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MOTHER’S DAY 2008 MESSAGE TO THE CRAFT

Patricio Castro — Tue, 6 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400

To all of my Brethren, families and friends, This weekend we celebrate Mother’s Day and as one of my first messages to you as your new Grand Master, I think it is so important that we pause in our daily routine to say a very special THANK YOU and pay homage and remember all of those we cherish and love as Mothers … be they our own Mothers or the Mothers of others whom we love and admire.
We are all a product of our environment and our upbringing. Therefore, all that we are today, everything we have accomplished in life thus far, and everything we strive to achieve, we can and should thank our Mothers. It was our Mothers from whom we learned the meaning of love as demonstrated by their loving care and devotion and the lessons we learned from them as children.

April NETNEWS is now on-line

Stu Card — Mon, 5 May 2008 01:42:31 -0400

Download the latest (April 2008) edition of the NETNEWS.

2nd SHOW ADDED to DIVAS WITH HEART CONCERT Spread the Word Quickly to all the Members in your District!!

Patricio Castro — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:18:54 -0400

Due to the early Sell Out of the 7:30 PM show for the Benefit of our Masonic Medical Research Laboratory scheduled for Radio City Music Hall, the artists have agreed to preform a second show at 2:30PM.

Starting at 9:00AM on Friday, April 25, 2008, the whole theater will be available for the purchase of tickets for the 2:30PM performance.

Go to the Grand Lodge Website at: www.nymasons.org and follow the directions to obtain the PROMO CODE for a 15% Discount.

This is a once in a lifetime event.

The four Divas have never sung together and they are making history by singing together and in front of an orchestra.

IMPORTANT RE LODGE ELECTIONS!

Patricio Castro — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:24:56 -0400

Attached is letter re Lodge Elections

To: All MAsters and Secretaries of the Following selected Lodges:
Masonic Lodges within the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge F. & A.M. of the State of New York that are on record with Stated Communications on/or between Tuesday, May 6, 2008 and Monday, May 12, 2008.

Dear Brethren:
To facilitate the preparation...(more)

WASHINGTONâ€™S INAUGURAL ADDRESS 219 YEARS LATER

Patricio Castro — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:28:38 -0400

A Reenactment of the Inaugural Address of Our First President

On April 30, 2008 at 12:00 oâ€™clock Noon, members of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York, with clergy from St. Paulâ€™s Chapel, will commemorate the first official act of our Founding Fathers and Heroes of the American Revolution by reenacting the 1789 Inauguration of our first president and fellow Mason, George Washington. Promising to uphold â€œliberties and freedoms" under "a government instituted by themselves," President Washingtonâ€™s stirring message to a fledgling nation are among the most influential words that shaped the identity of the United States. This reenactment is a poignant reminder of our American heritage and honors the men and women whose valor made our democracy possible.

LIVINGSTON MASONIC LIBRARY ACQUIRES COPY OF VATICAN'S TEMPLAR TRIAL TRANSCRIPTS

Patricio Castro — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:04:57 -0400

The Chancellor Robert R Livingston Masonic Library of Grand Lodge has announced the acquisition of Processus Contra Templarios, an unprecedented publication containing a collection of facsimile manuscripts relating to the trials of the Knights Templar. full Story

The 61st Annual Commemorative Service and Pilgrimage in memory of Brother Theodore Roosevelt

Patricio Castro — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:11:23 -0500

At the Matinecock Masonic Historical Society Building
14 West Main Street
Oyster Bay, New York
On Site Phone (516) 624-9622

Saturday, April 26th 2008
10:00 AM - Coffee downstairs
11:00 AM - Service in the Lodge room
with the guest speaker Ms. Amy Verone, Curator of Sagamore Hill
We will then make a pilgrimage to the grave and lay the wreath, returning to the Lodge for a complimentary lunch.

Conducted by the N.Y. S. League of Masonic Clubs in co-operation with Matinecock Lodge No. 806 F. & A. M

The Colonial Craftsmenâ€™sâ€™ Club of Colonial Massachusetts coming to Utica

Patricio Castro — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:20:14 -0500

The Colonial Craftsmen Club will hold a tiled lodge meeting, On the Square, using Colonial period ritual and clothing on April 26 beginning at 7PM in the auditorium of the MCC administration building.

While the members of the Craft are enjoy the lodge fellowship the Distaff Side will entertain and inform our ladies regarding the fashion and customs of the time as well as vignettes of eighteenth century life.

The Colonial Craftsmenâ€™s Club was founded in 1973 by a group of Massachusetts Masons who had an interest in the Colonial and Revolutionary eras of America. The original founders of the Club wished to explore that interest through the performance of Masonic degrees â€“ not only in the current, approved for designated by the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, but also according to the form and style used in the Colonial period.

Sixty-Third Annual Masonic Dedication Service and Breakfast

Patricio Castro — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:39:47 -0500

On Sunday, March 9, 2008 more than 700 Masons, family members and guests attended the Sixty-Third Annual Masonic Dedication Service and Breakfast of the Metropolitan Region at Leonard's of Great Neck. Highlight of the event was the presentation of the prestigious DeWitt Clinton Award by the Grand Lodge of the State of New York to the Daughter's of the American Revolution (DAR)

Grand Master MW Neal I Bidnick (right) is shown presenting the award to Mrs. Gretta Beck Archer, New York State Regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution with RW Edward Gilbert, Deputy Grand Master.

American Flags for those Serving in the Military

Patricio Castro — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:42:32 -0500

My Brothers:
As you know, Grand Lodge has undertaken a program to provide American Flags to Brothers and their family members who are serving on Active Duty in the Armed Forces.

This includes Members of our Lodges, their wives, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters; nieces and nephews; grandsons and granddaughters of members as well.

I have been tasked by the Grand Master to spearhead this effort and oversee the distribution of these flags.

To do this, I need the name, rank and a valid address for these individuals as well as Lodge affiliation (or the name of the Brother and his Lodge that is providing the information to the committee). For those deployed overseas this usually consists of a unit address including the APO/FPO number. For others, this is either a unit or residential address. In either case please forward this information to me as soon as possible. Also please specify whether the individual to be presented is a member or their relationship to a member.