{"id":108,"date":"2010-12-01T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/harmony9.net\/?p=108"},"modified":"2011-08-27T15:57:58","modified_gmt":"2011-08-27T15:57:58","slug":"master%e2%80%99s-message-december-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/harmony9.org\/?p=108","title":{"rendered":"Master\u2019s Message December 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Robert J. Kempf<\/strong><\/p>\n

Worshipful Master<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harmony Lodge #9 F.& A.M.<\/p>\n

2010-2011<\/p>\n

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Brethren and Friends,<\/p>\n

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Let me start by wishing you all a very happy and safe holiday season.\u00a0 It is a wonderful thing as the days grow short, to come together with family and friends, put aside our differences, and truly enjoy one another.\u00a0 We are off to a fast start this term, and I would like to thank everyone for the support you have shown thus far, lets keep up the good work.\u00a0 Please take a moment and look at the calendar in your notice or online for dates and times of the many upcoming events.\u00a0 I would also like to give a special thanks to Brother Pat Connor, one of our newest members.\u00a0 Pat has worked tirelessly on the new website and his effort definitely shows.<\/p>\n

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I would like to bring a couple of small changes to your attention. The first is that I will be holding regular office hours in the Lodge every Monday night this year (with a few exceptions). Please feel free to stop by or call if there is anything you feel needs my attention.\u00a0 The hours will vary slightly from week to week, so please check the calendar on the back of your notice, or on the new website.\u00a0 I\u2019m hoping this new policy will work to everyone\u2019s benefit.<\/p>\n

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I would also like to bring to your attention our charity program for the year.\u00a0 You may have noticed when you received your notice there was an envelope included.\u00a0 We will continue to donate $250 each month to our selected charity, but we will also give one half of any mailed in donations for the month as well.\u00a0 The remaining half will be use to set up a fund to help our membership in need.\u00a0 It is no secret that things have gotten very hard for many people, and this touches many of our own as well.\u00a0 Perhaps this fund will help fill a widow\u2019s oil tank, or help a brother avoid foreclosure on his home, or feed his children.<\/p>\n

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Each of us has stood empty-handed before the lodge, and the first charge placed upon us as a mason was to remember this lesson and offer our charity to those less fortunate.\u00a0 I enjoy, as much as anyone, the look of terror on the treasurer\u2019s face each month as the change rings against the collection plate, but I also fear we have in many ways put our amusement ahead of our intention.\u00a0 It is my sincere hope that you will embrace this new program with the zeal it deserves.<\/p>\n

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Each month our charity project will be listed on the front page of the notice, along with a short description of what purpose it serves.\u00a0 This, I hope, will allow you to judge for yourself the worthiness of the cause.\u00a0 This month\u2019s charity will be \u201cKeep the Heat ON \u2013 RI\u201d.\u00a0 This is a local organization dedicated to helping those less fortunate through the winter months by providing grants for gas, oil, and electricity.\u00a0 Their website is listed on the front page if you would like more information.\u00a0 If you have any suggestions for a charity for future months, please contact me.<\/p>\n

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Finally I would like to add a reminder to anyone bringing an application before the Lodge for membership that they must be turned in and read at the December meeting in order to be balloted upon in January for degrees.\u00a0 Please give any applications to Brother Alan French before the meeting.<\/p>\n

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Fraternally,<\/p>\n

Robert J. Kempf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Robert J. Kempf Worshipful Master Harmony Lodge #9 F.& A.M. 2010-2011   Brethren and Friends,   Let me start by wishing you all a very happy and safe holiday season.\u00a0 It is a wonderful thing as the days grow short, to come together with family and friends, put aside our differences, and truly enjoy one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/harmony9.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/harmony9.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/harmony9.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/harmony9.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/harmony9.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/harmony9.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":164,"href":"http:\/\/harmony9.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108\/revisions\/164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/harmony9.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/harmony9.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/harmony9.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}