairs, carivals, special festivals, Village Days, Harvest Fest, charity auctios, yard sales ad golf touramets. It ca be a dautig challege for a Lodge gettig ready for these evets; however, whe plaed i advace, it s very rewardig - ot oly icreasig fuds, but Brotherly love, fellowship ad

$April 2016 Website: www.moroemasoic.com N Email: masoictimes@gmail.com 5 W\ Erie Oulette (left) ad Brother Roger Campbell flak two uidetified voluteers associated with Everybody Rides New York, Ic.$ $Two of Humaity s Brothers, W\ Erie Oulette, ad Brother Roger Campbell affiliated with Waye Lodge i Otario. Waye Lodge very quickly realized what assets they acquired brigig them ito their umber.$ Roger brought with him a simple but fatastic fudraiser etitled, Everybody Rides New York, Ic.

Roger brought with him a simple but fatastic fudraiser etitled, Everybody Rides New York, Ic.

) People vote o their favorite paited horse with a dollar. At the coclusio of the festivals ad carivals, each orga- izatio keeps half the moey cotributed by idividuals who voted for their horse.

Everybody Rides is a equie therapeutic adoptive ad ridig program desiged to promote idividual wellbeig for physically, metally, emotioally, developmetally ad learig disabled. Cotact ifo (3) 665-08.

5 April 2016 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 5 W\ Erie Oulette (left) ad Brother Roger Campbell flak two uidetified voluteers associated with Everybody Rides New York, Ic. fudraisig project. i advace, it s very rewardig - ot oly icreasig fuds, but Brotherly love, fellowship ad camaraderie. Whe Humaity Lodge surredered their Charter, the Members wet lookig for other Lodges with whom to affiliate. Two of Humaity s Brothers, W\ Erie Oulette, ad Brother Roger Campbell affiliated with Waye Lodge i Otario. Waye Lodge very quickly realized what assets they acquired brigig them ito their umber. Roger brought with him a simple but fatastic fudraiser etitled, Everybody Rides New York, Ic. A ufiished porcelai horse is purchased by a orgaizatio, paited ad amed; the displayed at the carivals ad festivals. (Waye amed their horse Maso. ) People vote o their favorite paited horse with a dollar. At the coclusio of the festivals ad carivals, each orga- izatio keeps half the moey cotributed by idividuals who voted for their horse. Waye Lodge raised some $400 which was doated to Pies of Peace Hospice Care facility. Everybody Rides is a equie therapeutic adoptive ad ridig program desiged to promote idividual wellbeig for physically, metally, emotioally, developmetally ad learig disabled. Cotact ifo (3) Whe cosiderig riches of persoal wealth versus that of poverty, a Maso should keep i mid a passage i The God Memoradum, which states He is ot poor who has little, oly he who desires much ad true security lies ot i the thigs oe has, but i the thigs oe ca do without. This passage ca be applied at the Lodge level also regardig its fuds. Peace be upo all of you ad upo your households. District Deputy Grad - R\W\ George Foeher District Deputy Grad R W George Foeher georgefoeher@gmail.com R W George Foeher Cotiued from Page 1 Eastview Mall At Eastview Mall, uder a ew Chairma, Joh Dudley, they raised a ew record amout for Eastview. The oe-day total champs were agai the Widows Sos, whom I asked to take a day to see if they could weave their magic at Eastview ad they did. What ca I say, Ady Reyolds? Whe you say you are goig to do somethig, you do. My thaks to you, the Sos ad their families. The three-day total champs go to the best-dressed group, O/S/Y District, with over $1,200. My thaks to Webster ad Seeca Lodges with close to $1,000 raised by each. The Mall at Greece Ridge At The Mall at Greece Ridge, led by our good fried, Gee Crews, attedace at the Mall was dow. I was there o a Wedesday ight from 3 p.m. 9 p.m. with six other Brothers ad we oly raised $100. Maybe it s locatio or maybe we eed two smaller locatios to service both Mai Mall walkways. We will have to work o these problems. Uity Lodge was the total wier, with Ispiratio oly $50 away. The Grotto/Caldro was the sigle-day wier. Special Thaks This year we welcomed Brothers from Waye District, who helped at Eastview Mall. A special thaks to them ad all who participated. We thak our sposors, the Masoic Times; Moroe District s ad Wardes; Label World, USA; ad Roald McDoald Houses. Special thaks to Wilmorite for the use of the Mall space. Most of all, thaks to the shoppers who supplied all the doatios. We would be lost without you. Masory teaches ma to practice charity ad we do here i this area. We have a special relatioship with Roald Mc- Doald Houses, ad they appreciate everythig we do for them. Stop by the House aytime ad say hello. They would love to see you. Oce agai, we like to tell you how proud we are of you. See you all ext year. A Proud Maso Oe more moth to Remember the Brotherhood Fud for this Masoic Year Grad Steward R W Stepha Micheer smichee@ rochester.rr.com Letter from a Brother who ever comes to Lodge Dear Worshipful, I bet you re surprised to get this letter from me, sice I ever come to Lodge aymore. Well, I have t heard much from you or my Brothers at the Lodge i a while either. It seems like I oly hear from the Lodge whe it s time to pay my Dues. Like you, I took my Degrees ad was fasciated by them ad deeply moved by the high ideals ad beauty of the Ritual. I do wish I uderstood what it meas a little more. For a while I eve helped out with puttig o a few Degrees. That was fu except whe a Brother (who shall remai ameless) criticized me for missig a couple of words. After comig to several Lodge meetigs, I oticed there were a few Brothers who did t seem to get alog too well. So much for harmoy beig the support of all istitutios. There were frequet argumets i the Lodge betwee some of the old timers ad it seemed like there were factios i the Lodge that were at war with oe aother. I did t wat to take sides, but oe of the Brothers was always tellig me how awful aother Brother was. It got tirig havig my ear talked off by this Brother. Sometimes, as a ewer member, I did t thik aybody cared about what was goig o with me. A lot of Brothers have excessively istructive togues, but ot very attetive ears. I got to see how a few Worshipful s ra the Lodge. Some were pretty good ad others ot so much. A lot of them seemed to let the ru the meetig. All too frequetly, plas seemed to chage at the last miute ad the Lodge had o clear directio. Ufortuately, after too may meetigs to cout, I walked out realizig I had t leared aythig ew. Most of the meetigs seemed to get bogged dow i excessive mudae busiess matters. Ofte it seemed like obody was i charge. The oly program I remember was the Lodge History Program. I remember it because the same Brother did it like clockwork every year. I see you have it scheduled agai this year. Other tha that program, I ca t recall ay others. Here, though, I must admit I ever offered myself to do a program for the Lodge either. So I ll cotiue to pay my Dues because I like the idea of beig a Maso ad I keep hopig some Brother will reach out to me. I will close this letter by askig you a questio What are you ad the other Brothers goig to do to covice me that comig to Lodge will be worth my time? I ll be waitig to hear back from you ad I d love to see your ext Trestleboard! Sicerely, Brother Cy D Lyer The above letter is completely fictitious ad for illustrative ad cotemplative purposes oly. At the ed of February ad early March, five Brothers (Joe Bourcy, Waye Feto, Alle Heidrick, Jaso Morrissette ad Tom Watso) came together to take the Road to the East (RTTE) Program. The class is iteded for those who pla to sit i the East. Everythig a Lodge eeds to kow to ru a tight ship is icluded i the class. Topics iclude such thigs as Masoic Law ad the structure of Grad Lodge, writte commuicatios, public speakig, leadership, ruig meetigs, budgetig ad what to expect durig Official Visits. Oh, ad oe more thig. Plaig a Trestleboard ad PROGRAMS!!! I my opiio the most importat task a Lodge must deliver, is havig quality Masoic Programs at every meetig. There are oly four times whe there does t eed to be a Program scheduled: 1) Whe there s a Degree 2) Whe there s a Official Visit 3) Whe there s a Aual Meetig for the Electio ad Istallatio of Officers 4) Whe there s a Aual Budget Meetig. However, I would make the case that there should be at least a brief (-miute) Program o a budget meetig ight. Every other meetig should have a Program. Sice I have bee a member of our beautiful Fraterity, I have heard the battle cry of Programs, Programs, Programs. Why, the, are there still some Lodges who isist o holdig borig busiess meetigs? Our ow Grad, M\W\ William Thomas, stated i his last address that meetigs are borig. We cotiue to declie i membership. Could it be our members get bored to the poit of dimittig? Assistat Grad Lecturer R W Roy Moses roymoses46@gmail.com Apro Presetatio Dier Hoorig the Icomig Grad Officers Thakig Retirig Grad Officers Jue 22, 2016 at Damascus 979 Bay Road, Webster Social 6 p.m. (Cash Bar) Buffet Dier 7 p.m. ~ Followed by Program Cost - $ per perso* Salad, Baked Chicke, Italia Sausage w/peppers, Baked Ziti, Salt Potatoes, Rolls & Butter, Coffee, Tea ad Dessert ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *Pre-paid reservatio required NO EXCEPTIONS NO TICKETS SOLD AT DOOR! For you s preparig your Trestleboards for ext year, ow is the time to be puttig together ad schedulig what Programs you are goig to be offerig. What are you goig to do to itrigue, elighte ad etertai your Brothers? What uggets will appear o your Trestleboard that will make Brothers say, I ca t wait for that meetig? We are differet from service clubs like Rotary, Kiwais, Lios, etc., because we are a EDUCATIONAL orgaizatio. Educatig ourselves ad our Brothers is what we do. It s right there i our Ritual where it says the Worshipful is to provide proper istructio for the Brother s labor. Keep this quote i mid A Masoic Lodge is t just the oly place a Brother ca lear about Masory; It s where he expects to lear about Masory. This has bee a very iterestig moth. The first couple of weeks I was very busy ad the last two I fially had a breather. It feels good to get some slack i my schedule; ow I m ready to get back to work. I have just about fiished the Edict Degrees ad am ow cocetratig o makig more rehearsals. Please let me kow whe you are schedulig a rehearsal. s, remember to try ad get all your players to your practice. The rehearsals that have had the better attedace have bee doig a much better job at the Degree. This really does show which Cotiued o Page 6 * * * * * Reservatio Deadlie: Jue 16th * * * * * Make check payable to: Phillip R. Hurwitz ad sed to: Phillip R. Hurwitz; 72 Log Pod Road; Rochester, NY Clip ad retur with paymet Reservatio Form Make check payable to: Phillip R. Hurwitz ad sed to: Phillip R. Hurwitz; 72 Log Pod Road; Rochester, NY Reservatio deadlie: Jue 16th Name Lodge Address Phoe

6 Website: www.moroemasoic.com N Email: masoictimes@gmail.com Assistat Grad Lecturer Cotiued from Page 5 Lodges care about their work.

The Cadidates seem more proficiet ad ethused about the ext Degree. Good work, Brothers, maybe we ca keep some of these Cadidates aroud for a few years.

