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THE VASA STAR (USPS 657-020) the VASA STAR MARCH-APRIL 2010 March-April 2010 Vol THETHE VASAVASA STAR STAR VasastjärnanVasastjärnan PublicationPublication ofof THETHE VASAVASA ORDERORDER OFOF AMERICAAMERICA MARCH-APRILMARCH-APRIL 20102010 www.vasaorder.comwww.vasaorder.com The Grand Master’s Message Rolf Bergman Vasa brothers and sisters! Vasa bröder och systrar! Happy Easter!! Glad Påsk!! Easter is about a month away as I write. For Christians, Det är ca en månad till påsk när jag skriver detta. För de Easter is of course the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus as kristna betyder påsken naturligtvis firandet över uppståndelsen Son of God, Savior, and Lord of creation. It is also a sign of av Jesus, Guds Son och skapelsens frälsare. Det är också ett hope of our own resurrection through Christ. I am certainly glad tecken till hopp om vår egen uppståndelse genom Kristus. Jag är that for that hope as it seems that I have died a few times in the verkligen tacksam för detta hopp, eftersom det känns som om last few months because of the financial disasters that overcame jag “dött” några gånger under den senaste tiden på grund av den me, the GL and the VOA National Archives. finansiella katastrofen som jag, SL och VOA Nationella Arkiv But there is hope. I have received much encouragement and råkade ut för. support from our members; for that I am very grateful. I also Men det finns hopp. Jag har fått mycket uppmuntran och know that many are shouldering a little extra work on behalf of stöd från våra medlemmar och jag är oerhört tacksam för det. Vasa to see if they can help strengthen the organization, not Jag vet också att många tar på sig litet extra arbete å Vasa väg- only financially, but in terms of its long-term viability and nar för att se om de kan hjälpa till med att stärka organisationen, goals. We also know of committees and individuals following inte endast ekonomiskt, men också på lång sikt. Vi känner up on the causes of the financial losses which will hopefully också till att olika kommittéer och enskilda individer följer upp lead to better structures and rules for us to follow. Thus, I am och undersöker orsakerna till de finansiella förlusterna. beginning to see that there may be great good come from the Förhoppningsvis kommer det att leda till en förbättrad struktur disaster. While the events are rather terrible, the conclusion, yet samt förbättrade regler för oss att följa. Jag börjar skönja att to be drawn, is that it was likely for our good. Similar state- något gott kommit ur denna katastrof. Trots att dessa händelser ments can hopefully be made on the far worse crisis in Haiti and varit ganska så ruskiga, får vi väl säga att det på något sätt var Chile. till vår fördel. Liknande kommentarer kommer förhoppningsvis Marty and I had the pleasure of attending the DL Pacific att kunna ges för den långt värre krisen i Haiti och Chile. Southwest No. 15 convention the end of February. Theirs is the Marty och jag hade nöjet av att delta i DL Pacific Southwest first district convention in the Vasa calendar. It was a delight to Nr 15 möte i slutet av februari. Deras distriktsmöte var det see old friends in southern California and see the new officers första enligt Vasa kalendern. Det var en fröjd att träffa gamla eagerly take on their new responsibilities. I was very vänner i södra Kalifornien och att se det nya officerarna ivrigt ta encouraged to see a couple of very young members take on itu med sina nya ansvar. Jag blev mycket uppmuntrad av att se district offices. Vasa activities pick up in earnest in April and några väldigt unga medlemmar bland de nyvalda officerarna. May as there are many meetings to attend including DL Golden Vasa aktiviteterna kommer verkligen igång under april och maj, Gate No. 12, DL New Jersey No. 6 and DL Lake Michigan det finns många möten att delta i bland annant DL Golden Gate No. 8. Nr 12, DL New Jersey Nr 6 och DL LakeMichigan Nr 8. Then comes the BIG meeting, at least for me. I am referring Snart är det dags för det STORA mötet, åtminstone för mig. to the Grand Lodge meeting in early July in Washington DC. Jag tänker då närmast på Stor Logens möte i början på juli i You can read about it in these pages under the Grand Lodge Washington DC. Du kan läsa om det på följande sidor under heading. DL Pennsylvania No. 9 has many fund raising överskriften Grand Lodge. DL Pennsylvania Nr 9 har många activities to raise money to pay for the events for the delegates aktiviteter på gång som ska finansiera de evenemang som and GL officers. One is the advertisements in a Program Book ordnats för delegaterna och SL officerarna. Ett sätt är genom the district will produce commemorating the convention. annonser i programhäftet som distriktet gjort till minne av detta If your lodge or business forgot to place such an ad you möte. Om din loge eller ditt företag glömt att sätta in en annons, still have time, but barely. Another very visible fund raising så finns det forfarande tid till det, men gör det så snart som item is the raffle tickets found in the center of this issue. möjligt. Ett annat sätt för att samla in pengar är försäljning av Please take time fill one or more of them out and send them lotter som finns i mitten av denna upplaga. Var vänlig och fyll i in with a donation. You could win up to $1,000. The en eller flera av dessa lotter och skicka in er betalning. Ni kan drawing will be at the GL banquet on July 8. And pass the word vinna upp till $1.000. Dragning kommer att ske under along. SL-banketten den 8:e juli. Berätta gärna om det här för andra. Finally it was a pleasure for Marty and me to be present Slutligen var det ett nöje för Marty och mig att närvara vid to help celebrate the recognition of PGM Ulf Brynjestad firandet av PGM Ulf Brynjestad som 1:a Officerare i Orden as Officer 1st Class in the Order of the Polar Star at the Swedish Polar Stjärnan på Residenset hos den Svenska Ambassadören. Ambassador’s residence. See all the things that Brother Ulf has Läs om allt som broder Ulf lyckats med under sin livstid och accomplished in his lifetime as written about in this issue. som finns skrivet i denna upplaga. THE VASA STAR (USPS 657-020) THE VASA STAR MARCH-APRIL 2010 March-April 2010 Vol. 103, No. 2, Serial 849 Published by: AN IMPORTANT REMINDER Vasa Order of America Please send pictures of good quality in order for them to reproduce well in The vasaorder.com Vasa Star. Electronically submitted photos should be scanned in JPEG format at a resolution of 300 dpi. HEADQUARTERS: c/o Joan Graham For submitted Lodge articles, please add city and state. Thanks! Grand Secretary 5838 San Jose Avenue Don’t forget “Kids Corner” nor forget to look at Richmond, CA 94804 our back cover for a Sweet Reward! Phone: 510-526-5512 E-mail: [email protected] Grand Master: Rolf S. Bergman 3236 Berkeley Avenue AUDIO-VISUAL DIRECTOR Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 Phone: 216-371-5141 Todd Anderson Fax: 216-274-9664 1383 Middlebrook Way • Rohnert Park, CA, 94928 • Cell Phone: (707) 694-1345 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Editor: Marie Carlson The Vasa website at www.vasaorder.com contains a “materials button” which has the 9560 Curberry Drive listing of audio visual materials available. Mentor, OH 44060 Phone: 440-255-4665 If you are unable to use the Vasa website, you can still ask that a listing be sent to you E-mail: [email protected] by mail. Circulation Manager: (Address Changes) Cathy Anderson Deadlines for The Vasa Star: 13194 N. 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