Charlotte Scottish Rite

Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction

Lodge Ambassador

Brothers,

Please make sure your Blue Lodge has an active Ambassador so that your new members are given the appropriate  Scottish Rite paperwork and lapel pin’s for our next Reunion.

OUR FALL REUNION

Brethern,

To get more brothers for our fall Reunion we are going to accept a payment plan of $75.00 a month for July, August, September & October. We hope this will relieve the financial stress of $ 300.00 usually paid one time. Remember to tell everyone in your lodge our Reunion is October 30th and 31st.

SAVE OUR TEMPLE

June 15, 2009

 

Dear Brother:

 

My Brother, you are receiving yet another letter from your new secretary regarding the ongoing “Save OUR Temple” campaign because you have seen the need and understand the reasoning and purpose for saving our building.

 

To continue our work of restoring our beautiful building, we need more help - urgently - from the people who care about our Children’s Learning Center and our facility the most; people like YOU who are willing to provide additional support in this struggle.  I am asking that each member contribute $100, or twenty-seven cents per day, or whatever you can afford, to preserve the legacy that our beautiful building exhibits to the community and the Scottish Rite.  To date we have received $85,788.77 from 734 Brothers towards our $250,000 goal.

 

Your past contribution is greatly appreciated and has been most instrumental in reducing the overall $116,000 cost incurred for our roof replacement in January 2008.  But replacing the roof was only part of the total restoration project.  We still have the need for new air conditioning systems, we would like to re-carpet the upstairs, paint the lobby and library and resurface the parking lot.  To do this it will cost us more.

 

That is why I write this letter to you; soliciting your continued support to “Save OUR Temple” and keep it as one of the best buildings of Scottish Rite Freemasonry in the country!  And remember, we now accept credit cards for this effort and for any other contributions you may elect to make on behalf of our ongoing Rite Voice Clinic Campaign.  Think about it…and then think about taking out your checkbook (or credit card) again and making the biggest contribution you can.  So my Brother, please make your additional contribution today to preserve our magnificent Temple and all the good Masonic work that emulates from within.  And more especially, come and visit the Learning Center and attend YOUR Scottish Rite and behold the joy in knowing what our Children’s Learning Center means to the many children and families who benefit from YOUR caring generosity!  I extend my personal appreciation and thanks for your support.

 

Fraternally,

 

Brad L. Hufeld – 32°

Valley Secretary

 

 

YES, I want to preserve our Temple.  My contribution information is: 

(  )        Check enclosed for $_________

 

(  )        Credit card payment for $________ 

 

Credit Card #___________________________

Expiration: ____________

 

  Type of credit card (circle choice):  VISA   MasterCard          Discover

 

Name:             _____________________________________________________

 

Address:        _____________________________________________________

 

Phone:            ____________________ 

Email: ___________________________

 

Please mail your contribution to:

“Save Our Temple”Charlotte Scottish Rite” P.O. Box 221149  Charlotte, NC 28222-1149

JOHN LITAKER

Brothers,

Are thought and prayers go out to 111. Bro. John Litaker who is in ICU at CMC uptown. He has been diagnosed with Guillan Barre Syndrome. We all wish you a speedy recovery and our thinking of you.

HAPPY SUMMER

Everyone have a safe and happy summer. Please call the office or stop by if you need anything.

THIS YEAR’S GRAND LODGE MEETING

Brothers, The Grand Lodge meeting is in Winston-Salem again this year on September 25th and 26th. It is probably a good idea for your blue lodge to make your hotel reservations early.

THE GRAND CROSS REUNION PICTURES ARE IN

Brother’s,

Your class picture from The Grand Cross Reunion is in the office. Please stop by or you can pick them up at our next Stated Communication- Wednesday- June 3rd.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKING AT THE SCOTTISH RITE REUNION- OCTOBER 30-31ST

 RITUALISTS, SPEAKING

RITUALISTS, NON SPEAKING

ROBING ROOM/ MAKE UP

STAGE CREW

CHOIR

RECEPTION COMMITTEE

ELECTRONICS

LODGE AMBASSADOR’S

MARSHALL’S

KNIGHT’S OF ST. ANDREW

Our Newest Scottish Rite Brothers

Please call the office at 704-365-3579, we need your e-mail to add to our master list and make sure we have  your current phone numbers for all upcoming events.

Masons Helping Children Update

The first outing for “Masons Helping Children”, was this past week end May 16th and 17th. in Waxhaw, NC. Thanks to Jim Adams for the new signage in white with blue lettering atop the white tents.  Our Board decided to take the word Charity out of our name as the word does not adequately describe all that Masons do. Jr  Harward and a couple of helpers painted the display unit white and together, makes the pictures of the Children from Oxford, The Learning Center and Shrine Hospital stand out. (we will post pictures soon)

Our day started early on Saturday with Jr. Harward, Max Walker, Jim Adams, Mack Archer and myself setting up our booth in front of the Masonic Lodge of Waxhaw. The day started bright and the people came. We never know what or who to expect as we man this booth and there were the usual good comments about  Masons.  The Shrine Hospital, which, some asked if it was going to close, our answer was today it is business as usual and that seemed to please all who had questions.

The Learning Center is still the best kept secret and we really wanted to talk about it. Shortly before noon a lady walked up with her two children and stated that their family had just moved to the area from St.Louis and the two children were having a hard time in the transition.  They felt they were behind in their work and getting worse, along with giving up. This family name and address has already been turned over to the Center.

We are still surprised with those who walk up and say thanks for what you do and hand us a dollar or two or five or in one case a twenty. There was one fellow who could not have been over 30 years old looking at the pictures of the Shrine Hospital. As I approached him he told me this beautiful story of how he and his wife and three children and taken on a foster child  a 13 years old young girl.. The agency told them the young girl need a stable home so that she could be admitted to the hospital for spinal surgery and the family agreed.  He talked about his ready made family and the  unexpected challenges due to her age, environment, parents that did not want her, rebellion, all those thinks that a young family don’t need. I asked one of the children what it was like to have this new addition in her home and her remarks were slow in coming and with her father’s approval she looked at me and said, “It was nice”.

Most of you reading this know that the afternoon was pretty much over because of the rain. Teenagers stayed around eating hot dogs, popcorn and cotton candy.  But was pretty much over for us.

Sunday found overcast skies with a little sunshine. The crowd picked up and we again had the usual well wishers. Max Walker and Mack Archer talked to all their neighbors. The discussion in our booth and with the few Member of Waxhaw Lodge was the visit from the Grand Master on Thursday. Jr. made it clear that he planned to have our portable display unit ready to be used by Waxhaw Lodge during this visit.

Again clouds threatened the afternoon but not before we had a visit from an Angel. She is a four year old in a wheelchair who is paralyzed from the waste down. I won’t go into her medical problems, there were several of us in the booth space sitting and stand around when she and her mother entered our booth.  It was lake a symphony as every man jumped up and looked and spoke to her and saw the radiant smile on that beautiful four year old face and the sweet wave of that small hand. I could have sworn there was a halo over her head, but I now believe it was the reflection of a tear that had somehow gotten in my eye.

The rains did come again on Sunday Afternoon and we dismantled and came home. As I reflect tonight on this week end, was it worth while, was it worth getting wet two days in a row? It was, you see if we were there for just one of the above, I would think it worth while. If Masons everywhere could see and hear what we see and hear, I think we would again be reminded of why we even exist. I believe that the Great Architect of the Universe gave us all we could handle this weekend.

Thanks to those who participated this week-end, Max Walker, Mack Archer, Bob Braswell, Jim Adams and Jr. Harward.

Fraternally,
Don Wilson

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