6 6 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com Assistat Grad Lecturer Cotiued from Page 5 Lodges care about their work. I have observed at the last few Degrees I ve atteded, the Metors are doig a fabulous job i followup to the Degree. I thik this is carryig o also i the weeks to come. The Cadidates seem more proficiet ad ethused about the ext Degree. Good work, Brothers, maybe we ca keep some of these Cadidates aroud for a few years. I still wat to stress that EV- ERY DEGREE should be doe i its etirety. It is ot fair to the Cadidates to strig a Degree out over a period of time. There are 1,500 or so Masos i this District. If you do t have someoe who ca do the work that ight, get someoe else. Most Brothers are more tha happy to led you a had. JUST ASK! Keep up the good work, Brothers; all the Lodges are doig well. Just remember, we must strive to cotiue to do our best ad improve our performace each time. s ad Wardes Associatio W\ Keeth Hecker Presidet keethhecker@gmail.com Mark Your Caledar April 28th - s ad Wardes Associatio meetig, 7 p.m. i the Grotto Room at Damascus Shrie Ceter, 979 Bay Road, Webster. I am ot oe who ejoys issuig ster words, but the topics at our s ad Wardes meetigs are very serious. All s, Wardes ad Seior Deacos are requested to be preset to cover several topics that directly affect the District ad your Lodge. Brothers, your attedace at these meetigs is imperative; I caot stress this eough. Those s ad Wardes who have bee attedig, uderstad the seriousess of the issues we face today ad the upcomig challeges i the very ear future of the District ad YOUR Lodges. To be a leader also meas to be egaged i the preset processes that those who have foud the time to atted the last several s ad Wardes meetig have doe as they have bee up to speed ad for fillig their obligatios to their respective Lodges. There really are groudshakig topics beig covered ad hadled appropriately, but if your leadership is ot preset, you have NO VOTE or say i the chages that have bee occurrig at our last three meetigs. Make time for your Lodges ad those you represet to be preset o April 28th, at 7 p.m. Thak you Brothers; be safe ad we look forward to seeig you soo. 14 Membership Developmet By Bruce Katz, District Chair Did you see the Empire State Maso, Sprig 2016? Page 14 had a update o the Grad Lodge s Membership Developmet NorthStar Project, with the followig page havig the Deputy Grad s colum devoted to listig dozes of ewly-certified Cadidate Selectio Officers/Success Coaches. It is expected that the North- Star traiig program will be offered i i the comig moths, ad I hope to see a great turout. There are a lot of good ideas for how we ca build iterest i our Craft, ad urture the iterests of our ew (ad experieced) Brothers. Will NorthStar bur brightly i the sky to guide our future, or will it briefly streak across - oly to bur out? This is a chapter yet to be writte, but we eed to take the opportuity to lear about it ad glea the tools to make a effort to improve our practices i membership developmet. Help write the future of our Fraterity. Lear more about NorthStar ad the other tools available to build our membership for the good of the Craft ad our Brothers. Seeca Lodge No d Tuesdays 7:30 p.m. W Jeffrey R. Quartley jeff.quartley@gmail.com W Raymod Glegg secy@seeca797.com 30 Orchard Street, Webster Hopefully, everyoe made it through our sowstorm without too much trouble. I also hope that was Witer s last attempt to actually act like Witer. It was followed up with temps i the mid- 50s o the Saturday right after the storm. It was a very uusual Witer this year to say the least. We completed our 1st Degree i February. Nice job doe by all particularly by our Juior Warde, Brother Chris Mahood. All that hard work ad studyig paid off, Chris. Nice work! Passig a valued pi to a worthy Brother. R\W\ Stephe Whittaker presets W\ Stuart Walthour, fellow Brother of Seeca Lodge, a Masoic Vetera's Pi that was preseted to Steve by R\W\ Robert Batema, 33 Active Member of the Supreme Coucil ad Grad of Pesylvaia. W\ Walthour is a Vietam Vetera who served with a 175mm Artillery Battery. May Brotherly love prevail. I thak everybody particularly Dick Shellma for their participatio i the Have-a- Heart Campaig agai this year. As I metioed i a earlier Trestleboard, it is a worthy cause. Our DDGM metioed to me last moth that he was pleased at the level of commitmet ad participatio from our Seeca Brothers. So, havig said that, hats off to all who represeted our Lodge. I hope to see you all o April 12th. Cheers! 14 Waka-Hubbard Lodge No. 4 2d & 4th Modays 7:30 p.m. W Doald C. Bell do_bell@hotmail.com R W Joh Zabel zabelj@midsprig.com 30 Orchard Street, Webster By R\W\ Joh Zabel Well, Brethre, by the time you read this, our Buildig i Pefield will o loger be ours. The Closig was, hopefully, plaed for aroud March 10th ad it is aticipated it was completed. We spet several weekeds i February packig all our property after spedig Jauary throwig out all the juk. Some of our furishigs were take to Webster Lodge for use i that facility. What will ot be used is either beig stored or has bee sold to someoe who wated what we had. Our first meetig at Webster Masoic Hall was scheduled for March 14th, where we will be meetig for all future meetigs. There is much to cosider as we move forward ad we hope that those Brethre who ca, will atted meetigs to help the Lodge Leadership determie the path forward. Souds somewhat omious, but really is t. You eed to atted a meetig to see. Oh, ad Webster Masoic Hall has very easy access with just a few steps, two chairlifts ad easy parkig by the buildig. We are plaig o coferrig the 3rd Degree o our Cadidate with ERAC Lodge at the April 11th meetig. Stay tued for the locatio of the Degree. It will be at oe of two locatios i Webster, probably at the Shrie Ceter. The will make sure all Brothers kow the locatio well i advace, either by or phoe call. Upcomig Evets We are plaig a dier meetig where our spouses will be ivited. This would be a familiarizatio dier so all ca see what the Webster Lodge Hall is like ad what we have available to use for meetigs ad social evets. Details will be forthcomig. Remember that our Electio of Officers will be at our May 9th meetig. There will also be somethig special happeig that eveig, but I do t wat to spoil the surprise. Because we sold our Buildig, the published Trestleboard is o loger accurate for Lodge meetig programs. We will attempt to keep all iformed of the chages as they are made ad the ad Wardes complete their plaig up to Jue. Because Memorial Day is the last Moday i May ad the last Moday is the 5th Moday, we will be meetig o May 23rd. This is oe of the few years whe Memorial Day does ot iterfere with the Lodge holdig a secod meetig i May. I am sure we will be doig somethig very special o that day. What that will be, will be listed i the May issue of the Masoic Times. Historically Speakig The Lodges who cosolidated to make Waka-Hubbard Lodge over the years have each moved meetig locatios. Warre Hubbard Lodge met i two differet Masoic Temples i the City of Rochester prior to cosolidatig with Waka Lodge ad movig to Irodequoit. Waka Lodge met i three differet locatios i Irodequoit prior to cosolidatig with Pefield Uio Lodge. Pefield Uio Lodge met i several differet locatios i Pefield prior to buildig the Masoic Temple o the corer of Five Mile Lie Road ad Pefield Road back i Movig agai is ot uusual. Webster Lodge ow i their third buildig i the Village of Webster. It is ot the buildig, but the friedship ad fellowship of the Brothers that makes a Lodge ad it is these attributes that will help a Lodge grow ad be a relevat orgaizatio i moder society. The Brethre will be workig to make Waka-Hubbard relevat for the future members. This is all for ow. We ecourage our Brothers to come to our regular meetigs to see how we are doig ad how they might be able to help us build for the future. Fairport-Flower City Lodge No. 476 Fairport Masoic Hall 87 South Mai Street 2d & 4th Modays 7:30 p.m. W Paul McLaughli pmclaughli2000@gmail.com Scott W. Goyeo sgoyeo@gmail.com It s April ad Sprig has arrived! It s the time to head outside ad ejoy the reewal of life. March was a busy blur as we prepared ad preseted the Fellowcraft Degree o March 14th, followed by Service ad Recogitio Awards o March 28th. The Lodge Road Trip to visit ad tour Grad Lodge is o for April 10th 11th; though it might better be called a redezvous sice Brothers will be travellig by various modes ad at various times to get there. Call W\ Paul McLaughli, , if you have questios or eed help arragig trasportatio. O April 25th, we will be Raisig four Brothers to the Sublime Degree of Maso. It will be a great opportuity to come out to partake of the fellowship, excitemet ad April 2016 reewal of Raisig ew Masos. Joi i! Widows Lucheo To hoor our Widows, make a pla to atted the Widows Lucheo o April 30th. They have fasciatig stories to tell ad it will shed ew light o your perspective of the Craft. Uio Star Lodge No. 320 Website: 2d Modays, 7:30 p.m. W Keeth J. Hecker keethhecker@gmail.com R W Gary R. Saford 27 Freshfield Rise, Fairport ggsaford@aol.com 3 North Mai Street Hoeoye Falls Sprig is rollig i to Hoeoye Falls ad the Falls themselves are roarig ad alive with their sceic vistas from our Lodge Hall i our quiet Village. Our Brothers have bee Laborig for Degree work ad to take o the days ahead i the usual maer for which Uio Star Lodge has bee kow. April 18th - 2d Degree. Dier will be at 6:30 p.m. ad the Degree will start at 7:30 p.m. Please cotact W\ Keeth Hecker at for dier reservatios. The Lodge Electios will be held May 9th. Please mark your caledars ad make every effort to atted ad make sure your sacred right to vote is ot cast aside. Dier o this Electio Night starts at 6:30 p.m. Please call W\ Keeth Hecker at for reservatios or there may ot be eough food to go aroud. The Meetig starts at 7:30 p.m. i the Lodge Room. There are may chages comig o the horizo after the Istallatios at Grad Lodge ad we, as Brothers, do eed to labor as a team to work together with our ew Brothers as they prepare themselves to advacig i their Degree work. I will be callig o may logtime Brothers to assist those workig with our ew Brothers to break up the usual familiarity of oly beig with Brothers with whom they are familiar. This is a Lodge of me who Labor i may tasks ad those tasks do eed to be rotated ad traded out from time-to-time. To the more seasoed Brothers, expect my call to assist with the ewer Brothers ad their work. Stay tued to the Lodge Facebook page for pictures of past evets ad meetigs. Pay attetio to the o-lie Trestleboard ad keep a ear out for a phoe-vite from our for ay chages. Please be safe i your travels ad i your everyday lives, Brothers. Empire State Weeklies, Ic. Webster Pritig Corporatio 46 North Aveue Webster, NY (585) Specializig i Newsletters Priters of this Publicatio

April 2016 Website: www.damascusshriemasos.org Email: office@damascusshriers.org 7 Damascus News Damascus No.

Patrick s Theme Meetig. The Drumcliffe School of Irish Dace ad the Music of Be & Maeve Macatuile was outstadig.

After that talk, Be came up to me ad said he could't accept paymet for his ight s etertaimet after hearig what we do for our childre. I directed the Office to split his fee betwee Erie ad Sprigfield.

org kevi faro Potetate Damascus Trestleboard 2016 april 2d Noble Brig-a-Brother Evet 3rd Seeca Casio Bus Trip 4th Diva Meetig 6th Shriers Meetig, Ladies Ivited meetig for the me.

We are workig o the fiishig touches of the Nobles Ball from here o out kow as the Fireball 2016 ad it will be o Saturday, May 21st, at the Ramada Geeva Lakefrot o Seeca Lake i Geeva.

Let s show the ew Nobles that we do have fu with a purpose, so LET S FIRE IT UP AND HAVE SOME FUN!

7 April 2016 Website: Damascus News Damascus No. 2 April 2016 Shrie Meetigs Dier Reservatios Required Call: (585) or (585) Shrie Office Hours Moday Friday 9:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. Oh what a ight we had at our March St. Patrick s Theme Meetig. The Drumcliffe School of Irish Dace ad the Music of Be & Maeve Macatuile was outstadig. Speakig of Be ad Maeve durig their break, Illustrious Sirs Bob Aderso ad Lace Ward gave us hospital updates ad spoke briefly o what we do as Shriers. After that talk, Be came up to me ad said he could't accept paymet for his ight s etertaimet after hearig what we do for our childre. I directed the Office to split his fee betwee Erie ad Sprigfield. Eve Be ad Maeve are helpig Damascus to FIRE IT UP. I hope you get this i time for the April meetig at which, dier will be Ham ad Baked Chicke with a busiess Website: kevi faro Potetate Damascus Trestleboard 2016 april 2d Noble Brig-a-Brother Evet 3rd Seeca Casio Bus Trip 4th Diva Meetig 6th Shriers Meetig, Ladies Ivited meetig for the me. Lady Deb is plaig somethig fu for the Ladies, so yes - the Ladies are ivited to this meetig ad ecouraged to atted. Our May meetig will be a Stated Meetig, also. We are workig o the fiishig touches of the Nobles Ball from here o out kow as the Fireball 2016 ad it will be o Saturday, May 21st, at the Ramada Geeva Lakefrot o Seeca Lake i Geeva. I hope to have more ifo very soo. Now that plaig for the Noble Briga-Brother evet will geerate ew Nobles, my focus is o the playgroud of Masory. Let s show the ew Nobles that we do have fu with a purpose, so LET S FIRE IT UP AND HAVE SOME FUN! chuck mc doald CHIEF rabba By Chuck McDoald, Chief Rabba Welcome to Sprig ad all the great thigs it brigs flowers bloomig, sushie ad warmer air. Eve though we had a very mild Witer, it is always a log Witer. Well, let s shake off those Witer Blues. All our Sowbirds will be headig back ad we welcome them ad the Brotherhood they brig. April Evets April 2d - Noble Brig-a-Brother Night. If you brig a Brother, his dier ad yours are free; otherwise, it will be $ for your dier. Ladies ivited. April 3rd - Seeca Niagara Bus Trip. This is always a day of fu ad the Ladies are welcome. The Illustrious Potetate, Skis Faro, has may other thigs i store for us this Sprig ad would be very happy to see as may of us to tur out as possible. He remids all that we exist for two reasos, we are the fu part of Masory ad, equally as importat, we support the Shriers Hospitals for Childre. Speakig of helpig the childre, I have become a voluteer driver for helpig the childre ad families to our Hospitals i Sprigfield ad Erie. Thus far, I have bee to Sprigfield three times this past moth ad foud it to be a very rewardig experiece kowig that I was helpig i some little way. Becomig a voluteer is oe way we ca help. Our Recorder, Noble Sea Nooa, is always lookig for drivers, so if you have oe day a moth to voluteer, call the Shrie Office ad talk to Sea. I closig, I thak all for what you do, eve if it s just payig your Dues to support this woderful Philathropy. Thak you. may 2d Diva Meetig 4th Shriers Meetig, Cico de Mayo; Hot Sads 31st Diva Meetig jue 1st Shriers Meetig; Wild Shirt Night Damascus News Boosters Actio Required!!! It s that time agai to sig up as a Booster of the Damascus News. If you are iterested i beig a Booster, please sed $ to the Damascus Shrie Office. Wat to Advertise Here? Ayoe iterested i advertisig their busiess i this Damascus News pullout sectio, please cotact the Shrie Office ( ). By Dave Bowma Correctio First of all, let me correct last moth s colum it was ot a message from Former Presidet Clito it was a message from Former Presidet Carter ad his wife. Hope you did t sped time lookig for the wrog Presidet because of my mistake. Well the Easter Buy has come ad goe. It remids me of the old joke: Kock, Kock, Who s there, Esther, Esther who, The Esther buy. Kock, Kock, Who s there, Aa, Aa who, a aother Esther buy. Kock, Kock, Who s there, Stella, Stella who, still aother Esther buy. Kock, Kock, Who s there, Ara, Ara who, are t you glad there are t more Esther buies. If you missed the March meetig, our guest was Steve Zabriskie. It was held at Breda s i Port Byro. Comig up i April is dier at Tabitha s o West Geesee Street i Aubur. It will be the family-style meal for $21. Reservatios will be with me ad you will receive your ivitatio i the usual maer, whether you are traditioal mail or by computer. Our guest will be from the youg professioals i Cayuga Perry Shrie Club The April meetig for the Perry Shrie Club will be April 28th at the Hole i the Wall Restaurat, Perry. Social time will start at 6:00 p.m., we will order off the meu at 6:30 p.m. Ke Buckley will be i charge of the speaker for the eveig. We hope to see you there. As always, thaks for your costat support. Aubur Shrie Club Directors Staff Dier Meetig Wedesday April 27th Yellow Mills Dier 2534 Route 31, Palmyra Order off the Meu Social Time - 5:00 p.m. Dier - 6:00 p.m. Ladies ad Guests Ivited Casual Attire RSVP ad questios to Vace Collom (585) vcollom1@rochester.rr.com Couty who put o First Fridays ad go by IGNITE. Please pla o attedig for a iformative ight ad a great meal. Chuck Moster ad I promise we wo t strog arm you ito beig a Officer. (But we wo t tur dow ay offers.) Today I received a thak you ote from the Shrie Orgaizatio for my latest doatio. That was really ice. A letter is much better tha a receipt ad much more meaigful. Of course, helpig our kids is really the reaso to feel good. My family tripped to Califoria i February. Our so was receivig his latest award for his physical therapy work ad we tagged alog. It also gave us the opportuity to visit Diseylad (I have t bee there sice it opeed i 1955) ad my wife ad I drove to Sa Fracisco alog the coast icludig the Hearst Castle tours. I brig this up as whe we ivestigated Hollywood, we discovered that the theater that Jimmy Kimmel uses was actually built for the Masos. Thaks to my so s good eyes, we captured it o film. It made the Oscars more fu as it was right where we had walked. I Sa Fracisco we wet to the Walt Disey Family Museum ad I took a photo of the certificate of Walt s etry ito the DeMolay. Til ext moth Dedicated to the Memory of Nobles James J. Powell February 16, 2016 James E. Toogood March 5, 2016 Harry F. Voss February 28, 2016 Do t Miss It! April 6th Meetig Social - 5 p.m. ~ Dier - 6 p.m. RSVP by April 4th Baked Stuffed Chicke Breast, Baked Ham, Italia Sausage, Au Grati Potatoes, Vegetable, Salad, Rolls & Butter, Dessert

