NEW CARLISLE MASONIC TEMPLE

2016
110 S. Main St. New Carlisle, Ohio 45344 - www.newcarlisle100.com

Editor: Jay Maxwell - 937-864-1747 - jmax580@aol.com

NEW CARLISLE LODGE NO. 100 F.& A.M.

Steven Raiff, W.M. 408-6488

HAPPY 80+
APRIL BIRTHDAY
George Trego - 95
Jack Logsdon - 91
Walter W. Walker - 90
Bobby Burress - 86
Herbert L. Moulder - 81
Leonard Williams - 80
NEW CARLISLE CRAFT CLUB
Roger Thornbury, Pres. 845-9565
Curtis Hamlin, Secy 304-638-4387

Many projects scheduled for Temple

improvements and cleaning. Come to
the next Craft Club meeting and
volunteer to help.
April 7 @ 7:00 Stated Meeting
New Carlisle Lodge and Craft Club
made the following donations for
the year:
Nov. 1, 2014 - Oct. 31, 2015
Building Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,354.00
Ohio Masonic Home. . . . . . . . . . 541.00
Special Olympics. . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00
Christmas Baskets. . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00
O.M.H. Christmas Party.. . . . . . . 150.00
Summer In The Park Concert Series. . . . . 100.00
Grand Lodge Scholarship Fund. . . . . 50.00

TOTAL DONATIONS
IN

$ 2,795.00

MEMORIAM

Jim Jack Weaver

September 4, 1944 - March 11, 2016

Brother Weaver (71) was raised July

12, 1984 and continued his
membership for 31 years. He was also
a member of New Carlisle Chapter
and Council. New Carlisle Lodge
conducted a Masonic Funeral Service
for Brother Weaver March 14 at
Trostel, Chapman, Dunbar & Fraley,
Funeral Home.

Jay Maxwell, Secy. 864-1747

Hillbilly Lodge Night

April 14
Cornbread and Beans
Dinner @ 6 PM
Lodge Opens @ 7 PM
Open in the EA Degree

Dress Casual or Hillbilly Style

Prize for the Best Dressed
Come out and enjoy a night of fun
and fellowship April 14

Past Masters to confer Fellow Craft Degree

APRIL 28 @ 7 P.M.
The Past Masters of New Carlisle Lodge will confer the Fellow Craft degree
on one candidate. A light snack will be served after the meeting

17th Annual Community Recognition

And Family Night Dinner
MAY 11 @ 6:30 P.M.
New Carlisle Lodge will host a Masonic Family Night, Friday, May 11 with a free
dinner at 6:30 p.m. and we cordially invite all to attend. The evening activities will
be devoted to honoring our Ladies, widows of deceased brethren, presentation of
The Community Builders Award to a deserving resident of our community to
show our appreciation for their outstanding efforts and contributions to our
community. We will also recognize exemplary service by a youth in each of the
Tecumseh, Bethel, and Northwestern School Districts.

There is no charge for the dinner but reservations are required. Doors
open at 6:00 for a social period, dinner served at 6:30
Please contact Helmut Schuster 244-2895 (helm.schuster@gmail.com) or Jay
Maxwell 864-1747 (jmax580@aol.com) for reservations on or before May 7.

April Lodge Calendar:

April 06 @ 7:00 Lodge Officer Meeting
April 07 @ 7:00 Craft Club Stated meeting
April 14 @ 6:00 Cornbread & Beans before Stated Meeting
April 14 @ 7:00 Lodge Stated Meeting - Hillbilly Night
April 20 - Newsletter Deadline
April 28 @ 7:00 F.C. Degree - Past Masters will assume all Officer Stations

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WHAT DOES MASONRY DO FOR THE COMMUNITY

