Thursday, June 17, 2010

June 2010, Stated Communication and Steak Supper

Mt. Moriah Lodge, #56 met at 6:30PM for our Annual Grilled Steak Meal on the 16th of June for our last Stated Communication of the summer. We will be cloaked in darkness (closed) until our next Stated Communication in October. This by no means means that we will not be very active, only that we will not be holding our monthly meetings.

June is the month each year which we award the three annual Rayfield A. Payne Masonic Book Award and this year, our first annual Roger & Mary MacDonald Family Scholarship.

Ms. Savannah Smith is awarded one of our three Rayfield A. Payne Masonic Book Awards by Wor. Elihu Upham as her mom Eva proudly stands at her side.

Ms. Shannon Irish is well supported by her mom Amy, dad Charlie and boyfriend Zach as she is awarded one of our three Rayfield A. Payne Masonic Book Awards by Wor. Elihu Upham.

Ms. Mariah Stiles was also awarded a Rayfield A. Payne Masonic Book Award but was unable to attend the ceremony for the evening.

Mr. Daniel Stackhouse is congratulated for being awarded the first Annual Roger & Mary MacDonald Family Scholarship by Wor. Elihu Upham and Roger & Mary MacDonald's son our Bro. MacDonald.

Wor. Elihu Upham has had the pleasure of extending an invitation to his father, Bro. Nathan Acker, a place at his side in the East as he has led the Craft this year. Most Masons know that it is a very good thing and special honour to be able to call a father or son, your "Brother" as well.

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Books For Bikes, 2010

For a few years, Mt. Moriah has sponsored a "Books for Bikes" competition at the Denmark Elementary School. For each book the kids read, they get a ticket which is put into a drawing for their class for one boys or one girls bike. Bro. Steve Robinson coordinates the lodge purchase and assembly of these bikes and makes sure that there are brothers there at the end of the spring semester to award them to the kids whose names are drawn at random for each class. It is a really fun way to encourage all of the kids to read more and they are very excited about getting a new bike and helmet!

This year, Bro. Steve Robinson, Wor. Ernie Perrault, Wor. Terry Blake and Wor. David Eaton were at the Tuesday morning award event on the 15th of June.

The Lodge thanks Wor. David Eaton's wife Wendy for attended the awarding of the bikes this year with her camera so that we could share these photos of the event with you.











Saturday, June 12, 2010

16th District Officer's Assoc. Table Lodge

Mt. Moriah hosted a Table Lodge of Instruction for the 16th Masonic District Officers Association. Our own Wor. Terry Blake was the honoured guest as the District's 2009 Mason of the Year.
As is usual with a Table Lodge, a great time was had by all.
A short photo essay of the evening may be viewed by clicking on this image:


Here is also a 3.5 minute video of our Wor. Brother Terry addressing the assembled Craft...
(double click this video to open it full resolution at YouTube.)