8 Website: www.damascusshriemasos.org Email: office@damascusshriers.org April 2016 Damascus Legio of Hoor Wedesday, April 13th Damascus ; 979 Bay Road, Webster Social Hour - 5:30 p.m. (Hors d oeuvres ad Cash Bar) Dier - 6:30 p.

8 8 Website: April 2016 Damascus Legio of Hoor Wedesday, April 13th Damascus ; 979 Bay Road, Webster Social Hour - 5:30 p.m. (Hors d oeuvres ad Cash Bar) Dier - 6:30 p.m. ~ Meetig - 7: p.m. Salad * Lasaga * Meat Balls * Vegetable Rolls & Butter * Coffee or Tea * Dessert $12 per perso RSVP o later tha oo o Suday, April 10th at (585) or cylegalrx@hotmail.com Attire: Suit, Tie ad Fez By Derek VaHoute, Commader At our April Meetig, the speaker for the eveig will be R\W\ ad 2d Lt. Commader, Doald Kuego, with the possibility of havig R\W\ Bria Wills, Commader Geeral of the State of New York, also i attedace. Of historical ote, this will also be the 273rd Birthday of Thomas Jefferso. If you have't atteded the LOH recetly ad are either a Member or a Shrier lookig for a group of Veteras with whom to associate, we welcome you to joi us at ay of our mothly meetigs. Steppig back i history, we fid that i April of 1939, Geeral Joh J. Pershig, who was Commader-i-Chief of the America Forces i the World War, was preseted a badge for his 50 years i the Masoic Order. The presetatio was made by M\W\ Past Grad, Hery Wilso, who coferred the Degrees o the Geeral 50 years before Shriers Charity Fishig Evet proceeds to beefit Shriers Hospitals for Childre Wedesday, Jue 29th at Reel Excitemet Charters, Poit Breeze Cost - $130 per perso, Icludes 5-Hour Fishig Trip 4 people per boat - get a group together or come by yourself ad joi a group Luch at the famous Black North I (BNI) All participats meet at the BNI Parkig lot by 6: a.m., Otario Street; Ket Leavig the parkig lot at 6:30 a.m. promptly. Reservatios due by May 1st Book early to reserve your favorite boat/captai! Please make all reservatios through the Damascus Shriers Office at (585) or office@damascusshriers.org Mail paymet (Payable to Damascus Shriers) to: Damascus Shriers Att: Fishig Derby 979 Bay Road, Webster, NY For further iformatio, icludig lodgig, cotact Bob Sogi at reelxite@rochester.rr.com or Phoe (585) Robert Aderso II A. Robert Baker Charles Blazey Stuart Bobry Ally Borrio Joseph Bourcy III Jed Bradow William Brow Mitchel Buchiger Joshua Burke Thomas Burrall Frak Churetski Raymod Cody II Michael Cowley Scott Crok Robert Crystal James Daveport Phillip Dea Harry DeHollader Agelo DiCataldo Daiel Dixo, Sr. Bobby Dorga Joh Dwyer James Gostley April Birthdays Frederick Halik Harvard Hardig Richard Hast Keeth Hecker Robert Heselto Frakli Higgis Regiald Higgis Bruce Huie Milto Jefferso Bruce Keedy Robert Kimmel Howard Kyper Scott Lasky Michael Lewis Herma Lyma Roger Lych Mark Malchoff Keeth Martes Carl Maso III Lace McFetridge Frederick McKiley Evar Miller Jeffrey Miller Patrick Mulrooey Eric Murphy George Nasra Erwi Newell Arold Palmer Gordo Palmer Dale Polmateer Ady Reyolds Joh Rogalski Norma Sadle Carme Sataferrara Frak Sassoe Carl Scarpulla Lace Seeber Keeth Stafford, Sr. Roald Sterlig Athoy Taboe Pedro Ugalde Michael VaAs Derek VaHoute Robert VaLare Peter VaVlack Raymod Ziema Official Publicatio of Damascus Shrie A.A.O.N.M.S. Chuck McDoald CHIEF RABBAN alpha925@aol.com James R. Rya ASSISTANT RABBAN jrya91458@rochester.rr.com Jerry W. Lack HIGH PRIEST & PROPHET jwlack@aol.com Mike Pavo ORIENTAL GUIDE mikedpavoe@gmail.com Michael P. Huesto TREASURER mph0523@frotieret.et Sea Nooa RECORDER recorder@damascusshriers.org 979 Bay Road, Webster, NY (585) Fax - (585) office@damascusshriers.org Kevi Faro POTENTATE skis6603@aol.com Skip Waterstreet, EDITOR Damascus News (585) masoictimes@gmail.com Da Burkhart 1st CEREMONIAL MASTER dburk6t9ss@yahoo.com Jaso Simmos 2d CEREMONIAL MASTER hagar129@gmail.com Mike Roberts MARSHAL mroberts11@rochester.rr.com George Corbett CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD gcorbett@pefield.edu Rob Russo OUTER GUARD robrusso3@gmail.com Vace R. Collom, Jr. DIRECTOR STAFF vcollom1@rochester.rr.com Damascus Shriers Noble Brig-a-Brother Saturday, April 2d 5 p.m. - Oasis Opes ~ 6 p.m. Dier Dier by Forest Hill Caterig Chef-carved Prime Rib ~ Seafood Alfredo Chicke Marsala ~ Italia Sausage Baked Potato ~ Pasta ~ Vegetable ~ Salad The potetial cadidate, his spouse ad referrig Brother ad spouse are our dier guests, if reserved as such; all others are $ per perso. Attire Expected Fez, Suit/Sport Coat & Tie Have you bee thikig membership lately? If ot, do t wait ay loger. Get those Petitios to the Office. We have plaed a outstadig Noble Brig-a-Brother Program. If you have a potetial member for Shrie, brig them. If you have a potetial member for your Masoic Lodge who might be iterested i the Shrie later o, brig them. Daughters of the Nile Zama Temple No. 14 Meets 2d Saturday at 10 a.m. 30 Orchard Street, Webster Writte by Ellie Cafield Ca you feel it? Sprig that is ad so may woderful thigs about to happe i Zama Temple. I March, we had Electio of Officers, Istallatio of Officers, a presetatio by our Fusters, we were also etertaied by a group that call themselves Up To No Good with a dier followig by Forest Hill Caterig. I the ext issue of the Masoic Times you will kow who all the Officers are as well as additioal iformatio about fudraisers, etc. Quee Rhoda had a very iterestig year. She tried ew ideas to help support Zama Temple, she traveled with may of the ladies ad was always willig to help wherever possible. She always had a smile for everyoe aroud her, had some quick ad fuy stories, plus her Mom was at her side may, may times. Her Mom is a very lovely lady ad added humor to Quee Rhoda s year. Quee Rhoda walked proud with her head held high. Always remember, you did good. GIVE a GIFT/GET a GIFT A ew topic of iformatio that I am about to tell you is very special to me ad it is called My Gift Program. This program is where ladies ca purchase items to help support the childre. If ayoe is iterested, please cotact me ad I will give you all the ecessary iformatio. The Daughters of the Nile Foudatio My Gift Program was itroduced i 1955 whe the Steppig Stoes to Happiess Certificate made its debut. This program allows doors to make a cotributio to the Foudatio Covalescet Edowmet Fud ad receive a gift i retur. Sice the origial icetive item was itroduced, may beautiful items have bee added. All of the items make woderful gifts to give or keep for yourself. Best of all, each gift represets a doatio to the Covalescet Edowmet Fud ad a gift i the lives of the special patiets of Shriers Hospitals for Childre. Each year the Daughters of the Nile Foudatio gives over $ millio for patiet support at Shriers Hospitals for Childre. You ca visit us o website: This will give you additioal iformatio that I am sure will be very iterestig. Util ext moth I will leave you with Kidess is the laguage, which the deaf ca hear ad the blid ca see.

April 2016 Website: www.damascusshriemasos.org Email: office@damascusshriers.org 9 Gage Never Strikes Out Te-year-old Gage loves baseball ad the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Gage was bor with Tibial Hemimelia, which meas that he was missig the shiboe i his right leg.

Just after Gage s 1st birthday, he received his first prosthetic leg ad bega to walk at sevetee moths. But that was just the begiig.

At the time, his eurosurgeo said it was a miracle that he survived ad that he did so with o permaet damage. Although Gage loves playig baseball, it has ot always bee easy for him.

Recetly he was told What s New i Erie he could ot move up a level i his poy baseball league ot because he was t good eough, but because he had a difficult time durig his evaluatio.

I fact, his trials have oly made him stroger. Gage recetly atteded the Wouded Warrior Amputee Softball Team Kids Camp.

