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Freemason, This Is My Last Message As Grand Master That I Will Away Weekend.” This Is a Great Time to Get Together with Other Write MARCH/APRIL/MAY 2020 Rhode Island freem aso n Grand Lodge of Rhode Island Established 1791 Volume Forty-Five, Issue Four St. Johns Commandery No.1 Winter Solstice At the Newport Tower December 21, 2019 Continued on Page 6 Page 2 March/April/May 2020 _______________________________________________________________________ Grand Master’s Message moving parts to this project which has kept the building committee very busy, meeting frequently to make sure this project stays within budget and on track. I have no idea when it will be completed but I am confident that when finished, your Grand Lodge building will continue to be a symbol of all that is good for all to see and appreciate. Lodges have already begun to look-into purchasing an AED device for their temple. I was at a presentation on how to use this device at Washington Lodge No. 3 and it looked very easy. Remember from now until the end of my term, up to $1,000 will be given to those lodges who install this device. All you need to do is: • Buy the device. • Have it installed in your lodge. • Have training on how to use it. This would make for a very good program at your meetings. The more brothers who know how to use it is a good thing. Brother Kenneth F. Poyton Please take advantage of this offer. Most Worshipful Grand Master Every year the first weekend of February, the Grand Councils from My Brothers, with the change in the frequency of publishing the RI New England travel to Portsmouth, NH for what we call a “get- Freemason, this is my last message as Grand Master that I will away weekend.” This is a great time to get together with other write. Even though I have much to do in my allotted time left as Grand Jurisdictions to discuss what is going on with them. Lots of Grand Master, these next few months will be extremely busy for good ideas come from this weekend and I would like to share one the Grand Marshal and I as we travel both in and out of this Grand of them with you. Lodge members can at times be very cliquish Jurisdiction. I must say that the support we have been shown has and they tend to sit with the same brothers at dinner and in the been overwhelming and very much appreciated. We are looking lodge. Believe it or not, this type of action can deprive you of forward to the next few months as our schedule will bring us out meeting other members of your lodge. I have a suggestion to help many times to do what we enjoy which is to be with our brothers. break this. When you have dinner, put a number in a hat and a There is not enough room for me to write about past events so, I corresponding number at the dinner table. Each brother must pull won’t, with the exception of one particular event. On February 24, a number out of the hat and find the same number and sit there. I presided over the merge of St. Andrews Lodge No. 39 and Jenks You never know what new friendships you will make. Just a suggestion. Lodge No. 24. In this time of hostile takeovers, this ceremony was just the opposite as two great lodges are joined as one. As I have always thought that we have a tendency to make anticipated, there was some sadness that evening, however, the Freemasonry rather complicated when in reality it does not have feeling of joy, hope, and anticipation for something much better to to be. Simply put, we are a FRATERNITY first and when we come prevailed. It takes a lot of courage to admit that the time has remember that, the pieces just seem to fit together. We promise to come, and a change must take place. I commend the brethren of be there for a brother in good times and more importantly, in sad St. Andrews Lodge for making that most difficult decision. St. times. We promise to respect each other and to never attack them Andrews Lodge has a wonderful history and knowing the history personally. We promise to do many other things but basically as of Jenks Lodge and the brethren there, I am confident they will Masons we try to be a good person and an ambassador of honor the memory of St. Andrews Lodge for as long as they are Freemasonry. Personally, I wear my Masonic ring with the square able to. and compasses facing me to constantly remind me of the promises One of the reasons this merge came about was because Jenks I made while kneeling at the Masonic altar and to challenge myself Lodge was forced to leave their home in Pawtucket which will be to live up to the expectations of being a member of this great Fraternity. Are you challenging yourself? torn down due to a sewer system upgrade by Narragansett Bay Commission. Now that these two lodges have combined into one, Fraternally yours, this is a new and exciting beginning for our brothers from Jenks Lodge as they move to a new beautiful home in Riverside. We all Kenneth F. Poyton wish them well. Grand Master I am pleased to report that Most Worshipful Brother Iacobucci and his team are prepared