Saturdays trip will be reversed.  I'm being told that the Elk are easier to find later in the day by two people who are in the Benezetti area often.  We will still leave at the same time (7AM) but we will go to Kinzua RR Bridge State Park first.  Bring binoculars and cameras.

Family night is tomorrow evening (Wednesday).  We will discuss the final preparations for our Benezett Kinzua trip on Saturday.  Bring the family, neighbors, friends and some food to share.  Dinner at 6 PM.

Prospective member open house.

Tomorrow, Sunday September 25th, at 2:30 PM.  I will be meeting with some men interested in Freemasonry.  If you have a friend who would like to know more about or fraternity, feel free to bring them also.  There wife or girl friend is also invited.

If you can't make it tomorrow, contact me, I am willing to meet with them at any time.  We can still take petitions up to the October 4th meeting and still get them into the One Day Class on October 29th.  But don't wait.  Time is about to run out.  Even if they would want to join another Lodge, bring them along, we can get them to the right person.

If they would be good with taking the degrees the old way, one month at a time, we can still get them in under the current dues structure up to the December meeting, but not after.  Questions, call Rich Palm at 814-677-5146 or 814-673-0116.

Franklin's Myrtle Lodge will be conferring 2 Entered Apprentice Degrees Monday September 19th beginning at 6:30 PM.  Please be there by 6:15 in suite and tie. Brother Gary Rhoads will be conferring one of them. Hope to see you there.

Added one more feature to this site.  You should automatically receive an email of any post made to the Lodge's blog.  I don't want to flood you with the same message over and over again.  If you do not want to receive this email, you can block it in your email filter.  If you have not received a text from me, please be sure to give me your mobile phone number.  Still trying to improve what we are doing.

Please be aware that I sensor this site very carefully.  While I agree with nearly all of them, I want this site to be relatively free of political rhetoric, foul language or any thing that may be considered un-Masonic.  Please continue to post to the site as you have been. 

Brother Gary Rhoads did a great 1st Degree last night.  What a night for me.  6 years ago, I conferred my first 1st Degree in Titusville Lodge.  The Candidate was Gary Rhoads.  Of all the degrees I have conferred, Gary is the first to confer a degree himself.  Thank you Brother for making the day for me also.

An Entered Apprentice (First Degree) will be conferred Wednesday evening beginning at 7 PM, at the Titusville Lodge.  Brother Gary Rhoads will be the conferring officer.  Gary will be the Worshipful Master of Titusville Lodge in 2017 and is currently joining Petrolia Lodge for duel membership next month.  Please be at Petrolia Lodge by 6:15 PM to car pool to Titusville Lodge.

Suggesting a trip.  Need your response, can you go, and how many in your group?  Need suggestions to add to trip.   Saturday October 1, 2016.  (First day of squirrel season)

7 AM                    Leave Oil City
8:45-11 AM          Benezet, Elk Visitor Center
11:30-1 AM          St. Marys, Hoss's Steak & Sea Food
2-3:30 PM            Kinzua Park
5 PM                     Oil City

Before you ask, I checked with the Straub Brewery for a tour.  They only have tours from 9 to 10 AM on Saturdays and must be scheduled in advance.  I'll call anyway to see.  If they are willing, what should we do with the kids that will be on the trip.

Cost - Hoss's on your own.  Car pool - chip in a little for gas to drivers.

Masonic funeral Wednesday Morrison Funeral Home 6:45 PM.  Suit and tie.  All Masons are asked to attend to say fair well to departed Brother Perry.