9 April 2016 Website: Gage Never Strikes Out Te-year-old Gage loves baseball ad the Pittsburgh Pirates. He has bee playig baseball sice he was four ad has eve met his favorite Pirate, Neil Walker. You would ot kow it by his beamig smile ad upbeat persoality, but he has faced may obstacles. Gage was bor with Tibial Hemimelia, which meas that he was missig the shiboe i his right leg. Doctors immediately referred him to Shriers Hospitals for Childre - Erie where it was quickly determied that his leg would eed to be amputated just above the kee. Just after Gage s 1st birthday, he received his first prosthetic leg ad bega to walk at sevetee moths. But that was just the begiig. At age 3, Gage was oce agai hospitalized, this time for a almost fatal case of Bacterial Meigitis. Gage uderwet spial ad brai surgery to relieve pressure i his brai due to scar tissue formatio. At the time, his eurosurgeo said it was a miracle that he survived ad that he did so with o permaet damage. Although Gage loves playig baseball, it has ot always bee easy for him. He has had to prove himself over ad over agai. Recetly he was told What s New i Erie he could ot move up a level i his poy baseball league ot because he was t good eough, but because he had a difficult time durig his evaluatio. He was t as graceful as the other players or quite as fast due to his prosthetic leg, but he was more tha capable. This devastated both Gage ad his parets. But through all this, Gage has ever give up. I fact, his trials have oly made him stroger. Gage recetly atteded the Wouded Warrior Amputee Softball Team Kids Camp. At this Camp, he worked alogside other childre with amputatios ad/or missig limbs. Durig this weeklog camp, Gage leared ot oly the fudametals of the game, but also there are may other kids just like him ad that o matter what challeges he has i his life, he should ever give up... Life Without A Limb Is Limitless. I Gage s te years of life, he has edured so much more tha may do i a lifetime, but Gage s mom, Kelli, says everythig that we have bee through has made us who we are ad has made our family stroger ad closer. Gage is curretly te years old ad is a active ad very happy fourth grader. Bids for Kids Smashes Record Shriers Hospitals for Childre - Erie (SHC) has bee hoored to be part of Bids for Kids over the last several years. Bids for Kids is GE Trasportatio s premier fudraiser for local childre s charities. Last year the evet raised a total of $183,000, SHC-Erie received $61,000. Shortly after the evet there was word that GE had surpassed last year s mark. We could ever have imagied what this year s total would be. Whe the check Shriers Hospital for Childre - Sprigfield A message from H. Lee Kirk, Jr., FACHE; Admiistrator As I ethusiastically begi my secod year as Admiistrator of Shriers Hospitals for Childre - Sprigfield, I wated to touch base with you, our valued commuity parters i the care of childre ad families. As health care cotiues to evolve, the missio of Shriers Hospital remais steadfast ad true i its commitmet to providig highest quality ad safe care to childre, traiig future cliicias, improvig ad discoverig ew cliical techiques, ad trasformig the lives of childre regardless of a family's ability to pay. Last year was a truly remarkable year for the Shriers Hospital for Childre - Sprigfield. I 20, our hospital cared for 8,138 childre from throughout New Eglad, Upstate New York, the Uited States ad 25 coutries aroud the world. New patiet referrals for 20 icreased by 11%, ad we are excited to iform you today about our Strategic Visio for the ext "90 plus" years, which was approved by the SHC Joit Boards o Jauary 18, The Strategic Visio is to reivest i our curret core services of pediatric orthopaedics, spie, euromuscular, chest wall deformity, rheumatology ad cleft lip ad palate throughout the SHC- Sprigfield service area of Wester Massachusetts, greater New Eglad, Upstate ad Easter New York ad iteratioally. Our Strategic Visio also plas for addressig more regioal care eeds of childre i fracture care, sports medicie ad ipatiet acute rehabilitatio. We have begu first steps toward realizig our ew strategic visio through recruitmet of additioal fellowshiptraied pediatric orthopaedic surgeos, icludig Dr. Preraa Patel, who has a focus i complex spie ad pediatric orthopaedics with a iterest/ expertise i pediatric trauma ad scoliosis. Dr. Rubii Pathy will fiish her secod pediatric orthopaedic fellowship this summer ad joi the SHC Sprigfield team. Dr. Larry Kapla, Developmetal Pediatricia also joied our team i October, 20. Ehaced collaboratio ad affiliatios with our other Northeast sister hospitals i Bosto, Erie ad Philadelphia, ad other regioal hospitals ad healthcare systems is also a key compoet of our Strategic Visio. I 2009, the SHC orgaizatio made a importat ad strategic decisio to begi submittig claims to health isurace compaies. While this meas there are cotractual ad regulatory requiremets, this orgaizatio does ot create fiacial barriers or hardships for families, or sed families to collectio agecies or damage fiacial ratigs. I fact, 70% of the care provided last year i Sprigfield was provided through proceeds of the edowmet fud, direct doatios ad gifts. There is o other health care system i the Uited States that provides this level of charity care. We at Shriers Hospitals for Childre - Sprigfield greatly value ad appreciate your support, through which we are able to provide access to care for thousads of childre each year, provide traiig to future cliicias ad discover ew ways to ehace the lives of childre. Please cotact me persoally if I ca be of assistace at or lkirk@shrieet.org. O behalf of the SHC Sprigfield "kids," families ad our icredible team-thank YOU! for SHC- Erie was revealed, it was for $95,000! The GE committee had raised a grad total of $285,000! Everyoe at SHC-Erie is overwhelmed with the geerosity of GE Trasportatio ad the Bids for Kids committee. The amout of moey raised is ubelievable. That moey will touch the lives of coutless childre. O behalf of the childre, staff ad Board Members at SHC- Erie, thak you GE Trasportatio! Walk for Love Shriers Hospitals for Childre - Erie is agai participatig i the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Commuity o Saturday, Jue 4th, at Presque Isle State Park - the day before Commuity Day! The Highmark Walk for a Healthy Commuity is a aual fudraiser that beefits 25 local health ad huma service orgaizatios, icludig SHC-Erie. Sice Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield uderwrites the evet, SHC-Erie is able to keep 100 percet of the fuds raised by our walkers, which goes directly to the goal of providig the highest quality care to childre with orthopaedic coditios ad other special health care eeds. To joi i the fu log o to: From there, you ca register to walk ad create a team to help out with the fudraisig efforts. With everyoe s efforts, SHC-Erie ca be the umber oe fudraisig orgaizatio two years i a row. For additioal iformatio, cotact Greg Hall (814) Cogeital Muscular Torticollis By Deise Gloekler Rehabilitatio Maager, PT, DPT, PCS, cndt Torticollis is a combiatio of head tilt ad rotatio i the eck of a ifat. This ca occur for may reasos such as birth trauma ad itrauterie or breech positioig, but maily it is of ukow origi. The most commo presetatio is Cogeital Muscular Torticollis. It is a shorteig or cotractio of a muscle i the ifat's eck. There has bee a rise i icidece of Cogeital Muscular Torticollis to 1 out of 250 ifats as a uiteded cosequece of the America Academy of Pediatrics' "Back to Sleep Campaig." Cosequetly, there has bee a te-fold icrease i cases of flatteig of the skull or plagiocephaly which coexists with torticollis i 90% of the cases of Cogeital Muscular Torticollis. Co-existig disorders may iclude hip dysplasia, club foot, metatarsus adductus, or brachial plexus ijury. The first lie of defese agaist torticollis ad plagiocephaly is aggressive re-positioig at home ad stretchig of the tight eck muscles. Re-positioig icludes lesseig the time that ifats sped o their backs, i particular i hard-shell vessels such as carriers ad swigs. "Tummy time" is equally importat for ifat developmet ad prevetio of deformity. Curret recommedatios are to sped 80 miutes a day i the proe positio. The AAP recommeds referrig a ifat to a physical therapist withi the first 2-3 moths of life if they are ot improvig with home repositioig. Review of recet evidece shows that best outcomes occur i childre see by a therapist whe they are 0 4 moths of age. Childre treated by a physical therapist achieved better outcomes sooer tha if just treated by the parets. The majority of Cogeital Muscular Torticollis cases respod to coservative treatmet withi six moths. Early treatmet provides the best results. Childre will be less likely to have permaet structural deformities or developmetal delays. If ot treated, torticollis may lead to additioal problems such as: Flatteig of the skull (plagiocephaly) i ifats movemet that favors oe side of the body, affectig the arms, truk ad hips. This ca lead to stregth imbalaces, such as a elevated shoulder ad sidebedig of the truk. Developmetal hip dysplasia Scoliosis Limited abilty to tur the head to see, hear ad iteract with surroudigs, which ca lead to delayed cogitive developmet Delayed body awareess or lack of self awareess ad iteractio Difficulty with balace Physical therapists at the Shriers Hospital for Childre - Sprigfield treat may patiets with torticollis. The first visit to the Rehabilitatio Departmet will cosist of a comprehesive cliical evaluatio. The therapist will work with the child's caregiver to pla a idividualized treatmet pla that cosists of stregtheig eck muscle, correctig muscle imbalace, gaiig pai-free movemet (rage of motio), improvig postural cotrol ad symmetry ad improvig the body's aligmet by easig muscle tesio. These goals may be achieved through stretchig, stregtheig, massage, positioig ad tapig. A home exercise program, complete with photos, is always a part of the treatmet pla.

10 Website: www.moroemasoic.com N Email: masoictimes@gmail.com WEBSTER Lodge No. 538 ERAC Lodge No. 163 website: www.eraclodge163.org 2d & 4th Modays 7:30 p.m. W David G.

$We hope to welcome back all our Lodge Sowbirds as they retur to the Quarries. Firstly, Webster Lodge welcomes the, W\ Do Bell, ad the Brothers of Waka-Hubbard Lodge to our facility.$

10 10 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com WEBSTER Lodge No. 538 ERAC Lodge No. 163 website: 2d & 4th Modays 7:30 p.m. W David G. Upham (3) dgupham@gmail.com 979 Bay Road, Webster st & 3rd Thursdays 7:30 p.m. W Jeremy Kox moa.bike@yahoo.com James F. Clacy jclacy2@rochester.rr.com 30 Orchard Street, Webster Hopefully, by the time you read this Periodical, Sprig will be well uderway ad we will be rid of the sow. We hope to welcome back all our Lodge Sowbirds as they retur to the Quarries. Firstly, Webster Lodge welcomes the, W\ Do Bell, ad the Brothers of Waka-Hubbard Lodge to our facility. We will do our best to make sure these Brothers feel at home here i Webster. It s ever a easy thig to leave the comfort of a familiar ad special place, but we wish the Brothers of Waka-Hubbard Lodge all the best i their future home. Just to catch up, early i February we had a iterestig program titled History of Washigto Lodge No. 1 Fayetteville, Arkasas. This program was to educate the Brothers o how a Grad Lodge is created ad established. W\ Jeremy Kox chose this particular Lodge because of his recet travels there. At our March 3rd Meetig, R\W\ Steve Micheer preseted his Program, Brother Mozart ad his Magic Flute, which was etertaiig ad iformative. This was a ope W Bruce I. Katz ; c) brucek8189@aol.com Our February 9th Ladies Night featured a friedly competitio of fu ad logic as Brothers ad their Ladies, at each table, worked as teams to solve a series of puzzles, problems ad challeges. Table 2 took top hoors ad eared braggig rights. A example: Two childre bor i the same hospital, i the same hour, day ad year, have the same mother ad father, but are ot twis. How ca this be? (The aswer is below.) Our dier was catered by W\ Joh Hellaby, ably as- meetig ad all i attedace leared may thigs that we were ot aware of cocerig Freemaso Brother Mozart. We were hoored to have i attedace at this meetig Matro, Joy Woodley, ad Sisters of the Lilac Star Chapter, Order of the Easter Star. Juior Warde, Dave Aleksadrowicz, prepared figer foods which were ejoyed before the Program ad the Ladies of Lilac Star Chapter served dessert after the Program. Lilac Star Chapter has shared our Lodge Hall for may years ad we are grateful for this fact. Thak you. Mark Your Caledar April 7th will be our Aual Table Lodge, a program to which we all look forward. Ayoe who has ejoyed the Festive Board of a Table Lodge will agree. All Masos are welcome to atted. Just give Juior Warde, Dave Aleksadrowicz, a call or daveatwoz@gmail.com to make a reservatio. April 21st is our Past s Recogitio ad Awards Night as well as our Aual Stik Night. Who ca pass that up, Brothers? At this time, our 3rd Degree is scheduled for May 5th. This will, of course, be a formal eveig, preceded by a dier. Reservatios are required through the Juior Warde. As usual, Brothers, the Webster Lodge Commuity Charity Spaghetti Diers are always the 1st Friday of the moth ad ope to all, servig 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. sisted by his Lady, Kelly, ad featured Chicke Frech, Pasta ad Broccoli; scrumptious Chocolate-covered Strawberries gracefully drizzled with White Chocolate. We celebrated Brother George Washigto s Birthday i style o February 22d with a Table Lodge featurig a Steak Dier catered by W\ Joh Hellaby III. I additio to the pleasure of havig guests from other Lodges, our featured speaker was Mr. Abraham Licol, as chaeled by W\ Joh Lemke. Some of our Brothers had ot previously see Brother Joh s portrayal of our 16th Presidet ad foud the program particularly ejoyable. The eveig fell o the ight of a full moo ad commets were also shared about the Moo Lodges whose meetigs were scheduled aroud the occurrece of the full moo i order to allow safer travels at ight by the Brothers. More tha 3,000 Moo Lodges existed at the daw of the 20th Cetury. Most have either closed or moved their meetig ight to a fixed timig. Dues are Past-due! Brothers, thak you for submittig Dues paymets to help our keep from losig more hair. However, may Dues are still outstadig. If your circumstaces allow, please cosider a additioal doatio, as our Dues structure subsidizes the Dues for our older Brothers. We will have our 3rd Degree o April 11th. The Brothers from Waka-Hubbard Lodge will agai be joiig us for the Degree work. We are very hoored to have M\W\ James Sulliva, Past Grad (a hoorary ERAC Lodge Member), joiig us to deliver the Charge. Matters Before Grad Lodge O April 25th, it is expected that the miimum age for petitioig will come up for vote ad we will be discussig Grad Lodge Electios as well as updates of committee work. As always, diers will be held before the meetigs, with reservatios due to the Juior Warde by the Saturday prior to the meetig. Please cotact Brother Jim MacDuff at: bricklayer.jsm@gmail.com or call Widows Lucheo A special ote to Masoic Widows of our Lodge The Widows Lucheo is April 30th at Burgudy Basi ad you are ivited as our guest. (The cost metioed i the aoucemet is paid by our Lodge.) Iformatio is o the cover of the Masoic Times for meu choice. You should receive a ivitatio if you live i the Rochester Area, but please cotact Carl Scarpulla (585) if you have ay questios or did ot receive a ivitatio by the ed of March. Rides to ad from the Lucheo ca be provided withi the Rochester Area. We hope to see you there! Aswer to the Ladies Night questio: They were two babies out of a set of triplets! Remember the Brotherhood Fud Mr. Abraham Licol (a.k.a. W\ Joh Lemke), flaked by W\Bruce Katz of ERAC Lodge ad Brothers Theodore Adams, Jr.; Madella Oculie; ad Thomas Blake, Jr., from Eureka Lodge No. 36, PHA. Ispiratio Lodge No. 109 website: 2d & 4th Tuesdays - 7:30 p.m. 979 Bay Road, Webster W Todd L. Colbur colburtodd1@gmail.com R W Derek VaHoute derekhoute1@mac.com By R\W\ Skip Waterstreet 3rd Degree Our Seior Warde, Brother Rya Rampli, who is the Admiistrator of the Damascus Shriers Degree Team, has ivited them to cofer the Maso Degree upo our class o April 12th. Reistituted several years ago to assist Lodges i our area, whose casts had bee depleted, with the Hiramic Leged, this is a ideal opportuity to witess some of the fiest Ritualists i actio. Our Social Hour begis at 5:30; Dier is at 6:30, with the Degree followig at 7:30 p.m. Please make your Dier reservatios with our Juior Warde, Brother Bill Grishaber: bgris64@gmail.com by April 8th. Lodge of Remembrace W\ Todd Colbur is plaig to host a Lodge of Remembrace at our April 26th Commuicatio. There will be a dier, as usual, so make your reservatio with Brother Grishaber for that as well. Dues Our, R\W\ Derek VaHoute, asked me to add this to our colum: As your I am resposible for sedig out the Dues Notices ad collectig said Dues. Because of my mistake this year the wrog address was placed o the Dues Notice. You ca always sed your check, ad ay other correspodece, to: Ispiratio Lodge 979 Bay Road, Suite 2 Webster, NY My address has always bee 2867 Chili Ave, Rochester, NY Somehow my address was prited out as 5867 Chili Ave. I am truly sorry for the cofusio it has caused the Brothers i the Lodge i tryig to get me their Dues paymets. From Idiaa to Maie I have heard the problems. I will edeavor to esure this particular problem does ot happe agai. Thak you for your patiece ad uderstadig. As this was writte, more tha 1118 Log Pod Road South of Maide Lae April % of the Lodge Brothers have paid their dues, ad we appreciate those who have. This year the per capita bill to Grad Lodge totals more tha $6500 based o $40 per member. Please help us by sedig i your check, if you have ot doe so by this time. Thak you, agai. Brotherhood Fud You still have a couple of moths to cotribute to this year s Brotherhood Fud campaig. This is the charitable fud used by the Grad, M\W\ William Thomas, ad other Grad Lodge persoel to help, aid ad assist all poor ad distressed worthy Masos, their Widows ad Orphas. Your doatios to this fud are tax deductible, as the fud is a 501(c)(3) charity. Please make your check payable to the Masoic Brotherhood Fud ad forward it to: R\W\Michael Huesto 47 Loe Oak Circle Pefield, You may also mail it to the Lodge address Bay Rd, Suite 2, Webster, Widows Lucheo Those lovely ladies who allowed our departed Brothers to maitai their Masoic affiliatios are ivited, if they are able, to atted the Aual Widows Lucheo o Saturday, April 30th, sposored by the Masoic Service Bureau. By ow you should have received a ivitatio from the Lodge, but try as we might, we are ot always up o address chages. So, if you are readig this ad have t bee cotacted or if you have received the ivitatio ad would like to go, please call W\ Richard Smith, Hospitaler, ad make your reservatio. Also let him kow if you are i eed of trasportatio. We have drivers available. Brother Richard s umber is (585) Birthdays Here are the celebrats for the moth of April. Happy Birthday to each oe of you! Adreas Reyolds (2d); Derek Va- Houte (3rd); Roald Sterlig ad Jeffrey Miller (6th); George Gray (7th); Michael Vaas (12th); Michael Kelly (13th); Carl Robiso (14th); David Clarke ad Mark Jacobs (th); Harold Silvis (17th); Robert Aderso II (18th); Sio Hoea III (21st); Guy Clark (26th); Joh Rogalski (27th); ad Isaac Taylor (28th). Trestleboard Chages I aticipatio of his electio as Worshipful, our Seior Warde, Brother Rya RONALD JOHN ARNDT SHARI L. ARNDT (585) l Pre-plaed Fueral Arragemets By Appoitmet l Formal Chapel o Premises l Complete Fueral Arragemets At Oe Coveiet Locatio l Persoal & Digified Service For All Faiths l Geeral Price Lists Available l Cetral Greece Area l Locally Owed

