Urania Chapter #284
 

Instituted:  March 17, 1908

 

Chartered:  October 29, 1908

 

Celebrating 102 Years of Service  


Meetings 2nd and 4th Friday of the Month except July and August

7:30 PM

Painesville Masonic Building

88 N. St. Clair Street

Painesville, Ohio

(440) 357-5225

Theme ~ Some of Our Favorite Things

Motto ~ Friendship is God’s Way of Loving Us Through Someone Else.

Colors ~ All Shades of Purple

Emblems ~ Garden Objects

Bible Verses ~

This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 118:24

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Psalm 133: 1

My Garden

There’s a quiet place I love to go,
Where memories, like blossoms grow
And each memory is a petal sweet
That blooms forever in my retreat.

The seeds were planted long ago
Deep in the garden of my soul,
And each petal holds a special place
Reminding me of a special face.

In my garden are blossoms, Oh, so rare
And I tend to each with loving care,
For when days are dull , nights are weary
And life seems a little too dreary,

I can go and pick a lovely bouquet
From seeds planted along life’s way
Turning my world into spring
And I wouldn’t exchange it for anything.

©Lora Cox


 

FRIENDSHIP'S FLOWERS

Life is a garden,
good friends are the flowers.
And time spent together,
life's happiest hours;

For friendship, like flowers,
blooms ever more fair
When carefully tended
by dear friends who care;

And life's lovely garden
would be sweeter by far
If all who passed through it
were as nice as you are.

©Helen Steiner Rice


 

Officers for

 2009 - 2010
Worthy Matron Clara Nichols
Worthy Patron  Ed Zikursh, PP
Associate Matron Sandy Zikursh, PM
Associate Patron Art Moore, PP
Secretary G. Robert Merchant, PP
Treasure Lois Stiverson, PM
Conductress Julie Benson
Associate Conductress Karen Stiverson, PM
Chaplain Barbara Price, PGM
Marshal Bruce Anspach, PP
Adah Karen Tomas, PM
Ruth Wendy Anspach
Ester Judy Ford
Martha Karen Anspach, PM
Electa Kay Merchant, PM
Organist Blanche Loomis, PM
  Western Reserve Chapter #71
Warder Joyce McLaughlin, PM
Sentinel Jim McLaughlin, PP
Host/Protems Dan Thomas
  Alan Nichols, PP
Protems Shirley Huffman, PM
  Jennifer Anspach, PM

  Home Chapter of 

Past Grand Matron, Grand Secretary of the Grand Chapter of Ohio 

 Barbara Price

Deputy Grand Matron

Leah Gray

              Grand Representative of Michigan in Ohio

   Jody Wilson 

Grand Representative of Puerto Rico in Ohio

Nancy Evans 

Member of the Ohio OES Speakers Bureau

Sandra Zikursh

District No. One Charities Director

Art Moore

          

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2009- 2010 – ALWAYS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

 

Nov. 14th Urania Chapter Installation, Painesville at 7:30 PM
Nov. 21st Willoughby Chapter, Willoughby Installation at 7:30 PM.

Nov. 27th

Stated Meeting.
Nov. 28th Covered Bridge Installation at 3 PM
Dec. 4th

Auxiliary at 7:30 PM. (Vote on Officers and Audit Report)

Dec. 11th

Stated Meeting – (Nancy Evans coming, Sock Exchange)

 Dec. 12th Temple Christmas Party
Dec. 25th No Meeting, Christmas
Jan. 1st  No Auxiliary Meeting
Jan. 8th Stated Meeting. (Auxiliary Officers Installed & Obligation with Instruction nite
Jan. 15th  District Meeting, Painesville
Jan. 17th 1st Initiation Practice at 2 pm with a small meal to follow
Jan. 22nd Stated Meeting with 1st Initiation.
Feb 5th Auxiliary meeting at 7:30 PM
Feb 12th Sweetheart Dinner at 6:15 PM . Bring a dish to share. Beverage and dishes provided.
  Dessert to follow the meeting. Stated Meeting.
Feb 21st 2nd Initiation Practice at 2 pm with small meal to follow.
Feb. 26th Stated Meeting with 2nd Initiation
March 5th Auxiliary Meting at 7:30 PM
March 12th Stated Meeting
March 15th We will be traveling to Rock Creek for Friends Night.
March 26th Stated Meeting
April 2nd Auxiliary meeting at 7:30 PM.
April 9th Stated Meeting
April 23rd  Inspection of Urania Chapter.
May 7th Auxiliary Meeting at 7:30 PM
May 14th Stated Meeting
May 28th Stated Meeting
June 4th Auxiliary at 7:30 PM.
June 11th Stated Meeting. Annual reports (Audit, Trustee and Budget). Election of Officers.
June 25th Last meeting before summer break.
July No meetings
July Auxiliary picnic TBA
Aug No meetings
Sept. 3rd Auxiliary meeting at 7:30 PM
Sept 10th Stated Meeting
Sept 23rd – 26th Grand Chapter in Dayton
Oct. 1st Auxiliary meeting at 7:30 pm.
Oct 8th Stated Meeting.
Oct. 22nd Last Meeting.
 

Thank You, Ed and I look forward to working with you this year!!


History

Urania Chapter has been proud to support the General Grand Chapter and our Ohio Grand Chapter Charities: Heart, Cancer, 32nd Degree Masonic Learning Centers for Dyslexia, Masonic Youth Organizations - International Order of Rainbow for Girls, Job's Daughters, and Order of DeMolay for Boys. ESTARL (Eastern Star Training Awards for Religious Leadership), and the Ohio Eastern Star Home and Health Care Center at Mount Vernon, Ohio. - Operating Fund, Endowment Fund, Hobby and Crafts Fund, Needs List, and Christmas Wish List, Grand Chapter Benevolence Fund, Transportation Fund, W.G.M. special projects (this year it is to purchase a new bus for the OES Home). International Eastern Star Temple in Washington, D.C.

We have been the sponsoring body of Painesville Assembly No. 14, International Order of Rainbow for Girls since it was instituted in 1934.

The Chapter is currently sponsoring three ESTARL students.

In addition the Chapter also supports many local charities such as the American Liver Foundation, The Lake County Society for Rehabilitation, the Salvation Army, The St. James Soup Kitchen, Relay for Life, Painesville United Methodist Church Food Pantry, First Church Congregational, United Church of Christ Disaster Relief Fund, United Way of Lake County, Forbes House, Hope Chest, Disaster Relief for Painesville Flood Victims, and the Ohio Masonic Home.. We co-sponsor a Christmas Party for the children and grand children of the members of bodies meeting at the Painesville Masonic Building and their children’s and grand children’s friends.

 

 

11/20/2009

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