We would like to invite everyone and their families out to a Great Pulled Pork Dinner on Tuesday (4/21/09) starting at 7:00 P.M. until 8:30 P.M.  The cost for the dinner is $7.50 per person.  All are welcome and we would like to see you at the Lodge for some great fellowship.

Just wanted to say what a great turn-out Saturday.  We had some boys from the DeMolay who showed up to help clean-up the Lodge and help where ever they could.  From all the Brethren of the Lodge we would like to thank you for your help.

And to all the Brethren that came out to clean I would like to personally say thanks and job well done!  I know with the dedication and care that was shown this Saturday we will prevail and bring back the members!  We will also have fun doing it too.

A congratulations is in order for Brother Paul Weyandt for a very sucessful fellowship dinner that he put on in January. And I look forward to the one that Brother Andy Washburn will be hosting this month. Hope to see alot of people there!  If my memory is correct I believe W.M. Jim Tournas will be bringing his cornhole game. So lets put our overalls on and have some fun!

Another congratulations is also in order to Brother Jim Hieb for putting together Stonington Lodge’s first newsletter in 3 years!  Great job Brother Hieb!  Everyone should be receiving one in the mail shortly, they were mailed out Saturday.  If you don’t get one or you would like to be on the mailing list please contact me at crhennes@oh.rr.com and provide your email address and contact information.

All officers are asked to please bring with them tonight all manuals in their possession so when can properly record who has what and who needs what.  Also I will be taking pictures tonight to update the officer page on the website.

Just a quick update to everyone.  I went to visit Brother Clifford Berry today to present him a Get Well card from the lodge and unfortunately he was not home.  Not sure if he is still in the hospital at this time but I did call and leave a message at his home and also left the card for him wishing him the best.

Brother Bill Spangler was the next one on my visits.  I stopped by to see him and he was home and feeling better.  I presented the Get Well card to him and told him we were thinking of him and wished him a speedy recovery.  He told me to tell the Brethren of the Lodge thank-you for your thoughts.

I have finally finished adding a new section the Stonington Lodge main website at www.stoningtonlodge.org.  It is accessible via the menu on the left side and is labeled Masonic Education.  I hope all find it interesting as well as a good resource.  If you should happen to find a link to something that is not working please email me at crhennes@oh.rr.com so I can correct it.  If there is information that needs corrected please email me too.

Thanks

• Nov 25th- First meeting of the new Masonic Year! 7:30p.m.
• Dec 9th- Stonington Annual Awards Night (Open to Family and Guests) 7:30p.m.
• Jan 25th- Typewritten Ritual (Forest City Lodge) 9a.m.
• Mar 19th- Stonington Lodge Hosts the LCBLA meeting 7:30p.m.
• Mar 21st- Amherst Masonic Temple Open House (12p.m.-4p.m.)
• Mar 28th- Stonington Lodge Inspection 7:15p.m. (Dinner at 6p.m.)
• May 16th- 22nd Masonic District Grand Master’s Reception
• June 13th- Grand Master’s Class Day (Berea Masonic Temple)
• June 20th- LCBLA Annual Golf Outing Pheasant Run
• June 21st- LCBLA Family Outing-Bur Oak Park
• June 26th- Ohio Special Olympics Opening Cermony
• June 30th- District Awards Night (Lyndhurst Masonic Temple)
• Aug 20th-24th- Lorain County Fair (Double booth this year!)
• Sept 18th-20th- Elyria Apple Festival
• Oct 3rd- LCBLA Dinner Dance
• Oct 16th-17th- Grand Lodge 200th Communication (Toledo Ohio)

Please take the time to note these events on your calendar. They can always been seen on our calendar too! There are a lot of great things happening this Masonic year that you don’t want to miss! Any questions regarding the events please feel free to contact Stonington Lodge Secretary at crhennes@oh.rr.com.

Our installation started at 6:30 p.m. by WM John Porter sitting in the East. The Lodge was filled on both sides by not only guests but also attending Masons. The flag was presented proudly and professionally by Stonington’s David J. Nye DeMolay. Memorial Services were then held by James Tournas and WM John Morris to honor the brethren that had passed in the last year. WM John Porter then gave his farwell remarks stating how his year as Master seemed to go quickly once it got started and that he was thankful to all for a good year. At this time District Deputy Grand Master Robert Behner was introduced and asked to proceed as he see fit. Right Worshipful spoke a few words about the upcoming year. He then returned the gavel to WM John Porter and was told to continue with the installation. Wm John Porter then asked brother Weyandt to introduce the installing officers. The installing officers were :

Installing Officer: Ron Runion PDDGM ILL. 33° Wellington Lodge
Installing Chaplin: Wendell Strunk PM ILL. 33° elect Stonington Lodge
Installing Secretary: Jerry Brove PDDGM Stonington Lodge
Installing Marshall: John Morris PM Stonington Lodge
Installing Marshall: J. Mike Crocker WM Oberlin Lodge

The officers were dismissed at this time.  The newly elected and appointed officers were the announced in the following order:

Worshipful Master:  James Tournas
Senior Warden:  Paul Weyandt
Junior Warden:  Andrew Washburn
Treasurer:  Roger Lawson PM
Secretary:  Robert Hennes
Chaplin:  Robert Berry PM
Senior Deacon:  Jerry Barger
Junior Deacon:  Chiban Bader
Senior Steward:  James Hieb
Junior Steward:  Empty at this time
Tyler:  Al Quinones
Marshal:  John LeMaster
Trustee & LEO:  John Porter PM

The charges of each position were given by Ron Runion PDDGM and the new officers took there positions.  The closing prayer was given by Robert Berry PM and the installation was closed by Robert Behner DDGM.  At this time WM James Tournas gave his greetings and thanks to all who attended and proceeded to hand out gifts to his new officers, installing team, and his wife.  The officers of Stonington presented WM James Tournas with a 2 1/2″ piece of marble engraved with his name and the Lodge’s name to use with his gavel.  He is known to have broken the marble before with the way he uses a gavel.  I don’t believe he will be breaking this one anytime soon!  Closing remarks were then given by DDGM Robert Behner.  Pictures were then taken and will be available in the near future for everyone to see.  We hope to see everyone in the upcoming year as there are some great things planned.

Sincerely,

Robert Hennes

Secretary

I would like to take the time to welcome everyone to the secretaries corner.