April 2016 Website: www.moroemasoic.com N Email: masoictimes@gmail.com 11 Rampli, aouced chages to the Trestleboard for this Masoic Year.

May 10th - Aual Meetig ad Electio of Officers May 17th - Ope Istallatio of Officers May 24th - Last meetig of the Masoic Year. O each of these occasios, there will be a dier at 6:30 p.m. Social gatherig will be a hour earlier, with the meetigs commecig at 7:30 p.

There will be NO MEET- INGS i Jue. You ll have to suffer a bit i May, but have the whole ext moth OFF! See you i Lodge. UNITY Lodge No. 479 2d & 4th Modays, 7:30 p.m. 133 South Uio Street Specerport 14559 W Patrick Schwartz 395-0874; c) 329-2374 partsguy1@rochester.

$Alog with the great turout from our Brothers, our Festive Board was rouded out by R\W\ George Foeher ad R\W\ Steve Micheer.$

11 April 2016 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 11 Rampli, aouced chages to the Trestleboard for this Masoic Year. As he will be away for most of the moth of Jue, please mark your caledar ow with these dates. May 10th - Aual Meetig ad Electio of Officers May 17th - Ope Istallatio of Officers May 24th - Last meetig of the Masoic Year. O each of these occasios, there will be a dier at 6:30 p.m. Social gatherig will be a hour earlier, with the meetigs commecig at 7:30 p.m. No Stadig Reservatios! The permaet Dier List will NOT be i effect for the Ope Istallatio. Please make your reservatios with Brother Bill Grishaber ad tell him how may are comig. There will be NO MEET- INGS i Jue. You ll have to suffer a bit i May, but have the whole ext moth OFF! See you i Lodge. UNITY Lodge No d & 4th Modays, 7:30 p.m. 133 South Uio Street Specerport W Patrick Schwartz ; c) partsguy1@rochester.rr.com R W Clifford Short short4us@rochester.rr.com What a turout we had o February 8th for our Aual Table Lodge! Dier was excellet, the fellowship was amazig ad a great time was had by everybody. Alog with the great turout from our Brothers, our Festive Board was rouded out by R\W\ George Foeher ad R\W\ Steve Micheer. I the brief busiess meetig that followed, W\ Michael Schwartz commeted upo the excellet relatioship betwee the Temple Associatio ad the Lodge. There have bee great works started this year ad I m sure that both etities will beefit greatly. More iformatio will be forthcomig as details take shape. As I wrote i last moth s article, we had to adjust the Trestleboard to better fit our situatio. We were uable to complete the Secod Sectio of the 3rd Degree i Jauary, due to illesses to some of our key Ritualists. I m happy to report that everybody is recovered ad we were able to complete the Secod Sectio o February 22d. All gave their best efforts, ad it wet as well as the First Sectio. Also durig February, Uity had the hoor ad pleasure to do our part i supportig the Havea-Heart Campaig. We were well represeted i all of our shifts ad I thak everybody who doated their time to assure that this worthy evet was successful. Lookig ahead to April, we have to make some additioal chages to our Trestleboard, as we ow have a larger class for 1st Degree. Our April 11th meetig will be a presetatio o Symbolism i the Craft to be give by W\ Jeff VaSice. This is a passio of Brother VaSice; I m sure that it will be very iterestig ad iformative. Our April 25th meetig will be our 1st Degree. We will be schedulig a rehearsal the week before, so stay tued for details. April Birthdays Gary Corelius ad Alex Guilday (1st), Raymod Cody ad Derek VaHoute (3rd), Robert Keedy (4th), Clarece Diger (5th), Richard Bea (10th), Scott Corey ad Sam Hagarter (th), Cedric Lodge (18th), Jared Groth, Frak Higgis ad Jerry Luedema (19th), Dale Bod (20th), Jeff VaSice (22d),Jo Smith (26th), Robert Crystal, James Robb ad Gary Rodriguez (29th). Happy Birthday to you all!!! Ejoy the warmer weather ad I look forward to seeig you i Lodge. NORTHFIELD Lodge No st & 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. W Lace J. Daul lace.daul@ gmail.com W Joh A. Dudley, jdudley1@rochester.rr.com 17 Church Street, Pittsford Sprig is i the air ad Witer is over hopefully! Eve though we had a mild Witer, I am most certaily lookig forward to Sprig. Sprig represets a ew begiig, a re-birth for all of our plats ad vegetatio. This time of year ofte leads me to reflect o our 3rd Degree. Try ad take some time to reflect o your ow 3rd Degree ad how it relates to this Sprig seaso. I thak everyoe who showed up to help support the Have-a- Heart Campaig. I kow most Brothers with whom I speak state that givig somethig back to the commuity was oe of the reasos they joied Masory. Brothers, this is udoubtedly a worthwhile cause we have every year. For those Brothers who could t make it this year, please make every effort to atted ext year. This really makes a huge differece to the families ad is a woderful chace for Masory to be out i the public eye showig the great work that we do. February 18th was our Fellowship Meetig ad our Juior Warde, Larry Stavaloe, made us aother fabulous meal! Larry made Macaroi ad Cheese with Baco...WOW, just WOW! This Fellowship Meetig saw us reviewig some of our Lodge rehearsals for our ewer members. We highlighted may happeigs durig a Lodge Meetig, icludig Sig of Fidelity usage, discussio protocol i the Lodge, what the gavel raps mea ad much more. This discussio carried o for some time ad we all leared somethig ew for sure. March 3rd - a review of the 3rd Degree. Juior Warde, Larry Stavaloe, cooked agai this time makig a Baked Ham with Mashed Potatoes, Cor ad a amazig Bread, ALL homemade! I am ot kiddig whe I say Larry ad Ke should ope up the Stavaloe Restaurat. Brothers, Larry oly has so may meals left to make before this year is up; let s ejoy this ride while we ca. We had a legthy discussio o the 3rd Degree up to the Hiramic Leged. There were some great opiios ad iput give ad I kow I have a ew outlook o may of the aspects of this Degree. March 17th - saw us holdig our Fellowship Meetig featurig a review of the Hiramic Leged. This was a elighteig meetig. This sectio is ofte see as the most impactful part of our Ritual. April 7th - will brig a meetig featurig a program etitled, Paul Revere s Ride. O April 7th, 1775, whe British Army activity suggested the possibility of Troop movemets, Brother Joseph Warre set Brother Paul Revere to war the Massachusetts Cogress i Cocord. Exactly 240 years later, I will be holdig a presetatio o Brother Paul Revere icludig his Midight Ride which occurred o the eveig of April 18th! As always, we hope to see you i Lodge or at a evet i the ear future! O-At-Ka Lodge No :30 p.m., 2d & 4th Wedesdays W Erik P. Cradall epc_productios@yahoo.com W Timothy P. White imp@gmail.com 5 Brows Ave, Scottsville By W\ Mark Arlauckas We meet o the 2d ad 4th Wedesdays of the moth. Mark your caledars for April 13th ad 27th. We re too youg to forget ad too old to regret. Comig i April Callig all aglers! O Wedesday, April 13th, Oatka Lodge will be hostig a presetatio featurig Mr. Matt Saderso, Seior Biologist of the NYSDEC Regio 8 Fisheries Uit. Matt s presetatio will be focused o the summary of fishery surveys o Oatka ad Sprig Creeks with regard to the Mergaser Duck ad their impact o decreasig the Brow Trout populatio. There will be a PowerPoit presetatio ad a discussio o proposed maagemet actios. This meetig is free ad ope to the public. More iformatio ca be foud o our website or Facebook page. Food Truck Rodeo I a search for a uique fudraisig idea, we are sposorig a Food Truck Rodeo o Saturday, April 30th. The date coicides with the Aual Rochester Street Sale, a day of Village-wide garage sales ad activities. I additio to the food trucks, we will have a beer ad beverage tet set up outside the Lodge Hall at 5 Brows Aveue i Scottsville. Come sped the day with us! April Birthdays Joi us i wishig the followig aother happy trip aroud the Su: Thomas Gamer (2d); Bill Hooker ad Alexader Wes- The Overly Delighted Demolitio Team of Tom G. ad Papa Smurf. ley (7th); Harold Roxburgh, Jr. tios of the Masoic Times. (th); ad Evar Miller (24th). Save The Date! Fellowcraft Room Progress Oce i a Blue Moo is Geuie work cotiues o Back! Saturday, July 16th - the reovatio of the Fellowcraft Our highly ejoyable Full Moo Room. We have coated, saded Outdoor Table Lodge returs this ad paited all four walls. Outstadig Summer. Stay tued for future work has bee doe by developmets ow that our Evet Thomas Gamer ad Do Tubma Chair ad Host, Terry Wright, has to remove the old hagig retured from the Suy South. duct work. Leadro DaSilva has Pay Your Dues worked diligetly to completely We have property taxes, heatig/electric bills ad Lodge ex- scrub clea ad refiish/seal the ceilig. It has bee restored to peses due ow. We are really its origial glow. Gordo Bell i eed for all Brothers of Oatka ad Larry Blazey have doe to make paymet of their 2016 their best to keep the dust, dirt Dues ad all arrears. Please mail ad debris at bay. your check today, or better yet, We have developed a solid deliver it i perso. We would pla to create a veue for etertaimet, sicerely ejoy seeig you at camaraderie ad our ext Commuicatio. relaxatio. A true Ma Cave Masoic Educatio dedicated to fosterig a stroger We are usig The Short Talk bod of Brotherhood through Bulleti o a regular basis to shared experieces ad thoughtprovokig help accomplish our goals to coversatios. Whe educate ad iform curret ad completed, it will be a social future Brethre. Masoic elightemet, combied with e- destiatio ope to all Brethre i ad aroud old Moroe. tertaiig programs, are plaed Workdays are o most weekeds for the upcomig moths. Please ad selected weekights. prepare yourselves to share pro- Stay i touch through Lodge gram goals, fudraisig suggestios s ad Facebook updates ad evet ideas. facebook.com/groups/oatka759 Resposibility of the Chairs More participatio is eeded Just a remider if, for over the ext few moths. Please whatever reaso, Officers of spare some time to help out. Oatka are uable to atted a Regular Commuicatio, it is their If, i lieu of labor, you would rather make a doatio to Oatka resposibility to cotact a substitute to fill i for their absece. Lodge #759, please earmark your check o the memo lie as Please joi us as we rekidle Fellowcraft Room ad mail to the spirit of Oatka Lodge. Ay our Lodge Treasurer: Mr. Evar evet hosted by Oatka is guarateed Miller, PO Box 92565, Rochester, to be a good time. Miss NY Ay size doatio it at your ow peril ad disappoitmet. will be documeted i future edi- Apro Presetatio Dier Hoorig the Icomig Grad Officers Thakig Retirig Grad Officers Jue 22, 2016 at Damascus 979 Bay Road, Webster Social 6 p.m. (Cash Bar) Buffet Dier 7 p.m. ~ Followed by Program Cost - $ per perso* Salad, Baked Chicke, Italia Sausage w/peppers, Baked Ziti, Salt Potatoes, Rolls & Butter, Coffee, Tea ad Dessert ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ *Pre-paid reservatio required NO EXCEPTIONS NO TICKETS SOLD AT DOOR! * * * * * Reservatio Deadlie: Jue 16th * * * * * Make check payable to: Phillip R. Hurwitz ad sed to: Phillip R. Hurwitz; 72 Log Pod Road; Rochester, NY Clip ad retur with paymet Reservatio Form Make check payable to: Phillip R. Hurwitz ad sed to: Phillip R. Hurwitz; 72 Log Pod Road; Rochester, NY Reservatio deadlie: Jue 16th Name Lodge Address Phoe

12 Website: www.moroemasoic.com N Email: masoictimes@gmail.com April 2016 SCOTTISH RITE NEWS Joh Lemke, 32, DSA Commader-i-Chief I look forward to the Reuio.

