Welcome to the Polar Star-Rose Hill #79 website!

The mission of this website is to help keep Brethren in close communication with the lodge, provide information on Masonry, and to document Polar Star-Rose Hill #79 Lodge history.


First Meeting:
June 8 - Regular Stated Communication.

  • Dinner: 6:00pm
  • Lodge: 7:00pm
  • Agenda: Officer Elections
  • Degree Work: No Degree Work

    Second Meeting:
    June 22 - Open House

    Bring Your Family To Dinner!


    Make sure to click on the EVENTS tab at the top of the page to learn more about our upcoming events!


    The Polar Star Rose Hill open house is scheduled for our next meeting on June 22. There will not be any lodge meeting that night. We will have Super Smokers BBQ for dinner and also play host for several men that are considering joining our fraternity. Please be sure to bring your ladies and your families as it is another opportunity for us to gather around the table and share with each other as well.

    Our lodge elections at the last meeting ended with the following results:

    WM elect - Derrick Standley
    SW elect - Bob Stolzberg
    JW elect - Sean Robertson
    Treasurer elect - RWB Ralph Simpson
    Secretary elect - RWB Thomas Gooch

    WM Peter G. Panagiotopoulos was given a standing ovation for the work that he has performed during his time in office.


    Prayer Requests

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

    If you were not at our last meeting, RWB Harry Weber reported that Robert Peller has been diagnosed with leukemia. Let's all keep Brother Peller and his family in our thoughts, as well as all our brothers and families that are suffering from various trials and tribulations. And also remember our brothers that are serving the country in ports near and far. (06/14/10)

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


    Current Notes


    Congratulations to Our Newest Fellowcrafts! (2/9/10)
    Christopher Pew
    Steve Sommer


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


    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!

    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:

    Worshipful Master: Bro. Peter G. Panagiotopoulos
    Senior Warden: Bro. Derrick S. Standley
    Junior Warden: Bro. Robert D. Stolzberg
    Treasurer: Wor. Bro. Ralph E. Simpson
    Secretary: Rt. Wor. Bro. Thomas O. Gooch


    Kitchen Help
    Brethren, we need help in the kitchen to prepare, serve, and clean-up after dinner. If you are willing to help, please plan to come a little early to get your hands wet with work. Thanks!


    Congratulations to our newest Entered Apprentices
    Congratulations to Adam Kissner, who was initiated at the December 8 meeting.



    Happy Birthday to our brothers with birthdays in December


    3 MILLION DOLLARS was recently left to the Masonic home from a Missouri Mason. Wow!


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