Monticello Lodge #532, F&AM

"Queens Education Renaissance"

30 years of Masonic Education in the Queens District and the
longest running Education seminar in the GL of NY

to be held on

at
Advance Masonic Temple
21-14 30th Avenue; Long Island City, NY 11102

Special Breakfast at 8 a.m. and Hot Lunch at 12:15 p.m.

Seminar starts at 9 a.m. Sharp

The Grand Master, DGM, Grand Line and PGMs will be present.
Address by MW Edward G. Gilbert

Keynote Speaker: MW Richard E. Fletcher

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Below are two letters written by RW Ronald Kamp, Director of Development and Communications, Masonic Medical Research Laboratory. The second appeared in the Observer Dispatch on October 12, 2009.

I read with great interest the front page article on Freemasonry in yesterday’s paper by Gary Stern. The article briefly touched on Masonic philanthropy but did not mention one of the crown jewels of Masonic Philanthropy, the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory (MMRL) in Utica, NY. From humble beginnings, the MMRL has grown steadily and significantly in size and international standing as a cardiology research institute.

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Visit the American Lodge of Research at the next regular meeting:

Date: December 28, 2009, 8:00 pm

Location: Masonic Hall, French Ionic Room

Information: Go Online to http://www.nymasons.org/cms/ALR

S&F,
Bill Thomas, Master

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Please join the officers for an informal "on-your-own" dinner at 6:00 pm
Location: Limerick House Pub (next to Masonic Hall)

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Worshipful Brother BILL SOHNI,immediate Past Master of Joseph Warren-Gothic Lodge No 934, Seventh Manhattan District, and a hard working, popular member of the Masonic Hall Tour Guide Team, suffered a torn tendon in his leg on Saturday and is scheduled for open surgery to reattach that tendon on:

Monday, November 30th in Englewood (NJ) Hospital and Medical Center.

Please keep Brother Bill Sohni and his family in your thoughts and prayers for a speedy and compete recovery and his return to good health.

Get well wishes and cards of good cheer can be sent to Bill at his home:

BILL SOHNI

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Brethren and friends,

The Police Square Club of The City of New York invites you and your friends to attend their Holiday party set for Friday December 11, 2009 at Koenigs Restaurant starting at 7pm.

The event is honoring the Westchester Putnam Law Enforcement Square Club and R.W. Marino Cesarini, Grand Treasurer.

For tickets please call Rich Araya @ 917-309-4317. Tickets are $70 per person if purchased by 12/4 and $75 per person at the door.

Proceeds will benefit Camp Turk Scholarship Fund.

The Police Square Club is an Fraternal organization composed of Freemasons recognized by the NYPD and chartered by the Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of the State of N.Y. Masonic Brothers please post this flier at your respective Lodge and or forward to others.

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What: Masonic Toys for Tots Party
When: 12/5 from 2pm to 5pm
Where: Grand Lodge; 71 West 23rd Street; New York City

Details: Shriner Clowns, Disc Jockey, balloons, cotton candy, Food and CHILDID

Each family should bring unwrapped toy (up to $15 value) for the children at the blood foundation at the N.Y. Presbyterian Hospital

EVERYONE IS INVITED - This is PARTY; COME ON DOWN.

For more information, see flyer (pdf)

Any questions please contact W. Allen Thompson at:
E-mail: al_thompson@comcast.net

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009 ; St. Petersburg Times

Dunedin Masonic Lodge 192 recently named Pinellas County sheriff's Deputy Curtis Kindle its 2009 Deputy of the Year for his outstanding service to the community.

Ken Giesow, senior warden of Lodge 192, presented the award to Kindle at a special dinner at the lodge with more than 50 people in attendance, including Sgt. William Byrd, Kindle's supervisor.

Kindle began his career with the Sheriff's Office in 1995 and four years later was transferred to the Patrol Operations Bureau. From there he went to the ECHO (DUI) unit in 2001, making more than 600 DUI arrests. By request, he transferred back to the Patrol Operations Bureau in 2005, then became a Field Training Officer from 2006 to 2008. He left FTO in January and currently works in Dunedin.

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Announcing the Sixty-Fourth Annual Metropolitan Region’s Masons & Families Dedication Service & Breakfast

Sponsored by the Masonic Brotherhood Foundation, Inc.

Hosted by the 2008 – 2010 Metropolitan Region

District Deputy Grand Masters’ Association

Guest Speaker: Jimmy Breslin - Renowned Author, Editorialist & Columnist

Sunday Morning, March 7, 2010

Location:The Marina Del Rey
One Marina Drive
Throgs Neck, Bronx, NY 10465

Seating will begin promptly in the morning at 8 o’clock

The site offers easy access from major highways and VALET PARKING. The Service of Ecumenical Worship will be led by our Grand Chaplains at 9:00 AM, and immediately be followed by the Breakfast.

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It all started almost a hundred years ago. A group of men, who belonged to an organization known as Masons, or Freemasons, decided they wanted to provide a summer vacation for little girls living in the “inner city” … a few weeks of sunshine and fresh air and wholesome food in a pristine, carefree environment these children might not otherwise enjoy in a time of severe financial hardship. It was in the early 1920’s, and the men belonged to a group of Masonic Lodges that comprised the Seventh Manhattan District. They purchased a hundred acre farm in Tallman, NY between Spring Valley and Suffern, in the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains, about 45 miles from Broadway, but a world away from the tenements and crowded city that predated the Great Depression.

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In 1996 Congress established a priority based enrollment system for access to VA health care. In 2003, due to increased pressure on resources, enrollment was suspended for certain Veterans with incomes above "geographic means test" threshold.

Last year, Congress passed legislation raising this income threshold by 10 percent. Starting this summer, VA began the process of contacting thousands of Veterans who had previously been denied enrollment

If you were denied enrollment on the basis of your income, contact the nearest VA Medical Center eligibility office to determine if you are eligible under the new guidelines.

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Correction to the Empire State Mason.

The Masonic Toys for Tots Affair at Russo’s on the Bay will held on Saturday November 21, 2009.

For information, see this flyer: Toys for Tots PDF flyer

For further information please contact:
Franklin S. Yedwab, Event Chairman at fyedwab@hunterorg.com or call at 201.446.3959

From Ronald Steiner, N.Y. Grand Lodge Public Relations

My Brothers ...

This CNN video link is worth sharing ... all positive.

Link to YouTube - Freemasons in US Congress (CNN) at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I6if6Pyc24&feature=sub

There is very extensive Page One article about FreeMasonry ... locally, in the state and in general ... in an edition of The JOURNAL NEWS with full color pictures. There are a few errors, and some aspects not as we would have written and emphasized, but overall Ron Steiner felt it is very favorable to the craft. The article can be found here

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