IONIC LODGE #31 NORTH BATTLEFORD
Brethren, Bro's John Invidiado Jr & Raoul Gongora were passed to the Second Degree last evening. Although I was not able to attend, I am told that the Degree Team did excellent work. Congratulations to all concerned.
Brethren, our Lodge held it's 1st regular meeting of 2023 on Friday the 13th. Lucky - Unlucky, you decide. We were finally able to Initiate two new Brothers, under the guidance of our new W.M., V.W. Bro. Richard Gibbons and his Degree Team. Bro's John Invidiado Jr and Raoul Gongora were welcomed as Members of Ionic 31 and we all look forward to the continuation of their journey. Congratulations to Bro. Gibbons and his team for a wonderful Degree and congratulations to our new Brothers. Absent the meeting were two of our Stalwarts, M.W. Bro. Don Finan, under the weather with Covid and R.W. Bro. Glenn Hunter, presently undergoing Cancer treatment at the RUH, Saskatoon. Get better soon, our thoughts and Prayers are with you.
Brethren, we held our Regular Meeting on December 9th with 21 Members attending. Three of the Brethren were presented with Long Service Certificates & Pins. A slate of New Officers for 2023 were installed.
V.W Bro. Kevin Garner presented 25 year Certificates and pins to W. Bro Bob MacKay and V.W. Bro. Tom Dutton, along with W. Bro. Larry McDaid, who received his 36 Year Certificate & Pin. Congratulations to all. Our DDGM, R.W. Bro. Mark Barclay was also present.
Brethren, our regular Lodge Meeting was held on Thursday, November 10. Our normal date, Friday, fell on Remembrance Day. R. W. Bro. Mark Barclay, District # 7 DDGM held his Official visit. Our Lodge held it's own Remembrance Service with Veterans attending and were recognized at the Alter. Election of Officers for 2023 was held and the following Principal Officers were elected:
W. M - V.W. Bro. Richard Gibbons
S. W. - Bro. Ron Crush
J.W. - Bro. Bryan Anderson
The remainder of the Officers will be named by the W.M. on Installation Night, December 9. The DDGM concluded the evening with a informative address as to his DDGM Duties.
Bro. Jose Macalino was presented with his Master Masons Certificate by R.W. Bro. Mark Barclay. V.W. Bro. Kevin Garner, W.M. also gave his congratulations.
Brethren, with the dispensation of our Grand Lodge, we held our Regular Meeting on October 21. The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan, M.W. Bro. Dean Elliott was in attendance and was welcomed to sit in the East by V.W. Bro. Kevin Garner. The Regular Business having been attended to, the Grand Master, assisted my M.W. Bro. Don Finan made a number of presentations, as will be noted below. The evening concluded with the Grand Master giving a very interesting address as to where Masonry could possibly be heading in the future.
W. Bro. Marvin Bates received his 60 Year Certificate & Pin, quite an accomplishment.
The Members in attendance on this evening.
Brethren, we held our Regular Monthly Meeting on June 10. No Degrees. Usual Business and conferring lapel pins on the 3 Principal Officers of the Lodge. At the conclusion of the meeting the members helped to set up the hall for the following day's Steak & Lobster Social. Thanks everyone.
Our Social was held on the following day with an excellent turnout. A big thank you to the members who cooked the Lobsters and helped with the serving and cleanup. Another great success.
Brethren, here are some of the 600+ photos taken at our Lodge's Family Day at Jackfish Lake Park on Saturday, June 4. I'm able to show some of them, but you get the idea. The weather was great and the photos indicate a Great time was had by all who attended. The food looks to have been awesome and plenty of it. Unfortunately, some of us were unable to attend due to other previous commitments. Congratulations to the organizers.
Bernie
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