While visiting Brisbane Australia, Brother Craig Szczublewski had an opportunity to sit lodge with the brothers of Dennistoun 301 in Stones Corner. Thanks to Worshipful Master Brother Jason Brummell and the brothers of Dennistoun for a warm reception and great evening.

Brethren

Please be advised that the annual meeting of the Fifth Masonic District Association will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 11:00 am in the Defiance Masonic Temple. All "Blue Lodge" members in good standing are "Association" members and are encouraged to attend. Association officers will be elected for the coming year. Please announce this date at your future Lodge meetings and include the date in any member updates you may send.

Fraternally

Jon Schamp - Secretary
Fifth Masonic District Assoc

Marion L. Morr, age 96, of Delta, OH, passed away Sunday, August 28, 2016, at Swanton Valley Center where he was a resident. He was born in Delta on March 9, 1920, to the late Howard and Helen (Montgomery) Morr. He was a 1938 graduate of Delta High School. On June 28, 1941, he married his high school sweetheart, Gladys Murray and they shared fifty-nine years together before she preceded him in death in 2000. Marion went to work for Markey Bronze after graduating from high school and then moved to Surface Combustion in Toledo. He was drafted into the United States Army and served from 1943-1946. During that time he was a radio operator in field artillery, was involved in the invasion of Southern France, the liberation of the Dachau concentration camps and served three theaters of operation in Europe. After being discharged he went back to Surface Combustion and worked there a total of forty-two years. Marion was a member of the Delta American Legion where he was a three time commander, chaplain, financial officer and vice commander. He was also a member of the Stacatto drill team and during his involvement they were national champions. Marion was a thirty-second degree Mason and a member of the Masonic Lodge #248 and served as Master. He was an active member of the Delta United Methodist Church. Marion enjoyed playing golf, fishing and spending time with family and friends. 
Marion was preceded in death by his parents; wife; one grandchild, Kathryn Morr and six siblings, Robert, Gerald, Ralph, Marvin, Carl and Regina Morr. He is survived by two sons, Donald (Sharon) Morr of Delta and James (Robin) Morr of Monroe, MI; two grandchildren, Anthony (LaDeana) Morr and Craig (Jennifer) Morr; one step-grandchild, Patrick McCarthy; eight great-grandchildren, Jessica, Jaclyn, Jonathon, Gabriel, Natalie, Audrey, Elijah and Ezekiel. 
Friends will be received on Wednesday, August 31, 2016, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. with a Legion Service starting at 7:30 p.m., immediately followed by a Masonic Service at Barnes Funeral Chapel, 5825 State Route 109 in Delta. Services will be held Thursday, September 1, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at Delta United Methodist Church, 101 Northwood Drive, Delta, OH 43515 with visitation an hour prior to the service. Interment will take place at Greenlawn Cemetery following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Delta United Methodist Church, the Delta American Legion or to Compassus Hospice, 3521 Briarfield Blvd. Suite A-1, Maumee, OH 43537. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our website 
barnesfuneralchapel.com

Several Fulton Lodge Brothers attended the DGM Rollout program for 2017 in Perrysburg last night.  Here are some meeting highlights from "Brother" Douglas Kaylor, the presumed incoming Grand Master:

1. The coming year will be themed around "300 years of Modern Masonry", with special celebrations planned for June 24, which is the 300 year anniversary of The Premier Grand Lodge of England. Districts will be expected to hold some type of public event with all lodges represented.  The event should be open to all Masons and their guests.

2. Making Masons will be a top focus for Grand Lodge.  Suggestions in the form of a 5 point plan included:

    - Sponsorship: correct methods in actively approaching prospective individuals.  The 16th Masonic district has been running a campaign at http://replaceyourself.org/ as a method to challenge members to bring in new candidates.
    - Investigating: outlined a new background check tool (optional) for candidates.  The background check website they have patterned with has a $14 cost which Grand Lodge encourages the candidates to pay for, and their suggestion to the Lodges and Investigating Committees is either to embrace this for all candidates, or not to use it at all.
    - Grand Master Class March 25: There will be a one day class this coming year.  Grand Lodge is issuing a challange to all candidates to learn the Master Mason Obligation as part of it.  This is not a requirement, but a suggestion.  New one day class masons must attend a lodge meeting after the class and before June 24.  New masons from the one day class are also not allowed to petition appendant bodies until June 25.  The class should be conducted as a district event, although multiple districts can band together to hold a single regional event.
    - 300 Year Celebration: All Ohio lodges should be represented on June 24, 2017 at a coordinated event by the district, which could be an open Table Lodge.
    - Help him find his place: Refocus on getting new Lodge members active in the lodge, not necessarily throwing the right in a chair, but involved in committees and community activities.

3. Charitable Priorities and consolidation of the Grand Lodge Charitable Foundation

4. New Grand Masters Pin with elements paying tribute to Ohio as the 17th state, and English style square and compasses to honor our Ancient Brethren.

A lot of good information, not many changes expected in Lodge requirements from the previous year. 

• Napoleon Jun 14/7pm
• Bryan Jun 21/7pm
• Edon Jun 24/7pm.  

Seven members of the Pike-Delta-York Destination Imagination (DI) teams visited Fulton Lodge #248, Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio, on Tuesday evening, May 17, for a steak dinner and a chance to enlighten lodge members and their families about DI. The young men in the picture are representatives of three teams (Elementary, Middle and Secondary) who will travel to Knoxville, Tennessee beginning May 24 to compete in the Global Finals for DI.

The youth and Ms. Jane Foor, Middle School Educator and P-D-Y Schools DI Coordinator, made a presentation after dinner about their long-term and spontaneous, creative problem solving challenges. The lodge then presented the team members with a check for $422.00, raised from donations during the dinner, to help them in their upcoming quest.

For more information on Destination Imagination, type www.idodi.org into your web browser. You will be in for a world of fascination and fun!

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