Monroe Lodge #22 F&AM

Installation of Officers will take place Saturday, 12/13. Dinner will be served at 6pm and lodge will open at 7. The large majority of this event is open to the public.

Dinner at 6:30pm. Lodge will open about 7:15.

Monroe Lodge 22 will be hosting a Christmas Party for children of all ages on Saturday, December 20 at 6pm. All members and their family are invited to come to the lodge. If you are bringing a child up through the age of 12 please notify Dave Stuth of their age and name. Dave can be reached at: stuth-AT-sbcglobal.net.

Please join us for a good time and help us all enjoy the Christmas season.

This just in from Glenn:

URGENT NOTICE
On Sunday, June 22, 2008, between 2:00 am and 4:00 am, the office of the Valley of Chicago, along with several other offices located in the building that we are temporarily operating from until the development of our new headquarters is complete, was burglarized. As of early Monday morning, upon discovery of the burglary, the proper law enforcement agencies have been notified.

Brother Jack A. Davis, PM of Monroe #22 died yesterday at his daughter’s home in Indianapolis. If you wish to pay your respects and/or join in the Masonic service please note that the service will be at the new Allen Funeral Home on Old State Rd. 37 (due west of Monroe Lodge 22) at 7:30pm on Thursday, 6/12.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 13th, 2008, at Allen Funeral Home, 4155 S. Old State Rd. 37, Bloomington, with Rev. Glen Stidd officiating. Burial will be at Valhalla Memory Gardens. Friends may call on Thursday from 4:00-8:00 p.m. where Masonic Memorial services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Indiana Masonic Home or to Vista Care Hospice in care of Allen Funeral Home.

Fraternally, Glenn Moulton, WM

This in from W. Bro. Glenn Moulton, Master, Monroe 22:

Jack Davis resigned his position as Secretary of Monroe #22 yesterday due to severe health issues. In the past few months Jack has not been feeling well and has lost about 40 pounds. He was admitted to Bloomington Hospital last week where he was diagnosed as having advanced lung cancer. He was discharged yesterday and has moved up to Indianapolis to live with his daughter. Hospice care is being arranged and his daughter will keep us informed of his status.

Many of you have known Jack for many years and I know that he would appreciate hearing from you. [Please contact Eric (webmaster-at-monroe22-dot-org) if you would like his address.]

Brethren,

Those of you who knew Brother Theron Dunn (Moreno Valley #804, CA), and many who did not but may have read his work in various online Masonic fora, will be saddened to hear that he has, in all but the most basic physical sense, crossed the threshold to the Grand Lodge above. Brother Dunn was a prolific contributor to many Masonic websites, particularly his own weblog, Beacon of Masonic Light. He was admitted to the hospital last Friday with total kidney failure, due to a ruptured ulcer. Though not expected to make it through the weekend, he held on for several days. Today, test results have shown that there is no brain activity, and his physical body is now being kept alive only by machines, until his family members all have the chance to see him one last time. (Update: Brother Dunn has passed away. He was 51. Too, too young.)

I did not know him personally, and I don't believe I ever directly interacted with him online, but he did write some very interesting and insightful essays on Freemasonry. I would recommend visiting his weblog while it still exists, and reading some of them. I imagine that his close friends and Brothers will preserve the work he did.

I ask your prayers for his family and friends.

From Br. Ranson Johnson:

I just wanted to pass along a note that I now have a web order form established for the Masonic Certificate discussed at stated meeting last Tuesday night. If you are interested and would like to support this new program please go to this page on my website and fill out the form. I will collect money and deliver the framed certificates during degree conference and/or each stated meeting.

Below the break are several examples of certificates available...