Second Meeting:
Feb 23 - Regular Stated Communication.

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Prayer Requests

We have several brother's families that need our prayers.

It is with heavy heart that I must report that Worshipful Brother Charles O. Buha has been call from labor to that Celestial Lodge this afternoon (2/8/10). It is too early to know what arrangements the family is making, but we will send out another note when we have more information.

I was notified by RWB Harry Weber that Robert Peller is out of the hospital and awaiting test results.

I wanted to let you guys know about Brother Michael Hatley. He is going to be having a heart catheterization done on Wednesday morning at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. This is coming on the heels of his father being diagnosed with congestive heart failure (only about 20% working, an uncle having a triple bypass a couple of weeks ago,an aunt that recently died due to complications from a stroke, and a niece needing hand surgery. Just one of those is enough, but his whole family needs our prayers.

And lets continue to keep all our brothers and families in our prayers: WB Charles Buha's family, RWB Alan DeWoskin's wife, WB Raph Simpson's wife, Bro Mike Hatley's father, RWB Thomas Gooch, WB Jack Loomstein, Bro Darrel Ditto, and Bro Guy Penn Sr.

If you know of Brother that needs our prayers, please call or email us to let us know.

Congratulations to our newest EA's: Jason Thorne, Michael Schmidt, Lance Woolbright

Current Notes

The Grand Master's Breakfast is 8:30am April 18th at Moolah Shrine Center. A table of 8 is tentalively priced at $100. There will be discussion at tonight's meeting. The lodge will be purchasing 2 tables and there will be a signup sheet at tomorrow night at the meeting.

Please make plans to attend February 22 meeting of Bethel #4 at our lodge, which is their Honor Masonic Heritage (Presidential Theme). All Masons and Eastern Star are invited. It would be good for us to have a good showing, so if you are available, please try to attend.

If you didn't come out on Saturday night, we had a pretty good showing of people at our annual Valentine's Dinner. We had a delightful dinner catered by SuperSmokers BBQ. We had beef brisket, pulled pork, turkey, corn on the cob, green beans, potato salad, cucumber salad, cole slaw, cheesecake, and those little eclairs. Oooohhh my. It was so good.

Also coming up in February, we will be having our annual Trivia Night on February 20th. Doors will open at 6pm and the trivia will get started at 7pm. Cost is $150/ table of 8 if reserved by February 15, 2010, and $160/ table of 8 at the door. Checks payable to PSRH #79. There will be Door Prizes, Silent Auction, 50/50 Drawing, and a Prize for Best Decorated Table. There will be unlimited light snacks, soda, and water provided. Questions, comments, or reserve your table call Bro Spencer at 636-970-3942 (Home) or 314-740-1050 (Cell). We currently only have 3 tables paid for and we need a few more people to commit to coming out that night. Please give Bro Spencer a call and let him know if you are able to come. This is our own charity and would be good if we can raise money to help our other efforts.

We did manage to have about 40 kids at the Holiday party on Saturday and they seemed to really enjoy themselves. If you were not there, Boo the clown entertained the kids, we had hot dogs, pizza, tacitos, veggies, and cookies, and then Santa Claus made an appearance delivering the presents to all the kids.

After the Holiday party a lot of us made our way out to the Hardee's Ice Complex in Chesterfield. We were very fortunate to have 41 volunteers and we processed 71 child identification kits. A number of the volunteers stayed after the event to see a very good hockey game. Thanks to all the volunteers that showed up to make this a great event!

Our Grand Master....MWB Larry C. Reynolds will make a visit to Bonhomme Lodge on Tuesday January 5....Both Nick and Dick will be there.....Everyone else is invited also....It is an enjoyable evening and an opportunity to get to know brethren from other lodges as well as a few Grand Lodge Officers.....and we will find that they in turn visit us occasionally.

Also...on Januaty 28 the MWB Reynolds will be back in St. Louis visiting Gardenville Casch Lodge.....Nick and Dick also plan to attend that meeting......If anyone does not already have plans.....put it on your calendar.

Coming up in February, we will be having our annual Trivia Night on February 20th. Doors will open at 6pm and the trivia will get started at 7pm. Cost is $20/person or $130/ table of 8 if reserved by December 31, 2009, $150/ table of 8 if reserved by February 15, 2010, and $160/ table of 8 at the door. Checks payable to PSRH #79. There will be Door Prizes, Silent Auction, 50/50 Drawing, and a Prize for Best Decorated Table. There will be unlimited light snacks, soda, and water provided. Questions, comments, or reserve your table call Bro Spencer at 636-970-3942 (Home) or 314-740-1050 (Cell).

And speaking of food, please keep bringing in non-perishable food items. We will have a box for gathering your cans and other non-perishable food items at lodge. Worshipful Master Pete would like everybody to consider bringing at least one can of food (or other non-perishable food to each meeting for our food drive.

CONGRATULATIONS

At the April 14, 2009 meeting WB Bo Prstojevich and Bro Don Cox were each awarded a 50 year pin. At the same meeting RWB Harry Weber was awarded a 60 year pin.

CONGRATULATIONS

The officers for the 2009-2010 Masonic Year are: