Monday, April 20, 2009

2009 Guard's Club Dinner & Annual Meeting

The Annual Guard’s Club Dinner will be held in the dining room of the Masonic Memorial Center, 648 Centerville Place, North Syracuse, New York on Monday, May 11, 2009 at 6:30 p.m..

This dinner is sponsored by Central City Bodies, A.A.S.R., Valley of Syracuse as a token of appreciation for all those who took part in or worked on any Degrees. This includes all Officers, members of the Degree Casts, Stage Hands, Wardrobe, Make-up, and all others who helped in any way.

The dinner is by reservation only, which must be in the Scottish Rite office by Monday, May 4, 2009. The Annual Meeting and Election of Officers of the Guards Club will follow the dinner and at 7:30 P.M. the Four Bodies Annual Meeting and Election of Officers will take place.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Reunion 5/2/09

We will celebrate the 147th Reunion with a stellar banquet on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at the Memorial Masonic Center, 648 Centerville Place, North Syracuse, New York. We will also recognize the members of the Ill.'. Richard W. Bellows, 33º Class of 2009.

We begin with a social hour at 6:00 p.m. and enjoy a roast beef dinner at 6:30 p.m. A program in the Lodge Room will follow dinner. The speaker for the evening will be D.B. Stephen C. Park, 32º, MSA, Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Central New York 32º Masonic Learning Center for Children in Oriskany, New York.

Make your reservation with the Scottish Rite office, and mail your check payable to Central City Bodies, A.A.S.R.. The cost of the dinner will be $16.00 per person.

We must have your reservation by April 22, 2009 to insure you have a seat at dinner.

Monday, April 6, 2009

Consistory Degrees in Utica on 4/18

The 24º, 31º and 32º will be presented on Saturday, April 18, 2009 starting at 10:00 a.m. in Utica, NY. The address for the Scottish Rite in Utica is 251 E. Genesee Street.

A bus will depart from the Masonic Memorial Center, 648 Centerville Place, North Syracuse, NY at 8:00 a.m that morning.

Reservations for the bus and degree luncheon should be made by Monday, April 13, 2009 by calling the Scottish Rite office at 452-7976, Monday thru Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or leave a message on the answering machine.

Cost of lunch will be $7.00 per person.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Feast of the Paschal Lamb

The ceremony of the Feast of the Paschal Lamb will be conducted on Monday evening, April 6, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lodge room of the Masonic Memorial Center, 648 Centerville Place, North Syracuse, New York.

This is the annual memorial service for Scottish Rite brothers who have died during the preceding year and includes the moving ritual of the extinguishing and relighting of the lights. It provides an opportunity to reaffirm our faith and recall our departed brothers as their names are recited.

I cordially invite you, your family and friends to join us on April 6, 2009 as we reaffirm our faith and honor those who have gone before us. A reception will be held in the dining room following the ceremony.