2004 The Plumb Line
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Minnesota River Valley Lodge #6
"Issued with the Permission of the M.W. Grand Lodge of Minnesota"
'The Plumb Line'
From the Grand Master
January 2004
The Masonic bodies located at the Paul Revere Masonic Center recently
volunteered to assist the families of military personnel deployed overseas
by offering to provide needed services on an as-needed basis through The
"First Lady's Military Care Initiative" which has the following web page:
http://www.governor.state.mn.us/flmain1.asp
A few weeks after registering the Paul Revere Masonic Center with the web
site, we received a call from the National Guard asking if we would be
willing to remove snow from the driveway of a guardsman who is deployed to
Iraq. The guardsman's wife had been sick and it was too cold for her to take
her 2 year old out long enough to shovel her 50 yard long driveway. One of
our members packed up a snow blower, went to her house in Plymouth and
removed the snow from her driveway, car and walkways in less then an hour.
This solders wife was very very appreciative and wanted to know more about
our fraternity. Who knows, maybe we will hear from her husband when, God
willing, he returns safely from Iraq. These services are needed throughout
the state and it would be great to see a lot of Lodges volunteer to support
these families.
Sent to the "Plumb Line" by WB Dick Coleman
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Bloomington Lodge #340 will be hosting a 4th School of Instruction on Jan.
6th, 2004 at 7:00 P. M. All area Lodges and Officers are invited to attend
to learn from W. Bro. Gary Bill, Grand Lodge Custodian of the Ritual Work
who will be our instructor for the evening. A general "Q & A" session will
also be held, so be sure to bring your questions.
Bloomington #340 meets at the Lake Harriet Masonic Center, 4519 France Ave.
South, Minneapolis, MN 5410.
If interested in attending, please RSVP to W. Bro. Chip Soules by Sat. Jan.
3rd so that refreshments might be properly planned for.
Reach him by phone at 651.771.7469 or by e-mail at
ChipSoules@aol.com.
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Minnesota Masonic Reunion in Arizona
Hello Brothers and Guests,
The Annual Minnesota Masonic Reunion will be held this year on Thursday
January 22nd at the Sabbar Shrine Temple in Tucson. The address is 450 S.
Tucson Blvd., Tucson Tel. 520-624-2509. All are welcome to join us for an
evening of fellowship and fun. Please make your reservations with the Grand
Lodge office, 200 East Plato Blvd St. Paul MN 55107. The cost is $16.00
plus tax and tip. The social Hour is @ 5:00 p.m., dinner @6:00 p.m. A bus
is being planned for Phoenix area masons. Those interested should make
arrangements with Ben Holt at 480-598-3468.
Mile Stones
After 31 years of dedicated service to the Minnesota Masonic Homes, Brother
Edward Martini is retiring.
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Brothers,
If you want your name dropped from this list, or if someone wants to be
added just email the Grand Lodge and Doug will take care of it.
Please check with your Lodge Officers and make sure they know about the PLUM
LINE and they get signed up....................Neil
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