To be re-acquaited with the moral buildig blocks of the Scottish Rite, really Wester Civilizatio, is part of our growth as me, part of our cotiuig icremetal improvemet. Life o earth is oly so log.

O Saturday, April 16th, at the Damascus Shrie Ceter, 979 Bay Road i Webster, the Sprig Reuio of the Scottish Rite will take place. Do what you eed to do to atted.

12 12 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com April 2016 SCOTTISH RITE NEWS Joh Lemke, 32, DSA Commader-i-Chief I look forward to the Reuio. If you do othig else i Scottish Rite, atted the Reuio. I ejoy it cosiderably ad part is i aticipatig it. To see Brothers we have t see i a while is a joy. To be re-acquaited with the moral buildig blocks of the Scottish Rite, really Wester Civilizatio, is part of our growth as me, part of our cotiuig icremetal improvemet. Life o earth is oly so log. Postpoig this activity util you have more time seems less tha wise. Make the time for that which you will ejoy ad that which will beefit you ad your family ad acquaitaces i so may ways. O Saturday, April 16th, at the Damascus Shrie Ceter, 979 Bay Road i Webster, the Sprig Reuio of the Scottish Rite will take place. Do what you eed to do to atted. If you have t submitted a Petitio, do so. If you foolishly dimitted, correct the mistake ad re-affiliate. Some parts of life are supposed to be serious as well as ejoyable. Such is our Scottish Rite ad this Reuio. I also look forward to our Reuio Baquet that we have oce a year. This year it will be o May 7th at Cobblestoe Creek Coutry Club i Victor. It is a very ice place. If you are a ew member i the Ill\ Stephe Whittaker, 33 Active, Class, your dier is icluded i your Iitiatio Fee. If you are already a member, the price is a good deal. We subsidize the price so you get more tha you pay for. It is ice to have a good turout to welcome our ew members, hoor our Class Sposor, Ill\ Stephe Whittaker, 33 Active, ad socialize with our members ad ladies. If you have t atteded i a few years, please cosider attedig this year. You will ejoy it. I will be pleased to celebrate with you. Joiig the Scottish Rite was oe of the best thigs I ever did. I ejoy it immesely. You do have to participate, though, to fid the ejoymet. You fid i the Scottish Rite the joy of our humaity. I uderstad that i a world where people sped eight, te or more hours a day usig textig, the iteret, TV movies, etc., we offer somethig differet. It will seem strage to may to uplug for a little while ad iteract with people. To uderstad how we, as Americas, come to be where we are, you eed to coect with people ad uderstad how our Degrees ad core values are really that of our Coutry ad Wester Civilizatio. You could go through life without iteractio with the Scottish Rite. You could live as a ma by yourself ot cocered with improvemet ad our huma experiece. You have the right to decide to take the wrog path, as may do. Why though, would you wat to do that? Be better. Reach higher. We take resposibility of our lives by actively workig o improvemet. You also make a choice if you just drift alog as the currets take you. Do t fear improvemet. Do t fear goig agaist the grai of the majority or breakig the rules, eve if uwritte, of what ormal busy people do. Maybe you are ot really too busy. Maybe the path for you is the Scottish Rite. It was the path for me. 1st Lt. Commader By Phil Hurwitz, 32 MSA You Wat to be Part of It You have bee a member of the Valley, ad deep dow iside, you wat to participate, be part of the team. But how? Maybe take a part as a cast member i a Degree. Actig is a challege; if for othig else, tha it forces you outside your comfort zoe. Some thrive o that (thik adreali rush); others... ot so much. Every Fall ad Sprig, we coduct a Reuio i which we produce allegorical plays. These plays are how we seek further Light i Masory. Our plays are productios ivolvig costumig, props, lightig ad audio visual elemets. We are blessed i our Valley to have the able assistace of Brother James Robb (SW-Coucil) ad Brother Chuck Rettig (High Priest-Coucil) to brig these elemets together. Brothers, you have i the past aswered the call to assist i stagig our Reuios, ad for that I thak you. But it has bee a ad-hoc affair. I other words, askig Brothers to help out o the day of the Degree. This adds uecessary stress to your Brothers who are producig these plays for you. This is your chace to participate by beig a part of the productio team. Your Valley eeds your help with wardrobe, props, ad sceery. This team will work with Brother James Robb ad Brother Chuck Rettig i productio. The time commitmet is miimal, but the satisfactio that comes from workig with your Brothers is t that what fellowship is all about? Rochester Lodge of Perfectio By Neal Bedford, 32 Thrice Potet Lodge of Perfectio s 175th Celebratio The Valley of Bosto s Sprig Class is comig up quickly ad Bosto Lafayette Lodge of Perfectio is kickig it off with a ladmark evet! April 8th ad 9th, the Lodge of Perfectio is celebratig their 175th Aiversary by puttig o all eleve Perfectio Degrees. The weeked will begi o Friday ight, April 8th, with a Buffet Dier ruig from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.; the 4, 5, ad 8 Degrees to follow. There will be a light collatio after the coclusio of the performaces. Saturday, April 9th, will start off bright ad early with a hearty breakfast ruig from 6:30 a.m. - 8 a.m.. After breakfast the Brethre will re-eter the Lodge Room for the performace of the 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 ad 12. Whe the morig s work is completed, there will be a break for a brief Buffet Lucheo i the Grad s Baquet Hall. The afteroo will see the performace of the 13 ad 14. The day will coclude with a collatio ad social period for the me ad wome. Guest Activities With all of these fatastic thigs happeig at Grad Lodge, you may be woderig what your sigificat other may be able to do. Well, that s all covered because Friday ad Saturday the guests have bee set up for some woderful evets. Friday ight, startig at 6 p.m., the guests of Scottish Rite Masos will be treated to a performace by Stetso the Metalist! Followig the performace, they will be rejoiig the me for a social period. Saturday, while the Brethre are i Lodge, their guests will be spedig the day at the Museum of Fie Arts, appreciatig the beautiful works that are o display. They will be departig by bus from Grad Lodge at 11 a.m. ad will be returig at 4:30 p.m. for dier. This will truly be a amazig experiece, so come celebrate the 175th Aiversary with your Brothers at Lodge of Perfectio! Registratio ca be made at: bedford67@gmail.com Phoe: (585) or Valley Office - (585) The Lodge of Perfectio will be givig a talk o the Delta - the jewel that represets the Lodge of Perfectio. Brothers Berie Lazerso, Joh Flit ad I are workig o the presetatio. Ill\ Steve Whittaker is goig to try to be preset ad give a presetatio about the swords. This, hopefully, will be a educatioal experiece for all of the Brothers preset. Rochester Coucil of Prices of Jerusalem By Bruce Katz, 32, Sovereig Price Magicia, Bria Geer, etertaied a well-atteded Ladies Night o February 13th at Red Fedele s Brook House. The patter ad bater from Bria kept the crowd laughig as well i awe of his skills hoed over decades of practice. May thaks to Sublime Price Jim Robb ad his Lady, Sally, for arragig this outstadig program! Our Missio: We will strive to be a fraterity that fulfills our Masoic obligatio to care for our members. AASR Valley of Rochester Officers Rochester Lodge of Perfectio Thrice Potet Neil Bedford, 32 Rochester Chapter of Kights of Rose Croix Most Wise Stepha Micheer, 32 Allegiace Rochester Coucil of the Prices of Jerusalem Sovereig Price Bruce Katz, 32 Rochester Cosistory Commader-i-Chief Joh Lemke, 32, DSA 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, Grad Almoer Past Deputy for 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 Active Emeritus Members for New York Ill Harold L. Aldrich, 33 Ill Gail N. Kemp, 33 Grad Lieuteat Commader Ill David P. Specer, 33 Deputy for New York State Ill Stephe R. Whittaker, 33 Grad Geeral of Ceremoies Ill G. Michael Morris, 33 Past Grad Miister of State; Past Deputy for New York Ill Bruce Widger, 33, Past Deputy/New York Ill Gary A. Heigse, 33 Ill Edward R. Trosi, 33 Deputy's Represetative - Ill Joseph E. Bourcy, 33 Assiged Active - Ill G. Michael Morris, 33 Ill Jack VaElzakker, 33 M. Doald Darroh, 32 (2018) 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 If you have t already doe so, please pla o attedig our April 16th Reuio. The Sixteeth Degree, The Prices of Jerusalem, will be performed. Keepig focus o oe s duties is a key lesso of this Degree. See you there! Rochester Chapter of Kights of Rose Croix By Stepha Micheer, 32 Most Wise, Membership Chairma Now is the Time to Joi Scottish Rite Masory! O Saturday, April 16th, the Valley of Rochester, Aciet Accepted Scottish Rite, will hold its Sprig Reuio where Degrees will be coferred upo the ew Cadidates. The day will begi at 8 a.m. with coffee ad douts ad the Degrees begiig at 9:30 a.m. The evet will take place at the Damascus, 979 Bay Road, Webster. The program cosistig of the 4th, 5th, 16th ad 26th Degrees will coclude by early afteroo. Joiig is easier tha joiig your Symbolic Lodge. You ca either request a Petitio from the Valley of Rochester Office (585) or ask a Scottish Rite Brother you may kow for a Petitio. All you eed to do is complete the Petitio ad retur it with the fee ad a copy of your Maso Dues Card. It s that simple. The show up o the April 16th ad prepare to be itrigued ad ispired. Scottish Rite Masory offers 29 additioal Degrees which expoud upo, exemplify ad elaborate o the teachigs of the three Symbolic Lodge Degrees. It is a Sublime Brotherhood, urgig ad ecouragig each member to take his appreciatio of our Masoic teachigs to loftier levels ad deeper uderstadigs. Remember what you were charged with upo obtaiig your Maso Degree to make the most ad the best of yourself? Scottish Rite Masory is a method to do this. What are you waitig for? Aside from ispiratioal ad educatioal ehacemet, there are may other beefits of membership. First,

April 2016 Website: www.moroemasoic.com N Email: masoictimes@gmail.com 13 you get to meet may other Brothers from aroud the regio ad form those vital coectios.

As part of your first year s Dues paymet, you ad your sigificat other will be etitled to atted our Aual Reuio Baquet o Saturday, May 7th, at Cobblestoe Creek Coutry Club at o additioal cost.

the years to come. My Brothers, come ad be a part of it! For iformatio o joiig the Scottish Rite, cotact the Valley of Rochester Office at (585) 425-0033.The ext Reuio will be o April 16th.

Scottish Rite ad the Ispectors Geeral of the 33.