to present the revised “New Wardens Rhode Island FREEMASON Workshop” to the brethren. I want to thank them for their hard work and dedication in putting this program together to help future (USPS 366-750) Masters learn the business and fraternal side of their duties. It has Published by the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island been a while since we have had this type of presentation and I encourage the wardens and any interested brother to attend and 222 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914 hear what they have to say. To make it more convenient, I plan on Published in March, June, September, and December. having one presentation on a Saturday morning and another on a POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: weekday night. More information on these dates will have already been sent to the lodge Masters by the time this is published. The Grand Lodge of Rhode Island The repairs to the Grand Lodge will have started (weather 222 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, RI 02914 permitting) by the time you see this message. There are many Periodicals Paid in Providence, RI ________________________________________________________________ Rhode Island Freemason Page 3 New Program of Emails from Providence VA Medical Center Reaching Out to Our Veteran’s There is a new program for emails detailing programs being During the Holidays offered at the Providence VA Hospital. We will be starting a pilot By: R∴W∴Russell Kawa, MSA Representative program using the Scottish Rite Veterans Email database to send out these notices. They will have a heading from Winfield Danielson III. With an email address of Masonic Services Association [email protected]. These programs range from health benefits to new programs and VA hospital programs. Rhode Island Veterans Home Holiday Visit Most Worshipful Grand Master Kenneth F. Poyton accompanied by several Grand Lodge officers and brother Masons paid their annual holiday visit to the Rhode Island Veterans’ Home. The Veterans’ Home director/commandant is R∴W∴Rick Baccus District Deputy Grand Master and retired Brigadier General, US Army. R∴W∴Rick was very happy to receive his fellow brothers and introduce them to the residents of the home. Gifts were presented to every resident on behalf of Masonic Grand Lodge Charities and all the Freemasons of Rhode Island. On November 2, 2019 Russ Kawa, MSA Representative for the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island, presented a check from Grand Lodge Charities of Rhode Island to Donna Russillo, Chief of Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service Program, for $2,000.00 for their Thanksgiving Basket programs for veterans. On December 2, 2019 Russ Kawa, MSA Representative for the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island and RI Grand Lodge VA Volunteer Service Representative, was joined by Most Worshipful Grand Master Kenneth F. Poyton, Brothers Elliot Greene, Frank Castalone and his service dog Perry, Pat Paolo, David Armstrong, Elton Ricker, Rusty Booth, Michael Cunningham, and Bob Goff at the VA Hospital in Providence, RI. That evening we visited every department from patient’s rooms, psychiatric health services, emergency room, and even the intensive care unit. We brought along Christmas cheer from the Masons of Rhode Island and a gift from the Masonic Charities of Rhode Island. This is a yearly event sponsored by Grand Lodge Charities and the VA Voluntary Services. I would like to thank all the volunteers that took part in this year’s event. Page 4 March/April/May 2020 _______________________________________________________________________ TESTIMONIAL DINNER IN HONOR OF BROTHER KENNETH F. POYTON The Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons For the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Saturday, April 25, 2020 Twelve Acres 445 Douglas Pike (Rt. 7) Smithfield, RI Presented by Harmony Lodge No. 9 F. & A. M. No Host Social Hour – 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Dinner – 7:00 PM Choice of: New York Sirloin Steak (12 oz.) Chicken Kiev, Twelve Acres Specialty Price - $35.00 per person All Reservations must be received prior to April 19, 2020 Tables of ten (10) may be reserved – All others are open seating Gentlemen: Business suit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Return this portion with your check payable to: Harmony Lodge No. 9, c/o James R. Rapson, Treasurer, 244 Park View Avenue, Warwick, RI 02888 Name ______________________________# in Party * __________ Telephone:______________ # Beef ______________ # Chicken ______________ # Vegetarian Gluten Free _____________ Total payment enclosed: $ _________________ *NOTE: Attach list of all names in your party with individual choices Freemason Page 5 ____________________________________________________________________ Rhode Island Jamaica, Virgin Islands, Peru, South Africa, and many European th Travels to the 160 Anniversary delegations.
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