The FRATERNITY of Free and Accepted Masons is the oldest, largest, and most widely known fraternal organization in the world.
Masonry was founded on the principles of brotherly love, relief and truth, and takes seriously its responsibility to help others. Symbolic Lodge
Masonry in Ohio, as well as the related organizations, have adopted numerous charitable programs which they support strongly. In fact, the
Masonic Fraternity in the United States DAILY contributes more than $2 million to charitable causes.
OHIO MASONIC HOME
The Ohio Masonic Homes family of services is dedicated to helping seniors through a wide range of options. From the retirement
campuses located in three areas of the state to home-based services, their caring, knowledgeable staff is dedicated to serving you where you
want to be. The retirement campuses Springfield Masonic Community in Springfield, Browning Masonic Community in Waterville near
Toledo and Western Reserve Masonic Community in Medina near Cleveland are where you can forget about the worries of home
ownership and enjoy what life offers. Or take care of your needs through their assisted living services, skilled nursing or rehabilitation services.
If you prefer to stay independent in your own home, home-based services such as Cornerstone Helping Hands and Cornerstone Home Health
can make life easier or more comfortable through a variety of services. Find which service will best suit you or your loved ones needs, call The
Ohio Masonic Home Resource Center at 877-881-1623 or visit their web sites at ohiomasonichome.org
GRAND LODGE OF F&AM OF OHIO
The Grand Lodge of Ohio offers annually two college scholarships in each of its 25 Masonic Districts. Ohio Masons have also become
major supporters of the Ohio Special Olympics, contributing more than $100,000 every year.
The Masonic Model Student Assistance Program is a gift from the Freemasons of Ohio to the schools in their communities. The
program consists of a three-day intensive training seminar that enables core teams of faculty and staff members to effectively identify and refer
at-risk youth.
SHRINE MASONS
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of pediatric specialty hospitals, founded by the Shrine, where children receive excellent medical
care. There are 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children providing care for orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate.
If the Children are covered by insurance, the shrine hospitals now collect those funds but they do NOT bill parents/guardians for care. To date
the Shriners have spent over $3 Billion dollars on hospital operating costs.
SCOTTISH RITE MASONS
Helping children with speech and language disorders is a particular mission of Scottish Rite. Ohio Valleys have established Masonic
Learning Centers for Children with Language and reading Disorders. In creating the 32E Masonic Childrens Learning Center at the
Dayton Masonic Temple, it has been their mission to provide professional treatment - free of charge - to children with dyslexia. There are now
50 active Dyslexia Centers in 13 States. All services are available regardless of race, creed, or Masonic relationship. The Scottish Rite is also
one of the leaders in Schizophrenic research.
OTHER MASONIC CHARITIES
The Royal Arch Masons support Adopt America Network which finds homes for Special Needs Children; the Royal and Select Masons
support programs to help juveniles with diabetes; the Knights Templar fund a philanthropic eye foundation; the Tall Cedars of Lebanon assists
Muscular Dystrophy research; and the Grotto provides dental care for children with special needs.

NEW CARLISLE CHAPTER 57,R.A.M

William Berry, E.H.P.
845-8774
Ranold Seymour, Secy. 462-9044

NEW CARLISLE COUNCIL 143 R.& S.M.

Ranold Seymour, I.M.
462-9044
Timothy Holiga, Secy. 286-0132

A MESSAGE FOR MASTER MASONS

In the March Bulletin we discussed the disconnect that occurs for those Brothers who, once they are raised to the sublime degree
of Master Mason, are often misled in to believing that the Blue Lodge is all there is, and that they need not continue to pursue
further light and knowledge in Masonry. Nothing could be further from the truth. In deed this may well be one of the reasons as
to the general decline in membership in Freemasonry here in the United States today. To promote a better understanding of the
York Rite of Freemasonry, it is essential that we dismiss from our minds the idea of a division or separation between Symbolic
Masonry and the three bodies that compose the York Rite. Such a separation is simply for the purpose of formality and
convenience of operations. The York Rite is a Whole-not an aggregate of three bodies. You cannot stop on the way, either with
Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council or Commandery, and claim to be a finished Mason. The work as progressively taken sheds light
upon the prior degrees and orders, and no Mason should assume that he has received the full story of light and knowledge in
Masonry until he has received all of the beautiful allegorical lessons exemplified in the degrees of Chapter, Council and
Commandery; lessons of honesty, harmony, justice, spirituality, faith, love, service, fortitude, hope, charity, tolerance. These
degrees and orders are full of the most important and informative moral lessons ever imparted to man. The lessons taught are
meant to encourage our brethren and companion to become a force for good, and a more effective member/citizen of our church,
our community, state and nation. In summary then, we need to know that the York Rite completes the Masonic story. Each of the
degrees add something to the understanding of the Mason of the things he should be seeking. In the process of elaboration of the
circumstances surrounding the teaching of the lessons, the degrees of Chapter, Council and Commandery, all occupy positions
of equal importance, and no Mason can feel that he has received everything to which he is entitled as an earnest seeker after truth
until he has received all of them.
April 19 @ 7:00 Chapter/Council Stated Meetings