I hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season with friends and family. We have a fresh Master at the helm and a new Senior Warden, Junior Warden, and Junior Steward coming up through the chairs this year. I encourage you to come to a meeting or fundraiser to meet them and encourage their progression through the chairs. they are stepping up and volunteering for fundraisers and Lodge functions. Seeing fresh faces in chairs is encouraging for our Lodge's continued existence and preservation of our core values and traditions for future generations. Please try to come to at least one meeting this year if you're able to. If you'd like to attend and need transportation we can help arrange that. If you aren't able to make it to a meeting, we'd love to see you attend a fundraiser. I will continue sending a group email reminder for events and degree work. If you are not receiving the messages and would like to, send me an email at rclodge585@outlook.com and I'll make sure to add you to the group.

If you haven't already done so, please pay dues ASAP. If you are unable to pay, please call me at (574) 709-0066 or email us at rclodge585@outlook .com and we're happy to work with you. Remember 50 year and life members do not owe dues, but donations are always appreciated.Thanks to your donation we are able to support summer reading programs, food pantries, donate Christmas gifts to children less fortunate, donate to the community, as well as aid brothers and their families when they need it most.

Scholarship awards are open to qualifying Master Masons or children, stepchildren and orphans of Master Masons in good standing in an Indiana Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons. Grandchildren are also eligible to apply but will be given secondary priority. Applicants must be accepted into an accredited Indiana university or college. Scholarship applications re now submitted online at https://www.indianafreemasons.com/scholarship and re available mid-January through the end of March. If you have any questions feel free to contact me and I'll help guide through the process. I hope to see you at Lodge this year. As always, if there's anything I can do to help get you there please let me know. Fraternally, Matt Kitchell, Secretary