Don’t forget Scottish Rite members:

Scottish Rite Multi State Reunion

Thursday April 25th 2013-> Saturday April 27th 2013

– Degree work will be exemplified by Valleys from Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Iowa, and Missouri.

– Valleys from Orients surrounding Missouri, and beyond are planning to attend!

– Supreme Council staff and dignitaries are also planning to attend this special event!

For Details please visit: http://www.srkc.org/reunion/

Brethren sad news, Right Worshipful Brother Wayne Dugan passed away yesterday (4/8/2013). Please keep Wayne and family in your thoughts and prayers.

Masonic Services for RWB Wayne Dugan will be held Sunday April 14, 2013 at the Scottish Rite Temple 1330 Linwood Blvd. Kansas City, MO.

Visitation from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

The Blue Lodge Masonic Service will begin at 3:00 PM followed by a York Rite Service and then a Scottish Rite Service.

All three services should conclude within one hour.

MoCHIP—Child Identification & Protection Program: Keeping Missouri Kids Safe!

Event Date: Saturday January 19, 2013
Event Time: 10:00 AM
Event Location: Hawthorne Elementary Commons Area, Kearney, MO 64060

Kearney, Missouri—Jan 19th 2013—With more than 155,000 children processed through the
MoCHIP Child ID program in 7 years, MoCHIP is clearly a presence in the community and vows to remain so! Taking place this Saturday the Missouri Masonic Family will be on hand to further ensure the safety of area children FREE OF CHARGE.
And the MoCHIP program works! No parent wants to believe that the unimaginable could
happen to them, though nearly 2,000 children are reported missing or abducted in the United
States each day. The peace of mind MoCHIP provides to Missouri families is invaluable. The
program consists of five major components—digital photographs, digital fingerprints, vital child
information and emergency contacts, a dental bite impression, and two laminated ID cards. The
photographs, fingerprints, and child data are burned onto a mini-CD that is compatible with the
AMBER ALERT system already in place. The dental impression provides a virtual diagram of
the child’s biting surface, which, like fingerprints is unique to each individual, and further
supplies enough saliva to provide a DNA sample that can also be used as scent source for trained canine search teams. Combined, this five-part process provides a dramatic, time sensitive recovery tool for authorities.
Once the child is processed through the program, which generally takes only 15 minutes, the
parent is armed with a single pre-printed envelope that instructs authorities in the event of an
emergency, something a parent in crisis would undoubtedly have trouble with, and a proactive
measure to combat the time sensitivity involved in recovery. Within a matter of minutes the
MoCHIP CD can be loaded into a computer directly form a police officers automobile and
entered into the Amber Alert system. Girls AND boys ages 11 – 21 are statistically most
susceptible to become missing and the “MoCHIP Packet,” that contains all the child’s vital information, has been tested 7 times that we know of, and resulted in all children—teenagers— being returned safely and promptly to their parents care.
On the day of the MoCHIP event, parents are urged to gather pertinent information about such
as, doctor, dentist, and emergency contact and phone numbers, allergies, medications, and
parent work, cell, and assorted phone numbers. Information Collection Forms and Permission
slips can be downloaded from the mochip.org Web site and filled out ahead of time. Height
charts and scales are available at the event to facilitate the most current details regarding the
child. As would be expected, security and privacy are of utmost importance. All information and
specimens are collected on site, processed and provided to the parent or legal guardian in a
yellow envelope. At the end of each event, databases are erased using state-of-the-art software.
The only item retained by the Masonic Children’s Foundation is the signed permission slip.

Please visit our Web site (mochip.org) for more information, to find an event in your area, or to schedule an event. We are also a featured cause on Facebook, and you can find us on Twitter too! For more information on becoming a corporate partner or to make a donation, please contact State Coordinator, Nick Cichielo: nick.mochip@gmail.com or 636.530.6069.

Sponsoring Masonic Lodge: Kearney Lodge #311

Event Date: January 19, 2013
Event Time: 10:00 AM
Event Location: Hawthorne Elementary Commons Area, Kearney, MO 64060

The Official Visit for Kearney Lodge 311 will be Thursday Jan 24, 2013.

Kearney Missouri Masonic Lodge #311 is hosting a haunted trail ride to raise funds for local community charitable projects.

Ride with your friends and family for a one mile journey through the haunted woods and fields of Kearney, Missouri. See why you should never leave the safety of your home once the sun goes down. Family-oriented Mack Porter Park by day becomes a living nightmare after dark… full of nocturnal creatures and horrific sights. An adventure you won’t forget!

Howls and haunts invade each twist and turn of this desolate trail, winding eerily through a park where kids once played into the deep, dark woods… Scream if you must… There’s no one, except those you’re riding with, who can hear you anyway…

Friday October 19th and Saturday October 20th, 2012
Mack Porter Park, Kearney, Missouri
6:30PM – 11:30PM

http://hauntedtrailride.com/

On August 5, 2012, Smithville Lake, Missouri, will welcome competitors in the first annual Matt Mason Memorial “Cowboy UP!” triathlon to Smithville Lake, Mo. Organizers established this event to honor, support and celebrate the lives of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. They were inspired to hold the triathlon in memory of their friend, Matt Mason, who lost his life on August 6th, 2011, while on a mission in Afghanistan with his Navy SEAL Team.

Proceeds from the Cowboy UP! event will go to benefit several charities, with the majority of the money raised going to the Wounded Warrior Project. This organization’s mission of helping injured service personnel and their families embodies the principles of dedication and service that Matt Mason stood for.

“This triathlon is our way to stay close to our dear friend and keep his memory alive, while focusing on supporting others like him and their families,” said co-organizer Steve Zimmer.

To help Cowboy UP! become a success, the organizing committee needs help from the public, including donations, volunteers, and, of course triathlon participants. Anyone is welcome to sign up at the official event website, and there’s a growing online community on the Facebook page.

Matt Mason, who grew up in the Kansas City metro and served his country for 12 years, embodied the best in all of us. He was a son, a husband, a father, a friend, a triathlete, and a teammate, as well as being generous in spirit in everything he did. Strangers felt welcome and comfortable around Matt and always took an immediate liking to him. Those that were fortunate enough to have known him will always remember him as the loyal, kind, generous, unassuming man that he was.

So if you want to help American’s servicemen and women and their families, to honor the memory of Matt Mason and/or to compete in a triathlon at the beautiful locale of Smithville Lake, raise money for wounded veterans, sign up to support or compete in the event today.