$Additioal fuds were subscribed by the members ad o December 6, 1919, the Corerstoe of the ew Cathedral was laid by the M\W\ William S.$

13 April 2016 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com 13 you get to meet may other Brothers from aroud the regio ad form those vital coectios. There is a Scholarship Program available for your childre or gradchildre. There are also several family-orieted evets, icludig a Ladies Night, a trip to a amusemet park, a clambake, ad a aual baquet. As part of your first year s Dues paymet, you ad your sigificat other will be etitled to atted our Aual Reuio Baquet o Saturday, May 7th, at Cobblestoe Creek Coutry Club at o additioal cost. Despite the sigificat moetary value you will receive from your iitial Dues, I assure you that this is othig compared to the ispiratioal ad elighteed value you will receive as a Scottish Rite Maso i the years to come. My Brothers, come ad be a part of it! For iformatio o joiig the Scottish Rite, cotact the Valley of Rochester Office at (585) The ext Reuio will be o April 16th. Scottish Rite Ambassador Program By Bruce Katz, 32, Valley Ambassador Chairma I 1919, a Cathedral Geeral Committee was orgaized cosistig of the Cosistory Trustees, Heads of the four Bodies of Scottish Rite ad the Ispectors Geeral of the 33. The holdigs ad authority of the Masoic Temple Associatio were trasferred to the Committee ad the Associatio which had brought the work thus far was dissolved. Itese activity followed this revival of the project which had so log bee cosidered oly as a possibility for the future. Additioal fuds were subscribed by the members ad o December 6, 1919, the Corerstoe of the ew Cathedral was laid by the M\W\ William S. Farmer, Grad of Masos i New York State, i a solem ceremoy ad before a great assemblage of Masos ad frieds. The Corerstoe is, as it should be, ear the ortheast corer of the buildig ot far from the kitche etrace. The Corerstoe was carved by Ill\ Jesse L. Churchill, 33. A collectio of historical documets ad thigs of that geeratio was deposited i the receptacle withi the stoe for the edificatio of future geeratios should they ever agai come to light. The Cosecratio ad Dedicatio of the Cathedral was held April 20, 1921, ad coducted by Barto Smith, Sovereig Grad Commader. The itierary of the day icluded a receptio of Active Supreme Coucil members ad distiguished guests, a presetatio of the 21 i full ceremoial form, the dedicatio ad a baquet. (Frak B. Hower had preseted to Corig the 21 costumes ad sceery to From the s Desk By Ill\ Jack VaElzakker, 33 Happy Birthday to the followig Brothers who are celebratig i April: Frederick Halik (1st); Thomas Gamer ad Michael Kolla (2d); Raymod Cody II, Lace Seeber ad Derek VaHoute (3rd); Timothy Radall ad Pedro Ugalde (4th); David Burr ad Steve Diehart (5th); Michael Lewis, Jeffery Miller, Arold Palmer, Jr., Dale Polmateer ad Roald Sterlig (6th); Stuart Bobry (8th); Raymod Ziema (9th); Doald Harkess ad George Nasra (10th); Ralph Empso ad Keeth Irwi (11th); Deis Kig (12th); Michael Vaas (13th); Clifford Deie (14th); David Clarke, Scott Corey, Keeth Cross, Harold Roxburg, Jr. ad Robert VaLare (th); Joseph Bourcy III, Bruce Huie ad Joatha Leiserig (17th); Robert Aderso II, Harry DeHollader, Joh Flit ad Pat- Curret District Ambassadors Geesee, Wyomig ad Livigsto Districts Neil Bedford (585) bedford67@gmail.com Bruce Katz (585) brucek8189@aol.com Orleas District Garry Craker (585) gcraker@icloud.com Steube District Mike Koval (607) mpksek@gmail.com Waye District Welcome to Brother Erest Ouellette, who has graciously agreed to be the Waye District Ambassador. The role of the District Ambassador is to maitai cotact with the members of the Scottish Rite i his District - either directly or through Lodge Ambassadors. You do t have to be a official Lodge or District Ambassador to reach out ad cotact a Brother whom you have t see for a while. As Scottish Rite Masos, we will strive to be a Fraterity that fulfills our Masoic obligatio to care for our members. If you kow of a Scottish Rite Brother who ca use help or ecouragemet, please cotact our Erest Ouellete (3) Valley at or eouellet3@aol.com Buildig the Frak B. Hower Scottish Rite Cathedral By Distiguished Brother Frak Hamm, 32 MSA, Valley of Corig Scottish Rite Cathedral go with it.) The Cathedral had cost a total of $32,500. It cotaied a 600-seat auditorium, a large stage area, 35 full sceery cavas curtais, costume ad dressig rooms, a baquet hall, kitche, louge, office, poolroom ad plety of storage areas. Fial settlemet of the last ote held agaist the buildig was made i Masoic ad public use flourished over the years. Reuios, Passio plays ad two Blue Lodges called it home. Corig Summer Theater, Boy Scouts, political celebratios, radio shows, cocerts, recitals, weddigs ad private parties were frequet uses. As membership dwidled it became impossible to support the buildig. A auctio was held September 24, Much of the cotets wet to the Coudersport Cosistory. This historic ladmark still remais uoccupied. Efforts to ope it as a theater ad a café are uderway. The Valley of Corig cotiues as a Lodge of Perfectio ad is i a smaller facility. Valley of Rochester AASR Sprig, 2016 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ APRIL ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ April 8th 10th - Bus Trip to Valley of Bosto - Bus departs 6 a.m. Friday; Limited Seatig Valley Presetatio of 5 View Degrees 4 through 14 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ April 16th - Reuio at 4 (video), 16, 20 (video) ad 26 Coffee & Douts - 8 a.m. ~ Degrees - 9:30 a.m. ~ Luch ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ April 21st - Meetig & Program at Social - 5:30 p.m. ~ Dier - 6:30 p.m. (**) ~ Meetig - 7:30 p.m. Meu: Chicke Frech, Rice Pilaf, Apple Pie ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ MAY ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ May 7th - Reuio Baquet at Cobblestoe Creek Coutry Club (**) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ May19th - Electio Meetig & Istallatio Social - 5:30 p.m. ~ Dier - 6:30 p.m. (**) ~ Meetig - 7:30 p.m. Meu: Grilled Steak, Baked Potato Please otify the Office if you have a special diet requiremet. We will do our best to help so you ca atted diers. Summer is Comig ad so is Scottish Rite Day at Darie Lake Theme Park Resort Saturday, August 13th Rides, Slides ad Fu Galore Family Fu for All! Treat the Kids ad Gradkids to a pre-school fu day. Luch ad Parkig Icluded. Watch your mail for details ad discouted ticket prices for Valley Members. Gates ope at 10:30 a.m. Arrive early ad ejoy a full day! Reservatio for Valley Members Name: Phoe: Please eter my reservatio for the 2016 Valley of Rochester Reuio Baquet May 7, 2016 as follows (please prit): Etrée Choice: Guest: Prime Rib Chicke Marsala Salmo $ Fee eclosed: $30 per perso / $60 per couple Mail your reservatio with meu choice ad paymet by April 29th to: Valley of Rochester 811 Ayrault Rd, Ste 3; Fairport, NY Reservatio for Class Member ad Guest (32 Class Members ad their Ladies are guests of the Valley) Name: Phoe: Please eter my reservatio for the 2016 Valley of Rochester Reuio Baquet May 7, 2016 as follows (please prit): Etrée Choice: I am rick Mulrooey (18th); Thomas Badger ad Jared Groth (19th); Sydey Blyth, Bryat Duham ad Fred McKiley (20th); Alexader Reid (21st); Keeth Martes ad Jeffrey VaSice (22d); Evar Miller, Robert Zai, Jr. ad Noah Zigas (24th); Agelo DiCataldo (25th); Guy Clark (26th); Thomas Cowa, Joh Goodwi ad Herma Lyma (27th); Nicholas Miraglia ad Isaac Taylor (28th); Robert Crystal, Roger Lych ad James Robb (29th); ad Frak DeSatis ad Robert Kimmel (30th). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Guest Name: Prime Rib Chicke Marsala Salmo New 32 Class Member Ivited Guest Regrets, Uable to Atted RSVP to Valley of Rochester AASR Office by April 29th Phoe: (585) secretary@valleyofrochester.org

14 Website: www.moroemasoic.com N Email: masoictimes@gmail.com York Rite NEWS Hiram Chapter No. 62 2d & 4th Thursdays 7:30 p.m. R E Joh Zabel, High Priest H) 223-3228 zabelj@midsprig.

14 14 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com York Rite NEWS Hiram Chapter No. 62 2d & 4th Thursdays 7:30 p.m. R E Joh Zabel, High Priest H) zabelj@midsprig.com R E Charles M. Roberts, cholyoe@rochester.rr.com 17 Church Street, Pittsford What s Happeig The Chapter coferred the Most Excellet Degree at our regular meetig o February 25th. We had two Cadidates who took the Degree. The Chapter did a very good job. We had oe visitor, Compaio Fred Newto, who also helped i the Degree work. All Compaios i attedace helped i some way i the Degree coferral. The Brothers who took the Degree, I believe, were suitably impressed with the work. As a Chapter, we eed to strive toward improvig our Degree work. This, of course, meas that our Compaios eed to become ivolved i some way i the work. There is much that ca be doe without havig to lear a part i the work. There is costumig, stagig, walk-o parts, setup ad teardow that eed to be filled for excellet Degree work. Our Compaios are ecouraged to atted our meetig ad discuss their possible participatio i the work of the Chapter. Royal Arch Degree We are plaig to cofer the Royal Arch Degree o our Cadidates at our first meetig o April 14th. We will be receivig help from Compaios of other Chapters for some of the large parts, but we could still use help from our Compaios as listed above. By the time you read this there will be a ew Grad High Priest ad a ew District Deputy Grad High Priest. Our DDGHP is R\E\ Fred Newto. Compaios are ecouraged to atted our Covocatios to fid out what the Grad High Priest is expectig from Chapters i the comig year. As of this writig, Grad Chapter has ot bee held, so we do t have firm word o the future. The Chapter will work to meet all expectatios of the Grad Chapter ad the Grad High Priest. This will most likely mea that the Officers will be expected to do their part from memory for Opeig ad Closig. This is ot hard ad ca be very impressive to the Compaios preset ad all ew Compaios of our Chapter. We would like our Chapter to become oe of the premier Chapters i the State. This will take some work by all Compaios. May Chapters build a core of Compaios who do the work ad serve as Officers with ewer Compaios expected to participate. We have a better idea that the majority of the Compaios work ito positios ad fid their ow place i the Chapter. We would like to see Compaios move i ad out of the Lie positios without, ecessarily, movig up to the positio of High Priest. This will allow Compaios to fid a comfortable positio i the Chapter ad work with other Compaios to see that the positio is always filled, but ot ecessarily by Compaios progressig through the lie. Musigs Why would a Brother Freemaso wat to joi the York Rite? Oe reaso is to build upo the lessos leared i the first three Degrees coferred i the Lodge. Aother is to complete the story started i the Lodge Degrees. The basis of Freemasory is the buildig of Kig Solomo s Temple i Jerusalem as writte about i the Bible. Freemasory adds a little bit to the Biblical story ad comes to a decet coclusio. It is suspected that the York Rite was origially developed to complete the story portrayed i the first three Degrees. I would eed to do some more research to verify this suppositio, but I believe I am close to correct. Me always like a story to be completed. This is why authors of fictio ca write a series of books that sell well as the series covers a story which takes several volumes to complete. Thus, with Freemasory, the story is told i the several Degrees ad is ot completed util the Royal Arch Degree. It is my belief that the best Masos i a Lodge are those who belog to Cocordat Bodies ad have leared the lessos of the Cocordat Body Degrees, e.g., the York Rite Degrees. The Brother Masos tell us what they lear from the Cocordat Body to help the ew ad experieced Brethre of their Lodges to appreciate ad uderstad better the lessos taught by the first three Degrees. A Compaio who speds time learig the lessos of the York Rite Degrees will be better able to covey true Masoic Light to his less-iformed Brothers. He will also kow how to improve himself to become a much better ma tha whe he started his Masoic Jourey. This is oe of the core Teets of the Fraterity, to make good me better. We hope to see our Compaios i future Covocatios. They will be heartily greeted ad their attedace at our meetig will be well appreciated. Stay tued for ext moth s musig. Cyree-Moroe Commadery No. 12 Chartered 1993 Commader SK Beedetto Vitullo bbvusa@rochester.rr.com Recorder SK Charles M. Roberts cholyoe@rochester.rr.com 3rd Moday 17 Church Street, Pittsford Aual Commadery Ispectios April 16th Sagoyewatha, 10 a.m. i Phelps April 18th - Cyree-Moroe. 7:30 p.m. All Sir Kights are ecouraged to atted each others Ispectios both to help practice their ow Ispectio ad to support their sister Commaderies. Part Three Developmet of the Order Recruits ad offers of moey ad lad came flowig i far ad wide. Soo, umerous presbyteries, castles, farms ad churches were built ad occupied by the Templar Kights ad their servats. The Templars fitted out ships, creatig both a merchat ad fightig avy. I time, they became the most famous warriors, travelers, bakers ad fiaciers of their day. I short, the Templars were a autoomous etity aswerable oly to the Pope, with o obligatio to pay dues to ay kig, ruler or diocese. Their wealth icreased day by day. I the Holy Lads, the Order s power was legedary ad cotiued util the fall of Acre (1291). They cotrolled the shippig routes from Europe to Palestie used by Pilgrims, but all these costituted just a fractio of the Templars overall activities. They had etered the scee as Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ, but o descriptio could have bee less accurate. Amogst their raks were to be foud the wealthiest people of Europe - leadig bakers from Lodo ad Paris, amog whose customers were Blache of Castile, Alphoso de Poitiers ad Robert of Artois. The fiace miisters of James I of Arago, ad Charles I Naples ad the chief advisor of Louis VII of Frace were all Templars. By the year 1147, 700 Kights ad 2,400 servats of the order were statioed i Jerusalem. Across the kow world, 3,468 castles had become the Templars property. They had established tradig posts ad routes o both lad ad sea, had wo war booty ad spoils from the wars they participated i. Amog Europe s states, they were a political power to be reckoed with, ofte called i to arbitrate betwee rulers durig times of coflict. It is estimated that i the 13th Cetury, the Templars umbered 160,000, of whom 20,000 were Kights i those times, costitutig a udoubted superpower. The Templars icredibly widespread ifluece throughout Christia Europe were simply everywhere. Havig amassed huge wealth, they were the most powerful bakers of their time ad also the largest fightig force i the West. The Templars commissioed ad fiaced cathedrals, mediated i iteratioal trasactios, ad eve supplied court chamberlais to the rulig houses of Europe. Structure of the Order Oe of the most iterestig aspects of the Templars was their emphasis o discretio. I the two hudred years betwee the Order s foudig ad its liquidatio, they ever compromised o secrecy. This, however, is iexplicable by ay stadard of reaso, logic or commo sese. If they were truly devoted to the Catholic Church, there was o eed for this secrecy: All of Europe was uder the sovereigty of the Papacy. If they were merely followig Christia teachigs, the they had othig to hide ad there was o eed for secrecy. Why adopt secrecy as a fudametal priciple if you are i compliace with Church doctrie ad your missio is to uphold ad defed Christiaity - uless you are egaged i activities icompatible with the Church? Disciple was so very strictly observed withi the Order s hierarchy that it ca oly be described as a chai of commad. Accordig to the Templar rule, obediece to the Grad ad s of the Order was paramout if aythig be commaded by the or by oe to whom he has give his power, it should be doe without demur as if it were a commad from God. The Templars were ot allowed ay persoal possessios; everythig remaied the property of their Order. They also had their ow uique dress code. Over their armor, they wore a log white matle emblazoed with a red cross, so that they were recogized as Templars wherever they wet. The red cross symbol was assiged to Tall Cedars of Lebao Cotiued from Page 2 i writig the Ritual. The text comes directly from the Book of Kigs, Chapter 5, Verses 1-10 ad the Secod Book of Chroicles, Chapter 2, Verses 8-9. It revolves aroud the buildig of the Temple i Jerusalem ad the help give by Hiram Kig of Tyre to Solomo. Hiram set voluteers ito the Forest of Lebao to gather ad shape wood for the scaffoldig ad roof of the Temple. There was a shortage of wood i Israel ad this shortage was impedig the costructio of the House of the Lord. These were ot commo woodcutters, but artisas. More ext time. Membership Program There were oly four members at the February meetig. C mo, Woodsme, we ca do better tha that! There ca be o icrease i our membership without the cooperatio of the members. The GTC has plas to put ito motio for a membership icrease program; let s get behid this effort. If you eed iformatio to iterest Masos to joi our Forest, let us kow. We 1118 Log Pod Road South of Maide Lae April 2016 the Order by Pope Eugee III, who, icidetally, had bee tutored by St. Berard. There were three classes of Templars: Kights ad warriors of various raks, me of religio, ad fially servats. Other rules specific to the order prohibited marriage, correspodece with relatives or a private life. Meals were take together e masse. As portrayed o their sealwhich depicted two Kights o oe sigle horse-they were required to go about their busiess i pairs, share everythig, ad eat from the same bowl. They addressed each other as my Brother ad each Templar had the right to three horses ad oe servat. Breach or disrespect of ay of these rules was harshly puished. Groomig ad cleasig were cosidered a embarrassmet, so Templars rarely washed ad wet aroud filthy ad stikig of sweat, from the heat of wearig their armor. But accordig to history, the Templars were good seafarers. From the survivig Jews ad Arabs i the Holy Lad, they had acquired various maps ad leared the scieces of geometry ad mathematics, eablig them to avigate ot oly alog the shores of Europe ad alog the Africa Coast, but to explore lads ad seas lyig farther away. ca sed you brochures ad Petitios. Better yet, come to a meetig ad pick up what you eed. Refer the prospective Brother to our ad i this Masoic Times. Actively ask a Brother if he would be iterested. Let the Brothers of your Lodge kow about the Tall Cedars. If your eeds a program, let us kow so we ca cotact him ad set a date. A typical presetatio ca be as short as 10 miutes or a half-hour. We ca relate our History, Social evets, our Philathropy (Muscular Dystrophy Foudatio), educatioal beefits, brief descriptio of the Degrees, etc. We hope you ad your families ejoyed a blessed Easter ad are all ready for the warmer Sprig weather just aroud the corer. Do t forget our program to remember your Forest. Empire State Weeklies, Ic. 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April 2016 Website: www.moroemasoic.com N Email: masoictimes@gmail.com James A. Hard/ Waye Charter Post No. 12 Commader F. Jay McCullough 352-1061 fmccullough2@rochester.rr.

15 April 2016 Website: N masoictimes@gmail.com James A. Hard/ Waye Charter Post No. 12 Commader F. Jay McCullough fmccullough2@rochester.rr.com Adjutat Vace Collom vcollom1@rochester.rr.com It does t take log for a moth to pass whe oe is charged with writig a colum for the Masoic Times! Mark Your Caledar The most importat Trestleboard elemets for April for local War Veteras Post No. 12 members followig visits to primary doctors, specialists, medical labs ad the VA sice we are mostly seiors requirig such attetio! start with Wedesday, April 20th, whe we visit the VAMC i Atiore, Gary S. The Celestial Lodge received Gary Atiore, 72, o Jauary 16th. His wife, Doris, ad 5 childre survive him. Gary was a member of Scottish Rite, Damascus Shriers ad Reovatio Lodge. May your tears become raibows whe you remember your loved oe. Garbutt, Howard W. Howard Garbutt, 88, laid dow his Workig Tools o Jauary 21st. His memory will be shared by 4 childre, 12 gradchildre ad 13 great-gradchildre. Howard was a member of Clio Lodge ad Etoleah Chapter, Order of the Easter Star. A memory is a keepsake of time that lives forever i the heart. Haich, Roger D. O Jauary 23rd, Roger Haich, 83, foud lovig peace i the arms of the Lord. He will be remembered specially by his wife of 50 years, Doa; 3 childre, 9 gradchildre ad 5 great-gradchildre. He was a US Navy Vetera of the Korea War, a member of Ark Lodge ad Excelsior Chapter-RAM. Wishig you a garde of lovely memories. Jameso, Camero C.W. O February 5th, Camero Jameso, 93, wet to the waitig arms of his wife, leavig a daughter ad 1 gradchild to remember him. Camero was a member of Seeca Lodge, Scottish Rite ad Damascus Shriers. A page i our book of memories is getly tured today. Lucille M. Adams, widow of George Adams (Northfield), passed away February 26th. Caadaigua to host the residets Birthday Party at 2:30 p.m. We ll first gather for luch ad our Spageberg Siga-log as we etertai other lucheo guests at the Villager Restaurat at oo. O Wedesday, April 27th, we ll gather at Uity Lodge i Specerport at 1:30 p.m. to coduct the Aual Electio of Officers for the Post. This will be preceded by luch at oo whe we meet at the Uio Street Eatery, North of the Village o Route 259. The fial mothly activity will ivolve the service of the Post Color Guard at 12 Noo o April 30th. This evet is the Aual Widows Lucheo at the Burgudy Basi. The moth of May will iclude Memorial Day Services, the Istallatio of our Officers, Color Guard Services, parades ad cemetery services. More details will be provided i ext moth s Masoic Times. Let s take a brief look at some I Memoriam Outterso, Hugh D. O Jauary 25th, Rev. Hugh Outterso, 89, wet home to his Lord. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Barbara; 4 childre, 8 gradchildre ad 1 great-gradchild. Hugh was a US Navy Vetera of World War II ad a member of Euice Lodge. God seds His childre here with special tasks to do; ad calls them home whe their work is through. Powell, James J. O February 16th, James Powell wet to the waitig arms of his wife. He is survived by oe daughter ad 2 graddaughters. James was a US Navy Vetera ad member of Uity Lodge, Scottish Rite, York Rite, Shriers, Lalla Rookh Grotto ad Etoleah Chapter-OES. May he fid peace with the Lord. Rice, James H. James Rice, 73, departed from a lively life of accomplishmets o Jauary 31st. He will always be cherished by his wife of 53 years, Jea; 2 childre ad 2 gradchildre. Jim was very active i several Masoic Bodies, dedicated much service i State Offices, the Grad Historia ad publisher of the 24-Ich Gauge. He was a member of Scottish Rite, Caadaigua ad Milo Lodges, ad Masoic Veteras Associatio. He labored hard for those he loved, the left us to remember. Smith, Clemet D. Bud O February 1st, Clemet Smith, 87, etered Eteral Rest ad his wife of 67 years, Virgiia; 2 childre ad 4 gradchildre will cherish his memory. Bud was a member of ERAC Lodge. There are special people i our lives who ever leave, eve after they re goe. Widows to Remember Esther F. Beett, 95, widow of Carl Beett (Milor), passed away December 30, 20. earlier activity, ot i our previous moth s colum. We were joied by Grad Post Officers R\W\ 2d Lieuteat Commader Geeral Doald Kuego ad R\W\ Adjutat Geeral Deis Turto. Deis had bee the Commader Geeral of the Masoic War Veteras of the State of New York i Both are ivolved i the 69th Grad Post Aual Covetio, which will be held May 13th- th, at Salvatore s Grad Hotel ear Buffalo. We were ivited to atted the Istallatio of Officers o Saturday, May 13th. Our Adjutat, Vace Collom, was proud to have bee credited with havig forwarded Fiace Officer, Doald Osbore, ad his Post s Aual Reports prior to this uexpected visit. We were remided by Deis that we could kow all that s happeig at Grad Post by visitig his website: gradpostmwv.com Remember Aspire to ispire before you expire! Suter, Marti L. Flights of agels escorted Marti Suter, 95, to the waitig arms of his wife i Heave o Jauary 18th. His so ad exteded family will remember his legacy. Marti was a US Navy Vetera of World War II ad the Korea War. The Brothers of Ispiratio Lodge will keep his memory i their hearts. Toogood, James E. O March 5th, Jim Toogood, 71, was escorted by agels to the Celestial Lodge. He is survived by a exteded family. He was a active Freemaso ad will be missed by the Brothers of Uity Lodge, Scottish Rite, Damascus Shriers ad Lalla Rookh Grotto. He labored hard for those he loved, the left us to remember. Voss, Harry F. Harry Voss, 78, laid dow his Workig Tools o February 28th, leavig his wife, Cathy; 4 childre ad 11 gradchildre. Harry was a US Marie Corp Vetera ad member of Seeca Lodge, Scottish Rite ad Damascus Shriers. Death leaves a heartache o oe ca heal. Love leaves a memory o oe ca steal. Wager, Harold O February 12th, Harold Wager, 96, departed his Earthly family, leavig 4 childre, 7 gradchildre ad 12 greatgradchildre to survive him. Harold was a World War II Vetera ad a 65-year member of Uio Star Lodge. Earth has o sorrow that Heave caot heal. Lois S. Camero, 83, widow of Doald Camero (Fairport-Flower City), passed away Jauary 23rd. How Do We Improve Ourselves i Freemasory By W\ Rob Schwartig Shortly after the formatio of the Grad Lodge of Eglad i 1717, we fid Be Frakli becomig a Maso i Philadelphia ad orgaizig a mutual beefit club, the Leather Apro Club (Juto), with its stated purpose to debate questios of morals, politics ad atural philosophy, ad to exchage kowledge of busiess affairs. Prior to becomig a Freemaso or establishig the Leather Apro Club, he had devised a system of moral developmet called The Thirtee Virtues. Jeremy Gross, i Philalethes Magazie, Summer 2010, Vol. 63, No. 3, proposes, as I would, that we look closely at Frakli ad his quest for self-developmet, scietific experimetatio, ivetio ad political exploratio. He was avidly i search of meas to make good me better iside the Lodge Room ad i the private clubs similar to the Masoic Lodge. Today, as we examie our Lodges ad our purpose for existig, what do we see? What do we preset to our Iitiates ad what do we do for them after they keel i our Lodge Rooms? Our beautiful Ritual admoishes them to perfect themselves, our Lectures poit a directio for moral improvemet ad the what more do we give them? I some Lodges, Short Talks or readigs from the Grad Lodge s Livigsto Library form our ewly made Brother s route to becomig a better ma. For most, there is very little. Mr. Gross ad I suggest we might do more. He directs that we look at Frakli s Thirtee Virtues for ispiratio. Perhaps we might wat to dust off his process ad share it with our Iitiates. The virtues are listed here: 1. Temperace - Eat ot to dulless; drik ot to elevatio. 2. Silece - Speak ot but what may beefit others or yourself; avoid triflig coversatio. 3. Order - Let all your thigs have their places; let each part of your busiess have its time. 4. Resolutio - Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. 5. Frugality - Make o expese but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste othig. 6. Idustry - Lose o time; be always employed i somethig useful; cut off all uecessary actios. 7. Sicerity - Use o hurtful deceit; thik iocetly ad justly, ad, if you speak, speak accordigly. 8. Justice - Wrog oe by doig ijuries, or omittig the beefits that are your duty. 9. Moderatio - Avoid extremes; forbear resetig ijuries so much as you thik they deserve. 10. Clealiess - Tolerate o uclealiess i body, clothes, or habitatio. 11. Traquility - Be ot disturbed at trifles, or at accidets commo or uavoidable. 12. Chastity - Rarely use veery but for health or offsprig, ever to dulless, weakess, or the ijury of your ow or aother s peace or reputatio. 13. Humility - Imitate Jesus ad Socrates. I believe it is our resposibility to our Iitiates that we metor them i the practice proposed by Be Frakli. We could help them develop greater Emotioal Itelligece, the moder label for the processes of self-awareess ad self-regulatio that Frakli practiced. We eed ot use oly these behaviors; perhaps there are other vices that are more importat for each Brother. What Frakli would do is focus o oe behavior each week ad itesively examie his behavior o that oe dimesio of character every day for seve days. The, the ext week, he d move o to the ext. By the ed of the year, he would have goe through the cycle four times. If he was diliget i his iquiries, probes deeply ito the causes for his iappropriate behavior ad makes a coscious effort to chage, by the ed of the year, he would have become a ma of greater character. If we were to offer this assistace to our Brothers, would we be fulfillig a higher ad obler purpose? Masoic Activities Lookig Ahead MAY 2-3 Grad Lodge of New York Aual Commuicatio, New York City 7 Lalla Rookh Caldro Supreme Ispectio, Specerport 7 Scottish Rite Reuio Baquet 28 MONROE District - Joit Ivestiture Service, Fairport JUNE 16 Masoic Service Bureau Awards Night, Damascus 30 Moroe s & Wardes Electio SEPTEMBER OES Moroe Past Matros, Specerport

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